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.
Filmography (58)
Buddy
Nuremberg
A Different Man
The Bikeriders
The Flash
Bullet Train
Abandoned
Amsterdam
Heart of Champions
Knives Out
12 Strong
Fahrenheit 451
The Current War
What They Had
The Shape of Water
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Loving
Nocturnal Animals
Midnight Special
The Harvest
The Night Before
99 Homes
She's Funny That Way
Freeheld
They Came Together
Man of Steel
Mud
Premium Rush
The Iceman
Take Shelter
Machine Gun Preacher
Jonah Hex
The Runaways
13
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
The Greatest
Revolutionary Road
Bug
Lucky You
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Shotgun Stories
World Trade Center
Let's Go to Prison
Dead Birds
Criminal
The Woodsman
Bad Boys II
Kangaroo Jack
8 Mile
High Crimes
Vanilla Sky
Pearl Harbor
Tigerland
Jesus' Son
Cecil B. Demented
Chain Reaction
