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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.


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Born:
Aug 7, 1974 In Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
151
First Appeared:
In the movie McCarthy
Latest Project:
Movie The Young King 2025
Known For
Poster of Death by Lightning
Poster of The Flash
Poster of Mud
Poster of Bad Boys II
Filmography
Movie McCarthy Joseph McCarthy 2025
Movie The Young King Mick 2025
Series Death by Lightning James Garfield 2025
Movie Nuremberg Robert H. Jackson 2025
Movie Dead Guy 2025
Movie The Bikeriders Zipco 2024-06-19
Movie The End 2024-12-06
Movie A Different Man Michael Shannon 2024-08-24
Movie A Little White Lie Shriver 2023-03-03
Movie The Flash General Zod 2023-06-13
Series Waco: The Aftermath Gary Noesner 2023-04-16
Movie Making The Flash: Worlds Collide Self - 'General Zod' 2023-08-29
Movie Abandoned Renner 2022-06-17
Movie Night's End Isaac Dees 2022-03-31
Series Little Demon Unshaven Man (voice) 2022-08-25
Series George & Tammy George Jones 2022-12-04
Movie Amsterdam Henry Norcross 2022-09-27
Movie Bullet Train White Death 2022-08-03
Series Nine Perfect Strangers Napoleon 2021-08-18
Movie Heart of Champions Jack Murphy 2021-09-16
Movie Echo Boomers Mel Donnelly 2020-11-13
Series Stars in the House Self 2020-03-16
Movie The Quarry Chief Moore 2020-04-17
Movie State Like Sleep Edward 2019-01-04
Movie The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts Don McGahn 2019-06-24
Movie Knives Out Walt Thrombey 2019-11-27
Movie 90 Years of the Music Box Theatre Self 2019-08-07
Series Waco Gary Noesner 2018-01-24
Movie The Current War George Westinghouse 2018-02-01
Movie 12 Strong Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer 2018-01-18
Movie Fahrenheit 451 Captain Beatty 2018-05-12
Movie What They Had Nick 2018-10-19
Movie Friedkin Uncut Self 2018-11-05
Movie Poor Boy Blayde Griggs 2018-07-13
Series The Little Drummer Girl Martin Kurtz 2018-10-28
Movie Long Way Back Home Stanton 2018-08-20
Series Room 104 Nathan 2017-07-28
Movie Ballad of a Righteous Merchant Self 2017-08-01
Movie Bob Dylan - Trouble No More Self 2017-10-02
Movie Pottersville Maynard Greiger 2017-11-10
Movie The Shape of Water Richard Strickland 2017-12-01
Movie Elvis & Nixon Elvis Presley 2016-03-22
Movie Midnight Special Roy Tomlin 2016-02-18
Movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Zod 2016-03-23
Movie Complete Unknown Tom Brayton 2016-08-26
Movie Frank & Lola Frank Reilly 2016-12-09
Movie Salt and Fire Matt Riley 2016-12-07
Movie Nocturnal Animals Bobby Andes 2016-11-04
Movie Loving Grey Villet 2016-11-04
Movie Wolves Lee Keller 2016-10-25
Movie The Harvest Richard 2015-04-10
Series Lip Sync Battle Self 2015-04-02
Movie She's Funny That Way Policeman Macy's 2015-04-22
Movie The Night Before Mr. Green 2015-11-20
Series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Unknown 2015-09-08
Movie Freeheld Dane Wells 2015-10-02
Movie 99 Homes Rick Carver 2015-09-25
Series The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014-02-17
Series Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014-02-25
Series Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014-02-06
Series Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014-12-21
Movie They Came Together Spike 2014-06-27
Movie The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire Self 2014-10-20
Movie Young Ones Ernest Holm 2014-06-28
Movie Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter Unknown 2013-04-22
Movie Möbius 2013-02-17
Movie Mud Galen 2013-04-26
Movie Choose You Avicii 2013-11-03
Movie Man of Steel General Zod 2013-06-12
Movie The Broken Tower Emile 2012-04-27
