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Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Birthday: 1974-08-07 | Place of Birth: 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Night's End

as    Isaac Dees

2022
Abandoned

as    Renner

2022
Bullet Train

as    White Death

2021
Heart of Champions

as    Jack Murphy

2021
Nine Perfect Strangers

as    Napoleon

2020
The Quarry

as    Chief Moore

2020
Echo Boomers

as    Mel Donnelly

2019
State Like Sleep

as    Edward

2019
The Current War

as    George Westinghouse

2019
Knives Out

as    Walt Thrombey

2018
Poor Boy

as    Blayde Griggs

2018
Fahrenheit 451

as    Captain Beatty

2018
12 Strong

as    Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer

2018
Waco

as    Gary Noesner

2018
The Little Drummer Girl

as    Martin Kurtz

2018
What They Had

as    Nick

2018
Friedkin Uncut

as    Self

2017
The Shape of Water

as    Richard Strickland

2017
2016
Nocturnal Animals

as    Bobby Andes

2016
Elvis & Nixon

as    Elvis Presley

2016
Frank & Lola

as    Frank Reilly

2016
Loving

as    Grey Villet

2016
Wolves

as    Lee Keller

2016
Salt and Fire

as    Matt Riley

2016
Midnight Special

as    Roy Tomlin

2016
Complete Unknown

as    Tom Brayton

2015
Freeheld

as    Dane Wells

2015
The Night Before

as    Mr. Green

2014
Young Ones

as    Ernest Holm