Michael Chiklis

Also known as Michael Charles Chiklis

American actor

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Acting · 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…

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The Senior — Mike Flynt2025
Hotel Cocaine — Agent Zulio2024
Accused — Dr. Scott Corbett2023
Accused — Justin2023
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty — Red Auerbach2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
Don't Look Up — Dan Pawketty2021
John Bronco Rides Again2021
Coyote — Ben Clemens2021
Hubie Halloween — Father Dave2020

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1963

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Michael Charles Chiklis (born August 30, 1963) is an American actor, voice actor, occasional director and television producer. Some of the previous roles for which he is best known include Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama The Commish, LAPD Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield, Thing in the Fantastic Four film series, and Jim Powell on the science-fiction, comedy-drama No Ordinary Family. Chiklis was born in Lowell <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Chikli

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Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 85,648x
Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,869x
Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,966x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,728x
Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,035x

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Born: Michael Charles Chiklis , ( 1963-08-30 ) August 30, 1963 (age 62) , Lowell, Massachusetts , U.S.
Education: Boston University ( BFA )
Occupations: Actor, television producer, television director
Years active: 1989–present
Spouse: Michelle Moran ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 )
Children: 2, including Autumn
Website: michaelchiklis .com

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Official website: www.michaelchiklis.com
Image: Mchikie headshot.jpg

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Commons category: Michael Chiklis
date of birth: 1963-08-30
start of work period: 1989-00-00

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Michael Charles Chiklis (/ˈtʃɪklɪs/; born August 30, 1963) 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).

Other notable television roles of his include Commissioner Tony Scali on The Commish (1991–1996), Dell Toledo on American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014–2015), Nathaniel Barnes on Gotham (2015–2017), and Red Auerbach on Winning Time (2022–2023). He has appeared in films such as Eagle Eye (2008), Hubie Halloween (2020), and Don't Look Up (2021).