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Michael Shannon

Date of birth: 1974-08-07

Place of birth: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Mike Shannon, Michael Corbett Shannon

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.

Movie Credits

8 Mile
3.6

8 Mile

2002-11-08

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's

Groundhog Day
3.8

Groundhog Day

1993-02-11

A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish camera

Pearl Harbor
3.5

Pearl Harbor

2001-05-21

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the

World Trade Center
3.1

World Trade Center

2006-08-09

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Tra

Vanilla Sky
3.4

Vanilla Sky

2001-12-14

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins fall

Revolutionary Road
3.5

Revolutionary Road

2008-12-19

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with th

Jonah Hex
2.5

Jonah Hex

2010-06-18

Gunslinger Jonah Hex is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbul

Abandoned
2.9

Abandoned

2022-06-17

After a young couple moves into a remote farmhouse with their infant son, the woman's struggles with

High Crimes
3.2

High Crimes

2002-04-05

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accu

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
3.1

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

2009-09-11

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutena

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
3.5

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007-09-26

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong,

McCarthy
0

McCarthy

A personal look at the influential former politician who rose to fame as a driving force behind anti

Bad Boys II
3.3

Bad Boys II

2003-07-18

Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping

Shotgun Stories
3.5

Shotgun Stories

2007-10-01

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of t

Jesus' Son
3.1

Jesus' Son

2000-06-16

A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassio

Let's Go to Prison
2.9

Let's Go to Prison

2006-11-17

When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intende

The Runaways
3.3

The Runaways

2010-03-19

Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwome

Bug
3.1

Bug

2007-02-21

In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Pe

The Woodsman
3.4

The Woodsman

2004-12-24

After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brothe

The Missing Person
2.9

The Missing Person

2009-01-16

John Rosow drinks to forget. He is a former New York City cop turned Chicago-based private investig

The End
2.7

The End

2024-12-06

Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
0

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

2014-10-20

A behind the scenes look at the series as a whole, interviews with cast, crew and creators on the wh

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
3

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010-07-08

Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and

13
2.9

13

2010-03-12

A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world

The Flash
3.3

The Flash

2023-06-13

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in

Machine Gun Preacher
3.4

Machine Gun Preacher

2011-09-23

The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for

Take Shelter
3.5

Take Shelter

2011-09-30

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter

Man of Steel
3.3

Man of Steel

2013-06-12

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he jou

Premium Rush
3.2

Premium Rush

2012-08-24

In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who p

The Iceman
3.3

The Iceman

2012-09-01

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

Dead Birds
2.8

Dead Birds

2004-05-19

Towards the end of the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers hole up on an abandoned plantation

Return
3.2

Return

2011-02-10

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she

The Broken Tower
2.3

The Broken Tower

2012-04-27

Docudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32 by ju

Night's End
2.2

Night's End

2022-03-31

An anxious shut-in unwittingly moves into a haunted apartment and hires a mysterious stranger to per

Mud
3.5

Mud

2013-04-26

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reuni

Chicago Cab
2.8

Chicago Cab

1998-09-18

A day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad par

They Came Together
2.8

They Came Together

2014-06-27

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.

The Photographer
1.5

The Photographer

2000-04-15

A year after becoming the toast of New York City's art scene, photographer Max Martin has lost his a

Blackbird
1

Blackbird

2007-03-12

In 1990s New York City, teen runaway Froggy is caught in the throes of heroin addiction as she falls

Young Ones
2.8

Young Ones

2014-06-28

In a future where water is scarce, a farmer defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soi

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
1.9

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

2023-08-29

Mullitt
2.5

Mullitt

2000-01-20

Two roommates late on rent have to come up with a quick way to get money.

The Harvest
3

The Harvest

2015-04-10

After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick,

Midnight Special
3.1

Midnight Special

2016-02-18

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

Choose You
2.7

Choose You

2013-11-03

This is what it looks like when Lena Dunham, Spike Jonze, Avicii, Vanessa Hudgens and Michael Shanno

Dead Guy
0

Dead Guy

When an abrasive old man suddenly dies in the apartment of a neighbor, an absurd game of hot potato

Cecil B. Demented
3.2

Cecil B. Demented

2000-08-02

A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess

Herbert White
3.5

Herbert White

2010-02-13

Michael Shannon stars in the role of Herbert White, a character based on the poem of the same name b

99 Homes
3.4

99 Homes

2015-09-25

After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tri

The Bikeriders
3.3

The Bikeriders

2024-06-19

After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club t

Nuremberg
3.7

Nuremberg

2025-11-06

In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on

Grand Theft Parsons
2.9

Grand Theft Parsons

2004-06-18

There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times..

Kangaroo Jack
2.6

Kangaroo Jack

2003-01-17

Two childhood friends — a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician — get mixed-up with the mob a

Freeheld
3.6

Freeheld

2015-10-02

New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle

Elvis & Nixon
3

Elvis & Nixon

2016-03-22

In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
0

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

2019-08-07

Nominated for two Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards including Outstanding Historical Documentary and Outst

A Different Man
3.5

A Different Man

2024-08-24

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance.

