Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 30, 1963
Place of Birth:
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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Michael Chiklis
Biography
Michael Charles Chiklis (/ˈtʃɪklɪs/; born August 30, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002 and was nominated in 2003.
Other starring television roles of his include Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama The Commish (1991–1996), Chris Woods in Daddio (2000), Jim Powell on the ABC science-fiction comedy-drama No Ordinary Family (2010–2011), Vincent Savino in the CBS crime drama Vegas (2012), Dell Toledo in American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014), and Nathaniel Barnes in Gotham (2015–2017). In film, he is best known for his roles as The Thing in two Fantastic Four films (2005–2007), George Callister in Eagle Eye (2008), Terry Eidson in When the Game Stands Tall (2014), and Father Dave in Hubie Halloween (2020).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Senior | Mike Flynt |
| 2021 | Don't Look Up | Dan Pawketty |
| 2021 | John Bronco Rides Again | |
| 2020 | Hubie Halloween | Father Dave |
| 2020 | Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie | Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice) |
| 2019 | 10 Minutes Gone | Frank |
| 2018 | 1985 | Dale |
| 2017 | Fallen | Narration (voice) |
| 2017 | The Tuck Rule | |
| 2016 | Rupture | Bald Man |
| 2016 | The Do-Over | Carmine |
| 2016 | We the People: The Market Basket Effect | Narrator |
| 2014 | When the Game Stands Tall | Terry Eidson |
| 2014 | Tough Justice | |
| 2013 | Parker | Melander |
| 2013 | Pawn | Derrick |
| 2010 | High School | Dr. Leslie Gordon |
| 2010 | The Legend of Secret Pass | Calabar (voice) |
| 2010 | With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story | Self |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | Defense Secretary Callister |
| 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | Clyde Rawlins |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Ben Grimm / The Thing |
| 2006 | The Shield: Wrap Day | Self |
| 2005 | Fantastic Four | Ben Grimm / The Thing |
| 2004 | Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino | Himself |
| 2003 | Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special | Self |
| 2003 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | Roman / King Webster (voice) |
| 2003 | The Curse of the Bambino | Himself |
| 2001 | Last Request | Victim |
| 2000 | The Three Stooges | Curly Howard |
| 2000 | Body and Soul | Tiny O'Toole |
| 1999 | Carlo's Wake | Marco |
| 1999 | Taxman | Andre Rubakov |
| 1999 | Do Not Disturb | Hartman |
| 1998 | Soldier | Jimmy Pig |
| 1995 | Nixon | TV Director |
| 1990 | The Rain Killer | Reese |
| 1989 | Wired | John Belushi |
| Mongoose | Pope |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hotel Cocaine | Agent Zulio |
| 2023 | Accused | Dr. Scott Corbett |
| 2023 | Accused | Justin |
| 2022 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Red Auerbach |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self |
| 2021 | Coyote | Ben Clemens |
| 2020 | Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons | Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice) |
| 2017 | DuckTales | Zeus (voice) |
| 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist |
| 2014 | Gotham | Nathaniel Barnes |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night | Self |
| 2013 | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Self - Guest appearance |
| 2012 | Vegas | Vincent Savino |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Ben Grimm / The Thing (archive footage) |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Dell Toledo |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Jim Powell |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Milo |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | The thing/Sherlock holmes |
| 2004 | TV Revolution | |
| 2004 | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2003 | Stuart Little: The Animated Series | Tiger (voice) |
| 2002 | The Shield | Vic Mackey |
| 2001 | Heavy Gear | |
| 2000 | Daddio | Chris Woods |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Henessy (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Cartoony Crewman / Mechanic (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Bronx Guy #1 (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Big Fat Paulie (voice) |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | Colonel Charles Tarrington (voice) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Matt Colletti |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self |
| 1991 | The Commish | Tony Scali |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Steve Pocatello |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Quarterback (voice) |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker | Brother Powell |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Jimmy Hoffs |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |