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Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Acting August 7, 1974 (52 years old) Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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.

Movies 110

Buddy 6.8

Buddy

as Willie (voice)

2026
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 6.0

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

as Zod

2016
Knives Out 7.8

Knives Out

as Walt Thrombey

2019
Bullet Train 7.4

Bullet Train

as White Death

2022
Man of Steel 6.7

Man of Steel

as General Zod

2013
The Flash 6.6

The Flash

as General Zod

2023
Groundhog Day 7.6

Groundhog Day

as Fred

1993
Pearl Harbor 6.9

Pearl Harbor

as Gooz

2001
Nuremberg 7.6

Nuremberg

as Justice Robert H. Jackson

2025
Bad Boys II 6.7

Bad Boys II

as Floyd Poteet

2003
8 Mile 7.1

8 Mile

as Greg Buehl

2002
The Shape of Water 7.2

The Shape of Water

as Richard Strickland

2017
Vanilla Sky 6.8

Vanilla Sky

as Aaron

2001
Nocturnal Animals 7.4

Nocturnal Animals

as Bobby Andes

2016
12 Strong 6.4

12 Strong

as Hal Spencer

2018
Revolutionary Road 7.0

Revolutionary Road

as John Givings

2008
The Bikeriders 6.7

The Bikeriders

as Zipco

2024
Amsterdam 6.1

Amsterdam

as Henry Norcross

2022
A Different Man 6.9

A Different Man

as Michael Shannon

2024
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 7.1

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

as Dex

2007
World Trade Center 6.1

World Trade Center

as Dave Karnes

2006
High Crimes 6.3

High Crimes

as Troy Abbott

2002
Mud 7.1

Mud

as Galen

2013
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 6.2

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

as Mundt

2009
Midnight Special 6.3

Midnight Special

as Roy Tomlin

2016
Mr. Irrelevant

Mr. Irrelevant

as Bill Parcells

2026
Chain Reaction 5.8

Chain Reaction

as D.C. Flower Delivery Man

1996
Take Shelter 7.0

Take Shelter

as Curtis LaForche

2011
The Night Before 6.1

The Night Before

as Mr. Green

2015
13 5.8

13

as Henry

2010
Machine Gun Preacher 6.7

Machine Gun Preacher

as Donnie

2011
The Current War 6.7

The Current War

as George Westinghouse

2018
Premium Rush 6.4

Premium Rush

as Bobby Monday

2012
Jonah Hex 5.0

Jonah Hex

as Doc Cross Williams

2010
99 Homes 6.8

99 Homes

as Rick Carver

2015
Kangaroo Jack 5.3

Kangaroo Jack

as Frankie Lombardo

2003
The Iceman 6.6

The Iceman

as Richard Kuklinski

2012
She's Funny That Way 5.9

She's Funny That Way

as Policeman Macy's

2015
Let's Go to Prison 6.0

Let's Go to Prison

as Lynard

2006
Fahrenheit 451 5.4

Fahrenheit 451

as Captain Beatty

2018
They Came Together 5.6

They Came Together

as Spike

2014
Freeheld 7.2

Freeheld

as Dane Wells

2015
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done 6.1

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

as Brad McCullum

2010
Tigerland 6.6

Tigerland

as Sgt. Filmore

2000
Loving 6.7

Loving

as Grey Villet

2016
The Runaways 6.5

The Runaways

as Kim Fowley

2010
Bug 6.1

Bug

as Peter Evans

2007
The Harvest 6.0

The Harvest

as Richard

2015
The Greatest 6.2

The Greatest

as Jordan Walker

2009
Lucky You 5.7

Lucky You

as Ray Zumbro

2007
Criminal 6.2

Criminal

as Gene

2004
A Little White Lie 5.5

A Little White Lie

as Shriver

2023
The Woodsman 6.8

The Woodsman

as Rosen

2004
Cecil B. Demented 6.4

Cecil B. Demented

as Petie

2000
Heart of Champions 6.7

Heart of Champions

as Jack Murphy

2021
The End 5.1

The End

as Father

2024
Echo Boomers 5.7

Echo Boomers

as Mel Donnelly

2020
Elvis & Nixon 6.0

Elvis & Nixon

as Elvis Presley

2016
Complete Unknown 5.2

Complete Unknown

as Tom Brayton

2016
Dead Birds 5.7

Dead Birds

as Clyde

2005
Abandoned 5.8

Abandoned

as Renner

2022
Young Ones 5.7

Young Ones

as Ernest Holm

2014
Frank & Lola 5.6

Frank & Lola

as Frank Reilly

2016
Shotgun Stories 6.9

Shotgun Stories

as Son Hayes

2007
Pottersville 4.8

Pottersville

as Maynard Greiger

2017
What They Had 6.5

What They Had

as Nick

2018
The Quarry 5.2

The Quarry

as Chief Moore

2020
Salt and Fire 4.9

Salt and Fire

as Matt Riley

2016
Blackbird 2.0

Blackbird

as Murl

2007
Jesus' Son 6.2

Jesus' Son

as Dundun

2000
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More 6.4

Bob Dylan: Trouble No More

as Self

2017
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide 3.8

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

as Self - 'General Zod'

2023
Friedkin Uncut 7.1

Friedkin Uncut

as Self

2018
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

as Self

2014
Wolves 5.8

Wolves

as Lee Keller

2016
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant 2.0

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

as Self

2017
Chicago Cab 5.9

Chicago Cab

as Crack Head

1998
The Missing Person 5.9

The Missing Person

as John Rosow

2009
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel

Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel

2013
Poor Boy 4.3

Poor Boy

as Blayde Griggs

2018
Bulls 5.7

Bulls

as Alistair Whitman

2026
Vegas: A Love Story

Vegas: A Love Story

State Like Sleep 4.6

State Like Sleep

as Edward

2019
Dead Guy

Dead Guy

The Broken Tower 4.5

The Broken Tower

as Emile

2012
Love Letter to Texas 6.0

Love Letter to Texas

as Gus

2026
Night's End 4.3

Night's End

as Isaac Dees

2022
Water 9.0

Water

as Bobby Matherson

2004
New Port South 4.6

New Port South

as Stanton

2001
The Photographer 4.8

The Photographer

as Maurice

2000
Marvelous

Marvelous

as John

2008
Mullitt 6.5

Mullitt

as Phil Kunz

2000
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter 8.7

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

2013
Grand Theft Parsons 6.0

Grand Theft Parsons

as Larry Oster-Berg

2004
13 Scarier Movie Moments 9.0

13 Scarier Movie Moments

as Self

2009
Return 6.4

Return

as Mike

2011
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

as Self

2019
Overexposed 3.2

Overexposed

as Young Man

1992
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders

Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders

as Doctor Caligari

Dinner with Audrey

Dinner with Audrey

Last Meals

Last Meals

as Governor George Callahan

King Snake

King Snake

Zamboni Man 7.5

Zamboni Man

as Walt

2004
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

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

as Self

2010
The Ride 9.0

The Ride

as Jimmy

1997
Choose You 5.4

Choose You

as Avicii

2013
The Young King

The Young King

as Mick

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

as Just Mike

2012
Herbert White 7.1

Herbert White

as Herbert White

2010
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts 7.6

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

as Don McGahn

2019

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