--- name: "Michael Paré" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-pare" fi1m_id: "michael-pare" imdb_id: "nm0001595" tmdb_id: 60650 wikidata_id: "Q672357" roles: ["Actor"] born: "9 October 1958" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 80 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-23T20:54:20.644864+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 Paré ## Identity Michael Paré - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-pare - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** michael-pare - **IMDb ID:** nm0001595 - **TMDB ID:** 60650 - **Wikidata ID:** Q672357 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Par%C3%A9, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q672357, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001595/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60650 Actor. Born 9 October 1958 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 9 October 1958, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - **Active:** 2000–present - **Also known as:** Michael Kevin Paré, Майкл Паре, مایکل پاری - **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 78 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Par%C3%A9, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q672357, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001595/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60650 ## Coming up - *Order of the Dragon* (2026-12-18), as Henry Wyatt - *Someone Dies Tonight* (2026-12-25), as William 'Bill' Stephenson - *Manson's War* (2028-11-12), as Detective Cody ## Biography Michael Paré is an American actor. Born on 9 October 1958 in Brooklyn, New York City, he trained at the Culinary Institute of America and worked as a chef before entering acting after being scouted by an agent. His first starring role was as Tony Villicana in the television series *The Greatest American Hero* (1981). He is known for film roles including Eddie Wilson in *Eddie and the Cruisers* (1983) and its sequel *Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!* (1989), Tom Cody in *Streets of Fire* (1984), David Herdeg in *The Philadelphia Experiment* (1984), Frank McGowan in *Village of the Damned* (1995), Adult Trip Fontaine in *The Virgin Suicides* (1999), and Detective Kurlen in *The Lincoln Lawyer* (2011). Television work includes Joey La Fiamma in *Houston Knights* (1987–1988) and Dante Montana in *Starhunter* (2000–2001). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Bone Tomahawk* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Mr. Wallington — [page](https://film.one/film/bone-tomahawk.md) - *The Virgin Suicides* (2000), Fi1m 83, as Adult Trip Fontaine — [page](https://film.one/film/the-virgin-suicides.md) ## Complete filmography (242) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Manson's War* (2028), as Detective Cody - *Someone Dies Tonight* (2026), as William 'Bill' Stephenson - *Order of the Dragon* (2026), as Henry Wyatt - *The Apex Predators Club* (2026), Actor - *The Wrong Housemaid* (2026), as James - *SYNC* (2026), as Damien · Producer - *Water’s Edge* (2025), as Sheriff Jake Wright - *Rocky's Galaxy: A Totally Mundane Christmas Adventure* (2025), as Col. Sublett - *3* (2025), as Father Joe - *Helloween* (2025), as John Parker - *Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines* (2025), as Dr. David Moore - *Shark Terror* (2025), as Captain Schaeffer - *Bury 'Em Deep* (2025), as Sheriff Sykes - *Clutch* (2025), as Marty - *Morgan: Killer Doll* (2025), as Astrid's Father - *Elite Target* (2025), as Disappointed Man - *Death 4 Dinner* (2025), as Detective Noah Rafferty - *Knightfall* (2025), as Matthew — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/knightfall.md) - *Kung Fu Slayers* (2025), as