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
- 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
- 2023 · A Little White Lie as Shriver
- 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
- 2022 · Night's End as Isaac Dees
- 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
- 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 · Friedkin Uncut as Self
- 2018 · The Little Drummer Girl as Martin Kurtz
- 2018 · What They Had as Nick
- 2018 · Long Way Back Home as Stanton
- 2018 · Poor Boy as Blayde Griggs
- 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 · Bob Dylan - Trouble No More as Self
- 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 · The Harvest as Richard
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire 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 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Choose You as Avicii
- 2013 · Man of Steel as General Zod
- 2013 · Mud as Galen
- 2013 · Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter as
- 2012 · Happy Hour as Just Mike
- 2012 · The Iceman as Richard Kuklinski
- 2012 · Premium Rush as Bobby Monday
- 2012 · The Broken Tower as Emile
- 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 · I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later as Self
- 2010 · Jonah Hex as Doc Cross Williams
- 2010 · The Runaways as Kim Fowley
- 2010 · 13 as Henry
- 2010 · Herbert White as Herbert White
- 2009 · 13 Scarier Movie Moments as Self
- 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
- 2008 · Marvelous as John
- 2007 · Shotgun Stories as Son Hayes
- 2007 · Before the Devil Knows You're Dead as Dex
- 2007 · Lucky You as Ray Zumbro
- 2007 · Blackbird as Murl
- 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 · Water as Bobby Matherson
- 2004 · Criminal as Gene
- 2004 · Grand Theft Parsons as Larry Oster-Berg
- 2004 · Dead Birds as Clyde
- 2000 · Cecil B. Demented as Petie
- Future · Death by Lightning as James Garfield
- 2000 · Jesus' Son as Dundun
- 2000 · The Photographer as Maurice
- Future · Nuremberg as Robert H. Jackson
- Future · The Young King as Mick
- 2004 · Zamboni Man as Walt
- 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 · New Port South as Stanton
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Gooz Wood
- 2000 · Tigerland as Sgt. Filmore
- 1998 · Chicago Cab as Crack Head
- Future · Dead Guy as
- 1997 · The Ride as Jimmy
- Future · McCarthy as Joseph McCarthy
- 2000 · Mullitt as Phil Kunz
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Avery Shaw
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Early Edition as
- 1996 · Chain Reaction as D.C. Flower Delivery Man
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1993 · Groundhog Day as Fred
- 1992 · Overexposed as Young Man