Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Date of Birth:

Aug 07, 1974

Place of Birth:

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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.

filmography:

Wolves Wolves

2016

Criminal Criminal

2004

Poor Boy Poor Boy

2018

Tigerland Tigerland

2000

Marvelous Marvelous

2008

Loving Loving

2016

Freeheld Freeheld

2015

Lucky You Lucky You

2007

The Quarry The Quarry

2020

Amsterdam Amsterdam

2022

Knives Out Knives Out

2019

Water Water

2004

Happy Hour Happy Hour

2012

The Ride The Ride

1997

12 Strong 12 Strong

2018

Bug Bug

2007

Jesus' Son Jesus' Son

2000

The End The End

2024

The Flash The Flash

2023

13 13

2010

Jonah Hex Jonah Hex

2010

Abandoned Abandoned

2022

McCarthy McCarthy

1970

Choose You Choose You

2013

Mullitt Mullitt

2000

Dead Guy Dead Guy

1970

Nuremberg Nuremberg

1970

99 Homes 99 Homes

2015

Young Ones Young Ones

2014

Blackbird Blackbird

2007

Dead Birds Dead Birds

2004

Return Return

2011

The Iceman The Iceman

2012

Mud Mud

2013

8 Mile 8 Mile

2002

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