Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 07, 1974
Place of Birth
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Credits
138 titles
Michael Shannon
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
Bill Parcells
Buddy
Charlie the Train / Willie (voice)
Love Letter to Texas
Bulls
Alistair Whitman
Nuremberg
Justice Robert H. Jackson
Death by Lightning
James Garfield
Eric LaRue
Director
The End
Father
All Happy Families
Executive Producer
A Different Man
Michael Shannon
The Bikeriders
Zipco
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Self - 'General Zod'
The Flash
General Zod
Waco: The Aftermath
Gary Noesner
A Little White Lie
Shriver
George & Tammy
George Jones
Amsterdam
Henry Norcross
Little Demon
Unshaven Man (voice)
Bullet Train
White Death
Abandoned
Renner
Night's End
Isaac Dees
Heart of Champions
Jack Murphy
Nine Perfect Strangers
Napoleon
Echo Boomers
Mel Donnelly
The Quarry
Chief Moore
Stars in the House
Self
Knives Out
Walt Thrombey
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Self
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Don McGahn
State Like Sleep
Edward
Friedkin Uncut
Self
The Little Drummer Girl
Martin Kurtz
What They Had
Nick
Poor Boy
Blayde Griggs
Fahrenheit 451
Captain Beatty
The Current War
George Westinghouse
Waco
Gary Noesner
12 Strong
Hal Spencer
The Shape of Water
Richard Strickland
Pottersville
Maynard Greiger
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
Self
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
Room 104
Nathan
Signature Move
Executive Producer
Frank & Lola
Frank Reilly
Salt and Fire
Matt Riley
Nocturnal Animals
Bobby Andes
Loving
Grey Villet
Wolves
Lee Keller
Complete Unknown
Tom Brayton