Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
12 février 1950 (76)
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
Frederick Reginald Ironside · 마이클 아이언사이드 · مایکل آیرونساید · Mike Ironside
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).
Connu(e) pour
8.1
Series
Transformers: Prime
Ultra Magnus (voice)
2010–2013
7.1
Series
seaQuest DSV
Captain Oliver Hudson
1993–1996
7.1
Film
Top Gun
Jester
1986
7.9
Film
Nobody
Eddie Williams
2021
7.3
Film
Total Recall
Richter
1990
7.1
Film
Starship Troopers
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
1997
6.1
Film
Terminator Salvation
General Ashdown
2009
7.5
Film
The Machinist
Miller
2004
7.1
Film
Late Night with the Devil
The Narrator (voice)
2024
6.2
Film
Free Willy
Dial
1993
6.5
Film
The Perfect Storm
Bob Brown
2000
7.4
Series
V: The Final Battle
Ham Tyler
1984
4.7
Film
Highlander II: The Quickening
Gen. Katana
1991
6.5
Film
Major Payne
Lt. Col. Stone
1995
6.7
Film
Scanners
Darryl Revok
1981
4.4
Film
The Omega Code
Dominic
1999
7.2
Film
BlackBerry
Charles Purdy
2023
5.8
Film
Father Hood
Jerry
1993
5.0
Film
Down
Gunter Steinberg
2001
5.7
Film
Desert Blue
Agent Frank Bellows
1999
0.0
Film
Deep Tissue
Uncle Nik
7.4
Series
Nuremberg
Col. Burton C. Andrus
2000
5.5
Film
Visiting Hours
Colt Hawker
1982
5.4
Film
The Next Karate Kid
Dugan
1994
6.7
Series
Tokyo Trial
General Douglas MacArthur
2016
4.2
Series
The Bannen Way
Chief Bannen
2010
7.5
Series
The Arrow
CIA Director
1997
4.4
Film
McBain
Frank Bruce
1991
6.0
Film
Heavy Metal 2000
Tyler (voice)
2000
4.5
Film
Save Me
Oliver
1994
6.1
Film
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Bill Nordham
1987
5.0
Series
Young Blades
2005
5.5
Film
The Convent
The Magistrate
2018
7.6
Series
The Last Chapter
Bob Durelle
2002
5.8
Film
Still/Born
2018
5.4
Film
Condor's Nest
Agent Astakhov
2023
5.1
Film
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
Dr. Jack Seward
2022
5.9
Film
Knuckleball
Jacob
2018
7.0
Series
The Last Chapter: The War Continues
Bob Durelle
2003
5.2
Film
Patient Seven
Dr. Daniel Marcus
2016
5.0
Film
1242: Gateway to the West
Narrator / Mihaly
2025
4.1
Film
Tin Can
Wayne
2022
9.0
Series
Race for the Bomb
Werner Heisenberg
1987
3.2
Film
Confession
2023
7.7
Film
This Too Shall Pass
Officer Shultz
2025
5.0
Film
Bloodthirsty
Dr. Swan
2021
3.4
Film
Alterscape
Dr. Julian Loro
2018
6.5
Film
Pumpkin Everything
Tom
2022
4.9
Film
Hellmington
Rupert Woodhouse
2018
3.8
Film
The Fight Machine
Lou
2022
4.7
Film
The Harrowing
Lt. Logan
2017
7.2
Film
Lucky's Treasure
Henry Landis
2017
9.0
Film
Element
Joe
2016
5.7
Film
Stegman Is Dead
Don
2017
6.6
Film
Skipping Stones
Mr. Travers
2021
7.0
Film
The Space Between
Nick
2017
5.5
Film
Children of the Fall
Sam
2016
5.0
Film
The Family Circus
The Cop
2023
9.0
Film
The Greatest Show on Turf
Narrator
2017
Acting credits 59 titles
1242: Gateway to the West
as Narrator / Mihaly
5.0
2025
This Too Shall Pass
as Officer Shultz
7.7
2025
Late Night with the Devil
as The Narrator (voice)
7.1
2024
Condor's Nest
as Agent Astakhov
5.4
2023
The Family Circus
as The Cop
5.0
2023
Confession
3.2
2023
BlackBerry
as Charles Purdy
7.2
2023
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
as Dr. Jack Seward
5.1
2022
Pumpkin Everything
as Tom
6.5
2022
Tin Can
as Wayne
4.1
2022
The Fight Machine
as Lou
3.8
2022
Skipping Stones
as Mr. Travers
6.6
2021
Bloodthirsty
as Dr. Swan
5.0
2021
Nobody
as Eddie Williams
7.9
2021
Alterscape
as Dr. Julian Loro
3.4
2018
The Convent
as The Magistrate
5.5
2018
Hellmington
as Rupert Woodhouse
4.9
2018
Knuckleball
as Jacob
5.9
2018
Still/Born
5.8
2018
The Greatest Show on Turf
as Narrator
9.0
2017
Lucky's Treasure
as Henry Landis
7.2
2017
The Harrowing
as Lt. Logan
4.7
2017
Stegman Is Dead
as Don
5.7
2017
The Space Between
as Nick
7.0
2017
Element
as Joe
9.0
2016
Patient Seven
as Dr. Daniel Marcus
5.2
2016
Children of the Fall
as Sam
5.5
2016
Tokyo Trial
as General Douglas MacArthur
6.7
2016
The Bannen Way
as Chief Bannen
4.2
2010
Transformers: Prime
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
8.1
2010–2013
Terminator Salvation
as General Ashdown
6.1
2009
Young Blades
5.0
2005
The Machinist
as Miller
7.5
2004
The Last Chapter: The War Continues
as Bob Durelle
7.0
2003
The Last Chapter
as Bob Durelle
7.6
2002
Down
as Gunter Steinberg
5.0
2001
Heavy Metal 2000
as Tyler (voice)
6.0
2000
Nuremberg
as Col. Burton C. Andrus
7.4
2000
The Perfect Storm
as Bob Brown
6.5
2000
The Omega Code
as Dominic
4.4
1999
Desert Blue
as Agent Frank Bellows
5.7
1999
Starship Troopers
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
7.1
1997
The Arrow
as CIA Director
7.5
1997
Major Payne
as Lt. Col. Stone
6.5
1995
The Next Karate Kid
as Dugan
5.4
1994
Save Me
as Oliver
4.5
1994
seaQuest DSV
as Captain Oliver Hudson
7.1
1993–1996
Father Hood
as Jerry
5.8
1993
Free Willy
as Dial
6.2
1993
McBain
as Frank Bruce
4.4
1991
Highlander II: The Quickening
as Gen. Katana
4.7
1991
Total Recall
as Richter
7.3
1990
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
as Bill Nordham
6.1
1987
Race for the Bomb
as Werner Heisenberg
9.0
1987
Top Gun
as Jester
7.1
1986
V: The Final Battle
as Ham Tyler
7.4
1984
Visiting Hours
as Colt Hawker
5.5
1982
Scanners
as Darryl Revok
6.7
1981
Deep Tissue
as Uncle Nik
0.0