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 End | Father | 2024-12-06 |
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The Bikeriders | Zipco | 2024-06-19 |
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A Different Man | Michael Shannon | 2024-08-24 |
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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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Night's End | Isaac Dees | 2022-03-31 |
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Amsterdam | Henry Norcross | 2022-09-27 |
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Bullet Train | White Death | 2022-08-03 |
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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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State Like Sleep | Edward | 2019-01-04 |
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Knives Out | Walt Thrombey | 2019-11-27 |
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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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Long Way Back Home | Stanton | 2018-08-20 |
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The Current War | George Westinghouse | 2018-02-01 |
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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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12 Strong | Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer | 2018-01-18 |
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Poor Boy | Blayde Griggs | 2018-07-13 |
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Fahrenheit 451 | Captain Beatty | 2018-05-12 |
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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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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Self | 2017-08-01 |
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Nocturnal Animals | Bobby Andes | 2016-11-04 |
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Complete Unknown | Tom Brayton | 2016-08-26 |
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Wolves | Lee Keller | 2016-10-25 |
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Loving | Grey Villet | 2016-11-04 |
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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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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Zod | 2016-03-23 |
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Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Presley | 2016-03-22 |
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Midnight Special | Roy Tomlin | 2016-02-18 |
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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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The Night Before | Mr. Green | 2015-11-20 |
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The Harvest | Richard | 2015-04-10 |
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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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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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Man of Steel | General Zod | 2013-06-12 |
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Mud | Galen | 2013-04-26 |
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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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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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Happy Hour | Just Mike | 2012-10-12 |
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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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Touch of Evil | The Tycoon | 2011-12-06 |
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13 | Henry | 2010-03-12 |
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The Runaways | Kim Fowley | 2010-03-19 |
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Brad McCullum | 2010-07-08 |
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Herbert White | Herbert White | 2010-02-13 |
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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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The Greatest | Jordan Walker | 2009-02-07 |
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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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Revolutionary Road | John Givings | 2008-12-19 |
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Marvelous | John | 2008-02-08 |
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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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Bug | Peter Evans | 2007-02-21 |
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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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World Trade Center | Dave Karnes | 2006-08-09 |
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Let's Go to Prison | Lynard | 2006-11-17 |
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Criminal | Gene | 2004-09-10 |
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Grand Theft Parsons | Larry Oster-Berg | 2004-06-18 |
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The Woodsman | Rosen | 2004-12-24 |
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Dead Birds | Clyde | 2004-05-19 |
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Water | Bobby Matherson | 2004-11-25 |
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Zamboni Man | Walt | 2004-01-26 |
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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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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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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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Bulls | Alistair Whitman | |
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Untitled Mr. Irrelevant Movie | Bill Parcells | |
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McCarthy | Joseph McCarthy | |
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Nuremberg | Robert H. Jackson | |
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The Young King | Mick | |
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