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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Bulls | Alistair Whitman | 2026-01-09 |
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Buddy | Charlie the Train (voice) / Willie (voice) | 2026-09-04 |
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Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story | Bill Parcells | 2026-12-25 |
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Love Letter to Texas | 2026-03-14 | |
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Nuremberg | Justice Robert H. Jackson | 2025-11-06 |
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The End | Father | 2024-12-06 |
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A Different Man | Michael Shannon | 2024-08-24 |
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The Bikeriders | Zipco | 2024-06-19 |
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The Flash | General Zod | 2023-06-13 |
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A Little White Lie | Shriver | 2023-03-03 |
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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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Abandoned | Renner | 2022-06-17 |
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Night's End | Isaac Dees | 2022-03-31 |
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Heart of Champions | 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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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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90 Years of the Music Box Theatre | Self | 2019-08-07 |
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What They Had | Nick | 2018-10-19 |
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12 Strong | Hal Spencer | 2018-01-18 |
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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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Long Way Back Home | Stanton | 2018-08-20 |
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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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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Self | 2017-08-01 |
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Pottersville | Maynard Greiger | 2017-11-10 |
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Bob Dylan - Trouble No More | Self | 2017-10-02 |
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The Shape of Water | Richard Strickland | 2017-12-01 |
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Midnight Special | Roy Tomlin | 2016-02-18 |
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Frank & Lola | Frank Reilly | 2016-12-09 |
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Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Presley | 2016-03-22 |
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Nocturnal Animals | Bobby Andes | 2016-11-04 |
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Salt and Fire | Matt Riley | 2016-12-07 |
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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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Complete Unknown | Tom Brayton | 2016-08-26 |
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Loving | Grey Villet | 2016-11-04 |
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Freeheld | Dane Wells | 2015-10-02 |
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The Night Before | Mr. Green | 2015-11-20 |
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She's Funny That Way | Policeman Macy's | 2015-04-22 |
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99 Homes | Rick Carver | 2015-09-25 |
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The Harvest | Richard | 2015-04-10 |
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Young Ones | Ernest Holm | 2014-06-28 |
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The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire | Self | 2014-10-20 |
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They Came Together | Spike | 2014-06-27 |
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Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter | 2013-04-22 | |
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Man of Steel | General Zod | 2013-06-12 |
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Mud | Galen | 2013-04-26 |
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Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel | 2013-11-12 | |
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Choose You | Avicii | 2013-11-03 |
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The Iceman | Richard Kuklinski | 2012-09-01 |
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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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Premium Rush | Bobby Monday | 2012-08-24 |
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Take Shelter | Curtis LaForche | 2011-09-30 |
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Machine Gun Preacher | Donnie | 2011-09-23 |
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Return | Mike | 2011-02-10 |
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Brad McCullum | 2010-07-08 |
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Was ich bin sind meine Filme - Teil 2... nach 30 Jahren | Self | 2010-06-28 |
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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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Jonah Hex | Doc Cross Williams | 2010-06-18 |
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13 | Henry | 2010-03-12 |
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The Greatest | Jordan Walker | 2009-02-07 |
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13 Scarier Movie Moments | Self | 2009-10-10 |
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The Missing Person | John Rosow | 2009-01-16 |
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Mundt | 2009-09-11 |
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Marvelous | John | 2008-02-08 |
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Revolutionary Road | John Givings | 2008-12-19 |
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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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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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Dead Birds | Clyde | 2005-04-22 |
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Criminal | Gene | 2004-09-10 |
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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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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 | 2001-05-21 |
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Tigerland | Sgt. Filmore | 2000-10-06 |
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The Photographer | Maurice | 2000-04-15 |
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Mullitt | Phil Kunz | 2000-01-20 |
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Cecil B. Demented | Petie | 2000-08-02 |
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Jesus' Son | Dundun | 2000-06-16 |
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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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Vegas: A Love Story | ||
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Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders | Doctor Caligari | |
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King Snake | ||
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Dead Guy | ||
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The Young King | Mick | |
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McCarthy | Joseph McCarthy | |
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Dinner with Audrey |
