Michael Shannon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

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

  • 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 Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The View

    The View

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Boardwalk Empire

    Boardwalk Empire

  • Groundhog Day

    Groundhog Day

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

  • Knives Out

    Knives Out

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Bullet Train

    Bullet Train

  • Take Shelter

    Take Shelter

  • Man of Steel

    Man of Steel

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Nine Perfect Strangers

    Nine Perfect Strangers

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

  • Room 104

    Room 104

  • 8 Mile

    8 Mile

  • Bad Boys II

    Bad Boys II

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • Wolves

    Wolves

  • Jesus' Son

    Jesus' Son

  • Lucky You

    Lucky You

  • Pottersville

    Pottersville

  • The Ride

    The Ride

  • Poor Boy

    Poor Boy

  • The Photographer

    The Photographer

  • Bug

    Bug

  • Chicago Cab

    Chicago Cab

  • The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

  • Mud

    Mud

  • Let's Go to Prison

    Let's Go to Prison

  • Overexposed

    Overexposed

  • Death by Lightning

    Death by Lightning

  • The Greatest

    The Greatest

  • Cecil B. Demented

    Cecil B. Demented

  • Nocturnal Animals

    Nocturnal Animals

  • Waco

    Waco

  • 13

    13

  • Revolutionary Road

    Revolutionary Road

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

  • Vanilla Sky

    Vanilla Sky

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

  • Complete Unknown

    Complete Unknown

  • State Like Sleep

    State Like Sleep

  • 12 Strong

    12 Strong

  • Marvelous

    Marvelous

  • The Woodsman

    The Woodsman

  • Night's End

    Night's End

  • 13 Scarier Movie Moments

    13 Scarier Movie Moments

  • Water

    Water

  • Bulls

    Bulls

  • 99 Homes

    99 Homes

  • The Bikeriders

    The Bikeriders

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • Mullitt

    Mullitt

  • Little Demon

    Little Demon

  • A Different Man

    A Different Man

  • The Iceman

    The Iceman

  • Waco: The Aftermath

    Waco: The Aftermath

  • Premium Rush

    Premium Rush

  • George & Tammy

    George & Tammy

  • World Trade Center

    World Trade Center

  • Midnight Special

    Midnight Special

  • Kangaroo Jack

    Kangaroo Jack

  • Chain Reaction

    Chain Reaction

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

  • The Night Before

    The Night Before

  • Machine Gun Preacher

    Machine Gun Preacher

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

  • High Crimes

    High Crimes

  • The End

    The End

  • Long Way Back Home

    Long Way Back Home

  • They Came Together

    They Came Together

  • The Current War

    The Current War

  • Buddy

    Buddy

  • She's Funny That Way

    She's Funny That Way

  • Loving

    Loving

  • Abandoned

    Abandoned

  • Fahrenheit 451

    Fahrenheit 451

  • Freeheld

    Freeheld

  • Heart of Champions

    Heart of Champions

  • The Quarry

    The Quarry

  • The Runaways

    The Runaways

  • Tigerland

    Tigerland

  • Young Ones

    Young Ones

  • Mr. Irrelevant

    Mr. Irrelevant

  • Elvis & Nixon

    Elvis & Nixon

  • Shotgun Stories

    Shotgun Stories

  • Frank & Lola

    Frank & Lola

  • Dead Birds

    Dead Birds

  • Dinner with Audrey

    Dinner with Audrey

  • Echo Boomers

    Echo Boomers

  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

  • What They Had

    What They Had

  • A Little White Lie

    A Little White Lie

  • New Port South

    New Port South

  • Salt and Fire

    Salt and Fire

  • Grand Theft Parsons

    Grand Theft Parsons

  • The Missing Person

    The Missing Person

  • Return

    Return

  • Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

    Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

  • The Harvest

    The Harvest

  • Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

    Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

  • Dead Guy

    Dead Guy

  • The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

    The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

  • Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

    Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

  • The Young King

    The Young King

  • McCarthy

    McCarthy

  • The Broken Tower

    The Broken Tower

  • Zamboni Man

    Zamboni Man

  • 90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

    90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

  • King Snake

    King Snake

  • Herbert White

    Herbert White

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

    The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

  • Vegas: A Love Story

    Vegas: A Love Story

  • Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

    Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

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

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

  • Choose You

    Choose You

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

  • The Little Drummer Girl Director's Cut

    The Little Drummer Girl Director's Cut