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Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis

Known for: Acting

Born 30/08/1963
Place of birth Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Filmography

Seinfeld Series ★ 8,2

Seinfeld

Steve Pocatello

1989

Family Guy Series ★ 7,4

Family Guy

Henessy (voice)

1999

Family Guy Series ★ 7,4

Family Guy

Big Fat Paulie (voice)

1999

Family Guy Series ★ 7,4

Family Guy

Bronx Guy #1 (voice)

1999

Family Guy Series ★ 7,4

Family Guy

Cartoony Crewman / Mechanic (voice)

1999

The Simpsons Series ★ 8,0

The Simpsons

Quarterback (voice)

1989

The Mongoose Film ★ 5,9

The Mongoose

Major Walter Pope

2026

American Horror Story Series ★ 8,1

American Horror Story

Dell Toledo

2011

The View Series ★ 4,3

The View

Self

1997

Hollywood Squares Series ★ 7,6

Hollywood Squares

Self - Panelist

1998

The Jennifer Hudson Show Series ★ 5,6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self

2022

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Mean Tweets

2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark Series ★ 5,6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark Series ★ 5,6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

1988

Sons of Anarchy Series ★ 8,4

Sons of Anarchy

Milo

2008

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Series ★ 7,3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

1993

@midnight with Chris Hardwick Series ★ 5,3

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Self - Guest appearance

2013

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Series ★ 5,3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Gotham Series ★ 7,6

Gotham

Nathaniel Barnes

2014

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Series ★ 5,5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

2003

Robot Chicken Series ★ 7,6

Robot Chicken

The Thing / Sherlock Holmes (voice)

2005

The Shield Series ★ 8,2

The Shield

Vic Mackey

2002

L.A. Law Series ★ 7,0

L.A. Law

Jimmy Hoffs

1986

Golden Globe Awards Series ★ 7,0

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

1944

Miami Vice Series ★ 7,4

Miami Vice

NYPD Det. Jeffrey Whitehead

1984

Touched by an Angel Series ★ 7,2

Touched by an Angel

Matt Colletti

1994

DuckTales Series ★ 7,9

DuckTales

Zeus (voice)

2017

MTV Movie & TV Awards Series ★ 7,9

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Self

1992

Wiseguy Series ★ 6,6

Wiseguy

1987

The Commish Series ★ 7,1

The Commish

Tony Scali

1991

Match Game Series ★ 6,5

Match Game

Self - Panelist

2016

People's Choice Awards Series ★ 8,2

People's Choice Awards

Self - Presenter

1975

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Series ★ 7,7

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Red Auerbach

2022

On Air with Ryan Seacrest Series ★ 9,5

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Self

2004

Hollywood Game Night Series ★ 6,5

Hollywood Game Night

Self

2013

Godzilla: The Series Series ★ 7,9

Godzilla: The Series

Colonel Charles Tarrington (voice)

1998

Accused Series ★ 6,9

Accused

Dr. Scott Harmon

2023

Accused Series ★ 6,9

Accused

Justin

2023

Fantastic Four Film ★ 5,8

Fantastic Four

Ben Grimm

2005

Don't Look Up Film ★ 7,1

Don't Look Up

Dan Pawketty

2021

Stuart Little: The Animated Series Series ★ 5,3

Stuart Little: The Animated Series

Tiger (voice)

2003

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Film ★ 5,6

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Ben Grimm

2007

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Series ★ 7,0

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

1999

No Ordinary Family Series ★ 7,0

No Ordinary Family

Jim Powell

2010

Vegas Series ★ 6,9

Vegas

Vincent Savino

2012

Eagle Eye Film ★ 6,5

Eagle Eye

Defense Secretary Callister

2008

Heavy Gear Series ★ 7,8

Heavy Gear

2001

Hubie Halloween Film ★ 5,9

Hubie Halloween

Father Dave

2020

Soldier Film ★ 6,4

Soldier

Jimmy Pig

1998

Hotel Cocaine Series ★ 7,1

Hotel Cocaine

Agent Zulio

2024

Parker Film ★ 6,1

Parker

Melander

2013

B.L. Stryker Series ★ 6,1

B.L. Stryker

Brother Powell

1989

Coyote Series ★ 7,8

Coyote

Ben Clemens

2021

Pawn Film ★ 5,5

Pawn

Derrick

2013

When the Game Stands Tall Film ★ 6,7

When the Game Stands Tall

Terry Eidson

2014

Series ★ 5,5

Daddio

Chris Woods

2000

Nixon Film ★ 6,8

Nixon

TV Director

1995

The Do-Over Film ★ 5,7

The Do-Over

Carmine

2016

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie Film ★ 7,0

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie

Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)

2020

Series

TV Revolution

2004

10 Minutes Gone Film ★ 5,2

10 Minutes Gone

Frank

2019

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons Series ★ 6,9

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons

Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)

2020

Rise: Blood Hunter Film ★ 5,4

Rise: Blood Hunter

Clyde Rawlins

2007

Rupture Film ★ 4,9

Rupture

Bald Man

2016

The Legend of Secret Pass Film ★ 5,7

The Legend of Secret Pass

Calabar (voice)

2010

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story Film ★ 6,8

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Self

2010

High School Film ★ 5,6

High School

Dr. Leslie Gordon

2010

The Senior Film ★ 6,7

The Senior

Mike Flynt

2025

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina Film ★ 5,3

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

Roman / King Webster (voice)

2003

The Three Stooges Film ★ 6,3

The Three Stooges

Curly Howard

2000

Do Not Disturb Film ★ 5,0

Do Not Disturb

Hartman

1999

1985 Film ★ 6,2

1985

Dale

2018

The Shield: Wrap Day Film

The Shield: Wrap Day

Self

2006

Film

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

Self

2007

Taxman Film ★ 4,2

Taxman

Andre Rubakov

1999

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign Film

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign

Lieutenant Ross

2001

Tyrant Film

Tyrant

The Rain Killer Film ★ 4,4

The Rain Killer

Reese

1990

Fantastic Four Video Diary Tour Film

Fantastic Four Video Diary Tour

Self

2005

John Bronco Rides Again Film ★ 4,2

John Bronco Rides Again

2021

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special Film ★ 8,5

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

Self

2003

Film ★ 7,0

Cigars!: The New Rage!

Self

1996

Wired Film ★ 3,6

Wired

John Belushi

1989

Film

Making of 'Fantastic Four'

Self

2005

Film

The Fantasticar: State of the Art

Self

2007

Film ★ 10,0

Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino

Himself

2004

The Curse of the Bambino Film ★ 7,0

The Curse of the Bambino

Himself

2003

Carlo's Wake Film ★ 10,0

Carlo's Wake

Marco

1999

Body and Soul Film ★ 2,8

Body and Soul

Tiny O'Toole

2000

Film

The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization

We the People: The Market Basket Effect Film

We the People: The Market Basket Effect

Narrator

2016

Film

The Four Elements

Self

2007

Tough Justice Film ★ 7,8

Tough Justice

2014

Film ★ 3,0

The Tuck Rule

2017

Fallen Film ★ 6,0

Fallen

Narration (voice)

2017

Film ★ 9,0

Last Request

Victim

2001