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Michael Shannon

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-08-07

Place of Birth

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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8 Mile

8 Mile

20027.1 / 10

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

19937.6 / 10

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

20016.9 / 10

World Trade Center

World Trade Center

20066.1 / 10

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

20016.8 / 10

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

20087.0 / 10

Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex

20105.0 / 10

Abandoned

Abandoned

20225.9 / 10

High Crimes

High Crimes

20026.4 / 10

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

20096.2 / 10

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

20077.1 / 10

McCarthy

McCarthy

TBA0.0 / 10

Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

20036.7 / 10

Jesus' Son

Jesus' Son

20006.3 / 10

Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

20076.9 / 10

Let's Go to Prison

Let's Go to Prison

20065.7 / 10

The Runaways

The Runaways

20106.5 / 10

Bug

Bug

20076.1 / 10

The Woodsman

The Woodsman

20046.9 / 10

The Missing Person

The Missing Person

20095.6 / 10

The End

The End

20245.2 / 10

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

20140.0 / 10

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

20106.0 / 10

13

13

20105.8 / 10

The Flash

The Flash

20236.6 / 10

Machine Gun Preacher

Machine Gun Preacher

20116.7 / 10

Take Shelter

Take Shelter

20117.0 / 10

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

20136.6 / 10

Premium Rush

Premium Rush

20126.3 / 10

The Iceman

The Iceman

20126.6 / 10

Dead Birds

Dead Birds

20045.7 / 10

Return

Return

20116.4 / 10

The Broken Tower

The Broken Tower

20125.0 / 10

Night's End

Night's End

20224.2 / 10

Mud

Mud

20137.1 / 10

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

19985.5 / 10

They Came Together

They Came Together

20145.6 / 10

The Photographer

The Photographer

20003.5 / 10

Blackbird

Blackbird

20072.5 / 10

Young Ones

Young Ones

20145.7 / 10

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

20233.8 / 10

Mullitt

Mullitt

20005.0 / 10

The Harvest

The Harvest

20156.0 / 10

Midnight Special

Midnight Special

20166.2 / 10

Choose You

Choose You

20135.4 / 10

Dead Guy

Dead Guy

TBA0.0 / 10

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

20006.4 / 10

Herbert White

Herbert White

20107.1 / 10

99 Homes

99 Homes

20156.8 / 10

The Bikeriders

The Bikeriders

20246.7 / 10

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

20250.0 / 10

Grand Theft Parsons

Grand Theft Parsons

20045.8 / 10

Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack

20035.3 / 10

Freeheld

Freeheld

20157.2 / 10

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

20166.0 / 10

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

20190.0 / 10

A Different Man

A Different Man

20247.0 / 10

The Young King

The Young King

TBA0.0 / 10

Frank & Lola

Frank & Lola

20165.6 / 10

She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

20156.0 / 10

State Like Sleep

State Like Sleep

20194.8 / 10

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

20167.4 / 10

Salt and Fire

Salt and Fire

20164.9 / 10

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

19965.8 / 10

The Night Before

The Night Before

20156.1 / 10

Loving

Loving

20166.7 / 10

Poor Boy

Poor Boy

20184.0 / 10

Complete Unknown

Complete Unknown

20165.1 / 10

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

20117.0 / 10

Wolves

Wolves

20165.9 / 10

Criminal

Criminal

20046.2 / 10

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

20177.2 / 10

The Greatest

The Greatest

20096.2 / 10

Lucky You

Lucky You

20075.6 / 10

New Port South

New Port South

20014.1 / 10

Tigerland

Tigerland

20006.6 / 10

Overexposed

Overexposed

19921.0 / 10

The Ride

The Ride

19970.0 / 10

Zamboni Man

Zamboni Man

20047.0 / 10

Marvelous

Marvelous

20080.0 / 10

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

20120.0 / 10

Water

Water

20049.0 / 10

Pottersville

Pottersville

20174.9 / 10

The Current War

The Current War

20186.7 / 10

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

20166.0 / 10

12 Strong

12 Strong

20186.3 / 10

What They Had

What They Had

20186.6 / 10

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

20185.4 / 10

Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

20176.4 / 10

Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

20187.0 / 10

Long Way Back Home

Long Way Back Home

20186.4 / 10

Knives Out

Knives Out

20197.8 / 10

Echo Boomers

Echo Boomers

20205.7 / 10

The Quarry

The Quarry

20205.2 / 10

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

20172.0 / 10

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

20197.6 / 10

Heart of Champions

Heart of Champions

20216.6 / 10

13 Scarier Movie Moments

13 Scarier Movie Moments

20099.0 / 10

A Little White Lie

A Little White Lie

20235.7 / 10

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

20138.0 / 10

Bullet Train

Bullet Train

20227.4 / 10

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

20226.1 / 10

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

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

20100.0 / 10

Untitled Mr. Irrelevant Movie

Untitled Mr. Irrelevant Movie

TBA0.0 / 10

Bulls

Bulls

TBA0.0 / 10

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

20233.8 / 10

Eric LaRue

Eric LaRue

20256.5 / 10

All Happy Families

All Happy Families

20245.5 / 10

What They Had

What They Had

20186.6 / 10

Pottersville

Pottersville

20174.9 / 10

Sparrows Dance

Sparrows Dance

20136.3 / 10

Signature Move

Signature Move

20175.4 / 10

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

20166.0 / 10