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Michael Chiklis

Actor

Michael Chiklis

Born August 30, 1963 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA33 films

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.

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Fantastic Four poster5.8Fantastic Four2005Eagle Eye poster6.5Eagle Eye2008Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer poster5.6Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007Parker poster6.1Parker2013Hubie Halloween poster5.9Hubie Halloween2020Soldier poster6.4Soldier1998Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie poster7.0Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie2020The Do-Over poster5.7The Do-Over2016

Filmography

33 films as actor
  1. TBATyrant
  2. 2026The MongooseMajor Walter Pope
  3. 2025The SeniorMike Flynt
  4. 2021Don't Look UpDan Pawketty
  5. 2021John Bronco Rides Again
  6. 2020Hubie HalloweenFather Dave
  7. 2020Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The MovieSlade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
  8. 201910 Minutes GoneFrank
  9. 20181985Dale
  10. 2016RuptureBald Man
  11. 2016The Do-OverCarmine
  12. 2014When the Game Stands TallTerry Eidson
  13. 2014Tough Justice
  14. 2013PawnDerrick
  15. 2013ParkerMelander
  16. 2010The Legend of Secret PassCalabar (voice)
  17. 2010High SchoolDr. Leslie Gordon
  18. 2008Eagle EyeDefense Secretary Callister
  19. 2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferBen Grimm
  20. 2007Rise: Blood HunterClyde Rawlins
  21. 2005Fantastic FourBen Grimm
  22. 2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaRoman / King Webster (voice)
  23. 2001Last RequestVictim
  24. 2001Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet CampaignLieutenant Ross
  25. 2000Body and SoulTiny O'Toole
  26. 2000The Three StoogesCurly Howard
  27. 1999Do Not DisturbHartman
  28. 1999TaxmanAndre Rubakov
  29. 1999Carlo's WakeMarco
  30. 1998SoldierJimmy Pig
  31. 1995NixonTV Director
  32. 1990The Rain KillerReese
  33. 1989WiredJohn Belushi