Michael Shannon
Acting
Born: August 7, 1974 (age 52) · Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Highest Rated
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
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Man of Steel
2013
Knives Out
2019
The Shape of Water
2017
Groundhog Day
1993
Nocturnal Animals
2016
8 Mile
2002
Bullet Train
2022
Pearl Harbor
2001
Bad Boys II
2003
The Flash
2023
Vanilla Sky
2001
Photos (4)
Movies (93)
Buddy
Willie (voice)
Knives Out
Walt Thrombey
Man of Steel
General Zod
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Zod
The Flash
General Zod
Nuremberg
Justice Robert H. Jackson
Bullet Train
White Death
Groundhog Day
Fred
The Shape of Water
Richard Strickland
Bad Boys II
Floyd Poteet
Pearl Harbor
Gooz
12 Strong
Hal Spencer
8 Mile
Greg Buehl
Vanilla Sky
Aaron
The Bikeriders
Zipco
Nocturnal Animals
Bobby Andes
Machine Gun Preacher
Donnie
Chain Reaction
D.C. Flower Delivery Man
Revolutionary Road
John Givings
Amsterdam
Henry Norcross
Jonah Hex
Doc Cross Williams
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Mundt
High Crimes
Troy Abbott
13
Henry
Mud
Galen
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Dex
Take Shelter
Curtis LaForche
A Different Man
Michael Shannon
The Current War
George Westinghouse
The Iceman
Richard Kuklinski
Premium Rush
Bobby Monday
99 Homes
Rick Carver
Lucky You
Ray Zumbro
Fahrenheit 451
Captain Beatty
Midnight Special
Roy Tomlin
Let's Go to Prison
Lynard
Kangaroo Jack
Frankie Lombardo
World Trade Center
Dave Karnes
The Night Before
Mr. Green
They Came Together
Spike
Loving
Grey Villet
She's Funny That Way
Policeman Macy's
Young Ones
Ernest Holm
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Brad McCullum
The Greatest
Jordan Walker
Criminal
Gene
Bug
Peter Evans
Complete Unknown
Tom Brayton
Echo Boomers
Mel Donnelly
The End
Father
Tigerland
Sgt. Filmore
The Runaways
Kim Fowley
The Woodsman
Rosen
Freeheld
Dane Wells
Bulls
Alistair Whitman
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis Presley
Abandoned
Renner
Heart of Champions
Jack Murphy
The Quarry
Chief Moore
Cecil B. Demented
Petie
A Little White Lie
Shriver
Shotgun Stories
Son Hayes
Wolves
Lee Keller
State Like Sleep
Edward
Dead Birds
Clyde
Frank & Lola
Frank Reilly
What They Had
Nick
Jesus' Son
Dundun
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
The Missing Person
John Rosow
Salt and Fire
Matt Riley
Zamboni Man
Walt
Grand Theft Parsons
Larry Oster-Berg
Poor Boy
Blayde Griggs
Chicago Cab
Crack Head
Night's End
Isaac Dees
Mullitt
Phil Kunz
The Harvest
Richard
Blackbird
Murl
Pottersville
Maynard Greiger
New Port South
Stanton
The Photographer
Maurice
The Broken Tower
Emile
Love Letter to Texas
2026
Return
Mike
Water
Bobby Matherson
Overexposed
Young Man
Marvelous
John
Herbert White
Herbert White
Happy Hour
Just Mike
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
2013
Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor
Gooz
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Don McGahn
TV Shows (16)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Avery Shaw · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ringo Starr · 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
Philip Corday · 1 eps
Boardwalk Empire
Nelson Van Alden · 56 eps
Early Edition
1996
Early Edition
Mr. Andrews · 1 eps
Early Edition
Merle · 1 eps
Nine Perfect Strangers
Napoleon · 8 eps
Room 104
Nathan · 1 eps
Little Demon
Unshaven Man (voice) · 1 eps
Waco
Gary Noesner · 6 eps
Death by Lightning
James Garfield · 4 eps
The Little Drummer Girl
Martin Kurtz · 6 eps
Waco: The Aftermath
Gary Noesner · 5 eps
George & Tammy
George Jones · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
Lip Sync Battle
Self · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 1 eps
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
Friedkin Uncut
Self
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Self
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Self - 'General Zod'
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Self
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Self
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
Self
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Self
