Acting credits
133
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Michael J. Fox
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.4
Moderate attention
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Movies: 88Series: 46Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 521
IMDb ID: nm0000150
Known for: Acting
Born: June 9, 1961
Age: 65
Place of birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2026
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.69
Wikidata: Q395274
Also known as
Michael Andrew Fox • Michael Fox • Mike Fox
Other jobs
Director (2)Producer (2)Book (1)Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996). Fox returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty from 1996 to 2000. In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to reduce his activities and led to his return to television in Spin City when he was still a major movie star. He continued to make guest appearances on television, including recurring roles on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me (2009) and the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2010–2016) that garnered him critical acclaim. He voiced the lead roles in the Stuart Little films (1999–2005) and the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). His final major role was on the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014). Fox retired in 2020 due to his declining health. Fox won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, along with being inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. For his advocacy of a cure for Parkinson's disease, he received an honorary doctorate in 2010 from the Karolinska Institute and an honorary Oscar in 2022.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Michael J. Fox.
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
as Self (Archive Footage)
2026 Movie
A Future on Stage
as Self
2025 Movie
Zootopia 2
as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
2025 Movie
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
as Self
2023 Movie
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
as Self
2023 Movie
Back Home Again
as Michael J. Bird (voice)
2021 Movie
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
See You Yesterday
as Mr. Lockhart
2019 Movie
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
2018 Movie
Michael J. Fox
as Self
2017 Movie
A.R.C.H.I.E.
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
2016 Movie
Mr. Calzaghe
as Self
2015 Movie
Back in Time
as Self
2015 Movie
Back To the Present: The Special
2015 Movie
Being Canadian
as Self
2015 Movie
Annie
as Self
2014 Movie
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
2013 Movie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012 Movie
The Love We Make
as Self
2011 Movie
Tales from the Future
as Self
2010 Movie
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Himself
2010 Movie
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
as Self
2009 Movie
Looking Back to the Future
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Michael J. Fox.
Shrinking
as Gerry • 3 eps
2023 Series
Reunited Apart
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Corner Gas Animated
as Michael J. Fox (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
as Marty McFly • 11 eps
2018 Series
The Good Fight
as Louis Canning • 2 eps
2017 Series
Designated Survivor
as Ethan West • 5 eps
2016 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Michael J. Fox Show
as Mike Henry • 22 eps
2013 Series
The Good Wife
as Louis Canning • 26 eps
2009 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2009 Series
Phineas and Ferb
as Werewolf / Michael (voice) • 1 eps
2007 Series
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2007 Series
Boston Legal
as Daniel Post • 6 eps
2004 Series
Rescue Me
as Dwight • 5 eps
2004 Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
Clone High
as Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice) • 1 eps
2002 Series
Scrubs
as Kevin Casey • 2 eps
2001 Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Michael J. Fox • 2 eps
2000 Series
The View
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1997 Series
Spin City
as Mike Flaherty • 103 eps
1996 Series
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self • 3 eps
1996 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 3 eps
1996 Series