Michael Ironside

Biography for Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside (born February 12, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian character actor. He has also worked as a producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American works. He is best known for playing villains or "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters and he is considered one of Canada's most in-demand actors.

With a hard and very marked face, Michael Ironside is a specialist in the roles of bad guys. This Canadian therefore haunted a number of horror films before being used against use in V. He was also the vicious opponent of Christophe Lambert in Highlander 2; Schwarzie's enemy in Total Recall or the section chief in Starship Troopers. Very solicited for series B, we could see it in Emergencies in a less negative role and we can see it alongside George Clooney in Storm of Wolfgang Petersen.

Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor known for his roles in many films and television series. He was born on February 12, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ironside began his acting career in the 1970s and has since played in more than 100 films and television series.

He is best known for his roles of bad and complex bad guys and characters, and is often chosen to play authoritarian and ruthless characters. He played in films such as "Scanners", "Total Recall", "Starship Troopers" and "Top Gun". He also played in television series such as "Smallville", "The X-Files" and "Stargate SG-1".

Ironside is also a well -known voice actor, having lent his voice to many characters in video games, animated films and animation television series. He notably lent his voice to characters such as Darkseid in the animated series "Justice League" and Sam Fisher in the series of video games "Splinter Cell".

Apart from his acting career, Ironside is also a talented writer and has published several books, including "Coldstorage" and "The Scene". He is also an activist for animal rights and is a member of several animal defense organizations.

In summary, Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor known for his roles in many films and television series, as well as for his characteristic voice in video games and animated films. His prolific career and his unique personality make him a respected and appreciated actor in the entertainment industry.

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Filmography

Trivia

• Came to notice in the Canadian sci-fi horror classic Scanners (1981) in which he played the mind-controlling, head-blowing megalomaniac Daryl Revok, which led to a dynamic, infamous career of out-and-out baddies or edgy anti-heroes.
• aid in an interview he is mostly recognised by the public from his voice over work in the Splinter Cell series.
• Moved to Los Angeles, California, USA in 1982.

Quotes

"I like to play bad guys, since good guys are always beaten up several times during the movie. Bad guys are beaten only once, in the end."

"I get to bring these misshapen, emotionally unbalanced people to life."

"If I didn't like the attention, I suppose I wouldn't be doing this job. What do you do? Destroy someone's fantasy about you or play it to the limit? I still haven't quite worked it all out and I don't know how to resolve it. It's said actors act because they fear death and it's the one and only certainty for some kind of immortality. My attitude is: screw the future, let's get on with here and now. You don't know how long it'll last."

Family

• Has a daughter Findlay (born 1998) by second wife Karen.
• His brother is a high school shop teacher in his hometown of Toronto, Canada.
• Father of Adrienne Ironside.
• His daughter Adrienne is from a previous marriage.

Author of the card

• Creation date: 01/07/2003 by stals
• Last update: 01/05/2007 by dana