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