Michael Paré

Michael Paré

Michael Kevin Paré (born October 9, 1958) is an American actor. His first starring role was as Tony Villicana on the television series The Greatest American Hero. His best-known film roles were as Eddie Wilson in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) and its sequel Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), as well as Tom Cody in Streets of Fire (1984), David Herdeg in The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Frank McGowan in Village of the Damned (1995), Bill Pruitt in Hope Floats (1998), (Adult) Trip Fontaine in The Virgin Suicides (2000), Detective Kurlen in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Lt. Ray Bozeman in Gone (2012) with Amanda Seyfried, Mr. Wallington in Bone Tomahawk (2015), and Varney in City of Lies (2018). His best known TV roles are as Tony Villicana on The Greatest American Hero, Joey La Fiamma on CBS's drama Houston Knights, and Dante Montana on the Canadian sci-fi series Starhunter (2000-2001) and its' continuation series Starhunter ReduX (2018-2019). He won the best actor Award at PollyGrind Film Festival for his reprisal role as Tom Cody in Road to Hell. Some info ​from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Known For

House

House

2004 • as Warden Delaire

Cold Case

Cold Case

2003 • as Randy Price

Bone Tomahawk

Bone Tomahawk

2015 • as Mr. Wallington

The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero

1981 • as Tony Villicana

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

2011 • as Detective Kurlen

Hope Floats

Hope Floats

1998 • as Bill Pruitt

Filmography

2025

Someone Dies Tonight
Someone Dies Tonight
as William 'Bill' Stephenson
Movie - Released: 12/27/2025
Movie
Mundije
as CIA Chief
Movie - Released: 1/2/2025
Kung Fu Slayers
Kung Fu Slayers
as Steven Steinberg
Movie - Released: 2/2/2025
Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines
Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines
as Dr. David Moore
Movie - Released: 8/29/2025
Helloween
Helloween
as John Parker
Movie - Released: 4/1/2025
Knightfall
Knightfall
as Matthew
Movie - Released: 2/24/2025
Death 4 Dinner
Death 4 Dinner
as Detective Noah Rafferty
Movie - Released: 3/7/2025

2024

The Devil’s Trap
The Devil’s Trap
as Father Gestas
Movie - Released: 11/1/2024
Wanted Man
Wanted Man
as Tinelli
Movie - Released: 4/1/2024
War of the Worlds: Extinction
War of the Worlds: Extinction
as General Alfaro
Movie - Released: 5/24/2024
The Wrong Life Coach
The Wrong Life Coach
as Detective Cloverdale
Movie - Released: 1/11/2024
Camp Pleasant Lake
Camp Pleasant Lake
as Rick Rutherford
Movie - Released: 2/27/2024
Tall, Dark and Dangerous
Tall, Dark and Dangerous
as Bill
Movie - Released: 2/8/2024
Planetquake
Planetquake
as General West
Movie - Released: 1/26/2024
Desert Fiends
Desert Fiends
as Leonard
Movie - Released: 12/13/2024
Sentinel
Sentinel
as President
Movie - Released: 3/22/2024
Kill Craft
Kill Craft
as Thomas Delon
Movie - Released: 6/4/2024
Alien: Rubicon
Alien: Rubicon
as President McCoy
Movie - Released: 8/23/2024
Shark Island
Shark Island
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 8/1/2024
In Tenebras: Into the Darkness
In Tenebras: Into the Darkness
as Captain Shaw
Movie - Released: 10/1/2024
9 Windows
9 Windows
as Agent Larry Thurgood
Movie - Released: 10/15/2024
The Vampire and the Vigilante
The Vampire and the Vigilante
as Gabriel
Movie - Released: 10/22/2024
Revival
Revival
as Martin
Movie - Released: 11/28/2024
The Christmas Chain
The Christmas Chain
as Tom
Movie - Released: 11/15/2024

