Michael Søren Madsen is an American actor, producer, director, writer, poet and photographer. His first major film role was in Thelma & Louise (1991), and he is best known for working with director Quentin Tarantino in the iconic role of Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992), as Budd in both segments of Kill Bill, and appearing in The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (2019). Known for playing "charming, careless, terrifying bastards", Madsen has also starred in many feature films and television series, and has done voice work for video games.
Birth Name
Michael Soren Madsen
Born
Wednesday, 25 September 1957
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Night | Lord Samuel Morgan | 2021 |
| Cosmic Radio | Senator Atwood | 2021 |
| Offline | Judah Mac Namara | 2021 |
| Nishabdham | Richard Dickens / Richard Dawkins | 2020 |
| Dirty Fears | Michael | 2020 |
| Shark Season | James | 2020 |
| Puppy Love | Wesley | 2020 |
| Serpent in the Bottle | Joe | 2020 |
| The Garden Left Behind | Kevin | 2020 |
| Conjuring: The Book of the Dead | Jefferson | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Night | Lord Samuel Morgan | 2021 |
| Cosmic Radio | Senator Atwood | 2021 |
| Offline | Judah Mac Namara | 2021 |
| Nishabdham | Richard Dickens / Richard Dawkins | 2020 |
| Dirty Fears | Michael | 2020 |
| Shark Season | James | 2020 |
| Puppy Love | Wesley | 2020 |
| Serpent in the Bottle | Joe | 2020 |
| The Garden Left Behind | Kevin | 2020 |
| Conjuring: The Book of the Dead | Jefferson | 2020 |
| Angels Fallen | Balthazar | 2020 |
| 2 Graves in the Desert | Vince | 2020 |
| Red Handed | Lou | 2019 |
| Arctic Dogs | (voice) / Duke | 2019 |
| Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood | Sheriff Hackett on Bounty Law / 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett | 2019 |
| Rock, Paper, Scissors | Doyle Dechert | 2017 |
| QT8: The First Eight | Self / Himself - Actor | 2019 |
| Welcome to Acapulco | Hyde | 2019 |
| Trading Paint | Linsky | 2019 |
| Hangover in Death Valley | 2018 |
| Christian Audigier the Vif | Himself | 2018 |
| Dirty Dealing 3D | Dean | 2018 |
| Father | Ivan | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Love Addict | Mr. Dickinson | 2018 |
| Garlic & Gunpowder | Jason | 2018 |
| Grindhouse Nightmares | 2018 |
| Saturday at the Starlight | Frank Gunt | 2018 |
| The Broken Key | Tully DeMarco | 2017 |
| Unfallen | General McCallister | 2017 |
| Devil's Domain | Bill | 2017 |
| Unbelievable!!!!! | President Ben Dover | 2016 |
| Along for the Ride | Himself | 2016 |
| Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider | Himself | 2016 |
| Back In The Day | Enzo | 2016 |
| The Natural: The Best There Ever Was | Bartholomew Bump Bailey / Himself | 2016 |
| Kidnapped In Romania | Mihai | 2016 |
| Death in the Desert | Ray Easler | 2016 |
| Those Who Can't | Officer Callahan | 2016 |
| Vigilante Diaries | Moreau | 2016 |
| Real Detective | Phil Ryan, Texas Ranger | 2016 |
| The Hateful Eight | Joe Gage | 2015 |
| Real Rob | Michael | 2015 |
| Flipped | Casey | 2015 |
| Sacred Blood | Detective Brennan | 2015 |
| Lumberjack Man | Dr. Peter Shirtcliff | 2015 |
