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MICHAEL CHIKLIS

Actor
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.
BORN August 30, 1963
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HEIGHT 5'11" (1.80 m)
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NATIONALITY American
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YEARS ACTIVE 1975 – Present
MICHAEL CHIKLIS

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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1990
ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Lead Performance (The Simpsons)

WINNER
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2000
GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture (Family Guy)

WINNER
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2000
BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement (Family Guy)

WINNER
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2000
CRITICS' CHOICE

Best Performance (Family Guy)

WINNER

👤 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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🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Michael Charles Chiklis
  • Born August 30, 1963
  • Height 5'11" (1.80 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education Studied Dramatic Arts / Private performance training
  • Current Status Active (Recently in The Senior, Hotel Cocaine)
  • Years Active 1975 – Present
  • Occupation Actor
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Began active theatrical and commercial performances in early adulthood.
  • Partner Private
  • Children N/A
  • Social

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