2023

End of Loyalty
End of Loyalty
as Pops
Movie - Released: 3/7/2023
Kings of L.A.
Kings of L.A.
as Artie
Movie - Released: 6/13/2023
If I Can't Have You
If I Can't Have You
Movie - Released: 4/13/2023
Buckle Up
Buckle Up
as Joseph McClory
Movie - Released: 7/6/2023
The Beast Comes At Midnight
The Beast Comes At Midnight
as Night
Movie - Released: 8/13/2023
The Puppetman
The Puppetman
as Detective Al Rosen
Movie - Released: 10/10/2023
Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar
Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar
as Kip
Movie - Released: 4/21/2023
Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death
as Dr. David Moore
Movie - Released: 9/1/2023
In The Shadows
In The Shadows
as Sam Hammonds
Movie - Released: 10/16/2023
Family Ornaments
Family Ornaments
as Grandpa Pat
Movie - Released: 11/17/2023
A Christmas Intern
A Christmas Intern
as William
Movie - Released: 12/16/2023
Very Frightening Tales
Very Frightening Tales
as Edward Barnes
Movie - Released: 3/7/2023
Alien Apocalypse
Alien Apocalypse
as Director Storm
Movie - Released: 11/3/2023

2022

They Crawl Beneath
They Crawl Beneath
as Bill Mortiz
Movie - Released: 10/14/2022
Twisted Vines
Twisted Vines
as Branson Wright
Movie - Released: 9/17/2022
Beyond the Resonator
Beyond the Resonator
as Professor Wallace
Movie - Released: 3/11/2022
Headless Horseman
Headless Horseman
as The Devil
Movie - Released: 10/14/2022
Alabama Rose
Alabama Rose
as Ethan
Movie - Released: 12/31/2022
Curse of the Re-Animator
Curse of the Re-Animator
as Professor Wallace
Movie - Released: 3/25/2022
Top Gunner: Danger Zone
Top Gunner: Danger Zone
as Air Marshal Tony Wilkes
Movie - Released: 5/20/2022
Renegades
Renegades
as Donovan
Movie - Released: 12/2/2022
Bridge of the Doomed
Bridge of the Doomed
as Colonel Charon
Movie - Released: 4/30/2022
Dawn
Dawn
as Officer Barry
Movie - Released: 8/2/2022
Pig Killer
Pig Killer
as Detective Oppal
Movie - Released: 9/9/2022
The Red Tide Massacre
The Red Tide Massacre
as Sheriff Tom Fuller
Movie - Released: 9/10/2022
Lockdown
Lockdown
as Roger Kinkaid
Movie - Released: 5/10/2022
Nix
Nix
as Idres
Movie - Released: 9/30/2022
Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan
as Citizen Prime Ortiz
Movie - Released: 9/30/2022

2021

Christmas Collision
Christmas Collision
as Jagger Huntley
Movie - Released: 10/7/2021
Righteous Blood
Righteous Blood
as Jericho
Movie - Released: 8/2/2021
South of Heaven
South of Heaven
as Joey
Movie - Released: 10/8/2021
The Wrong Fiancé
The Wrong Fiancé
as Police Chief Sawyer
Movie - Released: 1/8/2021
Triassic Hunt
Triassic Hunt
as Jordan Freedman
Movie - Released: 1/29/2021
The Penthouse
The Penthouse
as Charles
Movie - Released: 4/13/2021
The Resonator: Miskatonic U
The Resonator: Miskatonic U
as Professor Wallace
Movie - Released: 2/26/2021
Mummy Dearest
Mummy Dearest
as Dr. Jason
Movie - Released: 4/5/2021
Painkiller
Painkiller
as Alan Rhodes
Movie - Released: 5/4/2021
Deceived by My Mother-In-Law
Deceived by My Mother-In-Law
as Ross
Movie - Released: 5/7/2021
Mommy's Deadly Con Artist
Mommy's Deadly Con Artist
as Ross
Movie - Released: 5/13/2021
Mind Games
Mind Games
as Colonel Reeder
Movie - Released: 7/4/2021
The Wild Man
The Wild Man
Movie - Released: 8/22/2021
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Keeping Up with the Joneses
as Sheldon
TV - Released: 7/8/2021

2020

Captors
Captors
Movie - Released: 10/5/2020
Emerald Run
Emerald Run
as Matteo Trino
Movie - Released: 2/21/2020
As Long As I'm Famous
As Long As I'm Famous
as Older Sid
Movie - Released: 5/1/2020
The Insurrection
The Insurrection
as Sergeant Major
Movie - Released: 5/4/2020
Invincible
Invincible
as Trevor Morgan
Movie - Released: 6/3/2020
Middleton Christmas
Middleton Christmas
as Johnny
Movie - Released: 10/28/2020