| The Lost Tree | John | 2015 |
| Lady Psycho Killer | Doctor Douglass | 2015 |
| Bikini Inception | Himself | 2015 |
| No Deposit | Peter Shay | 2015 |
| Diamond Cartel | Mike | 2015 |
| Big Time in Hollywood, Fl | Harvey Scoles | 2015 |
| Skin Traffik | The Boss | 2015 |
| Powers | Patrick, SuperShock / Patrick, SuperShock | 2015 |
| Turn Around Jake | Russell O'Malley | 2015 |
| Hope Lost | Manol | 2015 |
| Beyond the Game | 2014 |
| Non escludo il ritorno | 2014 |
| 2047: Sights of Death | Lobo | 2014 |
| Skoryy 'Moskva-Rossiya' | Agent / агент | 2014 |
| Water Wars | Bane | 2014 |
| I'm In Love With A Church Girl | Frank Harris | 2013 |
| Terrible Angels | Ben Nolan | 2013 |
| ASHLEY | Bill | 2013 |
| Lionhead | Walter Powell | 2013 |
| Alien Battlefield | Wolf | 2013 |
| Garbage | Himself | 2013 |
| A Sierra Nevada Gunfight | Sheriff Sawyer | 2013 |
| 2 Hopeful Spinsters | Himself | 2013 |
| ICE Agent | Carlos Garcia | 2013 |
| Trailblazers | Himself | 2013 |
| Along the Roadside | Jerry | 2013 |
| Golden Boy | Walter Clark Sr. | 2013 |
| The Banksters, Madoff with America | Agent Kennedy | 2013 |
| Shannon's Rainbow | Dave Blair | 2013 |
| Prince of the City | Ben Carlton | 2012 |
| Infected | Louis | 2012 |
| Axe Cop | Baby Man | 2012 |
| Magic Boys | Terence | 2012 |
| The Mob Doctor | Russell King | 2012 |
| Desperate Endeavors | Ed | 2012 |
| Beyond The Trophy | Danny O'Neill | 2012 |
| Piranhaconda | Lovegrove | 2012 |
| Sins Expiation | Don Mancino | 2012 |
| Refuge From The Storm | Steve Grecco | 2012 |
| Cole Younger & The Black Train | 2012 |
| Loosies | Lt. Nick Sullivan | 2011 |
| Dirty Little Trick | Vito | 2011 |
| Amsterdam Heavy | Keele | 2011 |
| Not Another Not Another Movie | Lester Storm | 2011 |
| The Lion Of Judah | Boss (voice) | 2011 |
| The Forest | Lt. Brandon Ross | 2011 |
| Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Budd | 2011 |
| The 5th Execution | Rik | 2011 |
| Bob's Burgers | Kevin Costner | 2011 |
| The Reel Show with Kristina Michelle | Himself | 2011 |
| A Cold Day In Hell | U.S. Marshal Stallings | 2011 |
| The Brazen Bull | The Man | 2010 |
| Federal | Sam Gibson | 2010 |
| Blue Bloods | Benjamin Walker | 2010 |
| Terror Trap | Carter | 2010 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Roy Parrish | 2010 |
| Trader Games | William | 2010 |
| The Big I Am | Martell | 2010 |
| Let the Game Begin | Dr. Turner | 2010 |
| The Killing Jar | Doe | 2010 |
| The Playboy Morning Show | Himself | 2010 |
| Corruption.Gov | Senator John Mordire | 2010 |
| The Portal | Dr. Azirra | 2010 |
| The Tomb | George | 2009 |
| The Bleeding | Father Roy | 2009 |
| The Kid: Chamaco | Willie | 2009 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Serbian Scars | Dreq | 2009 |
| Green Lantern: First Flight | Kilowog (voice) | 2009 |
| Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar | Himself | 2009 |
| The Way | Komandir avianostsa / Commander | 2009 |
| Break | The Associate | 2009 |
| Hired Gun | Dan Moeller | 2009 |
| Deep Winter | Dean | 2009 |
| You Might As Well Live | Clinton Manitoba | 2009 |
| Christmas Crash | Joseph Johnson | 2009 |
| Lost in the Woods | Stuart Bunka | 2009 |
| Outrage: Born in Terror | Farragut | 2009 |
