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Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Acting

Born: August 7, 1974Lexington, 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.

Known For
Filmography

Untitled Mr. Irrelevant Film

Bill Parcells

2026
Love Letter to Texas

Love Letter to Texas

2026
Buddy

Buddy

Charlie the Train (voice)

2026
Bulls

Bulls

Alistair Whitman

2026
Nuremberg

Nuremberg

Justice Robert H. Jackson

2025
The End

The End

Father

2024
A Different Man

A Different Man

Michael Shannon

2024
The Bikeriders

The Bikeriders

Zipco

2024
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Self - 'General Zod'

2023
The Flash

The Flash

General Zod

2023
A Little White Lie

A Little White Lie

Shriver

2023
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Henry Norcross

2022
Bullet Train

Bullet Train

White Death

2022
Abandoned

Abandoned

Renner

2022
Night's End

Night's End

Isaac Dees

2022
Heart of Champions

Heart of Champions

Jack Murphy

2021
Echo Boomers

Echo Boomers

Mel Donnelly

2020
The Quarry

The Quarry

Chief Moore

2020
Knives Out

Knives Out

Walt Thrombey

2019
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

Self

2019
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

Don McGahn

2019
State Like Sleep

State Like Sleep

Edward

2019
Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

Self

2018
What They Had

What They Had

Nick

2018
Long Way Back Home

Long Way Back Home

Stanton

2018
Poor Boy

Poor Boy

Blayde Griggs

2018
Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

Captain Beatty

2018
The Current War

The Current War

George Westinghouse

2018
12 Strong

12 Strong

Hal Spencer

2018
The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

Richard Strickland

2017
Pottersville

Pottersville

Maynard Greiger

2017
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

Self

2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Self

2017
Frank & Lola

Frank & Lola

Frank Reilly

2016
Salt and Fire

Salt and Fire

Matt Riley

2016
Loving

Loving

Grey Villet

2016
Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

Bobby Andes

2016
Wolves

Wolves

Lee Keller

2016
Complete Unknown

Complete Unknown

Tom Brayton

2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Zod

2016
Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis Presley

2016
Midnight Special

Midnight Special

Roy Tomlin

2016
The Night Before

The Night Before

Mr. Green

2015
Freeheld

Freeheld

Dane Wells

2015
99 Homes

99 Homes

Rick Carver

2015
She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

Policeman Macy's

2015
The Harvest

The Harvest

Richard

2015
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

Self

2014
Young Ones

Young Ones

Ernest Holm

2014
They Came Together

They Came Together

Spike

2014

Choose You

Avicii

2013
Man of Steel

Man of Steel

General Zod

2013
Mud

Mud

Galen

2013
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

2013
Happy Hour

Happy Hour

Just Mike

2012
The Iceman

The Iceman

Richard Kuklinski

2012
Premium Rush

Premium Rush

Bobby Monday

2012
The Broken Tower

The Broken Tower

Emile

2012
Take Shelter

Take Shelter

Curtis LaForche

2011
Machine Gun Preacher

Machine Gun Preacher

Donnie

2011
Return

Return

Mike

2011
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

Brad McCullum

2010
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

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

Self

2010
Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex

Doc Cross Williams

2010
The Runaways

The Runaways

Kim Fowley

2010
13

13

Henry

2010

Herbert White

Herbert White

2010
13 Scarier Movie Moments

13 Scarier Movie Moments

Self

2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Mundt

2009
The Greatest

The Greatest

Jordan Walker

2009
The Missing Person

The Missing Person

John Rosow

2009
Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

John Givings

2008
Marvelous

Marvelous

John

2008
Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

Son Hayes

2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Dex

2007
Lucky You

Lucky You

Ray Zumbro

2007
Blackbird

Blackbird

Murl

2007
Bug

Bug

Peter Evans

2007
Let's Go to Prison

Let's Go to Prison

Lynard

2006
World Trade Center

World Trade Center

Dave Karnes

2006
Dead Birds

Dead Birds

Clyde

2005
The Woodsman

The Woodsman

Rosen

2004
Water

Water

Bobby Matherson

2004
Criminal

Criminal

Gene

2004
Grand Theft Parsons

Grand Theft Parsons

Larry Oster-Berg

2004
Zamboni Man

Zamboni Man

Walt

2004
Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

Floyd Poteet

2003
Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack

Frankie Lombardo

2003
8 Mile

8 Mile

Greg Buehl

2002
High Crimes

High Crimes

Troy Abbott

2002
Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

Aaron

2001
New Port South

New Port South

Stanton

2001
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Gooz Wood

2001
Tigerland

Tigerland

Sgt. Filmore

2000
Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

Petie

2000
Jesus' Son

Jesus' Son

Dundun

2000
The Photographer

The Photographer

Maurice

2000
Mullitt

Mullitt

Phil Kunz

2000
Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

Crack Head

1998

The Ride

Jimmy

1997
Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

D.C. Flower Delivery Man

1996
Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

Fred

1993
Overexposed

Overexposed

Young Man

1992