An American actor, poet, and photographer. He has starred in central roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, and Kill Bill, in addition to a supporting role in Sin City. Madsen is also credited with voice work in several video games, including Grand Theft Auto III, True Crime: Streets of L.A. and DRIV3R.
Known For
Species
(1995)
Preston Lennox
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005)
Maugrim (voice) (uncredited)
Die Another Day
(2002)
Damian Falco
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
(2019)
'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
Sin City
(2005)
Bob
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Budd
Scary Movie 4
(2006)
Oliver
WarGames
(1983)
Steve
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Budd
The Natural
(1984)
Bump Bailey
Species II
(1998)
Press Lenox
The Hateful Eight
(2015)
Joe Gage
The Doors
(1991)
Tom Baker
Free Willy
(1993)
Glen Greenwood
Thelma & Louise
(1991)
Jimmy Lennox
Full Filmography
Acting
Against All Hope
(1982)
Cecil Moe
WarGames
(1983)
Steve
Special Bulletin
(1983)
Jimmy Lenox
Diner
(1983)
Boogie
The Natural
(1984)
Bump Bailey
Racing with the Moon
(1984)
Frank
The Killing Time
(1987)
Stu
Iguana
(1988)
Sebastián
Shadows in the Storm
(1988)
Earl
Kill Me Again
(1989)
Vince A. Miller
Blood Red
(1989)
Enzio
The End of Innocence
(1990)
Earl
Montana
(1990)
Pierce
Thelma & Louise
(1991)
Jimmy Lennox
The Doors
(1991)
Tom Baker
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
Straight Talk
(1992)
Steve
To Kill For
(1992)
Cliff Burden
Baby Snatcher
(1992)
Cal Hudson
Free Willy
(1993)
Glen Greenwood
Beyond the Law
(1993)
Blood
Money for Nothing
(1993)
Detective Laurenzi
Almost Blue
(1993)
Morris
A House in the Hills
(1993)
Mickey
Trouble Bound
(1993)
Harry Talbot
Inside Edge
(1993)
Richard Montana
The Getaway
(1994)
Rudy Travis
Wyatt Earp
(1994)
Virgil Earp
Dead Connection
(1994)
Det. Matt Dickson
Season of Change
(1994)
Randy Parker
Blue Tiger
(1994)
Gun Salesman (uncredited)
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
(1994)
Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
(1995)
Glen Greenwood
Species
(1995)
Preston Lennox
Red Line
(1995)
Mr. Lawrence
Man with a Gun
(1995)
John Wilbur Hardin
Mulholland Falls
(1996)
Eddie Hall
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
(1996)
Sal
The Winner
(1996)
Wolf
Donnie Brasco
(1997)
Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
Surface to Air
(1997)
Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
The Maker
(1997)
Skarney
Executive Target
(1997)
Nick James
The Girl Gets Moe
(1997)
Donnelly
Catherine's Grove
(1997)
Joe Mason
Species II
(1998)
Press Lenox
The Sender
(1998)
Dallas Grayson
Papertrail
(1998)
FBI Agent Brad Abraham
Rough Draft
(1998)
Haynes
Detour
(1998)
Burl Rogers
Flat Out
(1999)
Gene
The Florentine
(1999)
Whitey
Supreme Sanction
(1999)
Dalton
Ballad of the Nightingale
(1999)
Giovanni
The Alternate
(2000)
Agent Briggs
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
(2000)
Joe
Luck of the Draw
(2000)
Zippo
The Stray
(2000)
Ben
Voodoo Dawn
(2000)
Frank Barlow
Ultimate Target
(2000)
Uncle
Sacrifice
(2000)
Tyler Pierce
High Noon
(2000)
Frank Miller
Bad Guys
(2000)
Jay Peters
The Price of Air
(2000)
Mr. Ball
Fall
(2001)
Jeremy Banes
The Ghost
(2001)
Dan Olinghouse
Choke
(2001)
Will
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
(2001)
James Alexander
Pressure Point
(2001)
Jed Griffin
Outlaw
(2001)
Conner
42K
(2001)
Narrator
You Rock My World
(2001)
Thug
Extreme Honor
(2001)
Sparks
Die Another Day
(2002)
Damian Falco
The Real Deal
(2002)
Baker Jacks
Primal Instinct
(2002)
Russ
Welcome to America
(2002)
Special Agent Leon Fogel
The Thief & the Stripper
(2002)
Jimmie D.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Budd
My Boss's Daughter
(2003)
T.J.
