Michael Shannon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 7, 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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.
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Filmography
Dead Guy
Movie
The Young King
Movie · as Mick
King Snake
Movie
Dinner with Audrey
Movie
Vegas: A Love Story
Movie
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
Movie · as Doctor Caligari
Last Meals
Movie · as Governor George Callahan
Mr. Irrelevant
Movie · as Bill Parcells
Bulls
Movie · as Alistair Whitman
Buddy
Movie · as Willie (voice)
Love Letter to Texas
Movie · as Gus
Nuremberg
Movie · as Justice Robert H. Jackson
Death by Lightning
TV · as James Garfield · 4 eps
The End
Movie · as Father
The Bikeriders
Movie · as Zipco
A Different Man
Movie · as Michael Shannon
The Flash
Movie · as General Zod
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Movie · as Self - 'General Zod'
A Little White Lie
Movie · as Shriver
Waco: The Aftermath
TV · as Gary Noesner · 5 eps
Abandoned
Movie · as Renner
Night's End
Movie · as Isaac Dees
Bullet Train
Movie · as White Death
Amsterdam
Movie · as Henry Norcross
Little Demon
TV · as Unshaven Man (voice) · 1 ep
George & Tammy
TV · as George Jones · 6 eps
Heart of Champions
Movie · as Jack Murphy
Nine Perfect Strangers
TV · as Napoleon · 8 eps
Echo Boomers
Movie · as Mel Donnelly
The Quarry
Movie · as Chief Moore
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Movie · as Self
State Like Sleep
Movie · as Edward
Knives Out
Movie · as Walt Thrombey
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Movie · as Don McGahn
Poor Boy
Movie · as Blayde Griggs
The Current War
Movie · as George Westinghouse
12 Strong
Movie · as Hal Spencer
What They Had
Movie · as Nick
Fahrenheit 451
Movie · as Captain Beatty
Friedkin Uncut
Movie · as Self
Waco
TV · as Gary Noesner · 6 eps
The Little Drummer Girl
TV · as Martin Kurtz · 6 eps
The Shape of Water
Movie · as Richard Strickland
Pottersville
Movie · as Maynard Greiger
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
Movie · as Self
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Movie · as Self
Room 104
TV · as Nathan · 1 ep
Midnight Special
Movie · as Roy Tomlin
Elvis & Nixon
Movie · as Elvis Presley
Frank & Lola
Movie · as Frank Reilly
Nocturnal Animals
Movie · as Bobby Andes
Salt and Fire
Movie · as Matt Riley
Loving
Movie · as Grey Villet
Complete Unknown
Movie · as Tom Brayton
Wolves
Movie · as Lee Keller
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Movie · as Zod
The Harvest
Movie · as Richard
99 Homes
Movie · as Rick Carver
Freeheld
Movie · as Dane Wells
She's Funny That Way
Movie · as Policeman Macy's
The Night Before
Movie · as Mr. Green
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest, Ringo Starr · 1 ep
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Movie · as Self
They Came Together
Movie · as Spike
Young Ones
Movie · as Ernest Holm
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Man of Steel
Movie · as General Zod
Mud
Movie · as Galen
Choose You
Movie · as Avicii
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Movie
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
Movie
Premium Rush
Movie · as Bobby Monday
The Iceman
Movie · as Richard Kuklinski
The Broken Tower
Movie · as Emile
Happy Hour
Movie · as Just Mike
Machine Gun Preacher
Movie · as Donnie
Take Shelter
Movie · as Curtis LaForche
Return
Movie · as Mike
Jonah Hex
Movie · as Doc Cross Williams
The Runaways
Movie · as Kim Fowley
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Movie · as Brad McCullum
13
Movie · as Henry
Herbert White
Movie · as Herbert White
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Movie · as Self
Boardwalk Empire
TV · as Nelson Van Alden · 56 eps
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Movie · as Mundt
The Missing Person
Movie · as John Rosow
The Greatest
Movie · as Jordan Walker
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Movie · as Self
Revolutionary Road
Movie · as John Givings
Marvelous
Movie · as John
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Movie · as Dex
Shotgun Stories
Movie · as Son Hayes
Bug
Movie · as Peter Evans
Blackbird
Movie · as Murl
Lucky You
Movie · as Ray Zumbro
World Trade Center
Movie · as Dave Karnes
Let's Go to Prison
Movie · as Lynard
Dead Birds
Movie · as Clyde
The Woodsman
Movie · as Rosen
Grand Theft Parsons
Movie · as Larry Oster-Berg
Criminal
Movie · as Gene
Zamboni Man
Movie · as Walt
Water
Movie · as Bobby Matherson
Bad Boys II
Movie · as Floyd Poteet
Kangaroo Jack
Movie · as Frankie Lombardo
8 Mile
Movie · as Greg Buehl
High Crimes
Movie · as Troy Abbott
Pearl Harbor
Movie · as Gooz
Vanilla Sky
Movie · as Aaron
New Port South
Movie · as Stanton
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Philip Corday · 1 ep
Jesus' Son
Movie · as Dundun
The Photographer
Movie · as Maurice
Mullitt
Movie · as Phil Kunz
Cecil B. Demented
Movie · as Petie
Tigerland
Movie · as Sgt. Filmore
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Avery Shaw · 1 ep
Chicago Cab
Movie · as Crack Head
The Ride
Movie · as Jimmy
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Chain Reaction
Movie · as D.C. Flower Delivery Man
Early Edition
TV · as Mr. Andrews, Merle
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Groundhog Day
Movie · as Fred
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Overexposed
Movie · as Young Man