Steven Steinberg - *The Land That Time Forgot* (2025), as Admiral Christopher Jackman - *Mundije* (2025), as CIA Chief - *Desert Fiends* (2024), as Leonard - *Revival* (2024), as Martin - *The Christmas Chain* (2024), as Tom - *The Devil’s Trap* (2024), as Father Gestas - *Angel with a Gun* (2024), Actor - *The Vampire and the Vigilante* (2024), as Gabriel - *9 Windows* (2024), as Agent Larry Thurgood - *In Tenebras: Into the Darkness* (2024), as Captain Shaw - *Alien: Rubicon* (2024), as President McCoy - *Shark Island* (2024), as Charlie - *Steady* (2024), as Rudy - *Bedtime Stories: Tales of Love and Hate* (2024), as Fortunato - *Kill Craft* (2024), as Thomas Delon - *War of the Worlds: Extinction* (2024), as General Alfaro - *Wanted Man* (2024), as Tinelli - *Sentinel* (2024), as President - *Camp Pleasant Lake* (2024), as Rick Rutherford - *Tall, Dark and Dangerous* (2024), as Bill - *Planetquake* (2024), as General West - *The Wrong Life Coach* (2024), as Detective Cloverdale - *A Christmas Intern* (2023), as William - *Family Ornaments* (2023), as Grandpa Pat - *Alien Apocalypse* (2023), as Director Storm - *In The Shadows* (2023), as Sam Hammonds - *The Puppetman* (2023), as Detective Al Rosen - *Wrongful Death* (2023), as Dr. David Moore - *The Beast Comes At Midnight* (2023), as Night - *Buckle Up* (2023), as Joseph McClory - *Kings of L.A.* (2023), as Artie - *Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar* (2023), as Kip - *If I Can't Have You* (2023), Actor - *End of Loyalty* (2023), as Pops - *Very Frightening Tales* (2023), as Edward Barnes - *Alabama Rose* (2022), as Ethan - *2025 Armageddon* (2022), Actor - *Black Warrant* (2022), Story - *Renegades* (2022), as Donovan - *They Crawl Beneath* (2022), as Bill Mortiz - *Headless Horseman* (2022), as The Devil - *Attack on Titan* (2022), as Citizen Prime Ortiz - *Nix* (2022), as Idres - *Twisted Vines* (2022), as Branson Wright - *The Red Tide Massacre* (2022), as Sheriff Tom Fuller - *Pig Killer* (2022), as Detective Oppal - *Dawn* (2022), as Officer Barry - *Top Gunner: Danger Zone* (2022), as Air Marshal Tony Wilkes - *Lockdown* (2022), as Roger Kinkaid - *Bridge of the Doomed* (2022), as Colonel Charon - *Curse of the Re-Animator* (2022), as Professor Wallace - *Beyond the Resonator* (2022), as Professor Wallace - *South of Heaven* (2021), as Joey - *Christmas Collision* (2021), as Jagger Huntley - *The Wild Man* (2021), Actor - *Righteous Blood* (2021), as Jericho - *Keeping Up with the Joneses* (2021), series, as Sheldon - *Mind Games* (2021), as Colonel Reeder - *Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game* (2021), as Lister - *Mommy's Deadly Con Artist* (2021), as Ross - *Deceived by My Mother-In-Law* (2021), as Ross - *Painkiller* (2021), as Alan Rhodes - *The Penthouse* (2021), as Charles - *Mummy Dearest* (2021), as Dr. Jason - *The Resonator: Miskatonic U* (2021), as Professor Wallace - *Triassic Hunt* (2021), as Jordan Freedman - *The Wrong Fiancé* (2021), as Police Chief Sawyer - *Middleton Christmas* (2020), as Johnny - *Captors* (2020), Actor - *Invincible* (2020), as Trevor Morgan - *The Insurrection* (2020), as Sergeant Major - *As Long As I'm Famous* (2020), as Older Sid - *Emerald Run* (2020), as Matteo Trino - *Hollow Point* (2019), as Damian Wakefield - *Big Kill* (2019), as Col. Granger - *Once Upon a Time in Deadwood* (2019), as Swearengen - *Mayday* (2019), as Air Marshall Adam Anderson - *Making a Deal with the Devil* (2019), as Pierre - *The Last Big Save* (2019), as Derek - *Manipulated* (2019), Actor - *A Christmas in Royal Fashion* (2018), as Mr. Carson - *Reborn* (2018), as Detective Mark Fox - *The Wrong Friend* (2018), as Lieutenant Forni - *City of Lies* (2018), as Varney - *Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich* (2018), as Detective Brown - *Astro* (2018), as Allen Smith - *The Debt Collector* (2018), as Mad Alex - *Starhunter ReduX* (2018), series, as Dante Montana - *Battle Drone* (2018), as Karl Kess - *The Wrong Man* (2017), as Gary Moore - *Jason's Letter* (2017), as Brad Macaulay - *Gangster Land* (2017), as O'Connor - *The Neighborhood* (2017), as Johnny 3 - *Global Meltdown* (2017), as Amos Cade - *The Red Maple Leaf* (2017), as Ambassador Patrick Adams Jr. - *The Return* (2017), as Michael Shreder - *American Violence* (2017), as Martin Bigg - *A Doggone Hollywood* (2017), as Sheriff Evans - *Abattoir* (2016), as Richard Renshaw - *Decommissioned* (2016), as Detective Tom Weston - *Nessie & Me* (2016), as Dad - *The Infiltrator* (2016), as Barry Seal - *Traded* (2016), as Clay - *Weaponized* (2016), as Captain Doug Rice - *Sicilian Vampire* (2015), as Sammy - *Bone Tomahawk* (2015), as Mr. Wallington — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/bone-tomahawk.md) - *Swat: Unit 887* (2015), as Captain Mike Ryan - *4Got10* (2015), as Sheriff Olson - *The Shelter* (2015), as Thomas - *Operator* (2015), as Howard - *The Vatican Tapes* (2015), as Det. Harris - *Awaken* (2015), as Xander - *Checkmate* (2015), as Captain Raymond Mitchell Howard - *No Deposit* (2015), as Mickey Ryan - *The Last Outlaw* (2014), as Sheriff Atherton - *Snapshot* (2014), as President - *The Big Fat Stone* (2014), as Detective Farinelli - *Jet Set* (2013), as Ryan - *Suddenly* (2013), as Conklin - *Assault on Wall Street* (2013), as Frank - *Real Gangsters* (2013), as Frank 'Frankie' D'Cecco - *How Sweet It Is* (2013), as Mike - *Maximum Conviction* (2012), as Chris Blake - *The Come-Up* (2012), as Ron Zimmerman - *The Philadelphia Experiment* (2012), as Hagan - *Os 12 Desastres de Natal* (2012), Director - *Gone* (2012), as Lt. Ray Bozeman - *Blubberella* (2011), as The Commandant - *The Lincoln Lawyer* (2011), as Detective Kurlen - *Amphibious Creature of the Deep* (2010), as Jack Bowman - *Cool Dog* (2010), as Dean Warner - *Tales of an Ancient Empire* (2010), as Oda - *BloodRayne: The Third Reich* (2010), as Commandant Ekart Brand - *Rampage* (2009), as Sheriff Melvoy - *Direct Contact* (2009), as Clive Connelly - *The Perfect Sleep* (2009), as Officer Pavlovich - *Far Cry* (2008), as Paul Summer - *Road to Hell* (2008), as Cody - *Alone in the Dark 2* (2008), as Willson - *100 Feet* (2008), as Mike Watson / The Ghost - *Tunnel Rats* (2008), as Sergeant Vic Hollowborn - *Ninja Cheerleaders* (2008), as Victor Lazzaro - *Dark World* (2008), as Harry - *Furnace* (2007), as Michael Turner - *Postal* (2007), as Panhandler - *BloodRayne II: Deliverance* (2007), as Pat Garret - *Kinky Killers* (2007), as Detective Barry Harper - *Seed* (2006), as Detective Matthew 'Matt' Bishop - *Crash Landing* (2006), as Captain Williams - *South Beach* (2006), series, Actor - *BloodRayne* (2006), as Iancu - *Saurian* (2006), as Jace Randall - *Komodo vs. Cobra* (2005), as Capt. Michael A. Stoddard · Executive Producer - *House* (2004), series, as Warden Delaire — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) - *Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness* (2004), as Ty Griffin - *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Randy Price - *Fate* (2003), as Detective Cody Martin - *Heart of America* (2003), as Will Prat - *Vatos* (2002), Actor - *Red Serpent* (2002), as Steve Nichols - *Blackwoods* (2001), as Sheriff Harding - *A Month of Sundays* (2001), as Tomas McCabe - *Peril* (2001), as Vincent - *Starhunter* (2000), series, as Dante Montana - *Sanctimony* (2000), as Jim Renart - *The Virgin Suicides* (2000), as Adult Trip Fontaine — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-virgin-suicides.md) - *Space