
Michael Chiklis
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1963-08-30 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Michael Charles Chiklis · 마이클 치클리스 · مایکل چکلیس
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
TV Shows (43)

Family Guy
1999
as Henessy (voice) / Big Fat Paulie (voice) / Bronx Guy #1 (voice) / Cartoony Crewman / Mechanic (voice)

The Simpsons
1989
as Quarterback (voice)

Seinfeld
1989
as Steve Pocatello

American Horror Story
2011
as Dell Toledo

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self

Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Milo

Gotham
2014
as Nathaniel Barnes

The View
1997
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest

Miami Vice
1984
as NYPD Det. Jeffrey Whitehead

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - Mean Tweets

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

The Shield
2002
as Vic Mackey

Robot Chicken
2005
as The Thing / Sherlock Holmes (voice)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

L.A. Law
1986
as Jimmy Hoffs

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Matt Colletti

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self - Guest appearance

DuckTales
2017
as Zeus (voice)

Wiseguy
1987

MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self

The Commish
1991
as Tony Scali

People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter

Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist

Accused
2023
as Dr. Scott Corbett / Justin

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022
as Red Auerbach

Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self

No Ordinary Family
2010
as Jim Powell

Godzilla: The Series
1998
as Colonel Charles Tarrington (voice)

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999

Stuart Little: The Animated Series
2003
as Tiger (voice)

Vegas
2012
as Vincent Savino

Hotel Cocaine
2024
as Agent Zulio

Heavy Gear
2001

B.L. Stryker
1989
as Brother Powell

Coyote
2021
as Ben Clemens
TV Revolution
2004
Daddio
2000
as Chris Woods

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons
2020
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
Movies (42)

Don't Look Up
2021
as Dan Pawketty

Fantastic Four
2005
as Ben Grimm / The Thing

Eagle Eye
2008
as Defense Secretary Callister

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
as Ben Grimm / The Thing

Parker
2013
as Melander

Nixon
1995
as TV Director

Soldier
1998
as Jimmy Pig

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie
2020
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)

The Do-Over
2016
as Carmine

Hubie Halloween
2020
as Father Dave

10 Minutes Gone
2019
as Frank

Rupture
2016
as Bald Man

When the Game Stands Tall
2014
as Terry Eidson

Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
as Clyde Rawlins

Tough Justice
2014

Pawn
2013
as Derrick

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
as Roman / King Webster (voice)

High School
2010
as Dr. Leslie Gordon

The Legend of Secret Pass
2010
as Calabar (voice)

1985
2018
as Dale

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
as Self

The Senior
2025
as Mike Flynt

The Three Stooges
2000
as Curly Howard

The Rain Killer
1990
as Reese

Tyrant

Wired
1989
as John Belushi

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self

John Bronco Rides Again
2021

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
2001
as Lieutenant Ross
The Curse of the Bambino
2003
as Himself

Body and Soul
2000
as Tiny O'Toole

The Shield: Family Meeting
2008
as Self

Taxman
1999
as Andre Rubakov

Do Not Disturb
1999
as Hartman

Carlo's Wake
1999
as Marco
Mongoose
as Pope

We the People: The Market Basket Effect
2016
as Narrator

Fallen
2017
as Narration (voice)
Last Request
2001
as Victim
Cigars!: The New Rage!
1996
as Self
The Tuck Rule
2017
Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino
2004
as Himself
About Michael Chiklis
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 Ordi… With 85 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Michael Chiklis has appeared in 42 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Chiklis Movies
- Don't Look Up (2021) — as Dan Pawketty
- Fantastic Four (2005) — as Ben Grimm / The Thing
- Eagle Eye (2008) — as Defense Secretary Callister
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) — as Ben Grimm / The Thing
- Parker (2013) — as Melander
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