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