Michael Shannon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-08-07 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Michael 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

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The View

    The View

  • Groundhog Day

    Groundhog Day

  • Knives Out

    Knives Out

  • Boardwalk Empire

    Boardwalk Empire

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Man of Steel

    Man of Steel

  • Bullet Train

    Bullet Train

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Death by Lightning

    Death by Lightning

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

    Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

  • 8 Mile

    8 Mile

  • Nine Perfect Strangers

    Nine Perfect Strangers

  • Revolutionary Road

    Revolutionary Road

  • Bad Boys II

    Bad Boys II

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

  • The End

    The End

  • Room 104

    Room 104

  • Mud

    Mud

  • Abandoned

    Abandoned

  • Take Shelter

    Take Shelter

  • Shotgun Stories

    Shotgun Stories

  • Kangaroo Jack

    Kangaroo Jack

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • Pottersville

    Pottersville

  • The Night Before

    The Night Before

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

  • Complete Unknown

    Complete Unknown

  • A Different Man

    A Different Man

  • 12 Strong

    12 Strong

  • Premium Rush

    Premium Rush

  • The Quarry

    The Quarry

  • Chain Reaction

    Chain Reaction

  • The Bikeriders

    The Bikeriders

  • Young Ones

    Young Ones

  • Vanilla Sky

    Vanilla Sky

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

  • The Iceman

    The Iceman

  • Nocturnal Animals

    Nocturnal Animals

  • Tigerland

    Tigerland

  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

  • The Ride

    The Ride

  • Machine Gun Preacher

    Machine Gun Preacher

  • Bug

    Bug

  • Wolves

    Wolves

  • The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

  • Jesus' Son

    Jesus' Son

  • Chicago Cab

    Chicago Cab

  • McCarthy

    McCarthy

  • Waco

    Waco

  • Heart of Champions

    Heart of Champions

  • Little Demon

    Little Demon

  • Mullitt

    Mullitt

  • Lucky You

    Lucky You

  • The Greatest

    The Greatest

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • The Photographer

    The Photographer

  • The Woodsman

    The Woodsman

  • 99 Homes

    99 Homes

  • Return

    Return

  • The Harvest

    The Harvest

  • World Trade Center

    World Trade Center

  • Waco: The Aftermath

    Waco: The Aftermath

  • 13

    13

  • The Current War

    The Current War

  • Overexposed

    Overexposed

  • Let's Go to Prison

    Let's Go to Prison

  • Poor Boy

    Poor Boy

  • Bulls

    Bulls

  • I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

    I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

  • George & Tammy

    George & Tammy

  • Salt and Fire

    Salt and Fire

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

  • Water

    Water

  • She's Funny That Way

    She's Funny That Way

  • Frank & Lola

    Frank & Lola

  • What They Had

    What They Had

  • High Crimes

    High Crimes

  • Fahrenheit 451

    Fahrenheit 451

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

  • King Snake

    King Snake

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • Loving

    Loving

  • State Like Sleep

    State Like Sleep

  • Midnight Special

    Midnight Special

  • The Missing Person

    The Missing Person

  • Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

    Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

  • Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

    Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

  • Cecil B. Demented

    Cecil B. Demented

  • A Little White Lie

    A Little White Lie

  • The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

    The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

  • Long Way Back Home

    Long Way Back Home

  • Dinner with Audrey

    Dinner with Audrey

  • Grand Theft Parsons

    Grand Theft Parsons

  • The Runaways

    The Runaways

  • Night's End

    Night's End

  • The Broken Tower

    The Broken Tower

  • They Came Together

    They Came Together

  • New Port South

    New Port South

  • Echo Boomers

    Echo Boomers

  • Mr. Irrelevant

    Mr. Irrelevant

  • Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

    Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

  • 13 Scarier Movie Moments

    13 Scarier Movie Moments

  • Dead Birds

    Dead Birds

  • Elvis & Nixon

    Elvis & Nixon

  • Freeheld

    Freeheld

  • 90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

    90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

  • Dead Guy

    Dead Guy

  • Herbert White

    Herbert White

  • Choose You

    Choose You

  • The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

    The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

  • Marvelous

    Marvelous

  • The Young King

    The Young King

  • Zamboni Man

    Zamboni Man