Michael Ironside
Known for: Acting
Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor. He has worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He gained early widespread recognition for his terrifying portrayal of the deadly psychic Darryl Revok in David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981) and was equally chilling as the misogynistic psychopath Colt Hawker in Visiting Hours (1982). Ironside followed that up by playing Jester in Top Gun (1986). Recently, Ironside is known for his roles as Eddie Williams in Nobody (2021) and Charles Purdy in BlackBerry (2023).
Filmography
Series
Criminal Minds
John
2005
Series
Smallville
Sam Lane
2001
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Robert Castor
2010
Series
The Flash
Lewis Snart
2014
Series
Castle
Victor Racine
2009
Series
Desperate Housewives
Curtis Monroe
2004
Series
Stargate SG-1
Seevis
1997
Series
ER
William Swift
1994
Series
The A-Team
Miler Crane
1983
Series
Cold Case
Commandant Murillo
2003
Series
Community
Colonel Archwood
2009
Series
Justified
Sarno
2010
Series
Transformers: Prime
Ultra Magnus (voice)
2010
Series
This Is Us
Mr. Pearson
2016
Series
Jackie Chan Adventures
Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
2000
Series
Burn Notice
Gregory Hart
2007
Film
Top Gun
Jester
1986
Series
Andromeda
The Patriarch
2000
Series
Harley Quinn
Darkseid (voice)
2019
Series
The Outer Limits
Ambassador Prosser
1995
Series
The Outer Limits
Gen. Quince
1995
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Sergeant Burrows
1989
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Jerry
1989
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Nolan Pierce
1993
Series
seaQuest DSV
Captain Oliver Hudson
1993
Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Darkseid (voice)
1996
Series
The District
Dmitri Putin
2000
Series
Barry
Andrei
2018
Film
Nobody
Eddie Williams
2021
Series
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lt. Rick Muldoon
1985
Film
Total Recall
Richter
1990
Series
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Margolin
2010
Series
Justice League Unlimited
Darkseid (voice)
2004
Series
Cold Squad
1998
Series
The Alienist
J. P. Morgan
2018
Series
The Hitchhiker
Sheriff Lee
1983
Series
Justice League
Darkseid (voice)
2001
Film
Starship Troopers
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
1997
Film
Terminator Salvation
General Ashdown
2009
Series
Ransom
Freddie Woods
2017
Series
The New Batman Adventures
80's Batman (voice)
1997
Series
Masters of Horror
Mr. Chaney
2005
Series
V
Ham Tyler
1984
Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater
William Acton
1985
Series
The Dropout
Don Lucas
2022
Series
FX: The Series
Montree
1996
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
Series
Hidden Assets
Richard Melnick
2021
Film
Free Willy
Dial
1993
Film
Late Night with the Devil
The Narrator (voice)
2024
Series
V
Ham Tyler
1983
Film
The Perfect Storm
Bob Brown
2000
Film
The Machinist
Miller
2004
Series
Medical Investigation
Ben Graybridge
2004
Film
BlackBerry
Charles Purdy
2023
Series
Vegas
Porter Gainsley
2012
Film
Major Payne
Lt. Col. Stone
1995
Series
The Littlest Hobo
Bill
1979
Film
The Next Karate Kid
Dugan
1994
Series
Nuremberg
Col. Burton C. Andrus
2000
Series
V: The Final Battle
Ham Tyler
1984
Film
Highlander II: The Quickening
Gen. Katana
1991
Series
The Encounter
Maximum Mike
2016
Film
Scanners
Darryl Revok
1981
Series
The Detectives
Detective Mark Anstey
2018
Film
Father Hood
Jerry
1993
Film
Down
Gunter Steinberg
2001
Film
Watchers
Lem Johnson
1988
Film
Heavy Metal 2000
Tyler (voice)
2000
Film
A Fighting Man
Max Wynn
2014
Series
For the Record
1976
Series
Tokyo Trial
General Douglas MacArthur
2016
Film
The Falcon and the Snowman
FBI Agent
1985
Film
Save Me