2019

Manipulated
Manipulated
Movie - Released: 4/5/2019
Big Kill
Big Kill
as Col. Granger
Movie - Released: 10/19/2019
Making a Deal with the Devil
Making a Deal with the Devil
as Pierre
Movie - Released: 6/20/2019
Hollow Point
Hollow Point
as Damian Wakefield
Movie - Released: 6/13/2019
The Last Big Save
The Last Big Save
as Derek
Movie - Released: 5/18/2019
Mayday
Mayday
as Air Marshall Adam Anderson
Movie - Released: 9/10/2019
Once Upon a Time in Deadwood
Once Upon a Time in Deadwood
as Swearengen
Movie - Released: 10/1/2019

2018

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
as Detective Brown
Movie - Released: 8/17/2018
Battle Drone
Battle Drone
as Karl Kess
Movie - Released: 3/1/2018
The Debt Collector
The Debt Collector
as Mad Alex
Movie - Released: 6/5/2018
City of Lies
City of Lies
as Varney
Movie - Released: 9/6/2018
Astro
Astro
as Allen Smith
Movie - Released: 6/8/2018
The Wrong Friend
The Wrong Friend
as Lieutenant Forni
Movie - Released: 9/14/2018
Reborn
Reborn
as Detective Mark Fox
Movie - Released: 11/3/2018
A Christmas in Royal Fashion
A Christmas in Royal Fashion
as Mr. Carson
Movie - Released: 12/16/2018
F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story
F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/29/2018
Starhunter ReduX
Starhunter ReduX
as Dante Montana
TV - Released: 5/29/2018

2017

American Violence
American Violence
as Martin Bigg
Movie - Released: 2/3/2017
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
as Johnny 3
Movie - Released: 8/18/2017
The Return
The Return
as Michael Shreder
Movie - Released: 2/21/2017
Gangster Land
Gangster Land
as O'Connor
Movie - Released: 12/1/2017
Global Meltdown
Global Meltdown
as Amos Cade
Movie - Released: 7/6/2017
The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man
as Gary Moore
Movie - Released: 12/29/2017
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/16/2017
The Red Maple Leaf
The Red Maple Leaf
as Ambassador Patrick Adams Jr.
Movie - Released: 2/24/2017
Jason's Letter
Jason's Letter
as Brad Macaulay
Movie - Released: 12/12/2017
A Doggone Hollywood
A Doggone Hollywood
as Sheriff Evans
Movie - Released: 1/6/2017

2016

It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/12/2016
Weaponized
Weaponized
as Captain Doug Rice
Movie - Released: 3/1/2016
Traded
Traded
as Clay
Movie - Released: 6/10/2016
Nessie & Me
Nessie & Me
as Dad
Movie - Released: 8/8/2016
Decommissioned
Decommissioned
as Detective Tom Weston
Movie - Released: 8/29/2016
Abattoir
Abattoir
as Richard Renshaw
Movie - Released: 11/24/2016
The Infiltrator
The Infiltrator
as Barry Seal
Movie - Released: 7/13/2016
Movie
Nature of the Beast: Making Bad Moon
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/19/2016

2015

Bone Tomahawk
Bone Tomahawk
as Mr. Wallington
Movie - Released: 10/23/2015
Awaken
Awaken
as Xander
Movie - Released: 7/7/2015
The Shelter
The Shelter
as Thomas
Movie - Released: 8/28/2015
The Vatican Tapes
The Vatican Tapes
as Det. Harris
Movie - Released: 7/23/2015
Checkmate
Checkmate
as Captain Raymond Mitchell Howard
Movie - Released: 7/3/2015
Operator
Operator
as Howard
Movie - Released: 8/21/2015
Swat: Unit 887
Swat: Unit 887
as Captain Mike Ryan
Movie - Released: 9/29/2015
4Got10
4Got10
as Sheriff Olson
Movie - Released: 9/11/2015
Sicilian Vampire
Sicilian Vampire
as Sammy
Movie - Released: 11/3/2015
No Deposit
No Deposit
as Mickey Ryan
Movie - Released: 4/24/2015

2014

The Big Fat Stone
The Big Fat Stone
as Detective Farinelli
Movie - Released: 1/1/2014
The Hunt for Johnny Ringo
The Hunt for Johnny Ringo
as Sheriff Atherton
Movie - Released: 9/9/2014
Snapshot
Snapshot
as President
Movie - Released: 1/7/2014

2013

How Sweet It Is
How Sweet It Is
as Mike
Movie - Released: 5/10/2013
Assault on Wall Street
Assault on Wall Street
as Frank
Movie - Released: 6/30/2013
Suddenly
Suddenly
as Conklin
Movie - Released: 8/8/2013
Real Gangsters
Real Gangsters
as Frank 'Frankie' D'Cecco
Movie - Released: 6/1/2013
Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited
Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/8/2013
Jet Set
Jet Set
as Ryan
Movie - Released: 12/12/2013

