As a child, he participated in various regional theater productions and obtained his actors union card at the age of thirteen.
I study in the Boston University School of the Arts, graduating with a degree in acting, then moving to New York City.
A few days after graduating, Chiklis auditioned for the role of John belushi in the controversial feature film “Wired“ (1989), a role that he would play three years later. In 1995 he got a role in the film Oliver stone, “Nixon“, made by Anthony Hopkins; other of his credits include appearances in feature films “Soldier“(1998), with Kurt russell; “Overcome by panic“(1999), together with William hurt; “Spirited Away“(2001) or”The Panic Conspiracy“(2008), with Shia labeouf.
Without a doubt, his most remembered character in the cinema was that of The Thing / Ben Grimm, in productions “The Fantastic Four“(2005) and its sequel”4: Rise of the Silver Surfer“(2007).
Regarding his television career, his first professional job was in an episode of the series “Miami Vice“in 1989. He subsequently had leading or recurring roles in series such as”The Commish“, where he personified Tony scali; “Daddio“, where was Chris Woods; or “The shield: Outside the law“where he starred as the detective Vic mackey. You could also see it in “Wiseguy“,”Murphy brown“,”LA Law“,”Seinfeld“,”Family guy“, and children’s animated series”Stuart Little” Y “Robot Chicken“, where he played, in the latter, his character as”The shield“, the detective Vic mackey. He is currently starring in the new series e ABC, “No ordinary family“.
Chiklis He also has numerous theatrical credits, including works such as “A Streetcar Named Desire” Y “As You Like It“, of William Shakespeare.
In his personal life, Chiklis He married the actress in 1992 Michelle Moran, with whom he had his daughters Autumn Y Odessa. The actor is very proud of his Greek ancestry and encourages his daughters to know everything about their culture.