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
(2003)
Frank McGregor
Vampires Anonymous
(2003)
Geno
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
(2003)
Self
Pauly Shore Is Dead
(2003)
Michael Madsen
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Budd
Renegade
(2004)
Wallace Sebastian Blount
Frankenstein
(2004)
Detec. Harker
Jacked$
(2004)
Boss
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
(2004)
Self
Sin City
(2005)
Bob
Chasing Ghosts
(2005)
Kevin Harrison
BloodRayne
(2005)
Vladimir
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
(2005)
Law of Corruption
(2005)
American
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005)
Maugrim (voice) (uncredited)
UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine
(2006)
Major Blevins
The Last Drop
(2006)
J.T. Colt
Scary Movie 4
(2006)
Oliver
All In
(2006)
Seal
Canes
(2006)
Guillermo List
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
(2006)
Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
(2006)
Self
Hoboken Hollow
(2006)
J.T. Goldman
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
(2006)
Self
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
(2006)
Self
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
(2006)
Self
Tarantino's Mind
(2006)
Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega (archive footage)
Southern Comfort
(2006)
Being Michael Madsen
(2007)
Self
Strength and Honour
(2007)
Sean Kelleher
Croc
(2007)
Croc Hawkins
Boarding Gate
(2007)
Miles Rennberg
Tooth and Nail
(2007)
Jackal - Rover
Living & Dying
(2007)
Agent Lind
Machine
(2007)
Ray
Afghan Knights
(2007)
Cooper
Cosmic Radio
(2007)
Senator Atwood
L.A. Dicks
(2007)
Steven Miller
Road of No Return
(2008)
J. Marcone
Last Hour
(2008)
Monk
Crash and Burn
(2008)
Vincent Scaillo
Hell Ride
(2008)
The Gent
45 R.P.M.
(2008)
Major Baxter
House
(2008)
Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
Killer's Freedom
(2008)
Leo Ibiza
Eyes Front
(2008)
Vice
(2008)
Max Walker
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
(2008)
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
(2008)
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
(2008)
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
(2008)
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
(2008)
Self
No Bad Days
(2008)
Lester
Break
(2009)
The Associate
Hired Gun
(2009)
Dan Moeller
Clear Lake, WI
(2009)
The Reverend
The Tomb
(2009)
George
The Way
(2009)
Commander
The Bleeding
(2009)
Father Roy
Gloves of Stone
(2009)
Willie
Serbian Scars
(2009)
Dreq
Green Lantern: First Flight
(2009)
Kilowog (voice)
Lost in the Woods
(2009)
Stuart Bunka
Outrage: Born in Terror
(2009)
Farragut
Christmas Crash
(2009)
Joseph Johnson
Amazing Racer
(2009)
Dave Blair
The Face Is Familiar
(2009)
Himself
Creepshow Raw: Insomnia
(2009)
Barry
You Might As Well Live
(2009)
Clinton Manitoba
Deep Winter
(2009)
Dean
The Portal
(2010)
Dr. Azirra
Let the Game Begin
(2010)
Dr. Turner
The Killing Jar
(2010)
Doe
The Big I Am
(2010)
Martell
Federal
(2010)
Sam Gibson
Terror Trap
(2010)
Hotel Operator
The Brazen Bull
(2010)
Trader Games
(2010)
William
Corruption.Gov
(2010)
Senator John Mordire
The 5th Execution
(2011)
Rik
The Lion of Judah
(2011)
Boss (voice)
Not Another Not Another Movie
(2011)
Lester Storm
Amsterdam Heavy
(2011)
Keele
Dirty Little Trick
(2011)
Vito
The Forest
(2011)
Lt. Brandon Ross
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
(2011)
Budd (Sidewinder)
A Cold Day in Hell
(2011)
U.S. Marshal Stallings
Eldorado
(2012)
Ted
Loosies
(2012)
Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
Piranhaconda
(2012)
Prof. Lovegrove
Magic Boys
(2012)
Terence
Sins
(2012)
Don Mancino
Prince of the City
(2012)
Ben Carlton
Beyond the Trophy
(2012)
Cole Lambert
Bad Destiny
(2012)
Garbage
(2013)
Michael
Infected
(2013)
Louis Hartley
Along the Roadside
(2013)
Jerry
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
(2013)
