Michael Paré
Acting·October 9, 1958 — 67 years old·Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Michael Kevin Paré (born October 9, 1958) is an American actor. His first starring role was as Tony Villicana on the television series The Greatest American Hero. His best-known film roles were as Eddie Wilson in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) and its sequel Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), as well as Tom Cody in Streets of Fire (1984), David Herdeg in The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Frank McGowan in Village of the Damned (1995), Bill Pruitt in Hope Floats (1998), (Adult) Trip Fontaine in The Virgin Suicides (2000), Detective Kurlen in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Lt. Ray Bozeman in Gone (2012) with Amanda Seyfried, Mr. Wallington in Bone Tomahawk (2015), and Varney in City of Lies (2018).
His best known TV roles are as Tony Villicana on The Greatest American Hero, Joey La Fiamma on CBS's drama Houston Knights, and Dante Montana on the Canadian sci-fi series Starhunter (2000-2001) and its' continuation series Starhunter ReduX (2018-2019).
He won the best actor Award at PollyGrind Film Festival for his reprisal role as Tom Cody in Road to Hell.
Known For
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—Mayday ZStan Stone · Director—Cursed WatersCaptain Arnold—Only Seven Days...Charles—Chuck Hank and the San Diego TwinsWarrant—How to Kill Your Coworkers and Get Away with itVictor Claremont—Save the Last BulletCapt. Pete Lepart—The Apex Predators Club—dATE—Sara Sarita—Dead Dogs Lying in the SunChuck Simpson—Werewolf HuntJackson—Penny2028Manson's WarDetective Cody2026Someone Dies TonightWilliam 'Bill' Stephenson2026Order of the DragonHenry Wyatt2026SYNCDamien · Producer2025Water’s EdgeSheriff Jake Wright2025Rocky's Galaxy: A Totally Mundane Christmas AdventureCol. Sublett20253: The MovieFather Joe2025HelloweenJohn Parker2025Wrongful Death 2: BloodlinesDr. David Moore2025Shark TerrorCaptain Schaeffer2025ClutchMarty2025Bury 'Em DeepSheriff Sykes2025Morgan: Killer DollAstrid's Father2025Elite TargetDisappointed Man2025Death 4 DinnerDetective Noah Rafferty2025KnightfallMatthew2025Kung Fu SlayersSteven Steinberg2025The Land That Time ForgotAdmiral Christopher Jackman2025MundijeCIA Chief2024Desert FiendsLeonard2024RevivalMartin2024The Christmas ChainTom2024The Devil’s TrapFather Gestas2024Angel with a Gun2024The Vampire and the VigilanteGabriel20249 WindowsAgent Larry Thurgood2024In Tenebras: Into the DarknessCaptain Shaw2024Alien: RubiconPresident McCoy2024Shark IslandCharlie2024Bedtime Stories: Tales of Love and HateFortunato2024Kill CraftThomas Delon2024War of the Worlds: ExtinctionGeneral Alfaro2024Wanted ManTinelli2024SentinelPresident2024Camp Pleasant LakeRick Rutherford2024Tall, Dark and DangerousBill2024PlanetquakeGeneral West2024The Wrong Life CoachDetective Cloverdale2023A Christmas InternWilliam2023Family OrnamentsGrandpa Pat2023Alien ApocalypseDirector Storm2023In The ShadowsSam Hammonds2023The PuppetmanDetective Al Rosen2023Wrongful DeathDr. David Moore2023The Beast Comes At MidnightNight2023Buckle UpJoseph McClory2023Kings of L.A.Artie2023Space Wars: Quest for the DeepstarKip2023If I Can't Have You2023End of LoyaltyPops2023Very Frightening TalesEdward Barnes2022Alabama RoseEthan20222025 Armageddon2022Black WarrantStory2022RenegadesDonovan2022They Crawl BeneathBill Mortiz2022Headless HorsemanThe Devil2022NixIdres2022Attack on TitanCitizen Prime Ortiz2022Twisted VinesBranson Wright2022The Red Tide MassacreSheriff Tom Fuller2022Pig KillerDetective Oppal2022DawnOfficer Barry2022Top Gunner: Danger ZoneAir Marshal Tony Wilkes2022LockdownRoger Kinkaid2022Bridge of the DoomedColonel Charon2022Curse of the Re-AnimatorProfessor Wallace2022Beyond the ResonatorProfessor Wallace2021South of HeavenJoey2021Christmas CollisionJagger Huntley2021The Wild Man2021Righteous BloodJericho2021Keeping Up with the JonesesTVSheldon2021Mind GamesColonel Reeder2021Mister Mayfair: Serena's GameLister2021Mommy's Deadly Con ArtistRoss2021Deceived by My Mother-In-LawRoss2021PainkillerAlan Rhodes2021The PenthouseCharles2021Mummy DearestDr. Jason2021The Resonator: Miskatonic UProfessor Wallace2021Triassic HuntJordan Freedman2021The Wrong FiancéPolice Chief Sawyer2020Middleton ChristmasJohnny2020Captors2020InvincibleTrevor Morgan2020The InsurrectionSergeant Major2020As Long As I'm