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 | Father | 2024-12-06 |
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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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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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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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Long Way Back Home | Stanton | 2018-08-20 |
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Fahrenheit 451 | Captain Beatty | 2018-05-12 |
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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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Poor Boy | Blayde Griggs | 2018-07-13 |
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12 Strong | Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer | 2018-01-18 |
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Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018-11-05 |
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Bob Dylan - Trouble No More | Self | 2017-10-02 |
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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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The Shape of Water | Richard Strickland | 2017-12-01 |
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Loving | Grey Villet | 2016-11-04 |
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Wolves | Lee Keller | 2016-10-25 |
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Midnight Special | Roy Tomlin | 2016-02-18 |
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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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Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Presley | 2016-03-22 |
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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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Frank & Lola | Frank Reilly | 2016-12-09 |
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She's Funny That Way | Policeman Macy's | 2015-04-22 |
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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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99 Homes | Rick Carver | 2015-09-25 |
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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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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 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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Return | Mike | 2011-02-10 |
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Take Shelter | Curtis LaForche | 2011-09-30 |
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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 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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13 | Henry | 2010-03-12 |
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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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Blackbird | Murl | 2007-03-12 |
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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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Bug | Peter Evans | 2007-02-21 |
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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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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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Dead Birds | Clyde | 2004-05-19 |
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The Woodsman | Rosen | 2004-12-24 |
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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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New Port South | Stanton | 2001-09-07 |
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Pearl Harbor | Gooz Wood | 2001-05-21 |
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Cecil B. Demented | Petie | 2000-08-02 |
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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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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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The Young King | Mick | |
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Nuremberg | Robert H. Jackson | |
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McCarthy | Joseph McCarthy |
