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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zootopia 2 (2025) | Michael J. The Fox (voice) | 8.3 |
| 2 | STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) | Director / Writer | 8.8 |
| 3 | See You Yesterday (2019) | Mr. Lockhart | 5.6 |
| 4 | Cola Wars (2019) | Self (archive footage) | 7 |
| 5 | A.R.C.H.I.E. (2016) | A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice) | - |
| 6 | Being Canadian (2015) | Self | 7 |
| 7 | Back in Time (2015) | Self | 7.9 |
| 8 | Annie (2014) | Self | 6.5 |
| 9 | Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013) | Self | 8 |
| 10 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) | (archive footage) | 8 |
| 11 | Saving Milly (2005) | Self (uncredited) | - |
| 12 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005) | Stuart Little (voice) | 6.3 |
| 13 | Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) | Self | - |
| 14 | Interstate 60 (2002) | Mr. Baker | 8.2 |
| 15 | Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy (2002) | Self | - |
| 16 | Stuart Little 2 (2002) | Stuart Little (voice) | 5.8 |
| 17 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) | Milo James Thatch (voice) | 7.1 |
| 18 | Stuart Little (1999) Oscars 2000 | Stuart Little (voice) | 6 |
| 19 | The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998) | Self | - |
| 20 | Mars Attacks! (1996) | Jason Stone | 6.3 |
| 21 | The Frighteners (1996) | Frank Bannister | 6.8 |
| 22 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) | Chance (voice) | 7 |
| 23 | Coldblooded (1995) | Tim Alexander | - |
| 24 | Your Studio and You (1995) | Curious Guy on the Porch | 10 |
| 25 | The American President (1995) | Lewis Rothschild | 6.6 |
| 26 | Blue in the Face (1995) | Pete Maloney | 8.3 |
| 27 | Don't Drink the Water (1994) | Axel Magee | 5 |
| 28 | Greedy (1994) | Daniel | 7 |
| 29 | For Love or Money (1993) | Doug Ireland | - |
| 30 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) | Chance (voice) | 7.5 |
| 31 | Where the Rivers Flow North (1993) | Clayton Farnsworth | - |
| 32 | Life with Mikey (1993) | Michael Chapman | - |
| 33 | Doc Hollywood (1991) | Benjamin Stone | 6.9 |
| 34 | The Hard Way (1991) | Nick Lang | 7.2 |
| 35 | The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (1990) | Self | - |
| 36 | Back to the Future Part III (1990) | Marty McFly / Seamus McFly | 7.4 |
| 37 | Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly | 8 |
| 38 | Casualties of War (1989) | Private Eriksson | 7.8 |
| 39 | Bright Lights, Big City (1988) | Jamie | - |
| 40 | The Return of Bruno (1987) | Michael J. Fox | - |
| 41 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) | Raymond Griffiths (voice) | - |
| 42 | The Secret of My Success (1987) | Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield | 6.8 |
| 43 | Light of Day (1987) | Joe Rasnick | - |
| 44 | Poison Ivy (1985) | Dennis Baxter | - |
| 45 | Teen Wolf (1985) | Scott Howard | 6.2 |
| 46 | Family Ties Vacation (1985) | Alex P. Keaton | - |
| 47 | Back to the Future (1985) | Marty McFly | 8.4 |
| 48 | High School U.S.A. (1983) | Jay-Jay Manners | - |
| 49 | Class of 1984 (1982) | Arthur | 7 |
| 50 | Midnight Madness (1980) | Scott Larson | 5 |