The Young King
0

The Young King

In the 1990s, an aspiring drag king comes to Vegas to reconnect with her estranged dad and to make h

Frank & Lola
2.8

Frank & Lola

2016-12-09

A talented Las Vegas chef falls in love with an aspiring fashion designer but turns violently jealou

She's Funny That Way
3

She's Funny That Way

2015-04-22

On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and

State Like Sleep
2.4

State Like Sleep

2019-01-04

Following the death of her husband, Katherine travels to Brussels, where a few loose ends become a w

Nocturnal Animals
3.7

Nocturnal Animals

2016-11-04

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – aski

Salt and Fire
2.5

Salt and Fire

2016-12-07

A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when

Chain Reaction
2.9

Chain Reaction

1996-08-02

At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasali

The Night Before
3

The Night Before

2015-11-20

In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends

Loving
3.3

Loving

2016-11-04

In 1958, in the state of Virginia, the idea of interracial marriage was not only considered to be im

Poor Boy
1.9

Poor Boy

2018-07-13

Two misfit brothers hustle cash and chase dreams in the desert. When a mysterious woman threatens to

Complete Unknown
2.5

Complete Unknown

2016-08-26

Tom’s birthday dinner party is turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of Alice, an old flame w

Wolves
2.9

Wolves

2016-10-25

Anthony Keller, star of his NYC high school basketball team, is riding his way to Cornell on a sport

Criminal
3.1

Criminal

2004-09-10

Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a pe

The Shape of Water
3.6

The Shape of Water

2017-12-01

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute ja

Tigerland
3.3

Tigerland

2000-10-06

A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerla

Zamboni Man
3.5

Zamboni Man

2004-01-26

Zamboni Man is a short story that peers into the lives of two unique and unlikely characters: Walt,

The Greatest
3.1

The Greatest

2009-02-07

Teenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind

New Port South
1.9

New Port South

2001-09-07

A group of teenagers wish to rebel against the administrators and teachers (the system) in their sub

Overexposed
0.5

Overexposed

1992-10-11

Convinced that her husband Norm is being unfaithful, Ann Demski has an affair with family friend Nic

Lucky You
2.8

Lucky You

2007-05-01

A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome

The Ride
0

The Ride

1997-10-01

Three men steal a car.

Marvelous
0

Marvelous

2008-02-08

After her husband leaves her, Gwen goes to live with her sister Queenie. She discovers that she has

Happy Hour
0

Happy Hour

2012-10-12

When two friends fall behind on their rent, they must get creative in order to please their landlord

Pottersville
2.4

Pottersville

2017-11-10

Maynard, a beloved local businessman is mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot during an inebriated romp

Water
4.5

Water

2004-11-25

On an East Coast Island off season, a woman's naked and badly beaten body washes ashore. Jessy Turne

The Current War
3.4

The Current War

2018-02-01

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
3

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016-03-23

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful

12 Strong
3.2

12 Strong

2018-01-18

A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an

What They Had
3.3

What They Had

2018-10-19

A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard.

Fahrenheit 451
2.7

Fahrenheit 451

2018-05-12

In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
3.2

Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

2017-10-02

This very special film consists of truly electrifying video footage from Bob Dylan’s “born again” pe

Friedkin Uncut
3.5

Friedkin Uncut

2018-11-05

An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary an

Long Way Back Home
3.2

Long Way Back Home

2018-08-20

A man returns to his hometown of Memphis looking for his brothers, who are in trouble with the law.

Knives Out
3.9

Knives Out

2019-11-27

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthda

Echo Boomers
2.9

Echo Boomers

2020-11-13

Five post grads figure the best way to get back at the unfair economy and live the life they've alwa

The Quarry
2.6

The Quarry

2020-04-17

A man on the run from his own sins, finds himself in a small border town in Texas, impersonating a r

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
1

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017-08-01

Chronicles the making of director Werner Herzog’s 2009 feature, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, p

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
3.8

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

2019-06-24

A live reading of passages from the Mueller report for “The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in

Heart of Champions
3.3

Heart of Champions

2021-09-16

During their last year at an Ivy League college in 1999, a group of friends and crew teammates' live

13 Scarier Movie Moments
4.5

13 Scarier Movie Moments

2009-10-10

Final entry in the Bravo scary movie moments countdowns that aired in 2009.

A Little White Lie
2.8

A Little White Lie

2023-03-03

A handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer and brough

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
4

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

2013-04-22

Michael Shannon channels Rebecca Martinson's insane and equally amazing letter to her Delta Gamma so

Bullet Train
3.7

Bullet Train

2022-08-03

Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the

Amsterdam
3

Amsterdam

2022-09-27

In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects the

I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
0

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

2010-06-28

Christian Weisenborn and Werner Herzog know each other for more than 40 years. His first film on Wer

Mr. Irrelevant
0

Mr. Irrelevant

The true story of John Tuggle, who was given the title after being the last pick of the last round o

Bulls
2.5

Bulls

2026-01-09

Two down-on-their-luck half-brothers run a failing dive bar in Indiana and get a shot at taking on E

King Snake
0

King Snake

A young couple who inherit a farm in rural Arkansas must conquer the demons, both physical and metap

Dinner with Audrey
0

Dinner with Audrey

Based on the true story of the 40-year friendship of Audrey Hepburn and designer Count Hubert de Giv

Buddy
0

Buddy

2026-01-22

A brave girl and her friends must escape a kids television show.

Vegas: A Love Story
0

Vegas: A Love Story

Unfolds beneath the glow of the Las Vegas Strip, where Dillon, a gifted graphic designer hustling fo