Michael Shannon
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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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Crossing Jordan
Lip Sync Battle
Room 104
Little Demon
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
They Came Together
Groundhog Day
Pearl Harbor
8 Mile
Jonah Hex
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Amsterdam
Vanilla Sky
World Trade Center
Bad Boys II
The Night Before
Tigerland
Bullet Train
13
Let's Go to Prison
Knives Out
Boardwalk Empire
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Revolutionary Road
The Flash
Loving
Man of Steel
Nocturnal Animals
Nine Perfect Strangers
Abandoned
12 Strong
The Shape of Water
George & Tammy
Premium Rush
Take Shelter
Death by Lightning
Waco: The Aftermath
Frank & Lola
Waco
The Little Drummer Girl
Production Credits
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