Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis
Chiklis in 2019
Born	Michael Charles Chiklis (1963-08-30) August 30, 1963 (age 61) Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Boston University (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Michelle Moran ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2, including Autumn Chiklis
Website	michaelchiklis.com

Michael Charles Chiklis (/ˈtʃɪklɪs/; born August 30, 1963) is an American actor. He is best 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 as 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 in American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014–2015), and Nathaniel Barnes in Gotham (2015–2017). He has appeared in films such as Eagle Eye (2008), Hubie Halloween (2020), and Don't Look Up (2021).