--- name: "Michael J. Fox" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-j-fox" fi1m_id: "michael-j-fox" imdb_id: "nm0000150" tmdb_id: 521 wikidata_id: "Q395274" roles: ["Actor"] born: "9 June 1961" reviewed_on_fi1m: 9 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_as: "actor" average_over: 8 updated: "2026-10-05T01:34:27.275801+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Michael J. Fox ## Identity Michael J. Fox - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-j-fox - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** michael-j-fox - **IMDb ID:** nm0000150 - **TMDB ID:** 521 - **Wikidata ID:** Q395274 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Fox, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395274, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000150/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/521 Actor. Born 9 June 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 9 June 1961, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - **Active:** 1985–present - **Also known as:** Michael Andrew Fox, Michael Fox, Mike Fox - **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 8 acting, 1 writing - **Frequently works with:** [Bob Gale](https://film.one/person/bob-gale.md), [Christopher Lloyd](https://film.one/person/christopher-lloyd.md), [Lea Thompson](https://film.one/person/lea-thompson.md), [Neil Canton](https://film.one/person/neil-canton.md), [Robert Zemeckis](https://film.one/person/robert-zemeckis.md), [Thomas F. Wilson](https://film.one/person/thomas-f-wilson.md) - **Golden Globes:** 4 Golden Globes (4 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 8 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 71 (4), 1990s 66 (2), 2000s 84 (1), 2020s 75 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 69 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 5 of 6 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 7, Adventure 4, Fantasy 3, Science Fiction 3, Family 2, Animation 1 - **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $3,175m across 7 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Fox, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395274, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000150/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/521 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Stuart Little*](https://film.one/film/stuart-little.md) (66), [*The Secret of My Success*](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-my-success.md) (62) - **Disney+:** [*Back to the Future*](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future.md) (92) - **Apple TV:** [*STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie*](https://film.one/film/still-a-michael-j-fox-movie.md) (80) - **The Roku Channel:** [*Mars Attacks!*](https://film.one/film/mars-attacks.md) (66) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Teen Wolf*](https://film.one/film/teen-wolf.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Michael J. Fox > Michael J. Fox makes confidence funny by letting embarrassment catch up with it. We rate him most when a film puts that quick, likeable presence under pressure, rather than expecting charm to do all the work. Watch Michael J. Fox register disbelief in *Back to the Future* (1985): he stays caught up in Marty's trouble, never pausing to congratulate us on noticing the joke. The situation is absurd, but he plays the embarrassment as if it matters, which it does to Marty. We laughed at his encounters with his young parents because Fox lets the discomfort show without making either parent contemptible. His confidence keeps the adventure moving; his awkwardness makes the family comedy work. His breakthrough as Alex P. Keaton in *Family Ties* (1982) established the television comedian before Marty McFly made him a film star. Robert Zemeckis uses his speed particularly well opposite Christopher Lloyd's Emmett Brown, whose excitement could easily overwhelm a less alert partner. Fox keeps pace without trying to match the size of Lloyd's performance. Their exchanges remain conversations, rather than two actors competing to be the funniest person in them. *Back to the Future* has a slightly laboured opening, but editors Harry Keramidas and Arthur Schmidt keep its later complications clear and its jokes properly timed. Alan Silvestri's score takes the adventure seriously, and Fox and Lloyd give that enthusiasm a reason to be there. Neither the cutting nor the music has to manufacture our interest in Marty. Elsewhere, the likeability can make life too easy for a script. *The Secret of My Success* (1987) relies too readily on the charming lead to carry familiar comedy. *Bright Lights, Big City* (1988) makes room for vulnerability and a more flawed character. That is a better use of an affable actor than simply assuming we will enjoy his company whatever he is given to do. He returned to leading television comedy with *Spin City* (1996), working again with *Family Ties* creator and producer Gary David Goldberg. *The Frighteners* (1996) also found a use for his manic energy in horror-comedy. Start with *Back to the Future*, where the clever plot has the good sense to keep making life difficult for him. ## Biography Michael J. Fox is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for portraying Marty McFly in the *Back to the Future* film trilogy (1985–1990). Fox rose to prominence as Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom *Family Ties* (1982–1989). He also starred in films including *Teen Wolf* (1985), *The Secret of My Success* (1987) and *The Frighteners* (1996), and led the ABC sitcom *Spin City* (1996–2000) as Mike Flaherty. In 1998 Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to support research into the condition. He made later television appearances including on *Rescue Me* (2009) and *The Good Wife* (2010–2016), and in the series *The Michael J. Fox Show* (2013–2014). *Sources: michaeljfox.org, biography.com, screenrant.com, cnn.com.