Oliver
1994
Film
Transgression
Matthew
2011
Film
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Bill Nordham
1987
Film
Turbo Kid
Zeus
2015
Film
Lake Placid 3
Sheriff Tony Willinger
2010
Film
Hardwired
Hal
2009
Film
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
Ultra Magnus (voice)
2013
Film
Reeker
Henry
2005
Film
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Priest
2001
Film
Children of the Fall
Sam
2016
Film
Extreme Prejudice
Major Paul Hackett
1987
Film
Visiting Hours
Colt Hawker
1982
Film
1242: Gateway to the West
Narrator / Mihaly
2025
Film
Synchronicity
Klaus Meisner
2015
Series
The Bannen Way
Chief Bannen
2010
Film
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
OverDog
1983
Series
Young Blades
2005
Film
Night Trap
Bishop
1993
Film
The Convent
The Magistrate
2018
Film
Patient Seven
Dr. Daniel Marcus
2016
Film
Tin Can
Wayne
2022
Film
Extraterrestrial
Travis
2014
Film
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
Fred Skolnick
2000
Film
The Alphabet Killer
Captain Nathan Norcross
2008
Series
The Last Chapter
Bob Durelle
2002
Film
Still/Born
2018
Series
The Arrow
CIA Director
1997
Film
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
Dr. Jack Seward
2022
Sweet Killing
Inspector Garcia
1993
Film
Surveillance
Billings
2008
Film
The Glass Shield
Det. Gene Baker
1994
Film
Condor's Nest
Agent Astakhov
2023
Film
Kids of the Round Table
Butch Scarsdale
1995
Film
Guncrazy
Mr. Kincaid
1992
Super Dicks
Police Chief
Film
Red Scorpion 2
Col. West
1995
Series
Atropa
Captain Schreiber
2018
Film
Killer Image
Luther Kane
1992
Film
The Vagrant
Lt. Ralf Barfuss
1992
Deep Tissue
Uncle Nik
Film
High-Ballin'
Butch
1978
Film
Neon City
Harry M. Stark
1991
Film
American Desert
Uncle Bill
2021
Film
Bloodthirsty
Dr. Swan
2021
Film
Storm Cell
James
2008
Film
The Veteran
Mark 'Doc' Jordan
2006
Film
Confession
2023
Film
88
Sheriff Knowles
2015
Film
The Surrogate
George Kyber
1984
Film
Voyage of Terror
McBride
1998
Film
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Detective Lawrence
1986
Film
Ice Soldiers
Col. Desmond Trump
2013
Film
The Omega Code
Dominic
1999
Film
Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York
Levering
2006
Film
Jett Jackson: The Movie
Dr. Kragg
2001
Film
Eva
Alfonse
2010
Film
The Butcher
Teddy Carmichael
2009
Film
X-Men: First Class
Captain
2011
Film
Ashes
Uncle
2026
Film
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Himself
2002
Film
Red Sun Rising
Capt. Meisler
1994
Film
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
2015
Film
Deepwater
Walnut
2005
Film
Marrow
Dr. Jonathan Myers
2026
Film
The Sin Seer
Alexander Rachet
2015
Film
Nowhere to Hide
Ben
1987
Film
Conduct Unbecoming
Col. Dodd
2011
Race for the Bomb
Werner Heisenberg
1987
Film
Dead Man's Revenge
Luck Hatcher
1994
Film
Guy X
Guy X
2005
Mental Saboteur
Self
2014
Film
Alterscape
Dr. Julian Loro
2018
Film
Payback
Sheriff Pete
1991
Film
Stone Cold Dead
Murdered Police Detective
1979
Film
Chicago Cab
Al
1998
Film
Extreme Honor
Baker
2001
Film
Hellmington
Rupert Woodhouse
2018
Film
Power Play
Torturer
1978
Film
Bloodsuckers
Muco
2005
Film
Desert Blue
Agent Frank Bellows
1999
Film
The Failures
Depressor
2004
Film
The Killing Machine
Mr. Green
1995
Film
Soulkeeper
Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
2001
Film
American Nightmare
Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
1983
Film
Knuckleball
Jacob
2018
Film
Johnny 2.0
Frank Donahue
1998
Film
The Beacon
Oficer Ned Hutton
2009
Film
This Too Shall Pass
Officer Shultz
2025
Film
Liberty
Fischer
Film
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Harry Bennett
1987
Film
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
2004
Film
Element
Joe
2016
Film
Mindfield
Kellen O'Reilly
1989
Film
Tokyo Trial
