Michael Shannon

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: August 07, 1974

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

8 Mile
8 Mile

2002-11-08

Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day

1993-02-11

Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor

2001-05-21

World Trade Center
World Trade Center

2006-08-09

Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky

2001-12-14

Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road

2008-12-19

Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex

2010-06-18

Abandoned
Abandoned

2022-06-17

High Crimes
High Crimes

2002-04-05

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

2009-09-11

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007-09-26

McCarthy
McCarthy

Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II

2003-07-18

Shotgun Stories
Shotgun Stories

2007-10-01

Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son

2000-06-16

Let's Go to Prison
Let's Go to Prison

2006-11-17

The Runaways
The Runaways

2010-03-19

Bug
Bug

2007-02-21

The Woodsman
The Woodsman

2004-12-24

The Missing Person
The Missing Person

2009-01-16

The End
The End

2024-12-06

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

2014-10-20

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010-07-08

13
13

2010-03-12

The Flash
The Flash

2023-06-13

Machine Gun Preacher
Machine Gun Preacher

2011-09-23

Take Shelter
Take Shelter

2011-09-30

Man of Steel
Man of Steel

2013-06-12

Premium Rush
Premium Rush

2012-08-24

The Iceman
The Iceman

2012-09-01

Dead Birds
Dead Birds

2004-05-19

Return
Return

2011-02-10

The Broken Tower
The Broken Tower

2012-04-27

Night's End
Night's End

2022-03-31

Mud
Mud

2013-04-26

Chicago Cab
Chicago Cab

1998-09-18

They Came Together
They Came Together

2014-06-27

The Photographer
The Photographer

2000-04-15

Blackbird
Blackbird

2007-03-12

Young Ones
Young Ones

2014-06-28

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

2023-08-29

Mullitt
Mullitt

2000-01-20

The Harvest
The Harvest

2015-04-10

Midnight Special
Midnight Special

2016-02-18

Choose You
Choose You

2013-11-03

Dead Guy
Dead Guy

Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented

2000-08-02

Herbert White
Herbert White

2010-02-13

99 Homes
99 Homes

2015-09-25

The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders

2024-06-19

Nuremberg
Nuremberg

Grand Theft Parsons
Grand Theft Parsons

2004-06-18

Kangaroo Jack
Kangaroo Jack

2003-01-17

Freeheld
Freeheld

2015-10-02

Elvis & Nixon
Elvis & Nixon

2016-03-22

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

2019-08-07

A Different Man
A Different Man

2024-08-24

The Young King
The Young King

Frank & Lola
Frank & Lola

2016-12-09

She's Funny That Way
She's Funny That Way

2015-04-22

State Like Sleep
State Like Sleep

2019-01-04

Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals

2016-11-04

Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire

2016-12-07

Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction

1996-08-02

The Night Before
The Night Before

2015-11-20

Loving
Loving

2016-11-04

Poor Boy
Poor Boy

2018-07-13

Complete Unknown
Complete Unknown

2016-08-26

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

2011-12-06

Wolves
Wolves

2016-10-25

Criminal
Criminal

2004-09-10

The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water

2017-12-01

Tigerland
Tigerland

2000-10-06

Zamboni Man
Zamboni Man

2004-01-26

The Greatest
The Greatest

2009-02-07

New Port South
New Port South

2001-09-07

Overexposed
Overexposed

1992-10-11

Lucky You
Lucky You

2007-05-01

The Ride
The Ride

1997-10-01

Marvelous
Marvelous

2008-02-08

Happy Hour
Happy Hour

2012-10-12

Pottersville
Pottersville

2017-11-10

Water
Water

2004-11-25

The Current War
The Current War

2018-02-01

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016-03-23

12 Strong
12 Strong

2018-01-18

What They Had
What They Had

2018-10-19

Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451

2018-05-12

Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

2017-10-02

Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut

2018-11-05

Long Way Back Home
Long Way Back Home

2018-08-20

Knives Out
Knives Out

2019-11-27

Echo Boomers
Echo Boomers

2020-11-13

The Quarry
The Quarry

2020-04-17

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017-08-01

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

2019-06-24

Heart of Champions
Heart of Champions

2021-09-16

13 Scarier Movie Moments
13 Scarier Movie Moments

2009-10-10

A Little White Lie
A Little White Lie

2023-03-03

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

2013-04-22

Bullet Train
Bullet Train

2022-08-03

Amsterdam
Amsterdam

2022-09-27

I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

2010-06-28