2012

The Philadelphia Experiment
The Philadelphia Experiment
as Hagan
Movie - Released: 7/27/2012
Maximum Conviction
Maximum Conviction
as Chris Blake
Movie - Released: 10/25/2012
Movie
The Come-Up
as Ron Zimmerman
Movie - Released: 10/6/2012
Gone
Gone
as Lt. Ray Bozeman
Movie - Released: 2/23/2012

2011

Blubberella
Blubberella
as The Commandant
Movie - Released: 7/29/2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Detective Kurlen
Movie - Released: 3/17/2011

2010

BloodRayne: The Third Reich
BloodRayne: The Third Reich
as Commandant Ekart Brand
Movie - Released: 6/10/2010
Tales of an Ancient Empire
Tales of an Ancient Empire
as Oda
Movie - Released: 7/31/2010
Cool Dog
Cool Dog
as Dean Warner
Movie - Released: 8/19/2010
Amphibious Creature of the Deep
Amphibious Creature of the Deep
as Jack Bowman
Movie - Released: 10/12/2010
Raging Boll
Raging Boll
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/23/2010

2009

Direct Contact
Direct Contact
as Clive Connelly
Movie - Released: 4/16/2009
Rampage
Rampage
as Sheriff Melvoy
Movie - Released: 9/27/2009
The Perfect Sleep
The Perfect Sleep
as Officer Pavlovich
Movie - Released: 3/13/2009

2008

Tunnel Rats
Tunnel Rats
as Sergeant Vic Hollowborn
Movie - Released: 5/31/2008
Far Cry
Far Cry
as Paul Summer
Movie - Released: 10/2/2008
Alone in the Dark 2
Alone in the Dark 2
as Willson
Movie - Released: 9/1/2008
100 Feet
100 Feet
as Mike Watson / The Ghost
Movie - Released: 7/22/2008
Road to Hell
Road to Hell
as Cody
Movie - Released: 9/22/2008
Dark World
Dark World
as Harry
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008
Ninja Cheerleaders
Ninja Cheerleaders
as Victor Lazzaro
Movie - Released: 5/10/2008

2007

Kinky Killers
Kinky Killers
as Detective Barry Harper
Movie - Released: 6/1/2007
Furnace
Furnace
as Michael Turner
Movie - Released: 12/11/2007
BloodRayne II: Deliverance
BloodRayne II: Deliverance
as Pat Garret
Movie - Released: 9/18/2007
Postal
Postal
as Panhandler
Movie - Released: 10/18/2007

2006

Seed
Seed
as Detective Matthew 'Matt' Bishop
Movie - Released: 11/3/2006
Crash Landing
Crash Landing
as Captain Williams
Movie - Released: 7/11/2006
Saurian
Saurian
as Jace Randall
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
South Beach
South Beach
TV - Released: 1/11/2006

2005

Komodo vs. Cobra
Komodo vs. Cobra
as Capt. Michael A. Stoddard
Movie - Released: 8/19/2005
BloodRayne
BloodRayne
as Iancu
Movie - Released: 10/22/2005

2004

Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness
Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness
as Ty Griffin
Movie - Released: 10/26/2004
House
House
as Warden Delaire
TV - Released: 11/16/2004

2003

Fate
Fate
as Detective Cody Martin
Movie - Released: 3/14/2003
Heart of America
Heart of America
as Will Prat
Movie - Released: 2/13/2003
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Randy Price
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

Red Serpent
Red Serpent
as Steve Nichols
Movie - Released: 10/5/2002
Vatos
Vatos
Movie - Released: 12/11/2002

2001

Blackwoods
Blackwoods
as Sheriff Harding
Movie - Released: 10/25/2001
Peril
Peril
as Vincent
Movie - Released: 1/17/2001
A Month of Sundays
A Month of Sundays
as Tomas McCabe
Movie - Released: 9/17/2001

2000

Sanctimony
Sanctimony
as Jim Renart
Movie - Released: 10/26/2000
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides
as Adult Trip Fontaine
Movie - Released: 4/21/2000
Starhunter
Starhunter
as Dante Montana
TV - Released: 11/1/2000