Frank Harris
Ashley
(2013)
Bill
Terrible Angels
(2013)
Ben Nolan
ICE Agent
(2013)
Carlos Garcia
A Sierra Nevada Gunfight
(2013)
Sheriff Sawyer
Madoff: Made Off with America
(2013)
Agent Kennedy
Lionhead
(2013)
Walter Powell
Nomad the Beginning
(2013)
Wolf
Gabrielle
(2013)
Edward Sheehan
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
(2014)
агент
2047: Sights of Death
(2014)
Lobo
The Ninth Cloud
(2014)
Bob
Turn Around Jake
(2014)
Russell O'Malley
Beyond the Game
(2014)
Robert
Water Wars
(2014)
Bane
Non escludo il ritorno
(2014)
Paul Hummel
Hope Lost
(2015)
Manol
A Hitman in London
(2015)
The Boss
The Lost Tree
(2015)
John
The Hateful Eight
(2015)
Joe Gage
CobraGator
(2015)
Layton
Death in the Desert
(2015)
Ray Easler
Lumberjack Man
(2015)
Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
No Deposit
(2015)
Peter Shay
Flipped
(2015)
Casey
Lady Psycho Killer
(2015)
Doctor Douglass
Sacred Blood
(2015)
Detective Brennan
Bikini Inception
(2015)
Himself
Diamond Cartel
(2015)
Mike
Back in the Day
(2016)
Enzo
Magi
(2016)
Lawrence Irlam
Vigilante Diaries
(2016)
Moreau
Kidnapped in Romania
(2016)
Mihai
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
(2016)
Self
Along for the Ride
(2016)
Self
Talons
(2016)
George Fitzgerald
Rock, Paper, Scissors
(2017)
Doyle Dechert
Devil's Domain
(2017)
Bill
The Wrong Neighbor
(2017)
Coach Jaworski
The Broken Key
(2017)
Tully DeMarco
Unfallen
(2017)
General McCallister
Dirty Dealing
(2018)
Dean
Grindhouse Nightmares
(2018)
Spatss!
(2018)
Gang Leader
Love Addict
(2018)
Mr. Dickinson
Megalodon
(2018)
Admiral King
Papa
(2018)
Ivan
Garlic and Gunpowder
(2018)
Jason
Assassins Revenge
(2018)
Detective Frank McMillian
Dead On Time
(2018)
Mike McGuirk
Hangover in Death Valley
(2018)
Ted (archive footage)
The Journey Ahead
(2018)
Max
Q-4: Dream Corporation
(2018)
Arctic Dogs
(2019)
Duke (voice)
Trading Paint
(2019)
Linsky
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
(2019)
'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
Welcome to Acapulco
(2019)
Hyde
Born2Race
(2019)
Bobby Unser
Primitiva
(2019)
Narrator (voice)
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self
Unbelievable!!!!!
(2020)
President Ben Dover
The Garden Left Behind
(2020)
Kevin
Nishabdham
(2020)
Richard Dawkins
2 Graves in the Desert
(2020)
Vince
Angels Fallen
(2020)
Balthazar
Puppy Love
(2020)
Wesley
Serpent in the Bottle
(2020)
Joe
Shark Season
(2020)
James
Dirty Fears
(2020)
Michael
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
(2020)
Jefferson
Red Handed
(2020)
Lou
American Night
(2021)
Lord Samuel Morgan
Red Prophecies
(2021)
Richard Tyler
Burial Ground Massacre
(2021)
Damon
Christmas Thieves
(2021)
Vince
Every Last One of Them
(2021)
Bill
Ten Million Throwaways
(2021)
Narrator
Playing with Stars
(2021)
Run Raven Run
(2021)
Narrator (voice)
The Latin from Manhattan
(2022)
District Attorney
Damon's Revenge
(2022)
Damon
Until We Meet Again
(2022)
Detective Morrison
Incarnation
(2022)
Peter
Death Count
(2022)
Detective Casey
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
(2022)
Self
The Wraith Within
(2022)
Sheriff Townsend
Buckle Up
(2023)
Waking Karma
(2023)
Paul
Assault on Hill 400
(2023)
General Cota
Necronomicon
(2023)
The Lurking Fear
(2023)
Officer Hansen
Outlaw Johnny Black
(2023)
Dutch
South of Hope Street
(2024)
Benjamin
Arena Wars
(2024)
Samson
Prepare to Die
(2024)
Spirit Riser
(2024)
Narrator
Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha
(2024)
Kensei
Monster Mash
(2024)
Doctor Frankenstein
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
(2024)
Michael Madsen
Production
The Sender
(1998)
Associate Producer
Being Michael Madsen
(2007)
Producer
Road of No Return
(2008)
Associate Producer
Vice
(2008)
Executive Producer
The Brazen Bull
(2010)
Producer
Death in the Desert
(2015)
Executive Producer
The Dirty Kind
(2019)
Executive Producer
Every Last One of Them
(2021)
Executive Producer