| Clear Lake, WI | The Reverend | 2009 |
| Road of No Return | J. Marcone | 2008 |
| House | Officer | 2008 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 2008 |
| 45 R.P.M. | Major Baxter | 2008 |
| Hell Ride | The Gent | 2008 |
| No Bad Days | Lester | 2008 |
| Last Hour | Monk | 2008 |
| Eyes Front | 2008 |
| A Matter of Justice | Leo Ibiza | 2008 |
| Vice | Max Walker | 2008 |
| Strength and Honour | Sean Kelleher | 2007 |
| Tooth and Nail | Jackal - Rover | 2007 |
| Crash And Burn | Vincent Scaillo | 2007 |
| Being Michael Madsen | Himself | 2007 |
| Croc | Croc Hawkins | 2007 |
| Boarding Gate | Miles Rennberg | 2007 |
| L.A. Dicks | Steven Miller | 2007 |
| Through Your Eyes | Himself - Narrator | 2007 |
| Living & Dying | Agent Lind | 2007 |
| Machine | Ray | 2007 |
| Afghan Knights | Cooper | 2007 |
| Canes | Guillermo List | 2006 |
| The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird | Himself | 2006 |
| Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light | Himself | 2006 |
| Scary Movie 4 | Oliver | 2006 |
| All In | Seal | 2006 |
| UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine | Major Blevins | 2006 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Maugrim | 2005 |
| Bullets Over Hollywood | Himself | 2005 |
| Hoboken Hollow | J.T. Goldman | 2005 |
| Bloodrayne | Vladimir | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Velvet Revolution | The American / American | 2005 |
| The Last Drop | Col J.T. Colt | 2005 |
| Chasing Ghosts | Kevin Harrison | 2005 |
| Sin City | Bob | 2005 |
| Tilt | Don 'The Matador' Everest, Donovan 'The Matador' Everest | 2005 |
| Henry's Film Corner | Himself | 2004 |
| Tubridy Tonight | Himself | 2004 |
| Frankenstein | Detec. Harker | 2004 |
| Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Himself | 2004 |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Budd | 2004 |
| Renegade | Wallace Sebastian Blount | 2004 |
| Vampires Anonymous | Geno | 2003 |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Budd | 2003 |
| My Boss's Daughter | T.J. | 2003 |
| I Love the '70s | Himself | 2003 |
| Pauly Shore Is Dead | Michael Madsen / Himself | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out | Frank McGregor | 2003 |
| The Real Deal | Baker Jacks | 2002 |
| Die Another Day | Damian Falco | 2002 |
| CSI: Miami | Cooper 'Coop' Daly | 2002 |
| Love.com | Russ | 2002 |
| 24 | Jim Ricker | 2001 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Himself | 2001 |
| L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve | James Alexander | 2001 |
| Pressure Point | Jed Griffin | 2001 |
| Dinner for Five | Himself | 2001 |
| Extreme Honor | Sparks | 2001 |
| Animal Precinct | Narrator (voice) | 2001 |
| Big Apple | Terry Maddock | 2001 |
| Choke | Will | 2001 |
| The Ghost | Dan Olinghouse | 2001 |
| The Thief & the Stripper | Jimmie D. | 2000 |
| The Price of Air | Mr. Ball | 2000 |
| Cribs | Himself | 2000 |
| High Noon | Frank Miller | 2000 |
| Sacrifice | Tyler Pierce | 2000 |
| The Alternate | Agent Briggs | 2000 |
| Luck Of The Draw | Zippo | 2000 |
| The Inspectors 2: A Shred Of Evidence | Joe | 2000 |
| The Stray | Ben | 2000 |
| Flat Out | Gene | 1999 |
