Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis

Known for
Acting
Born
August 30, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Chiklis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Tyrant poster

Tyrant

Movie

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The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization

The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization

Movie

2026
The Mongoose poster

The Mongoose

Movie · as Major Walter Pope

2025
The Senior poster

The Senior

Movie · as Mike Flynt

2024
Hotel Cocaine poster

Hotel Cocaine

TV · as Agent Zulio · 8 eps

2023
Accused poster

Accused

TV · as Dr. Scott Harmon, Justin · 1 ep

2022
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty poster

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

TV · as Red Auerbach · 2 eps

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Don't Look Up poster

Don't Look Up

Movie · as Dan Pawketty

2021
John Bronco Rides Again poster

John Bronco Rides Again

Movie

2021
Coyote poster

Coyote

TV · as Ben Clemens · 6 eps

2020
Hubie Halloween poster

Hubie Halloween

Movie · as Father Dave

2020
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie poster

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie

Movie · as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)

2020
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons poster

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons

TV · as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice) · 2 eps

2019
10 Minutes Gone poster

10 Minutes Gone

Movie · as Frank

2018
1985 poster

1985

Movie · as Dale

2017
Fallen poster

Fallen

Movie · as Narration (voice)

2017
The Tuck Rule

The Tuck Rule

Movie

2017
DuckTales poster

DuckTales

TV · as Zeus (voice) · 4 eps

2016
The Do-Over poster

The Do-Over

Movie · as Carmine

2016
We the People: The Market Basket Effect poster

We the People: The Market Basket Effect

Movie · as Narrator

2016
Rupture poster

Rupture

Movie · as Bald Man

2016
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2014
When the Game Stands Tall poster

When the Game Stands Tall

Movie · as Terry Eidson

2014
Tough Justice poster

Tough Justice

Movie

2014
Gotham poster

Gotham

TV · as Nathaniel Barnes · 27 eps

2013
Parker poster

Parker

Movie · as Melander

2013
Pawn poster

Pawn

Movie · as Derrick

2013
Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

TV · as Self - Guest appearance · 1 ep

2012
Vegas poster

Vegas

TV · as Vincent Savino · 21 eps

2011
American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story

TV · as Dell Toledo · 13 eps

2010
High School poster

High School

Movie · as Dr. Leslie Gordon

2010
The Legend of Secret Pass poster

The Legend of Secret Pass

Movie · as Calabar (voice)

2010
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story poster

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Movie · as Self

2010
No Ordinary Family poster

No Ordinary Family

TV · as Jim Powell · 20 eps

2008
Eagle Eye poster

Eagle Eye

Movie · as Defense Secretary Callister

2008
Sons of Anarchy poster

Sons of Anarchy

TV · as Milo · 2 eps

2007
Rise: Blood Hunter poster

Rise: Blood Hunter

Movie · as Clyde Rawlins

2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer poster

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Movie · as Ben Grimm

2007
Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'

Family Bonds: The Making of 'Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer'

Movie · as Self

2007
The Four Elements

The Four Elements

Movie · as Self

2007
The Fantasticar: State of the Art

The Fantasticar: State of the Art

Movie · as Self

2006
The Shield: Wrap Day poster

The Shield: Wrap Day

Movie · as Self

2005
Fantastic Four poster

Fantastic Four

Movie · as Ben Grimm

2005
Fantastic Four Video Diary Tour poster

Fantastic Four Video Diary Tour

Movie · as Self

2005
Making of 'Fantastic Four'

Making of 'Fantastic Four'

Movie · as Self

2005
Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken

TV · as The Thing / Sherlock Holmes (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino

Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino

Movie · as Himself

2004
TV Revolution

TV Revolution

TV · 1 ep

2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest poster

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special poster

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

2003
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina poster

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

Movie · as Roman / King Webster (voice)

2003
The Curse of the Bambino poster

The Curse of the Bambino

Movie · as Himself

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Mean Tweets · 4 eps

2003
Stuart Little: The Animated Series poster

Stuart Little: The Animated Series

TV · as Tiger (voice) · 1 ep

2002
The Shield poster

The Shield

TV · as Vic Mackey · 88 eps

2001
Last Request

Last Request

Movie · as Victim

2001
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign poster

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign

Movie · as Lieutenant Ross

2001
Heavy Gear poster

Heavy Gear

TV · 40 eps

2000
The Three Stooges poster

The Three Stooges

Movie · as Curly Howard

2000
Body and Soul poster

Body and Soul

Movie · as Tiny O'Toole

2000
Daddio

Daddio

TV · as Chris Woods · 9 eps

1999
Carlo's Wake poster

Carlo's Wake

Movie · as Marco

1999
Taxman poster

Taxman

Movie · as Andre Rubakov

1999
Do Not Disturb poster

Do Not Disturb

Movie · as Hartman

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Henessy (voice), Cartoony Crewman / Mechanic (voice), Bronx Guy #1 (voice), Big Fat Paulie (voice) · 1 ep

1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot poster

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

TV · 1 ep

1998
Soldier poster

Soldier

Movie · as Jimmy Pig

1998
Godzilla: The Series poster

Godzilla: The Series

TV · as Colonel Charles Tarrington (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Cigars!: The New Rage!

Cigars!: The New Rage!

Movie · as Self

1995
Nixon poster

Nixon

Movie · as TV Director

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Matt Colletti · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
The Commish poster

The Commish

TV · as Tony Scali · 94 eps

1990
The Rain Killer poster

The Rain Killer

Movie · as Reese

1989
Wired poster

Wired

Movie · as John Belushi

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Steve Pocatello · 1 ep

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Quarterback (voice) · 1 ep

1989
B.L. Stryker poster

B.L. Stryker

TV · as Brother Powell · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

1987
Wiseguy poster

Wiseguy

TV · 4 eps

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Jimmy Hoffs · 1 ep

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as NYPD Det. Jeffrey Whitehead · 1 ep

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep