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.
Acting (94 movies)
8 Mile
2002
Groundhog Day
1993
Pearl Harbor
2001
World Trade Center
2006
Vanilla Sky
2001
Revolutionary Road
2008
Jonah Hex
2010
Abandoned
2022
High Crimes
2002
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
2009
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
Bad Boys II
2003
Jesus' Son
2000
Shotgun Stories
2007
Let's Go to Prison
2006
The Runaways
2010
Bug
2007
The Woodsman
2004
The Missing Person
2009
The End
2024
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
13
2010
The Flash
2023
Machine Gun Preacher
2011
Take Shelter
2011
Man of Steel
2013
Premium Rush
2012
The Iceman
2012
Dead Birds
2004
Return
2011
The Broken Tower
2012
Night's End
2022
Mud
2013
Chicago Cab
1998
They Came Together
2014
The Photographer
2000
Blackbird
2007
Young Ones
2014
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023
Mullitt
2000
The Harvest
2015
Midnight Special
2016
Cecil B. Demented
2000
99 Homes
2015
The Bikeriders
2024
Nuremberg
2025
Grand Theft Parsons
2004
Kangaroo Jack
2003
Freeheld
2015
Elvis & Nixon
2016
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019
A Different Man
2024
Frank & Lola
2016
She's Funny That Way
2015
State Like Sleep
2019
Nocturnal Animals
2016
Salt and Fire
2016
Chain Reaction
1996
The Night Before
2015
Loving
2016
Poor Boy
2018
Complete Unknown
2016
Wolves
2016
Criminal
2004
The Shape of Water
2017
The Greatest
2009
Lucky You
2007
New Port South
2001
Tigerland
2000
Zamboni Man
2004
Marvelous
2008
Happy Hour
2012
Water
2004
Pottersville
2017
The Current War
2018
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
12 Strong
2018
What They Had
2018
Fahrenheit 451
2018
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
2017
Friedkin Uncut
2018
Long Way Back Home
2018
Knives Out
2019
Echo Boomers
2020
The Quarry
2020
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
2019
Heart of Champions
2021
A Little White Lie
2023
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
2013
Bullet Train
2022
Amsterdam
2022
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Elvis & Nixon | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Signature Move | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Pottersville | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| What They Had | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| All Happy Families | 2024 | Executive Producer |