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).
Michael Ironside has 238 screen credits in a career dating back to 1974. Their work spans 23 cinematic universes — most prominently The Red Phone Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Top Gun, seaQuest DSV, Nobody. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 23 universes
