Michael Soren Madsen was born on September 25, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American actor.

He then broke through onto the screen in minor roles in Against All Hope (1982), Racing with the Moon (1984) and The Natural (1984). His work received considerable notice after his knife-edged performance as a deranged killer "Vince Miller" in Kill Me Again (1989) and then as Susan Sarandon's rough-edged boyfriend "Jimmy" in Thelma & Louise (1991).

His real breakthrough, however, came as the sadistic jewel thief, "Mr. Blond," in Quentin Tarantino's low budget hit Reservoir Dogs (1992).

He also starred in Free Willy (1993), The Getaway (1994) and Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995).

Another his credits include Donnie Brasco (1997), Mulholland Falls (1996), and High Noon (2000) . In 2003, he teamed up again with indie director Quentin Tarantino to appear in both "volumes" of Tarantino's magnum martial arts/revenge opus of Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) as the coldly evil "Budd" (aka "Sidewinder").

Married to third wife De Anna Morgan since 1996, he has five sons.

Filmography

• The I Scream Man (2008)
• Inglorious Bastards (2008)
• Sin City 2 (2009)
• Buttermilk Sky (2008)
• Love and Virtue (2008)
• Fashion: The Movie (2008)
• Money to Burn (2007)
• The Portal (2008)
• Hell Ride (2008)
• Serbian Scars (2007)
• House (2007)
• Outrage (2007)
• Tooth & Nail (2007
• Deep Winter (2008)
• Strength and Honour (2007)
• Cosmic Radio (2007)
• Hell Ride (2007)
• Boarding Gate (2006)
• Canes (2006)
• Gay Like Me? (2006)
• Afghan Knights (2006)
• King of Sorrow (2006)
• All In (2006)
• Scary Movie 4 (2006)
• Firedog (2005) (voice)
• Living&Dying (2006)
• Scary Movie 4 (2006)
• Last Hour (2006)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
• Bloodrayne (2005)
• L.A. Dicks (2005)
• Chasing Ghosts (2005)
• Sin City (2005)
• A Christmas Cop (2004)
• L.A. Dicks (2004)
• Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
• Blueberry (2004)
• The Distance (2003)
• Hunt for the Devil (2003)
• Vampires Anonymous (2003)
• Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
• My Boss's Daughter (2003)
• The Confidence Game (2002)
• The Real Deal (2002)
• Welcome to America (2002)
• Die Another Day (2002)
• Microwave Park (2001)
• Outlaw (2001)
• Pressure Point (2001)
• Extreme Honor (2001)
• Bad Guys (2000)
• Fall (2000)
• The Ghost (2000)
• Ides of March (2000)
• Love.com (2000)
• Luck of the Draw (2000)
• The Florentine (1999)
• The Alternate (1999)
• The Stray (1999)
• Ballad of the Nightingale (1998)
• Detour (1998)
• The Theif and the Stripper (1998)
• Fait Accompli (1998)
• Species 2 (1998)
• The Maker (1997)
• Donnie Brasco (1997)
• Catherine's Grove (1997)
• Executive Target (1997)
• The Girl Gets Moe (1997)
• Rough Draft (1997)
• Papertrail (1997)
• The Sender (1997)
• Surface to Air (1997)
• The Maker (1997)
• Donnie Brasco (1997)
• The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1997)
• Mulholland Falls (1996)
• Man with a Gun (1996)
• Red Line (1996)
• The Winner (1996)
• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
• Species (1995)
• Wyatt Earp (1994)
• The Getaway (1994)
• Blue Tiger (1994)
• Dead Connection (1993)
• Fatal Instinct (1993)
• Free Willy (1993)
• A House in the Hills (1993)
• Money for Nothing (1993)
• Trouble Bound (1992)
• Almost Blue (1992)
• Beyond the Law (1992)
• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• Straight Talk (1991)
• The Doors (1991)
• The End of Innocence (1991)
• Inside Edge (1991)
• Thelma&Louise (1989)
• Kill Me Again (1988)
• Blood Red (1988)
• Iguana (1988)
• Shadows in the Storm (1987)
• The Killing Time (1984)
• The Natural (1984)
• Racing With the Moon (1983)
• War Games (1975)