Michael J. Fox is an actor that starred in Back to the Future.
Back to the Future . It stars Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly , who is sent back in time to 1955 , where he meets his future parents in high school and accidentally becomes his mother 's romantic interest . Michael J. Fox . Other notable roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy ( 1985 -- 1990 ) ; and Alex P. Keaton from NBC 's Family Ties ( 1982 -- 1989 ) , for which he won three Emmys and a Golden Globe .