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Michael Ironside Biography
Birth Name:
Frederick Reginald Ironside
Birth Place:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actor, director, writer
Fast Facts
- At age 15, he wrote a play called The Shelter that won first prize in an all-Canada university contest, and used the prize money to produce it
- Worked in the construction industry as a roofer before his career in movies and television took off
- Breakthrough role was in David Cronenberg's Scanners
- Best-known films are Top Gun, Total Recall, The Perfect Storm, Terminator Salvation, Free Willy
- Voices Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell video games
Awards
- 1982Genie Awards-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
Relationships
- Adrienne Lynne Ironside -- Daughter
- Findlay Ironside -- Daughter
- Robert Ironside -- Father
- Patricia Ironside -- Mother
- Karen Dimwiddie -- Wife