1999

Space Fury
Space Fury
as Argy
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Merchant of Death
Merchant of Death
as Jim Rendall
Movie - Released: 5/9/1999
Men of Means
Men of Means
as Rico 'Bullet' Burke
Movie - Released: 5/25/1999

1998

October 22
October 22
as Gary
Movie - Released: 11/4/1998
Hope Floats
Hope Floats
as Bill Pruitt
Movie - Released: 5/29/1998
Back to Even
Back to Even
as Boyle
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

1997

Falling Fire
Falling Fire
as Daryl Boden
Movie - Released: 9/19/1997
2103: The Deadly Wake
2103: The Deadly Wake
as Tarkis
Movie - Released: 8/26/1997
Strip Search
Strip Search
as Robby Durrell
Movie - Released: 4/2/1997
Coyote Run
Coyote Run
as Pershing Quinn
Movie - Released: 6/17/1997

1996

Bad Moon
Bad Moon
as Uncle Ted
Movie - Released: 11/1/1996
The Colony
The Colony
as Alec Harken
Movie - Released: 7/4/1996
Carver's Gate
Carver's Gate
as Carver
Movie - Released: 10/5/1996

1995

Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
as Frank McGowan
Movie - Released: 4/28/1995
Lunar Cop
Lunar Cop
as Joe Brody
Movie - Released: 4/1/1995
Triplecross
Triplecross
as Teddy 'T.C' Cooper
Movie - Released: 5/28/1995
Warriors
Warriors
as Colin Neal
Movie - Released: 7/6/1995
The Dangerous
The Dangerous
as Random
Movie - Released: 1/18/1995
Raging Angels
Raging Angels
as Colin
Movie - Released: 11/10/1995

1993

Point of Impact
Point of Impact
as Jack David
Movie - Released: 12/1/1993
Deadly Heroes
Deadly Heroes
as Brad Cartowski
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993

1992

Sunset Heat
Sunset Heat
as Eric Wright
Movie - Released: 7/2/1992
Blink of an Eye
Blink of an Eye
as Sam Browning
Movie - Released: 8/26/1992
Into the Sun
Into the Sun
as Capt. Paul Watkins
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
Empire City
Empire City
as Joey Andre
Movie - Released: 9/1/1992

1991

The Last Hour
The Last Hour
as Jeff
Movie - Released: 10/3/1991
Killing Streets
Killing Streets
as Chris / Craig Brandt
Movie - Released: 10/23/1991

1990

Moon 44
Moon 44
as Felix Stone
Movie - Released: 2/15/1990
The Closer
The Closer
as Larry Freed
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Dragonfight
Dragonfight
as Moorpark
Movie - Released: 6/5/1990
The Dark Sun
The Dark Sun
as Ruggero Brickman
Movie - Released: 2/4/1990

1989

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
as Eddie Wilson / Joe West
Movie - Released: 8/18/1989

1987

World Gone Wild
World Gone Wild
as George Landon
Movie - Released: 10/1/1987
The Women's Club
The Women's Club
as Patrick
Movie - Released: 1/2/1987
Houston Knights
Houston Knights
as Joey La Fiamma
TV - Released: 3/11/1987

1986

Instant Justice
Instant Justice
as Scott Youngblood
Movie - Released: 10/17/1986

1985

Space Rage
Space Rage
as Grange
Movie - Released: 12/25/1985

1984

The Philadelphia Experiment
The Philadelphia Experiment
as David Herdeg
Movie - Released: 10/5/1984
Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire
as Tom Cody
Movie - Released: 6/1/1984
Undercover
Undercover
as Max
Movie - Released: 2/24/1984

1983

Eddie and the Cruisers
Eddie and the Cruisers
as Eddie Wilson
Movie - Released: 9/23/1983

1981

Crazy Times
Crazy Times
as Harry
Movie - Released: 4/10/1981
The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero
as Tony Villicana
TV - Released: 3/18/1981

Unknown

Mayday Z
Mayday Z
as Stan Stone
Movie
Cursed Waters
Cursed Waters
as Captain Arnold
Movie
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw
as Sherrif Atherton
Movie
Movie
Only Seven Days...
as Charles
Movie
Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins
Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins
as Warrant
Movie
How to Kill Your Coworkers and Get Away with it
How to Kill Your Coworkers and Get Away with it
as Victor Claremont
Movie
Save the Last Bullet
Save the Last Bullet
as Capt. Pete Lepart
Movie
Movie
SYNC
Movie
The Apex Predators Club
The Apex Predators Club
Movie