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Michael J. Fox

Acting · Born June 9, 1961 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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.

Movies with Michael J. Fox

• Zootopia 2 (2025) — Michael J. The Fox (voice)
• Back to the Future (1985) — Marty McFly
• Back to the Future Part II (1989) — Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
• Back to the Future Part III (1990) — Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
• Mars Attacks! (1996) — Jason Stone
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) — Milo (voice)
• Stuart Little (1999) — Stuart Little (voice)
• The Frighteners (1996) — Frank Bannister
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) — Chance (voice)
• Annie (2014) — Self
• Teen Wolf (1985) — Scott Howard
• Stuart Little 2 (2002) — Stuart Little (voice)

TV shows with Michael J. Fox

• The Good Wife (2009) — Louis Canning
• Boston Legal (2004) — Daniel Post
• Spin City (1996) — Mike Flaherty
• Family Ties (1982) — Alex P. Keaton
• Rescue Me (2004) — Dwight
• Designated Survivor (2016) — Ethan West
• The Michael J. Fox Show (2013) — Mike Henry
• Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980) — Willy-Joe Hall