FamousOlder Sid2020Emerald RunMatteo Trino2019Big KillCol. Granger2019Once Upon a Time in DeadwoodSwearengen2019MaydayAir Marshall Adam Anderson2019Making a Deal with the DevilPierre2019Hollow PointDamian Wakefield2019The Last Big SaveDerek2019Manipulated2018A Christmas in Royal FashionMr. Carson2018Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll StorySelf2018RebornDetective Mark Fox2018The Wrong FriendLieutenant Forni2018City of LiesVarney2018Puppet Master: The Littlest ReichDetective Brown2018AstroAllen Smith2018The Debt CollectorMad Alex2018Starhunter ReduXTVDante Montana2018Battle DroneKarl Kess2017The Wrong ManGary Moore2017Jason's LetterBrad Macaulay2017Gangster LandO'Connor2017The NeighborhoodJohnny 32017Global MeltdownAmos Cade2017Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll FableSelf2017The Red Maple LeafAmbassador Patrick Adams Jr.2017The ReturnMichael Shreder2017American ViolenceMartin Bigg2017A Doggone HollywoodSheriff Evans2016AbattoirRichard Renshaw2016DecommissionedDetective Tom Weston2016Nessie & MeDad2016Nature of the Beast: Making Bad MoonSelf2016The InfiltratorBarry Seal2016TradedClay2016It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the DamnedSelf2016WeaponizedCaptain Doug Rice2015Sicilian VampireSammy2015Bone TomahawkMr. Wallington2015Swat: Unit 887Captain Mike Ryan20154Got10Sheriff Olson2015The ShelterThomas2015OperatorHoward2015The Vatican TapesDet. Harris2015AwakenXander2015CheckmateCaptain Raymond Mitchell Howard2015No DepositMickey Ryan2014The Last OutlawSheriff Atherton2014SnapshotPresident2014The Big Fat StoneDetective Farinelli2013Jet SetRyan2013Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire RevisitedSelf2013SuddenlyConklin2013Assault on Wall StreetFrank2013Real GangstersFrank 'Frankie' D'Cecco2013How Sweet It IsMike2012Maximum ConvictionChris Blake2012The Come-UpRon Zimmerman2012The Philadelphia ExperimentHagan2012Os 12 Desastres de NatalDirector2012GoneLt. Ray Bozeman2011BlubberellaThe Commandant2011The Lincoln LawyerDetective Kurlen2010Raging BollSelf2010Amphibious Creature of the DeepJack Bowman2010Cool DogDean Warner2010Tales of an Ancient EmpireOda2010BloodRayne: The Third ReichCommandant Ekart Brand2009RampageSheriff Melvoy2009Direct ContactClive Connelly2009The Perfect SleepOfficer Pavlovich2008Far CryPaul Summer2008Road to HellCody2008Alone in the Dark 2Willson2008100 FeetMike Watson / The Ghost2008Tunnel RatsSergeant Vic Hollowborn2008Ninja CheerleadersVictor Lazzaro2008Dark WorldHarry2007FurnaceMichael Turner2007PostalPanhandler2007BloodRayne II: DeliverancePat Garret2007Kinky KillersDetective Barry Harper2006SeedDetective Matthew 'Matt' Bishop2006Crash LandingCaptain Williams2006South BeachTV2006SaurianJace Randall2005BloodRayneIancu2005Komodo vs. CobraCapt. Michael A. Stoddard · Executive Producer2004HouseTVWarden Delaire2004Gargoyle: Wings of DarknessTy Griffin2003Cold CaseTVRandy Price2003FateDetective Cody Martin2003Heart of AmericaWill Prat2002Vatos2002Red SerpentSteve Nichols2001BlackwoodsSheriff Harding2001A Month of SundaysTomas McCabe2001PerilVincent2000StarhunterTVDante Montana2000SanctimonyJim Renart2000The Virgin SuicidesAdult Trip Fontaine1999Space FuryArgy1999Men of MeansRico 'Bullet' Burke1998October 22Gary1998Hope FloatsBill Pruitt1998Back to EvenBoyle1997Falling FireDaryl Boden19972103: The Deadly WakeTarkis1997Merchant of DeathJim Rendall1997Coyote RunPershing Quinn1997Strip SearchRobby Durrell1996Bad MoonUncle Ted1996Carver's GateCarver1996The ColonyAlec Harken1995Raging AngelsColin1995TriplecrossTeddy 'T.C' Cooper1995Village of the DamnedFrank McGowan1995Lunar CopJoe Brody1995The DangerousRandom1994WarriorsColin Neal1993Point of ImpactJack David1993Deadly HeroesBrad Cartowski1992Empire CityJoey Andre1992Blink of an EyeSam Browning1992Sunset HeatEric Wright1992Into the SunCapt. Paul Watkins1991Killing StreetsChris / Craig Brandt1991The Last HourJeff1990DragonfightMoorpark1990Moon 44Felix Stone1990The Dark SunRuggero Brickman1990The CloserLarry Freed1989Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!Eddie Wilson / Joe West1987World Gone WildGeorge Landon1987Houston KnightsTVJoey La Fiamma1987The Women's ClubPatrick1986Instant JusticeScott Youngblood1985Space RageGrange1984The Philadelphia ExperimentDavid Herdeg1984Streets of FireTom Cody1984UndercoverMax1983Eddie and the CruisersEddie Wilson1981Crazy TimesHarry1981The Greatest American HeroTVTony Villicana