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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Nuremberg | Justice Robert H. Jackson | 2025-11-07 |
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A Different Man | Michael Shannon | 2024-08-24 |
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The End | Father | 2024-12-06 |
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The Bikeriders | Zipco | 2024-06-19 |
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A Little White Lie | Shriver | 2023-03-03 |
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The Flash | General Zod | 2023-06-13 |
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Making The Flash: Worlds Collide | Self - 'General Zod' | 2023-08-29 |
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Bullet Train | White Death | 2022-08-03 |
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Amsterdam | Henry Norcross | 2022-09-27 |
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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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Heart of Champions | Jack Murphy | 2021-09-16 |
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The Quarry | Chief Moore | 2020-04-17 |
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Echo Boomers | Mel Donnelly | 2020-11-13 |
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The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts | Don McGahn | 2019-06-24 |
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90 Years of the Music Box Theatre | Self | 2019-08-07 |
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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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Long Way Back Home | Stanton | 2018-08-20 |
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Fahrenheit 451 | Captain Beatty | 2018-05-12 |
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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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Poor Boy | Blayde Griggs | 2018-07-13 |
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The Current War | George Westinghouse | 2018-02-01 |
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12 Strong | Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer | 2018-01-18 |
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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Self | 2017-08-01 |
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The Shape of Water | Richard Strickland | 2017-12-01 |
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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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Midnight Special | Roy Tomlin | 2016-02-18 |
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Loving | Grey Villet | 2016-11-04 |
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Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Presley | 2016-03-22 |
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Complete Unknown | Tom Brayton | 2016-08-26 |
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Nocturnal Animals | Bobby Andes | 2016-11-04 |
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Zod | 2016-03-23 |
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Wolves | Lee Keller | 2016-10-25 |
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Salt and Fire | Matt Riley | 2016-12-07 |
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Frank & Lola | Frank Reilly | 2016-12-09 |
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The Harvest | Richard | 2015-04-10 |
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99 Homes | Rick Carver | 2015-09-25 |
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The Night Before | Mr. Green | 2015-11-20 |
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Freeheld | Dane Wells | 2015-10-02 |
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She's Funny That Way | Policeman Macy's | 2015-04-22 |
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They Came Together | Spike | 2014-06-27 |
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The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire | Self | 2014-10-20 |
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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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Premium Rush | Bobby Monday | 2012-08-24 |
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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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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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Jonah Hex | Doc Cross Williams | 2010-06-18 |
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Was ich bin sind meine Filme - Teil 2... nach 30 Jahren | Self | 2010-06-28 |
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Brad McCullum | 2010-07-08 |
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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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13 Scarier Movie Moments | Self | 2009-10-10 |
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans | Mundt | 2009-09-11 |
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The Missing Person | John Rosow | 2009-01-16 |
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The Greatest | Jordan Walker | 2009-02-07 |
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Marvelous | John | 2008-02-08 |
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Revolutionary Road | John Givings | 2008-12-19 |
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Blackbird | Murl | 2007-03-12 |
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Dex | 2007-09-26 |
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Lucky You | Ray Zumbro | 2007-05-01 |
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Shotgun Stories | Son Hayes | 2007-10-01 |
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Bug | Peter Evans | 2007-02-21 |
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Let's Go to Prison | Lynard | 2006-11-17 |
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World Trade Center | Dave Karnes | 2006-08-09 |
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Water | Bobby Matherson | 2004-11-25 |
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Grand Theft Parsons | Larry Oster-Berg | 2004-06-18 |
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Criminal | Gene | 2004-09-10 |
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Zamboni Man | Walt | 2004-01-26 |
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The Woodsman | Rosen | 2004-12-24 |
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Dead Birds | Clyde | 2004-05-19 |
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Kangaroo Jack | Frankie Lombardo | 2003-01-17 |
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Bad Boys II | Floyd Poteet | 2003-07-18 |
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8 Mile | Greg Buehl | 2002-11-08 |
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High Crimes | Troy Abbott | 2002-04-05 |
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New Port South | Stanton | 2001-09-07 |
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Vanilla Sky | Aaron | 2001-12-14 |
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Pearl Harbor | Gooz Wood | 2001-05-21 |
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Jesus' Son | Dundun | 2000-06-16 |
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The Photographer | Maurice | 2000-04-15 |
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Mullitt | Phil Kunz | 2000-01-20 |
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Tigerland | Sgt. Filmore | 2000-10-06 |
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Cecil B. Demented | Petie | 2000-08-02 |
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Chicago Cab | Crack Head | 1998-09-18 |
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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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Overexposed | Young Man | 1992-10-11 |
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Mr. Irrelevant | Bill Parcells | |
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Bulls | Alistair Whitman | |
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McCarthy | Joseph McCarthy | |
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The Young King | Mick |