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
2017
Film
The Arrow
CIA Director
1997
Film
Beneath the Blue
Blaine
2010
Film
McBain
Frank Bruce
1991
Film
The Space Between
Nick
2017
Film
Fortunes of War
Carl Pimmler
1994
Film
Dead Awake
Skay
2001
Film
Ignition
Jake Russo
2002
Film
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Section Chief
2001
Film
Destiny To Order
Kenrick
1990
Film
Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back
Col. Haggard
2011
Film
Southern Cross
Garrison Carver
1999
Film
The Sins of Dorian Gray
Alan Campbell
1983
I, Maureen
Dr. Paul Oswald
1978
Film
Pumpkin Everything
Tom
2022
Film
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Mr. Capelli
1996
Film
Fairytales and Pornography
Justice Coulton
2002
Series
The Last Chapter: The War Continues
Bob Durelle
2003
Film
The Jester from Transylvania
Charles Pennington
2024
Film
Marked for Murder
Bats O'Bannion
1993
Film
Best Revenge
Dealer
1984
Film
Portraits of a Killer
Sgt. Ernie Hansen
1996
Film
Hostile Takeover
Larry Gaylord
1989
Film
Murder in Space
Capt. Neal Braddock
1985
Film
Double Negative
Edgar
1980
Film
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Xanar (voice)
2014
Film
Point of Impact
Roberto Largo
1993
Film
All God's Children
Peter
2012
Film
The Arrangement
Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
1999
Film
Maximum Velocity
General Amberson
2003
Film
A Twist of Faith
Alex Hunt
1999
Film
Lucky's Treasure
Henry Landis
2017
Film
Too Fast Too Young
Capt. Floyd Anderson
1996
Film
Mindstorm
Senator Bill Armitage
2001
Film
Cold Night Into Dawn
Frank Parr
1997
Film
Fallen Angels
Sheriff Ed Rooney
2002
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Harry
2003
Film
Black Ice
Quinn
1992
Film
Deadly Surveillance
Fender
1991
Film
Chaindance
J.T. Blake
1991
Film
Outrageous!
Drunk
1977
Film
Probable Cause
Gary Yanuck
1994
Film
The Terrorist Next Door
Wade
2008
Film
Stay
Frank
2013
Film
Coming Out Alive
Gateway
1980
Film
Burden of Evil
Senator Pitfield
2012
Film
The Harrowing
Lt. Logan
2017
The Greatest Show on Turf
Narrator
2017
Film
The Fight Machine
Lou
2022
The Red Phone: Checkmate
Bremer
2004
Film
The V Word
Mr. Chaney
2006
Film
Suzanne
Jimmy
1981
Film
Terminal
Sterling Rombauer
1996
Film
Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette
Self
Film
Cause Of Death
Jonas Phifer
2001
Film
Bolt
Billy Niles
1995
Film
Black Light
Inspector Frank Schumann
1999
Film
Cross Country
Det. Sgt. Roersch
1983
Film
Ivory Tower
Marshall Wallace
1998
Film
Forced to Kill
Sheriff Wilson
1994
Film
Skipping Stones
Mr. Travers
2021
Film
Borderline Normal
Coach Rehmer
2000
Film
California Winter
Sheriff Hillman
2015
Film
Off Your Rocker
Victor
1982
Film
Mutants
Colonal Gauge
2008
Film
Question of Privilege
Lt. Robert Ingram
1999
The Ottawa Valley
Soldier on train (uncredited)
1974
Film
Stegman Is Dead
Don
2017
Cafe Romeo
Natino
1992
Film
The Bannen Way
Chief Bannen
2010
Film
Desecrated
Tom McClain
2015
Film
One of Our Own
Det. Jack Cooper
1998
The Jazzman
Bernie Kaddly
2009
Film
Captive
Detective Briscoe
1998
Film
One Way Out
Walt
1996
Death Row: The Tournament
The Judge
1998
Film
Murder by Night
Det. Carl Madsen
1989
Film
Talking About the Sky
Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
2025
Film
Clown White
Max
1981
Film
My Best Friend Depression
Ralph Johnson
Film
Going to Kansas City
Mike Malone
1998
Film
1st Bite
Theo
2006
Film
Surfacing
Wayne
1981
Film
Tokyo Cowboy
Lyle
1994
Film
The Cap
Dad
1985
Film
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
1991
Film
Summer's Children
Pimp
1979
Film
The Family Circus
The Cop
2023
Film
The Family Man
Bartender
1979
Film
6:14
Warden
2013
Film
Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid
2015
Film
Dark Prophecy
Tom Riggins
2010