1974-08-07 Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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.
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The Flash | General Zod | 2023-06-14 |
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A Little White Lie | Shriver | 2023-03-03 |
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Night's End | Isaac Dees | 2022-03-31 |
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Abandoned | Renner | 2022-06-17 |
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Bullet Train | White Death | 2022-07-03 |
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Amsterdam | Henry Norcross | 2022-09-27 |
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Heart of Champions | Coach Jack Murphy | 2021-09-16 |
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Echo Boomers | Mel Donnelly | 2020-11-13 |
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The Quarry | Chief Moore | 2020-04-17 |
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90 Years of the Music Box Theatre | Self | 2019-08-07 |
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The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts | Don McGahn | 2019-06-24 |
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Knives Out | Walt Thrombey | 2019-11-27 |
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State Like Sleep | Edward | 2019-01-04 |
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Fahrenheit 451 | Captain Beatty | 2018-05-12 |
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12 Strong | Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer | 2018-01-16 |
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The Current War | George Westinghouse | 2018-02-01 |
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Poor Boy | Blayde Griggs | 2018-07-13 |
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Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018-11-05 |
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What They Had | Nick | 2018-10-19 |
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Long Way Back Home | Stanton | 2018-08-20 |
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The Shape of Water | Richard Strickland | 2017-12-01 |
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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Himself | 2017-08-01 |
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Bob Dylan - Trouble No More | Self | 2017-10-02 |
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Pottersville | Maynard Greiger | 2017-11-10 |
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Nocturnal Animals | Bobby Andes | 2016-11-04 |
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Wolves | Lee Keller | 2016-10-25 |
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Loving | Grey Villet | 2016-11-04 |
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Frank & Lola | Frank Reilly | 2016-12-09 |
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Salt and Fire | Matt Riley | 2016-12-07 |
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Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Presley | 2016-03-22 |
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Zod | 2016-03-23 |
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Midnight Special | Roy Tomlin | 2016-02-12 |
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Complete Unknown | Tom Brayton | 2016-08-26 |
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The Harvest | Richard | 2015-04-10 |
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The Night Before | Mr. Green | 2015-11-20 |
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99 Homes | Rick Carver | 2015-09-25 |
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Freeheld | Dane Wells | 2015-10-02 |
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They Came Together | Spike | 2014-06-27 |
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She's Funny That Way | Policeman Macy's | 2014-08-29 |
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Young Ones | Ernest Holm | 2014-06-28 |
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Mud | Galen | 2013-04-26 |
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Man of Steel | General Zod | 2013-06-12 |
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Choose You | Avicii | 2013-11-03 |
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Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter | 2013-04-22 | |
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Happy Hour | Just Mike | 2012-10-12 |
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The Broken Tower | Emile | 2012-04-27 |
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The Iceman | Richard Kuklinski | 2012-09-01 |
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Premium Rush | Bobby Monday | 2012-08-24 |
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Machine Gun Preacher | Donnie | 2011-09-23 |
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Return | Mike | 2011-02-10 |
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Take Shelter | Curtis LaForche | 2011-09-30 |
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Touch of Evil | The Tycoon | 2011-12-06 |
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13 | Henry | 2010-03-12 |
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Herbert White | Herbert White | 2010-02-13 |
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The Runaways | Kim Fowley | 2010-03-19 |
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Was ich bin sind meine Filme - Teil 2... nach 30 Jahren | Self | 2010-06-28 |
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Jonah Hex | Doc Cross Williams | 2010-06-18 |
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans | Mundt | 2009-09-11 |
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13 Scarier Movie Moments | Self | 2009-10-10 |
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The Greatest | Jordan Walker | 2009-01-17 |
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The Missing Person | John Rosow | 2009-01-16 |
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Brad McCullum | 2009-12-11 |
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Revolutionary Road | John Givings | 2008-12-19 |
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Marvelous | John | 2008-02-08 |
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Lucky You | Ray Zumbro | 2007-05-01 |
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Dex | 2007-09-26 |
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Blackbird | Murl | 2007-03-12 |
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Shotgun Stories | Son Hayes | 2007-10-01 |
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Let's Go to Prison | Lynard | 2006-11-17 |
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Bug | Peter Evans | 2006-11-11 |
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World Trade Center | Dave Karnes | 2006-08-09 |
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Criminal | Gene | 2004-10-07 |
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Dead Birds | Clyde | 2004-05-19 |
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Water | Bobby Matherson | 2004-11-25 |
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The Woodsman | Rosen | 2004-12-24 |
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Zamboni Man | Walt | 2004-01-26 |
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Grand Theft Parsons | Larry Oster-Berg | 2004-06-18 |
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Bad Boys II | Floyd Poteet | 2003-07-18 |
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Kangaroo Jack | Frankie Lombardo | 2003-01-17 |
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High Crimes | Troy Abbott | 2002-04-05 |
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8 Mile | Greg Buehl | 2002-11-08 |
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New Port South | Stanton | 2001-09-07 |
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Vanilla Sky | Aaron | 2001-01-22 |
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Pearl Harbor | Gooz Wood | 2001-05-21 |
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The Photographer | Maurice | 2000-04-15 |
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Cecil B. Demented | Petie | 2000-05-17 |
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Mullitt | 2000-01-20 | |
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Tigerland | Sgt. Filmore | 2000-10-06 |
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Jesus' Son | Dundun | 1999-09-05 |
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Chicago Cab | Crack Head | 1997-01-01 |
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The Ride | Jimmy | 1997-10-01 |
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Chain Reaction | D.C. Flower Delivery Man | 1996-08-02 |
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Groundhog Day | Fred | 1993-02-11 |
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Angel Street | Patrick Mulligan | 1992-09-15 |
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Overexposed | Young Man | 1992-10-11 |
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The Young King | Mick | |
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McCarthy | Joseph McCarthy |