Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Lexington, Kentucky, USA
    Birthday
    August 1974
8 Mile
8 Mile
7.143
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day
7.616
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
6.941
World Trade Center
World Trade Center
6.1
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky
6.815
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road
7
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
4.953
Abandoned
Abandoned
5.878
High Crimes
High Crimes
6.358
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
6.178
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
7.11
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
6.7
Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son
6.3
Shotgun Stories
Shotgun Stories
6.937
Let's Go to Prison
Let's Go to Prison
5.754
The Runaways
The Runaways
6.45
Bug
Bug
6.119
The Woodsman
The Woodsman
6.884
The Missing Person
The Missing Person
5.6
The End
The End
5.186
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
0
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
6.033
13
13
5.846
The Flash
The Flash
6.643
Machine Gun Preacher
Machine Gun Preacher
6.722
Take Shelter
Take Shelter
7.035
Man of Steel
Man of Steel
6.634
Premium Rush
Premium Rush
6.332
The Iceman
The Iceman
6.556
Dead Birds
Dead Birds
5.701
Return
Return
6.4
The Broken Tower
The Broken Tower
4.955
Night's End
Night's End
4.2
Mud
Mud
7.06
Chicago Cab
Chicago Cab
5.5
They Came Together
They Came Together
5.586
The Photographer
The Photographer
3.5
Blackbird
Blackbird
2.5
Young Ones
Young Ones
5.712
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
3.8
Mullitt
Mullitt
5
The Harvest
The Harvest
5.99
Midnight Special
Midnight Special
6.244
Choose You
5.375
Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented
6.4
Herbert White
7.1
99 Homes
99 Homes
6.772
The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders
6.692
Nuremberg
Nuremberg
0
Grand Theft Parsons
Grand Theft Parsons
5.8
Kangaroo Jack
Kangaroo Jack
5.293
Freeheld
Freeheld
7.212
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis & Nixon
5.971
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
0
A Different Man
A Different Man
7
Frank & Lola
Frank & Lola
5.645
She's Funny That Way
She's Funny That Way
5.959
State Like Sleep
State Like Sleep
4.8
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals
7.421
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire
4.942
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction
5.766
The Night Before
The Night Before
6.095
Loving
Loving
6.7
Poor Boy
Poor Boy
4
Complete Unknown
Complete Unknown
5.103
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
7.014
Wolves
Wolves
5.858
Criminal
Criminal
6.219
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
7.242
The Greatest
The Greatest
6.222
Lucky You
Lucky You
5.637
New Port South
New Port South
4.1
Tigerland
Tigerland
6.609
Overexposed
1
The Ride
0
Zamboni Man
Zamboni Man
7
Marvelous
Marvelous
0
Happy Hour
Happy Hour
0
Water
Water
9
Pottersville
Pottersville
4.905
The Current War
The Current War
6.7
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
5.983
12 Strong
12 Strong
6.3
What They Had
What They Had
6.513
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
5.441
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
6.4
Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut
7
Long Way Back Home
Long Way Back Home
6.4
Knives Out
Knives Out
7.843
Echo Boomers
Echo Boomers
5.7
The Quarry
The Quarry
5.2
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
7.6
Heart of Champions
Heart of Champions
6.588
13 Scarier Movie Moments
9
A Little White Lie
A Little White Lie
5.722
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
8
Bullet Train
Bullet Train
7.432
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
6.057
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
0