| Supreme Sanction | Dalton | 1999 |
| The Florentine | Nick | 1999 |
| Fait Accompli | Frank Barlow | 1998 |
| Vengeance Unlimited | Mr. Chapel | 1998 |
| Detour | Burl Rogers | 1998 |
| Species II | Press Lenox | 1998 |
| The Sender | Dallas Grayson | 1998 |
| Papertrail | FBI Agent Brad Abraham | 1998 |
| Rough Draft | Haynes | 1998 |
| Surface to Air | Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin | 1997 |
| Catherine's Grove | Joe Mason | 1997 |
| Executive Target | Nick James | 1997 |
| The Girl Gets Moe | Donnelly | 1997 |
| The Maker | Skarney | 1997 |
| Donnie Brasco | Sonny | 1997 |
| The Last Days Of Frankie The Fly | Sal | 1996 |
| The Winner | Wolf | 1996 |
| Mulholland Falls | Eddie Hall | 1996 |
| MADtv | Himself | 1995 |
| Man With A Gun | John Wilbur Hardin | 1995 |
| Red Line | Mr. Lawrence | 1995 |
| Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home | Glenn / Glen Greenwood | 1995 |
| Species | Preston Lennox | 1995 |
| Empire of the Censors | Himself (archive footage) | 1995 |
| Felidae | Bluebeard | 1994 |
| Wyatt Earp | Virgil Earp | 1994 |
| Blue Tiger | Gun salesman (cameo) | 1994 |
| The Getaway | Rudy Travis | 1994 |
| Dead Connection | Det. Matt Dickson | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Money for Nothing | Detective Laurenzi | 1993 |
| Almost Blue | Morris | 1993 |
| Free Willy | Glen Greenwood | 1993 |
| A House In The Hills | Mickey | 1993 |
| Trouble Bound | Harry Talbot | 1993 |
| Inside Edge | Richard Montana | 1992 |
| Fatal Instinct | Cliff Burden | 1992 |
| Reservoir Dogs | Vic Vega | 1992 |
| Baby Snatcher | Cal Hudson | 1992 |
| Beyond The Law | Buster | 1992 |
| Straight Talk | Steve | 1992 |
| Thelma & Louise | Jimmy | 1991 |
| The Doors | Tom Baker | 1991 |
| The End Of Innocence | Earl | 1990 |
| Voodoo Dawn | 1990 |
| Gabriel's Fire | Stan Frankel | 1990 |
| The Outsiders | Mick Jenkins | 1990 |
| Montana | Pierce | 1990 |
| Kill Me Again | Vince Miller / Vince A. Miller | 1989 |
| Blood Red | Enzio | 1989 |
| Quantum Leap | Blue | 1989 |
| Almost Grown | Walter Zmuida | 1988 |
| War and Remembrance | Lt. 'Foof' Turhall | 1988 |
| Iguana | Sebastián | 1988 |
| Shadows in the Storm | Earl | 1988 |
| The Killing Time | Stu | 1987 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Chase | 1987 |
| Tour of Duty | Sergeant Greg Block | 1987 |
| Crime Story | Johnny Fosse | 1986 |
| Our Family Honor | Augie Danzig | 1985 |
| Miami Vice | Sally Alvarado | 1984 |
| The Natural | Bump Bailey | 1984 |
| Racing With The Moon | Frank | 1984 |
| The Hitchhiker | John Hampton | 1983 |
| WarGames | Steve | 1983 |
| Special Bulletin | Jimmy Lenox | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Mike O'Connor | 1982 |
| Against All Hope | Cecil Moe | 1982 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Boyd Evans Strout | 1981 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Dirty Kind | 2018 |
| Death in the Desert | 2016 |
| The Brazen Bull | 2010 |
| The Killing Jar | 2010 |
| Road of No Return | 2008 |
| Vice | 2008 |
| Tooth and Nail | 2007 |
| Being Michael Madsen | 2007 |
| Living & Dying | 2007 |
| The Price of Air | 2000 |
| The Sender | 1998 |
| Executive Target | 1997 |