* ## On Fi1m (9) ### Performed in (8) — the average rests on these - *Zootopia 2* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Michael J. The Fox (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md) - *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Louis Canning — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *Stuart Little* (1999), Fi1m 66, as Stuart Little (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/stuart-little.md) - *Mars Attacks!* (1996), Fi1m 66, as Jason Stone — [page](https://film.one/film/mars-attacks.md) - *Back to the Future Part II* (1989), Fi1m 74, as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future-part-ii.md) - *The Secret of My Success* (1987), Fi1m 62, as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield — [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-my-success.md) - *Back to the Future* (1985), Fi1m 92, as Marty McFly — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future.md) - *Teen Wolf* (1985), Fi1m 55, as Scott Howard — [page](https://film.one/film/teen-wolf.md) ### Wrote (1) - *STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie* (2023), Fi1m 80, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/still-a-michael-j-fox-movie.md) ## Complete filmography (77) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Zootopia 2* (2025), as Michael J. The Fox (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md) - *Shrinking* (2023), series, as Gerry — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md) - *STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie* (2023), Book — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/still-a-michael-j-fox-movie.md) - *Back Home Again* (2021), as Michael J. Bird (voice) - *See You Yesterday* (2019), as Mr. Lockhart - *A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible* (2018), as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice) - *Corner Gas Animated* (2018), series, as Michael J. Fox (voice) - *Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles* (2018), series, as Marty McFly - *The Good Fight* (2017), series, as Louis Canning - *Designated Survivor* (2016), series, as Ethan West - *A.R.C.H.I.E.* (2016), as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice) - *Back To the Present: The Special* (2015), Actor - *The Michael J. Fox Show* (2013), series, as Mike Henry · Executive Producer - *Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen* (2012), as (archive footage) - *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Louis Canning — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *Looking Back to the Future* (2009), Thanks - *Phineas and Ferb* (2007), series, as Werewolf / Michael (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md) - *Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild* (2005), as Stuart Little (voice) - *Boston Legal* (2004), series, as Daniel Post — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md) - *Rescue Me* (2004), series, as Dwight — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/rescue-me.md) - *Clone High* (2002), series, as Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice) - *Stuart Little 2* (2002), as Stuart Little (voice) - *Interstate 60* (2002), as Mr. Baker - *Scrubs* (2001), series, as Kevin Casey - *Atlantis: The Lost Empire* (2001), as Milo (voice) - *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Michael J. Fox — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md) - *Stuart Little* (1999), as Stuart Little (voice) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/stuart-little.md) - *Mars Attacks!* (1996), as Jason Stone — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/mars-attacks.md) - *Spin City* (1996), series, as Mike Flaherty · Producer - *The Frighteners* (1996), as Frank Bannister - *Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco* (1996), as Chance (voice) - *The American President* (1995), as Lewis Rothschild - *Blue in the Face* (1995), as Pete Maloney - *Coldblooded* (1995), as Tim Alexander · Producer - *Your Studio and You* (1995), as Curious Guy on the Porch - *Don't Drink the Water* (1994), as Axel Magee - *Greedy* (1994), as Daniel - *For Love or Money* (1993), as Doug Ireland - *Where the Rivers Flow North* (1993), as Clayton Farnsworth - *Life with Mikey* (1993), as Michael Chapman - *Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey* (1993), as Chance (voice) - *Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories* (1992), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Brooklyn Bridge* (1991), series, Director - *Doc Hollywood* (1991), as Benjamin Stone - *The Hard Way* (1991), as Nick Lang - *Back to the Future Part III* (1990), as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly - *Back to the Future Part II* (1989), as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future-part-ii.md) - *Casualties of War* (1989), as Private Eriksson - *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap") · Director - *Mickey's 60th Birthday* (1988), as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Bright Lights, Big City* (1988), as Jamie - *Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam* (1987), as Raymond Griffiths (voice) - *The Secret of My Success* (1987), as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-my-success.md) - *The Return of Bruno* (1987), as Michael J. Fox - *Light of Day* (1987), as Joe Rasnick - *The Ice Man Hummeth* (1986), Actor - *Family Ties Vacation* (1985), as Alex P. Keaton - *The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There* (1985), Actor - *Teen Wolf* (1985), as Scott Howard — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/teen-wolf.md) - *Back to the Future* (1985), as Marty McFly — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future.md) - *Poison Ivy* (1985), as Dennis Baxter - *Night Court* (1984), series, as Eddie Simms - *Don't Ask Me, Ask God* (1984), as Future Son - *High School U.S.A.* (1983), as Jay-Jay Manners - *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Alex P. Keaton - *Class of 1984* (1982), as Arthur - *Teachers Only* (1982), series, Actor - *Here's Boomer* (1981), series, Actor - *Trouble in High Timber Country* (1980), as Thomas Elston - *Palmerstown, U.S.A.