Prior to acting, Michael attended the Ontario College of Art.
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Michael got his facial scar by going through a plate glass door while drunk. He felt it could help him get interesting roles, so never had plastic surgery to correct it.
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Michael uses the "method" style of acting.
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Michael supplied voice work for 2002's Run Like Hell videogame.
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Michael was the executive producer of the tv movie Probable Cause (1994).
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Michael made his film debut playing a drunk in Outrageous! (1977).
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In 1982, Michael was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: Scanners (1981).
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In 1989, Michael was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor for: One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer (1988).
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In 2002, Michael was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for: Le Dernier chapitre: La Suite (2002).
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In 2003, Michael was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for: The Last Chapter II: The War Continues (2003).
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In 1989, Michael was nominated for the ACE Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series for: The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) episode The Fruit At The Bottom Of The Bowl.
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Michael also supplies the voiceovers for the Big Brother Big Sister Foundation commercials.
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Michael supplied the voiceovers for the World Wildlife Foundation commercials.
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Michael narrated the documentary Moravian Massacre in 1996.
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Michael appeared in the stage play Look Back in Anger in the 1990's.
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Michael Ironside: I get to bring these misshapen, emotionally unbalanced people to life.
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Michael moved to Los Angeles, California, USA in 1982.
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Michael's brother is a high school shop teacher in his hometown of Toronto, Canada.
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Michael is 5' 11" (1.80 m) tall.
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Michael Ironside: I like to play bad guys, since good guys are always beaten up several times during the movie. Bad guys are beaten only once, in the end.
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Michael supplies the voice for Third Echelon agent Sam Fisher in the Ubisoft video game series Splinter Cell. He's said that this has become what people recognize him for most often.
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Michael is married to Karen Dimwiddie. They have a daughter together named Findlay that was born in 1998. He also has a daughter named Adrienne from previous marriage.
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