Movie Dark Shadows Board Member #2 2012-05-09
Movie Premium Rush Bobby Monday 2012-08-24
Movie The Iceman Richard Kuklinski 2012-09-01
Movie Happy Hour Just Mike 2012-10-12
Movie Return Mike 2011-02-10
Movie Machine Gun Preacher Donnie 2011-09-23
Movie Take Shelter Curtis LaForche 2011-09-30
Movie Touch of Evil The Tycoon 2011-12-06
Movie 13 Henry 2010-03-12
Movie Herbert White Herbert White 2010-02-13
Movie The Runaways Kim Fowley 2010-03-19
Movie Jonah Hex Doc Cross Williams 2010-06-18
Series Boardwalk Empire Nelson Van Alden 2010-09-19
Movie My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Brad McCullum 2010-07-08
Movie I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later Self 2010-06-28
Movie The Missing Person John Rosow 2009-01-16
Movie 13 Scarier Movie Moments Self 2009-10-10
Movie Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans Mundt 2009-09-11
Movie The Greatest Jordan Walker 2009-02-07
Movie Marvelous John 2008-02-08
Movie Revolutionary Road John Givings 2008-12-19
Movie Bug Peter Evans 2007-02-21
Movie Blackbird Murl 2007-03-12
Movie Lucky You Ray Zumbro 2007-05-01
Movie Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Dex 2007-09-26
Movie You've Got a Friend Brayton Jennings 2007-06-09
Movie Shotgun Stories Son Hayes 2007-10-01
Movie World Trade Center Dave Karnes 2006-08-09
Movie Let's Go to Prison Lynard 2006-11-17
Movie Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut President's Aide 2006-11-02
Movie American Gun Jerry 2005-09-15
Movie Zamboni Man Walt 2004-01-26
Movie Dead Birds Clyde 2004-05-19
Movie Criminal Gene 2004-09-10
Movie Water Bobby Matherson 2004-11-25
Movie The Woodsman Rosen 2004-12-24
Movie Grand Theft Parsons Larry Oster-Berg 2004-06-18
Movie Kangaroo Jack Frankie Lombardo 2003-01-17
Movie Bad Boys II Floyd Poteet 2003-07-18
Movie High Crimes Troy Abbott 2002-04-05
Movie 8 Mile Greg Buehl 2002-11-08
Movie New Port South Stanton 2001-09-07
Movie Pearl Harbor Gooz Wood 2001-05-21
Series Crossing Jordan Philip Corday 2001-09-24
Movie Vanilla Sky Aaron 2001-12-14
Movie Mullitt Phil Kunz 2000-01-20
Movie The Photographer Maurice 2000-04-15
Movie Jesus' Son Dundun 2000-06-16
Movie Cecil B. Demented Petie 2000-08-02
Movie Tigerland Sgt. Filmore 2000-10-06
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Avery Shaw 1999-09-20
Movie 30 Years to Life Graham 1998-10-15
Movie Chicago Cab Crack Head 1998-09-18
Movie The Ride Jimmy 1997-10-01
Series The View Self 1997-08-11
Series Early Edition Unknown 1996-09-28
Movie Chain Reaction D.C. Flower Delivery Man 1996-08-02
Series The Daily Show Self 1996-07-22
Movie The Affair Capt. Ford 1995-10-14
Movie Royce Senator Scanlon 1994-08-31
Movie Fatherland US Ambassador 1994-11-26
Movie Groundhog Day Fred 1993-02-11
Series The Big Battalions David 1992-11-19
Movie Overexposed Young Man 1992-10-11
Movie Murder on the Moon Ivanov 1989-05-09
Series Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Morley Kennerly 1989-04-30
Movie Out of the Shadows Frank Osbourne 1988-09-02
Series The Two Mrs. Grenvilles Jack Fisher 1987-02-08
Series A Very Peculiar Practice Jack Daniels 1986-05-21
Movie Little Shop of Horrors Television Reporter 1986-12-19
Movie The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story Senator John Tunney 1986-11-24
Movie Sheena Phillip Ames 1984-08-17
Movie Making Love Marty 1982-02-12
Series Riker Brice Landis 1981-03-14
Movie Superman II President's Aide 1980-12-12
Movie The Best Place to Be Patrick Callahan 1979-05-27
Movie Cops and Robin John Haven 1978-03-28
Series Lillie Freddie Gebhard 1978-09-24
Series Future Cop Haven 1977-03-05
Movie Future Cop Haven 1976-05-01
Series Rock Follies 1976-02-24