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 Bikeriders | Zipco | 2024-06-19 |
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The End | 2024-12-06 | |
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A Different Man | Michael Shannon | 2024-09-20 |
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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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Knives Out | Walt Thrombey | 2019-11-27 |
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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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State Like Sleep | Edward | 2019-01-04 |
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The Current War | George Westinghouse | 2018-02-01 |
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Fahrenheit 451 | Captain Beatty | 2018-05-12 |
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Long Way Back Home | Stanton | 2018-08-20 |
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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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12 Strong | Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer | 2018-01-18 |
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What They Had | Nick | 2018-10-19 |
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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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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Self | 2017-08-01 |
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Pottersville | Maynard Greiger | 2017-11-10 |
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Loving | Grey Villet | 2016-11-04 |
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Complete Unknown | Tom Brayton | 2016-08-26 |
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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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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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Nocturnal Animals | Bobby Andes | 2016-11-04 |
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Wolves | Lee Keller | 2016-10-25 |
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Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Presley | 2016-03-22 |
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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 Night Before | Mr. Green | 2015-11-20 |
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Freeheld | Dane Wells | 2015-10-02 |
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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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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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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 Iceman | Richard Kuklinski | 2012-09-01 |
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The Broken Tower | Emile | 2012-04-27 |
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Touch of Evil | The Tycoon | 2011-12-06 |
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Machine Gun Preacher | Donnie | 2011-09-23 |
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Take Shelter | Curtis LaForche | 2011-09-30 |
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Return | Mike | 2011-02-10 |
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Jonah Hex | Doc Cross Williams | 2010-06-18 |
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Herbert White | Herbert White | 2010-02-13 |
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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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The Runaways | Kim Fowley | 2010-03-19 |
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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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13 Scarier Movie Moments | Self | 2009-10-10 |
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The Greatest | Jordan Walker | 2009-02-07 |
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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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Blackbird | Murl | 2007-03-12 |
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Dex | 2007-09-26 |
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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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Zamboni Man | Walt | 2004-01-26 |
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Grand Theft Parsons | Larry Oster-Berg | 2004-06-18 |
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Dead Birds | Clyde | 2004-05-19 |
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Criminal | Gene | 2004-09-10 |
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The Woodsman | Rosen | 2004-12-24 |
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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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High Crimes | Troy Abbott | 2002-04-05 |
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8 Mile | Greg Buehl | 2002-11-08 |
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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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New Port South | Stanton | 2001-09-07 |
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Jesus' Son | Dundun | 2000-06-16 |
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The Photographer | Maurice | 2000-04-15 |
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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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Mullitt | Phil Kunz | 2000-01-20 |
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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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The Young King | Mick | |
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Nuremberg | Robert H. Jackson | |
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McCarthy | Joseph McCarthy |
