
Michael Shannon
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
Credits
- 2025 · Nuremberg as Justice Robert H. Jackson
- 2024 · The End as Father
- 2024 · A Different Man as Michael Shannon
- 2024 · The Bikeriders as Zipco
- 2023 · Making The Flash: Worlds Collide as Self - 'General Zod'
- 2023 · The Flash as General Zod
- 2023 · Waco: The Aftermath as Gary Noesner
- 2022 · George & Tammy as George Jones
- 2022 · Amsterdam as Henry Norcross
- 2022 · Little Demon as Unshaven Man (voice)
- 2022 · Bullet Train as White Death
- 2022 · Abandoned as Renner
- 2021 · Heart of Champions as Jack Murphy
- 2021 · Nine Perfect Strangers as Napoleon
- 2020 · Echo Boomers as Mel Donnelly
- 2020 · The Quarry as Chief Moore
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · Knives Out as Walt Thrombey
- 2018 · Friedkin Uncut as Self
- 2018 · The Little Drummer Girl as Martin Kurtz
- 2018 · What They Had as Nick
- 2018 · Fahrenheit 451 as Captain Beatty
- 2018 · The Current War as George Westinghouse
- 2018 · Waco as Gary Noesner
- 2018 · 12 Strong as Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer
- 2017 · The Shape of Water as Richard Strickland
- 2017 · Pottersville as Maynard Greiger
- 2017 · Ballad of a Righteous Merchant as Self
- 2017 · Room 104 as Nathan
- 2016 · Frank & Lola as Frank Reilly
- 2016 · Salt and Fire as Matt Riley
- 2016 · Nocturnal Animals as Bobby Andes
- 2016 · Loving as Grey Villet
- 2016 · Wolves as Lee Keller
- 2016 · Complete Unknown as Tom Brayton
- 2016 · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Zod
- 2016 · Elvis & Nixon as Elvis Presley
- 2016 · Midnight Special as Roy Tomlin
- 2015 · The Night Before as Mr. Green
- 2015 · Freeheld as Dane Wells
- 2015 · 99 Homes as Rick Carver
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · She's Funny That Way as Policeman Macy's
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Young Ones as Ernest Holm
- 2014 · They Came Together as Spike
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Man of Steel as General Zod
- 2013 · Mud as Galen
- 2012 · The Iceman as Richard Kuklinski
- 2012 · Premium Rush as Bobby Monday
- 2011 · Touch of Evil as The Tycoon
- 2011 · Take Shelter as Curtis LaForche
- 2011 · Machine Gun Preacher as Donnie
- 2011 · Return as Mike
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Nelson Van Alden
- 2010 · My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Brad McCullum
- 2010 · Jonah Hex as Doc Cross Williams
- 2010 · The Runaways as Kim Fowley
- 2010 · 13 as Henry
- 2009 · Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans as Mundt
- 2009 · The Greatest as Jordan Walker
- 2009 · The Missing Person as John Rosow
- 2008 · Revolutionary Road as John Givings
- 2007 · Before the Devil Knows You're Dead as Dex
- 2007 · Lucky You as Ray Zumbro
- 2007 · Bug as Peter Evans
- 2006 · Let's Go to Prison as Lynard
- 2006 · World Trade Center as Dave Karnes
- 2004 · The Woodsman as Rosen
- 2004 · Criminal as Gene
- 2004 · Grand Theft Parsons as Larry Oster-Berg
- 2004 · Dead Birds as Clyde
- 2003 · Bad Boys II as Floyd Poteet
- 2003 · Kangaroo Jack as Frankie Lombardo
- 2002 · 8 Mile as Greg Buehl
- 2002 · High Crimes as Troy Abbott
- 2001 · Vanilla Sky as Aaron
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Philip Corday
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Gooz Wood
- 2000 · Tigerland as Sgt. Filmore
- 2000 · Cecil B. Demented as Petie
- 2000 · Jesus' Son as Dundun
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Avery Shaw
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Early Edition as
- 1996 · Early Edition as Mr. Andrews
- 1996 · Early Edition as Merle
- 1996 · Chain Reaction as D.C. Flower Delivery Man
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- Future · Death by Lightning as James Garfield
- Future · Untitled Mr. Irrelevant Movie as Bill Parcells
- 2023 · A Little White Lie as Shriver
- 2022 · Night's End as Isaac Dees
- 2019 · 90 Years of the Music Box Theatre as Self
- 2019 · The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts as Don McGahn
- 2019 · State Like Sleep as Edward
- 2018 · Long Way Back Home as Stanton
- 2018 · Poor Boy as Blayde Griggs
- 2017 · Bob Dylan - Trouble No More as Self
- 2015 · The Harvest as Richard
- 2014 · The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire as Self
- 2013 · Choose You as Avicii
- 2013 · Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter as
- 2012 · Happy Hour as Just Mike
- 2012 · The Broken Tower as Emile
- 2010 · I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later as Self
- 2010 · Herbert White as Herbert White
- 2009 · 13 Scarier Movie Moments as Self
- 2008 · Marvelous as John
- 2007 · Shotgun Stories as Son Hayes
- 2007 · Blackbird as Murl
- 2004 · Water as Bobby Matherson
- 2004 · Zamboni Man as Walt
- 2001 · New Port South as Stanton
- 2000 · The Photographer as Maurice
- 1998 · Chicago Cab as Crack Head
- Future · The Young King as Mick
- Future · Dead Guy as
- 2000 · Mullitt as Phil Kunz
- 1997 · The Ride as Jimmy
- 1993 · Groundhog Day as Fred
- 1992 · Overexposed as Young Man
- Future · McCarthy as Joseph McCarthy
- Future · Bulls as Alistair Whitman