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

Touch of Evil Touch of Evil

2011

Complete Unknown Complete Unknown

2016

Poor Boy Poor Boy

2018

The Shape of Water The Shape of Water

2017

Tigerland Tigerland

2000

Overexposed Overexposed

1992

New Port South New Port South

2001

The Greatest The Greatest

2009

Zamboni Man Zamboni Man

2004

Loving Loving

2016

The Night Before The Night Before

2015

A Different Man A Different Man

2024

The Young King The Young King

1970

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

2019

Elvis & Nixon Elvis & Nixon

2016

Freeheld Freeheld

2015

Frank & Lola Frank & Lola

2016

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

2015

Chain Reaction Chain Reaction

1996

Salt and Fire Salt and Fire

2016

Nocturnal Animals Nocturnal Animals

2016

State Like Sleep State Like Sleep

2019

Lucky You Lucky You

2007

The Ride The Ride

1997

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

2019

Heart of Champions Heart of Champions

2021

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017

The Quarry The Quarry

2020

Echo Boomers Echo Boomers

2020

13 Scarier Movie Moments 13 Scarier Movie Moments

2009

A Little White Lie A Little White Lie

2023

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

2010

Amsterdam Amsterdam

2022

Bullet Train Bullet Train

2022

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

2013

Knives Out Knives Out

2019

Long Way Back Home Long Way Back Home

2018

Water Water

2004

The Current War The Current War

2018

Pottersville Pottersville

2017

Happy Hour Happy Hour

2012

Marvelous Marvelous

2008

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

2016

12 Strong 12 Strong

2018

Friedkin Uncut Friedkin Uncut

2018

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

2017

Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451

2018

What They Had What They Had

2018

Kangaroo Jack Kangaroo Jack

2003

Grand Theft Parsons Grand Theft Parsons

2004

Bug Bug

2007

The Woodsman The Woodsman

2004

The Runaways The Runaways

2010

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

2006

Jesus' Son Jesus' Son

2000

The Missing Person The Missing Person

2009

The End The End

2024

The Flash The Flash

2023

13 13

2010

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

2010

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

2014

Shotgun Stories Shotgun Stories

2007

Bad Boys II Bad Boys II

2003

Vanilla Sky Vanilla Sky

2001

Revolutionary Road Revolutionary Road

2008

World Trade Center World Trade Center

2006

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor

2001

Groundhog Day Groundhog Day

1993

Jonah Hex Jonah Hex

2010

Abandoned Abandoned

2022

McCarthy McCarthy

1970

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

2007

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

2009

High Crimes High Crimes

2002

Machine Gun Preacher Machine Gun Preacher

2011

Take Shelter Take Shelter

2011

Midnight Special Midnight Special

2016

Choose You Choose You

2013

The Harvest The Harvest

2015

Mullitt Mullitt

2000

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

2023

Dead Guy Dead Guy

1970

Cecil B. Demented Cecil B. Demented

2000

Nuremberg Nuremberg

1970

The Bikeriders The Bikeriders

2024

99 Homes 99 Homes

2015

Herbert White Herbert White

2010

Young Ones Young Ones

2014

Blackbird Blackbird

2007

Dead Birds Dead Birds

2004

Return Return

2011

The Iceman The Iceman

2012

Premium Rush Premium Rush

2012

Man of Steel Man of Steel

2013

The Broken Tower The Broken Tower

2012

Night's End Night's End

2022

The Photographer The Photographer

2000

They Came Together They Came Together

2014

Chicago Cab Chicago Cab

1998

Mud Mud

2013

8 Mile 8 Mile

2002

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