Michael Shannon
Known for Acting · 133 credits
- Born
- 1974-08-07 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Mike Shannon · Michael Corbett Shannon
Biography
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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Avery Shaw
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest / Ringo Starr
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TV Shows (22)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Avery Shaw
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest / Ringo Starr
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Philip Corday
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Nelson Van Alden
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Early Edition
1996
as Mr. Andrews / Merle
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Room 104
2017
as Nathan
Nine Perfect Strangers
2021
as Napoleon
Death by Lightning
2025
as James Garfield
Waco
2018
as Gary Noesner
Little Demon
2022
as Unshaven Man (voice)
The Little Drummer Girl
2018
as Martin Kurtz
George & Tammy
2022
as George Jones
Waco: The Aftermath
2023
as Gary Noesner
Movies (111)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
as Zod
Man of Steel
2013
as General Zod
Nuremberg
2025
as Justice Robert H. Jackson
Bullet Train
2022
as White Death
The Shape of Water
2017
as Richard Strickland
Knives Out
2019
as Walt Thrombey
The Flash
2023
as General Zod
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Gooz
Groundhog Day
1993
as Fred
8 Mile
2002
as Greg Buehl
Bad Boys II
2003
as Floyd Poteet
The Bikeriders
2024
as Zipco
12 Strong
2018
as Hal Spencer
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Aaron
Revolutionary Road
2008
as John Givings
Nocturnal Animals
2016
as Bobby Andes
Mud
2013
as Galen
Amsterdam
2022
as Henry Norcross
The Current War
2018
as George Westinghouse
13
2010
as Henry
Chain Reaction
1996
as D.C. Flower Delivery Man
Machine Gun Preacher
2011
as Donnie
A Different Man
2024
as Michael Shannon
Premium Rush
2012
as Bobby Monday
Kangaroo Jack
2003
as Frankie Lombardo
She's Funny That Way
2015
as Policeman Macy's
Take Shelter
2011
as Curtis LaForche
World Trade Center
2006
as Dave Karnes
The Iceman
2012
as Richard Kuklinski
Jonah Hex
2010
as Doc Cross Williams
Bug
2007
as Peter Evans
Midnight Special
2016
as Roy Tomlin
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as Dex
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
as Mundt
High Crimes
2002
as Troy Abbott
99 Homes
2015
as Rick Carver
The Night Before
2015
as Mr. Green
Complete Unknown
2016
as Tom Brayton
Heart of Champions
2021
as Jack Murphy
Let's Go to Prison
2006
as Lynard
They Came Together
2014
as Spike
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017
as Self
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
2026
as Bill Parcells
Lucky You
2007
as Ray Zumbro
Buddy
2026
as Charlie the Train (voice) / Willie (voice)
Fahrenheit 451
2018
as Captain Beatty
Bulls
2026
as Alistair Whitman
Wolves
2016
as Lee Keller
Jesus' Son
2000
as Dundun
The Greatest
2009
as Jordan Walker
The Runaways
2010
as Kim Fowley
Loving
2016
as Grey Villet
Young Ones
2014
as Ernest Holm
Echo Boomers
2020
as Mel Donnelly
Love Letter to Texas
2026
Zamboni Man
2004
as Walt
A Little White Lie
2023
as Shriver
Tigerland
2000
as Sgt. Filmore
The Broken Tower
2012
as Emile
The End
2024
as Father
Freeheld
2015
as Dane Wells
Poor Boy
2018
as Blayde Griggs
What They Had
2018
as Nick
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
as Self
Criminal
2004
as Gene
Elvis & Nixon
2016
as Elvis Presley
Cecil B. Demented
2000
as Petie
Water
2004
as Bobby Matherson
New Port South
2001
as Stanton
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
as Brad McCullum
Dead Birds
2005
as Clyde
Abandoned
2022
as Renner
The Harvest
2015
as Richard
The Woodsman
2004
as Rosen
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
Salt and Fire
2016
as Matt Riley
Grand Theft Parsons
2004
as Larry Oster-Berg
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
2017
as Self
Frank & Lola
2016
as Frank Reilly
Pottersville
2017
as Maynard Greiger
Blackbird
2007
as Murl
Mullitt
2000
as Phil Kunz
The Quarry
2020
as Chief Moore
Shotgun Stories
2007
as Son Hayes
The Missing Person
2009
as John Rosow
Return
2011
as Mike
Dinner with Audrey
Chicago Cab
1998
as Crack Head
The Photographer
2000
as Maurice
Friedkin Uncut
2018
as Self
State Like Sleep
2019
as Edward
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
as Self
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
as Doctor Caligari
Vegas: A Love Story
Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor
2001
as Gooz
Marvelous
2008
as John
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023
as Self - 'General Zod'
Dead Guy
Night's End
2022
as Isaac Dees
King Snake
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
2019
as Don McGahn
Choose You
2013
as Avicii
The Young King
as Mick
Overexposed
1992
as Young Man
Happy Hour
2012
as Just Mike
Herbert White
2010
as Herbert White
McCarthy
as Joseph McCarthy
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
2013
The Ride
1997
as Jimmy
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010
as Self
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019
as Self
About Michael Shannon
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 Jour… With 133 credits spanning from 1992 to 2026, Michael Shannon has appeared in 111 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Shannon Movies
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — as Zod
- Man of Steel (2013) — as General Zod
- Nuremberg (2025) — as Justice Robert H. Jackson
- Bullet Train (2022) — as White Death
- The Shape of Water (2017) — as Richard Strickland
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