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Michael Shannon

Acting 51 years old Lexington, Kentucky, USA ★ 2.9
Born: August 7, 1974

Biography

Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theatre director. He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the Sam Mendes period drama Revolutionary Road (2008) and the Tom Ford psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016). He earned Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes (2014), and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (2016).

Shannon made his film debut in 1993 with Groundhog Day and received widespread attention for his performance in 8 Mile (2002). He is known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas such as Pearl Harbor (2001), Bad Boys II (2003), Bug (2006), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), The Iceman (2012), Premium Rush (2012), The Night Before (2015), The Shape of Water (2017) and Knives Out (2019). He played Superman's Kryptonian adversary General Zod in Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and is set to reprise the role in The Flash (2022). Shannon is a frequent collaborator of Jeff Nichols, appearing in all of his films: Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special, and Loving (both 2016). He is also known for his role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), for which he was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2021, he had a main role in the Hulu drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.

Filmography

Acting Credits (136)

Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story Bill Parcells 2026
Buddy
Buddy Charlie the Train (voice) / Willie (voice) 2026
Love Letter to Texas
Love Letter to Texas 2026
Bulls
Bulls Alistair Whitman 2026
Nuremberg
Nuremberg Justice Robert H. Jackson 2025
Death by Lightning
Death by Lightning James Garfield 2025
The End
The End Father 2024
A Different Man
A Different Man Michael Shannon 2024
The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders Zipco 2024
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide Self - 'General Zod' 2023
The Flash
The Flash General Zod 2023
Waco: The Aftermath
Waco: The Aftermath Gary Noesner 2023
A Little White Lie
A Little White Lie Shriver 2023
George & Tammy
George & Tammy George Jones 2022
Amsterdam
Amsterdam Henry Norcross 2022
Little Demon
Little Demon Unshaven Man (voice) 2022
Bullet Train
Bullet Train White Death 2022
Abandoned
Abandoned Renner 2022
Night's End
Night's End Isaac Dees 2022
Heart of Champions
Heart of Champions Jack Murphy 2021
Nine Perfect Strangers
Nine Perfect Strangers Napoleon 2021
Echo Boomers
Echo Boomers Mel Donnelly 2020
The Quarry
The Quarry Chief Moore 2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House Self 2020
Knives Out
Knives Out Walt Thrombey 2019
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre Self 2019
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts Don McGahn 2019
State Like Sleep
State Like Sleep Edward 2019
Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut Self 2018
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl Martin Kurtz 2018
What They Had
What They Had Nick 2018
Long Way Back Home
Long Way Back Home Stanton 2018
Poor Boy
Poor Boy Blayde Griggs 2018
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 Captain Beatty 2018
The Current War
The Current War George Westinghouse 2018
Waco
Waco Gary Noesner 2018
12 Strong
12 Strong Hal Spencer 2018
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water Richard Strickland 2017
Pottersville
Pottersville Maynard Greiger 2017
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More Self 2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant Self 2017
Room 104
Room 104 Nathan 2017
Frank & Lola
Frank & Lola Frank Reilly 2016
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire Matt Riley 2016
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals Bobby Andes 2016
Loving
Loving Grey Villet 2016
Wolves
Wolves Lee Keller 2016
Complete Unknown
Complete Unknown Tom Brayton 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Zod 2016
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis & Nixon Elvis Presley 2016
Midnight Special
Midnight Special Roy Tomlin 2016
The Night Before
The Night Before Mr. Green 2015
Freeheld
Freeheld Dane Wells 2015
99 Homes
99 Homes Rick Carver 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
She's Funny That Way
She's Funny That Way Policeman Macy's 2015
The Harvest
The Harvest Richard 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Lip Sync Battle Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire Self 2014
Young Ones
Young Ones Ernest Holm 2014
They Came Together
They Came Together Spike 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
Choose You
Choose You Avicii 2013
Man of Steel
Man of Steel General Zod 2013
Mud
Mud Galen 2013
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter 2013
Happy Hour
Happy Hour Just Mike 2012
The Iceman
The Iceman Richard Kuklinski 2012
Premium Rush
Premium Rush Bobby Monday 2012
The Broken Tower
The Broken Tower Emile 2012
Take Shelter
Take Shelter Curtis LaForche 2011
Machine Gun Preacher
Machine Gun Preacher Donnie 2011
Return
Return Mike 2011
Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire Nelson Van Alden 2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Brad McCullum 2010
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later Self 2010
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex Doc Cross Williams 2010
The Runaways
The Runaways Kim Fowley 2010
13
13 Henry 2010
Herbert White
Herbert White Herbert White 2010
13 Scarier Movie Moments
13 Scarier Movie Moments Self 2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Mundt 2009
The Greatest
The Greatest Jordan Walker 2009
The Missing Person
The Missing Person John Rosow 2009
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road John Givings 2008
Marvelous
Marvelous John 2008
Shotgun Stories
Shotgun Stories Son Hayes 2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Dex 2007
Lucky You
Lucky You Ray Zumbro 2007
Blackbird
Blackbird Murl 2007
Bug
Bug Peter Evans 2007
Let's Go to Prison
Let's Go to Prison Lynard 2006
World Trade Center
World Trade Center Dave Karnes 2006
Dead Birds
Dead Birds Clyde 2005
The Woodsman
The Woodsman Rosen 2004
Water
Water Bobby Matherson 2004
Criminal
Criminal Gene 2004
Grand Theft Parsons
Grand Theft Parsons Larry Oster-Berg 2004
Zamboni Man
Zamboni Man Walt 2004
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II Floyd Poteet 2003
Kangaroo Jack
Kangaroo Jack Frankie Lombardo 2003
8 Mile
8 Mile Greg Buehl 2002
High Crimes
High Crimes Troy Abbott 2002
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky Aaron 2001
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan Philip Corday 2001
New Port South
New Port South Stanton 2001
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Gooz Wood 2001
Tigerland
Tigerland Sgt. Filmore 2000
Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented Petie 2000
Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son Dundun 2000
The Photographer
The Photographer Maurice 2000
Mullitt
Mullitt Phil Kunz 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Avery Shaw 1999
Chicago Cab
Chicago Cab Crack Head 1998
The Ride
The Ride Jimmy 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Early Edition
Early Edition 1996
Early Edition
Early Edition Mr. Andrews 1996
Early Edition
Early Edition Merle 1996
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction D.C. Flower Delivery Man 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self - Guest 1993
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day Fred 1993
Overexposed
Overexposed Young Man 1992
McCarthy
McCarthy Joseph McCarthy
Dead Guy
Dead Guy
The Young King
The Young King Mick
King Snake
King Snake
Dinner with Audrey
Dinner with Audrey
Vegas: A Love Story
Vegas: A Love Story
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders Doctor Caligari

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