Michael Chiklis

Born 1963 · American actor

Michael Charles Chiklis is an American actor, television producer, and director. He is known for his roles 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 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2003, and as superhero Ben Grimm / the Thing in Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).

Michael Chiklis, in order

1. 1989 Wired: acted · directed by Larry Peerce
2. 1991 The Commish (TV series): acted
3. 1995 Nixon: acted · directed by Oliver Stone · critics 76%, audiences 74% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla
4. 1995 The Commish: In the Shadow of the Gallows: acted · directed by Scott Brazil
5. 1998 Soldier: acted · directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
6. 1999 Carlo's Wake: acted · directed by Mike Valerio
7. 1999 Do Not Disturb: acted · directed by Dick Maas
8. 2000 Daddio (TV series): acted · directed by Andy Cadiff and Gil Junger
9. 2000 The Three Stooges (TV movie): acted · directed by James Frawley
10. 2004–08 The Shield (TV series): directed, produced, acted · critics 90%, audiences 96% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu
11. 2005 Fantastic Four: acted · directed by Tim Story · critics 28%, audiences 45% · streaming on Disney+
12. 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer: acted · directed by Tim Story · critics 37%, audiences 51% · streaming on Disney+
13. 2007 Rise: Blood Hunter: acted · directed by Sebastian Gutierrez
14. 2008 Eagle Eye: acted · directed by D.J. Caruso · critics 26%, audiences 62% · streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, Kanopy
15. 2010 High School: acted · directed by John Stalberg, Jr.
16. 2010 No Ordinary Family (TV series): acted
17. 2010 The Legend of Secret Pass: acted · directed by Steve Trenbirth
18. 2012 Vegas (TV series): acted
19. 2013 Parker: acted · directed by Taylor Hackford
20. 2013 Pawn: acted · directed by David A. Armstrong
21. 2014 American Horror Story (TV series): acted
22. 2014 When the Game Stands Tall: acted · directed by Thomas Carter
23. 2016 Rupture: acted · directed by Steven Shainberg
24. 2016 The Do-Over: acted · directed by Steven Brill
25. 2018 1985: acted · directed by Yen Tan
26. 2020 Coyote (TV series): acted
27. 2020 Hubie Halloween: acted · directed by Steven Brill
28. 2021 Don't Look Up: acted · directed by Adam McKay · critics 56%, audiences 78% · streaming on Netflix
29. 2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (TV series): acted · directed by Adam McKay · critics 83%, audiences 51% · streaming on HBO Max
30. 2023 The Senior: acted · directed by Rod Lurie
31. 2026 The Mongoose: acted · critics 33%, audiences 58%