Image: Wikimedia CommonsMichael Ironside
Canadian actor (born 1950)
- Born February 12, 1950
- 7 movies
Michael Ironside is a Canadian character actor with more than 270 film and television credits, known for villains and antiheroes in action and science fiction. His breakthrough came in David Cronenberg's Scanners, followed by Jester in Top Gun, Richter in Total Recall and Rasczak in Starship Troopers. His deep voice is behind Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell and Darkseid in DC animation.
Michael Ironside appears in 7 films in The Rerun, from 1981 to 2025. Most of that work is in action, sci-fi and thriller. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Sharon Stone (2), Paul Verhoeven (2), Dean Norris (2), Russell Mulcahy (2).
Known for
- Scanners (1981). His breakthrough performance, in David Cronenberg’s film.
- Total Recall (1990), Richter. One of his notable villain roles in science fiction.
- Top Gun (1986), Jester. He played the instructor known as Jester.
- Starship Troopers (1997), Rasczak. Another notable science fiction role, in the late 1990s.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Michael Ironside been in?
- Michael Ironside appears in Nobody 2 (2025), Starship Troopers (1997), Free Willy (1993), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), Total Recall (1990), Top Gun (1986) and Scanners (1981) on The Remote.
- When was Michael Ironside born?
- Michael Ironside was born on 12 February 1950.
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