* (1980), series, as Willy-Joe Hall - *Midnight Madness* (1980), as Scott Larson - *Letters from Frank* (1979), as Ricky - *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, as Elliot Schweitzer - *Leo and Me* (1978), series, as Jamie - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Jimmy Cowens - *Family* (1976), series, as Richard - *Dragoons*, as Dougie (voice) ## Gallery - ![Michael J. Fox](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-e479f338f5f2.jpg) Michael J. Fox — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Michael_j_fox_1988_emmy.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox at the New York Comic Con (October 8, 2022). Photo by Chris Roth.](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-63bb28c70eb7.jpg) Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox at the New York Comic Con (October 8, 2022). Photo by Chris Roth. — Chris Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Back_to_the_Future_Reunion_NYCC_1.jpg/1280px-Back_to_the_Future_Reunion_NYCC_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox at the New York Comic Con (October 8, 2022). Photo by Chris Roth.](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-fb7477e02729.jpg) Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox at the New York Comic Con (October 8, 2022). Photo by Chris Roth. — Chris Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Back_to_the_Future_Reunion_NYCC_8.jpg/1280px-Back_to_the_Future_Reunion_NYCC_8.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![This file is a derivate work of the above named images to illustrate the cast of the 1989 film w:Back to the Future Part II.](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-6cbce45c74e3.png) This file is a derivate work of the above named images to illustrate the cast of the 1989 film w:Back to the Future Part II. — Derivative work by Theknine2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Bttf2cast.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Michael J. Fox](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-beb6b708a336.jpg) Michael J. Fox — Image via TMDB - ![Michael J. Fox](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-f689fa4fe2f6.jpg) Michael J. Fox — Image via TMDB - ![Michael J. Fox](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-799d6099917c.jpg) Michael J. Fox — Image via TMDB - ![This file is a derivate work of the above named images to illustrate the cast of the 1990 film w:Back to the Future Part III. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-e16a54f50477.png) This file is a derivate work of the above named images to illustrate the cast of the 1990 film w:Back to the Future Part III. (2021) — Derivative work by Theknine2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Bttf3cast.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Coldplay_Glasto24_290624 (272) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-2a9fb9d3e029.jpg) Coldplay_Glasto24_290624 (272) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Coldplay_Glasto24_290624_%28272%29_%2853836785472%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Coldplay_Glasto24_290624_%28272%29_%2853836785472%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael J. Fox](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-b126a77e8c8e.jpg) Michael J. Fox — Image via TMDB - ![Michael J. Fox](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-eb5bbd6b82e2.jpg) Michael J. Fox — Image via TMDB - ![Michael J. Fox](https://film.one/media/person/59880/gallery-a7949b6c1248.jpg) Michael J. Fox — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Golden Globes — 4 won - 2000: Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *Spin City* - 1999: Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *Spin City* - 1998: Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *Spin City* - 1989: Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *Family Ties* ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 5 won - 2009: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Rescue Me* - 2000: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Spin City* - 1988: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Family Ties* - 1987: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Family Ties* - 1986: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Family Ties* ### SAG Awards — 2 won - 2000: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Spin City* - 1999: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Spin City* ### Other awards — 14 won - Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award 2026: Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award (won) - Presidential Medal of Freedom 2025: Presidential Medal of Freedom (won) - lifetime achievement award 2023: lifetime achievement award (won) - Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 2022: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (won) - honorary doctor of the State University of New York at Stony Brook 2017: honorary doctor of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (won) - Great Immigrants Award 2011: Great Immigrants Award (won) - Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording 2010: Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (won) - Honorary Doctor at Karolinska Institutet 2010: Honorary Doctor at Karolinska Institutet (won) - Officer of the Order of Canada 2010: Officer of the Order of Canada (won) - star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 2002: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (won) - Canada's Walk of Fame 2000: Canada's Walk of Fame (won) - People's Choice Awards 1997: People's Choice Awards (won), for *Spin City* - Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Star 1988: Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Star (won), for *Family Ties* - Saturn Awards 1986: Best Actor (won), for *Back to the Future* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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