
Highest rated as cast or director
Nobody
2021
Total Recall
1990
The Machinist
2004
Nuremberg
2000 · 1 Season
Turbo Kid
2015
seaQuest DSV
1993 · 3 Seasons
Biography
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).
Acted in 238
2020s
- 2026
Crash Land
Monty
Marrow
Dr. Jonathan Myers
- 2025
This Too Shall Pass
Officer Shultz
Talking About the Sky
Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
- 2024
The Jester from Transylvania
Charles Pennington
- 2023
The Family Circus
The Cop
- 2022
The Fight Machine
Lou
- 2021
American Desert
Uncle Bill
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Knuckleball
Jacob
Atropa
Captain Schreiber · 1 episode
Alterscape
Dr. Julian Loro
Still/Born
Movie
The Detectives
Detective Mark Anstey · 1 episode
- 2017
Stegman Is Dead
Don
Tokyo Trial
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
The Harrowing
Lt. Logan
The Space Between
Nick
- 2016
- 2015
The Sin Seer
Alexander Rachet
Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid
Movie
Desecrated
Tom McClain
- 2014
A Fighting Man
Max Wynn
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Xanar (voice)
- 2013
Stay
Frank
6:14
Warden
- 2012
All God's Children
Peter
Burden of Evil
Senator Pitfield
- 2011
Conduct Unbecoming
Col. Dodd
Transgression
Matthew
Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back
Col. Haggard
- 2010
Dark Prophecy
Tom Riggins
Eva
Alfonse
The Bannen Way
Chief Bannen
The Bannen Way
Chief Bannen · 16 episodes
2000s
- 2009
The Butcher
Teddy Carmichael
- 2008
Mutants
Colonal Gauge
The Terrorist Next Door
Wade
Storm Cell
James
- 2007
- 2006
The V Word
Mr. Chaney
- 2005
Bloodsuckers
Muco
Young Blades
TV
- 2004
The Failures
Depressor
- 2003
Maximum Velocity
General Amberson
The Last Chapter: The War Continues
Bob Durelle · 6 episodes
- 2002
Fairytales and Pornography
Justice Coulton
Fallen Angels
Sheriff Ed Rooney
The Last Chapter
Bob Durelle · 7 episodes
- 2001
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Section Chief
Soulkeeper
Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Priest
Extreme Honor
Baker
Jett Jackson: The Movie
Dr. Kragg
Mindstorm
Senator Bill Armitage
Cause Of Death
Jonas Phifer
- 2000
Borderline Normal
Coach Rehmer
1990s
- 1999
Southern Cross
Garrison Carver
Black Light
Inspector Frank Schumann
Question of Privilege
Lt. Robert Ingram
The Arrangement
Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
- 1998
Chicago Cab
Al
One of Our Own
Det. Jack Cooper
Going to Kansas City
Mike Malone
Voyage of Terror
McBride
Captive
Detective Briscoe
Ivory Tower
Marshall Wallace
- 1997
The Arrow
CIA Director
The Arrow
CIA Director · 2 episodes
- 1996
One Way Out
Walt
Portraits of a Killer
Sgt. Ernie Hansen
Too Fast Too Young
Capt. Floyd Anderson
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Mr. Capelli
Terminal
Sterling Rombauer
- 1995
Kids of the Round Table
Butch Scarsdale
Bolt
Billy Niles
Red Scorpion 2
Col. West
The Killing Machine
Mr. Green
- 1994
Fortunes of War
Carl Pimmler
Probable Cause
Gary Yanuck
Tokyo Cowboy
Lyle
Dead Man's Revenge
Luck Hatcher
- 1993
Point of Impact
Roberto Largo
Night Trap
Bishop
Marked for Murder
Bats O'Bannion
- 1992
Black Ice
Quinn
- 1991
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
Deadly Surveillance
Fender
Chaindance
J.T. Blake
- 1990
Destiny To Order
Kenrick
1980s
- 1989
Mindfield
Kellen O'Reilly
Hostile Takeover
Larry Gaylord
Murder by Night
Det. Carl Madsen
- 1988
- 1987
Nowhere to Hide
Ben
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Harry Bennett
Extreme Prejudice
Major Paul Hackett
- 1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Detective Lawrence
- 1985
Murder in Space
Capt. Neal Braddock
The Cap
Dad
- 1984
Best Revenge
Dealer
The Surrogate
George Kyber
- 1983
The Sins of Dorian Gray
Alan Campbell
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
OverDog
- 1982
Off Your Rocker
Victor
- 1981
Clown White
Max
Suzanne
Jimmy
Surfacing
Wayne
- 1980
Coming Out Alive
Gateway
Double Negative
Edgar
1970s
- 1979
The Family Man
Bartender
Summer's Children
Pimp
- 1978
- 1977
Outrageous!
Drunk
- 1976
For the Record
TV
No release date
Liberty
Fischer
My Best Friend Depression
Ralph Johnson
Wrote 2
1990s
- 1999
The Arrangement
Writer
- 1991
Chaindance
Screenplay
Produced 2
1990s
- 1994
Probable Cause
Executive Producer
- 1991
Chaindance
Executive Producer
Directed 1
1990s
- 1999
The Arrangement
Director
Appearances6
2020s
- 2025
1242: Gateway to the West
Narrator / Mihaly
2010s
- 2019
- 2015
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
2000s
- 2004
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
- 2002
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Himself
No release date
Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette
Self





