Acting
Michael Shannon
EN, DE cinema · 115 credits
Born
7 August 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Also known as Mike Shannon · Michael Corbett 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
Filmography
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
as Doctor Caligari
Last Meals
as Governor George Callahan
Mr. Irrelevant
as Bill Parcells
Bulls
as Alistair Whitman
Buddy
as Willie (voice)
Nuremberg
as Justice Robert H. Jackson
Eric LaRue
Director
The End
as Father
The Bikeriders
as Zipco
A Different Man
as Michael Shannon
All Happy Families
Executive Producer
The Flash
as General Zod
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
as Self - 'General Zod', Thanks
A Little White Lie
as Shriver
Abandoned
as Renner
Night's End
as Isaac Dees
Bullet Train
as White Death
Amsterdam
as Henry Norcross
Heart of Champions
as Jack Murphy
Echo Boomers
as Mel Donnelly
The Quarry
as Chief Moore
State Like Sleep
as Edward
Knives Out
as Walt Thrombey
Poor Boy
as Blayde Griggs
The Current War
as George Westinghouse
12 Strong
as Hal Spencer
What They Had
as Nick, Executive Producer
Fahrenheit 451
as Captain Beatty
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
The Shape of Water
as Richard Strickland
Pottersville
as Maynard Greiger, Executive Producer
Signature Move
Executive Producer
Midnight Special
as Roy Tomlin
Elvis & Nixon
as Elvis Presley, Executive Producer
Frank & Lola
as Frank Reilly
Nocturnal Animals
as Bobby Andes
Salt and Fire
as Matt Riley
Loving
as Grey Villet
Complete Unknown
as Tom Brayton
Wolves
as Lee Keller
The Harvest
as Richard
99 Homes
as Rick Carver
Freeheld
as Dane Wells
She's Funny That Way
as Policeman Macy's
The Night Before
as Mr. Green
They Came Together
as Spike
Young Ones
as Ernest Holm
Man of Steel
as General Zod
Mud
as Galen
Choose You
as Avicii
Premium Rush
as Bobby Monday
The Iceman
as Richard Kuklinski
The Broken Tower
as Emile
Happy Hour
as Just Mike
Machine Gun Preacher
as Donnie
Take Shelter
as Curtis LaForche
Return
as Mike
Jonah Hex
as Doc Cross Williams
The Runaways
as Kim Fowley
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Brad McCullum
13
as Henry
Herbert White
as Herbert White
The Missing Person
as John Rosow
The Greatest
as Jordan Walker
Revolutionary Road
as John Givings
Marvelous
as John
Shotgun Stories
as Son Hayes
Bug
as Peter Evans
Blackbird
as Murl
Lucky You
as Ray Zumbro
World Trade Center
as Dave Karnes
Let's Go to Prison
as Lynard
Dead Birds
as Clyde
The Woodsman
as Rosen
Grand Theft Parsons
as Larry Oster-Berg
Criminal
as Gene
Zamboni Man
as Walt
Water
as Bobby Matherson
Bad Boys II
as Floyd Poteet
Kangaroo Jack
as Frankie Lombardo
8 Mile
as Greg Buehl
High Crimes
as Troy Abbott
Pearl Harbor
as Gooz
Vanilla Sky
as Aaron
New Port South
as Stanton
Jesus' Son
as Dundun
The Photographer
as Maurice
Mullitt
as Phil Kunz
Cecil B. Demented
as Petie
Tigerland
as Sgt. Filmore
Chicago Cab
as Crack Head
The Ride
1997
The Ride
as Jimmy
Chain Reaction
as D.C. Flower Delivery Man
Groundhog Day
as Fred
Overexposed
as Young Man