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
7.142
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day
7.615
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
6.935
World Trade Center
World Trade Center
6.139
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky
6.815
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road
6.989
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
4.951
Abandoned
Abandoned
5.892
High Crimes
High Crimes
6.351
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
6.2
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
7.113
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
6.6
Shotgun Stories
Shotgun Stories
6.9
Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son
6.3
Let's Go to Prison
Let's Go to Prison
5.742
The Runaways
The Runaways
6.451
Bug
Bug
6.128
The Woodsman
The Woodsman
6.9
The Missing Person
The Missing Person
5.6
The End
The End
4.889
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
5.839
The Flash
The Flash
6.649
Machine Gun Preacher
Machine Gun Preacher
6.718
Take Shelter
Take Shelter
7.039
Man of Steel
Man of Steel
6.634
Premium Rush
Premium Rush
6.332
The Iceman
The Iceman
6.557
Dead Birds
Dead Birds
5.697
Return
Return
6.439
The Broken Tower
The Broken Tower
4.955
Night's End
Night's End
4.2
Mud
Mud
7.059
Chicago Cab
Chicago Cab
5.5
They Came Together
They Came Together
5.588
The Photographer
The Photographer
3.5
Blackbird
Blackbird
2.5
Young Ones
Young Ones
5.715
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
6.246
Choose You
5.375
Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented
6.387
Herbert White
7.1
99 Homes
99 Homes
6.77
The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders
6.693
Nuremberg
Nuremberg
0
Grand Theft Parsons
Grand Theft Parsons
5.8
Kangaroo Jack
Kangaroo Jack
5.292
Freeheld
Freeheld
7.2
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis & Nixon
5.968
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
5.954
State Like Sleep
State Like Sleep
4.8
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals
7.421
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire
4.9
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction
5.8
The Night Before
The Night Before
6.1
Loving
Loving
6.697
Poor Boy
Poor Boy
4
Complete Unknown
Complete Unknown
5.127
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
7.014
Wolves
Wolves
5.858
Criminal
Criminal
6.2
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
7.2
Tigerland
Tigerland
6.613
Zamboni Man
Zamboni Man
7
The Greatest
The Greatest
6.218
New Port South
New Port South
4.143
Overexposed
1
Lucky You
Lucky You
5.639
The Ride
0
Marvelous
Marvelous
0
Happy Hour
Happy Hour
0
Pottersville
Pottersville
4.905
Water
Water
9
The Current War
The Current War
6.707
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
5.981
12 Strong
12 Strong
6.343
What They Had
What They Had
6.6
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
5.43
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
7.842
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
7.435
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
6.069
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
0