Fury* (1999), as Argy - *Men of Means* (1999), as Rico 'Bullet' Burke - *October 22* (1998), as Gary - *Hope Floats* (1998), as Bill Pruitt - *Back to Even* (1998), as Boyle - *Falling Fire* (1997), as Daryl Boden - *2103: The Deadly Wake* (1997), as Tarkis - *Merchant of Death* (1997), as Jim Rendall - *Coyote Run* (1997), as Pershing Quinn - *Strip Search* (1997), as Robby Durrell - *Bad Moon* (1996), as Uncle Ted - *Carver's Gate* (1996), as Carver - *The Colony* (1996), as Alec Harken - *Raging Angels* (1995), as Colin - *Triplecross* (1995), as Teddy 'T.C' Cooper - *Village of the Damned* (1995), as Frank McGowan - *Lunar Cop* (1995), as Joe Brody - *The Dangerous* (1995), as Random - *Warriors* (1994), as Colin Neal - *Point of Impact* (1993), as Jack David - *Deadly Heroes* (1993), as Brad Cartowski - *Empire City* (1992), as Joey Andre - *Blink of an Eye* (1992), as Sam Browning - *Sunset Heat* (1992), as Eric Wright - *Into the Sun* (1992), as Capt. Paul Watkins - *Killing Streets* (1991), as Chris / Craig Brandt - *The Last Hour* (1991), as Jeff - *Dragonfight* (1990), as Moorpark - *Moon 44* (1990), as Felix Stone - *The Dark Sun* (1990), as Ruggero Brickman - *The Closer* (1990), as Larry Freed - *Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!* (1989), as Eddie Wilson / Joe West - *World Gone Wild* (1987), as George Landon - *Houston Knights* (1987), series, as Joey La Fiamma - *The Women's Club* (1987), as Patrick - *Instant Justice* (1986), as Scott Youngblood - *Space Rage* (1985), as Grange - *The Philadelphia Experiment* (1984), as David Herdeg - *Streets of Fire* (1984), as Tom Cody - *Undercover* (1984), as Max - *Eddie and the Cruisers* (1983), as Eddie Wilson - *Crazy Times* (1981), as Harry - *The Greatest American Hero* (1981), series, as Tony Villicana - *Small Talk*, Actor - *Cursed Waters*, as Captain Arnold - *Mayday Z*, as Stan Stone · Director - *Only Seven Days...*, as Charles - *How to Kill Your Coworkers and Get Away with it*, as Victor Claremont - *Save the Last Bullet*, as Capt. Pete Lepart - *dATE*, Actor - *Sara Sarita*, Actor - *Dead Dogs Lying in the Sun*, as Chuck Simpson - *Werewolf Hunt*, as Jackson - *Penny*, Actor - *Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins*, as Warrant - *A Perfect Christmas Kiss*, as Uncle Ed - *Sundown Town*, as Hank ## Gallery - ![Michael Paré](https://film.one/media/person/88762/gallery-3038e1320852.jpg) Michael Paré — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Michael_Pare_%2854898528732%29.jpg/1280px-Michael_Pare_%2854898528732%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael Paré at Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/88762/gallery-292100c07900.jpg) Michael Paré at Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2025 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Michael_Par%C3%A9_Photo_Op_Animate%21_x_Nightmare_Weekend_Richmond_2025.jpg/1280px-Michael_Par%C3%A9_Photo_Op_Animate%21_x_Nightmare_Weekend_Richmond_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Robert Miano, Silvia Spross, Pat Wind, Michael Paré on the set of "Someone Dies Tonight" (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/88762/gallery-33e5799d5f69.jpg) Robert Miano, Silvia Spross, Pat Wind, Michael Paré on the set of "Someone Dies Tonight" (2021) — Anna Bella Koszescha, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Robert_Miano%2C_Silvia_Spross%2C_Pat_Wind%2C_Michael_Par%C3%A9.jpg/1280px-Robert_Miano%2C_Silvia_Spross%2C_Pat_Wind%2C_Michael_Par%C3%A9.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael Paré](https://film.one/media/person/88762/gallery-c71e2603cb4d.jpg) Michael Paré — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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