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Michael Madsen (born September 25, 1958 in
Chicago, Illinois) is an United States|American
actor, the brother of actress Virginia Madsen.

Madsen's acting career started at the Steppenwolf
Theatre in Chicago, where he served as an
apprentice actor under John Malkovich. Soon after,
he was cast in a small role in the movie War Games
and he moved to Los Angeles. After a series of
minor film roles, he caught the public's and
critics' attention as "Vince Miller", a deranged
killer in Kill Me Again and then with his
portrayal of Susan Sarandon's tough but touching
boyfriend "Jimmy" in Thelma & Louise.

But it was in Reservoir Dogs as the
knife-wielding, sadistic ex-con and jewel thief,
"Mr. Blonde" that Madsen achieved his breakthrough
role. In one famous scene, Madsen tied up a cop
and danced around him to a radio playing "Stuck In
the Middle With You," while cutting him with a
knife (including one swipe that took off the
officer's ear) and dousing him with gasoline. 

The following year, Madsen caught the public's
attention again but this time as "Glen Greenwood"
in Free Willy. Appearances in Wyatt Earp
(movie)|Wyatt Earp, Mulholland Falls, Species
(movie)|Species were all well-received and popular
but it was his performance as "Sonny Black" in
Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco with Al Pacino
and Johnny Depp which brought the most critical
acclaim so far for the intense, gravely-voiced
actor. 

Madsen has also appeared regular in TV projects -
most notably in the role of "Mr. Chapel" in the
short lived series, Vengeance Unlimited and most
recently as "Don Everest" in the poker-themed ESPN
series Tilt (TV series)|Tilt. His big screen
appearances continue as well including a role as
"Damian Falco" in the James Bond franchise and
"Budd" in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill

Not content with achieving success in one creative
field, Madsen is also a published poet, with
several books out including Burning in Paradise, 
a blessing of the hounds, 46 down, a book of
dreams & other ramblings.



Madsen was offered the role of Vincent Vega (but
with the name Vic Vega), but was far too busy to
star in the movie.

Madsen also appeared in Frank Miller's Sin City as
John Hartigan's corrupt police partner Bob.

Madsen had also provided the voice of mob boss
Toni Ciprani in the video game Grand Theft Auto
III and will also be doing voicework the same
character in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City
Stories.

==Filmography==
Sin City (2005)

The Last Drop (2005) 

Bloodrayne (2005) 

Microwave Park (2001) 

Bad Guys (2000) 

Fall (aka Fall: The Price of Silence) (2000) 

Ides of March (2000) 
 
Tilt (TV) (2005) 

Kill Bill - Volume 2 (2004) 

Blueberry (2004) 

Vampires Anonymous (2003) 

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout (2003) 

Kill Bill - Volume 1 (2003) 

My Boss's Daughter (2003) 

Pressure Point (2001) 

Extreme Honor (2001) 

The Real Deal (2002) 

Die Another Day (2002) 

Choke (2001) 

LAPD: To Protect and to Serve (2001) 

The Ghost (2001)   

High Noon (2000) (TV) 

Sacrifice (2000)      

Luck of the Draw (2000) 

Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (2000) (TV) 

Agent of Death (aka The Alternate) (2000)       

Voodoo Dawn (aka Fait Accompli) (2000)    

The Stray (1999) 

The Florentine (1999) 

Supreme Sanction (1999) (TV) 

Ballad of the Nightingale (1998) 

Detour (aka Hard to Die) (1998) 

Vengeance Unlimited (1998) (TV Series) 

Species II (1998) 

Catherine's Grove (1997) 

Executive Target (1997) 

The Girl Gets Moe (aka Love to Kill) (1997) 

Trail of a Serial Killer (aka Papertrail) (1997) 

Diary of a Serial Killer (aka Rough Draft) (1997) 

The Sender (1997) (TV) 

Surface to Air (1997) 

The Maker (1997) 

Donnie Brasco (1997) 

Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1997) 

Man with a Gun (aka Gun for Hire, aka Hired for
Killing) (1996) 

Red Line (aka Squanderers) (1997) 

The Winner (1996) 

Mulholland Falls (1996) 

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) 

Species (1995) 

Blue Tiger (1994) (uncredited cameo appearance) 

Dead Connection (1994)   

The Getaway (1994) 

Season of Change (1994) 

Wyatt Earp (1994) 

A House in the Hills (1993) 

Inside Edge (1993) 

Money for Nothing (1993) 

Free Willy (1993) 

Almost Blue (1992) 

Beyond the Law (aka Fixing the Shadow) (1992) 

Trouble Bound (1992) 

Reservoir Dogs (1992) 

Baby Snatcher (1992) (TV) 

Straight Talk (1992) 

The End of Innocence (1991)  

Fatal Instinct (aka To Kill For) 

Thelma & Louise (1991) 

The Doors (1991) 

The Outsiders (TV Series) (1990) 

Montana (TV) (1990) 

War and Remembrance (TV Mini Series) (1989) 

Kill Me Again (1989) 

Blood Red (1988) 

Iguana (aka La Iguana) (1988) 

Shadows in the Storm (1988) 

The Killing Time (1987) 

Our Family Honor (TV Series) (1985) 

Racing with the Moon (1984) 

The Natural (1984) 

War Games (1983) 

Special Bulletin (1983) 

One for the Road (1982) 
 
  TV GUEST APPEARANCES  
St. Elsewhere (1992) - Episode 1.14 - "Monday,
Tuesday, Sven's Day" 
St. Elsewhere (1992) - Episode 1.13 - "Remission" 
The Outsiders (1990) - Episode information
unavailable 
Quantum Leap (1989) - Episode 2.8 - "Jimmy" 
Tour of Duty (1987) - Episode 2.6 - "Sleeping
Dogs" 
Miami Vice (1984) - Episode 1.10 - "Give a Little,
Take a Little" 
The Hitchhiker (1983) - Episode 1.9 - "Man at the
Window" 
Cagney & Lacey (1982) - Episode information
unavailable

==Trivia==

Michael Madsen has said that the five films he has
featured in that he is particularly proud of are
Reservoir Dogs, Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie
Brasco, Species (film)|Species, Free Willy and
Kill Bill

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000514|name=Michael Madsen
*http://www.michaelmadsen.com/ The official
Michael Madsen website