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 | 2023-06-21 |
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Amsterdam | Henry Norcross | 2022-09-27 |
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Abandoned | Renner | 2022-06-17 |
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Bullet Train | White Death | 2022-07-03 |
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Night's End | Isaac Dees | 2022-03-31 |
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Heart of Champions | Coach 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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Knives Out | Walt Thrombey | 2019-11-27 |
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State Like Sleep | Edward | 2019-01-04 |
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The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts | Don McGahn | 2019-06-24 |
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The Current War | George Westinghouse | 2018-02-01 |
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What They Had | Nick | 2018-10-19 |
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Fahrenheit 451 | Captain Beatty | 2018-05-12 |
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Friedkin Uncut | Himself | 2018-11-05 |
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12 Strong | Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer | 2018-01-16 |
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Poor Boy | Blayde Griggs | 2018-07-13 |
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Long Way Back Home | Stanton | 2018-08-20 |
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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Himself | 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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Wolves | Lee Keller | 2016-10-25 |
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Zod | 2016-03-23 |
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Frank & Lola | Frank Reilly | 2016-12-09 |
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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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Complete Unknown | Tom Brayton | 2016-08-26 |
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Nocturnal Animals | Bobby Andes | 2016-11-04 |
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Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Presley | 2016-03-22 |
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Midnight Special | Roy Tomlin | 2016-02-12 |
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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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99 Homes | Rick Carver | 2015-09-25 |
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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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They Came Together | Spike | 2014-06-27 |
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Choose You | Avicii | 2013-11-03 |
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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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Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter | 2013-04-22 | |
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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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Happy Hour | Just Mike | 2012-10-12 |
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The Broken Tower | Emile | 2012-04-27 |
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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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Machine Gun Preacher | Donnie | 2011-09-23 |
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Return | Mike | 2011-02-10 |
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Was ich bin sind meine Filme - Teil 2... nach 30 Jahren | Self | 2010-06-28 |
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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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Herbert White | Herbert White | 2010-02-13 |
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13 | Henry | 2010-03-12 |
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The Greatest | Jordan Walker | 2009-01-17 |
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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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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Brad McCullum | 2009-12-11 |
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The Missing Person | John Rosow | 2009-01-16 |
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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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Lucky You | Ray Zumbro | 2007-05-01 |
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Shotgun Stories | Son Hayes | 2007-10-01 |
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Dex | 2007-09-26 |
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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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Bug | Peter Evans | 2006-11-11 |
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Zamboni Man | Walt | 2004-01-26 |
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Criminal | Gene | 2004-10-07 |
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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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Water | Bobby Matherson | 2004-11-25 |
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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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New Port South | Stanton | 2001-09-07 |
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Pearl Harbor | Gooz Wood | 2001-05-21 |
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Vanilla Sky | Aaron | 2001-01-22 |
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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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Tigerland | Sgt. Filmore | 2000-10-06 |
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Mullitt | 2000-01-20 | |
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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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Overexposed | Young Man | 1992-10-11 |
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Angel Street | Patrick Mulligan | 1992-09-15 |
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A Little White Lie | Shriver | |
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McCarthy | Joseph McCarthy |
