9.0
9.0
Water
2004
as Bobby Matherson
Michael Shannon
Also known as: Michael Corbett Shannon
Acting
Born:August 7, 1974(age 52)
Birthplace:Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:DePaul University, New Trier High School, Henry Clay High School
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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.
Filmography (100 movies)
8.3
8.3
Buddy
2026
as Willie (voice)
8.0
8.0
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
2013
7.8
7.8
Knives Out
2019
as Walt Thrombey
7.6
7.6
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
2019
as Don McGahn
7.6
7.6
Nuremberg
2025
as Justice Robert H. Jackson
7.4
7.4
Nocturnal Animals
2016
as Bobby Andes
7.4
7.4
Bullet Train
2022
as White Death
7.2
7.2
The Shape of Water
2017
as Richard Strickland
7.2
7.2
Freeheld
2015
as Dane Wells
7.1
7.1
8 Mile
2002
as Greg Buehl
7.1
7.1
Mud
2013
as Galen
7.1
7.1
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as Dex
7.1
7.1
Herbert White
2010
as Herbert White
7.0
7.0
Zamboni Man
2004
as Walt
7.0
7.0
Friedkin Uncut
2018
as Self
7.0
7.0
Take Shelter
2011
as Curtis LaForche
7.0
7.0
Revolutionary Road
2008
as John Givings
6.9
6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Gooz Wood
6.9
6.9
Shotgun Stories
2007
as Son Hayes
6.9
6.9
The Woodsman
2004
as Rosen
6.8
6.8
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Aaron
6.8
6.8
99 Homes
2015
as Rick Carver
6.7
6.7
Machine Gun Preacher
2011
as Donnie
6.7
6.7
Loving
2016
as Grey Villet
6.7
6.7
The Current War
2018
as George Westinghouse
6.7
6.7
The Bikeriders
2024
as Zipco
6.7
6.7
Bad Boys II
2003
as Floyd Poteet
6.6
6.6
The Flash
2023
as General Zod
6.6
6.6
Tigerland
2000
as Sgt. Filmore
6.6
6.6
Man of Steel
2013
as General Zod
6.6
6.6
The Iceman
2012
as Richard Kuklinski
6.5
6.5
Heart of Champions
2021
as Jack Murphy
6.5
6.5
Eric LaRue
2025
Director
6.5
6.5
What They Had
2018
Executive Producer
6.4
6.4
The Runaways
2010
as Kim Fowley
6.4
6.4
Return
2011
as Mike
6.4
6.4
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
2017
as Self
6.4
6.4
Long Way Back Home
2018
as Stanton
6.4
6.4
Cecil B. Demented
2000
as Petie
6.4
6.4
High Crimes
2002
as Troy Abbott
6.3
6.3
12 Strong
2018
as Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer
6.3
6.3
Premium Rush
2012
as Bobby Monday
6.3
6.3
Jesus' Son
2000
as Dundun
6.3
6.3
Midnight Special
2016
as Roy Tomlin
6.2
6.2
The Greatest
2009
as Jordan Walker
6.2
6.2
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
2009
as Mundt
6.1
6.1
Bug
2007
as Peter Evans
6.1
6.1
The Night Before
2015
as Mr. Green
6.1
6.1
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
as Brad McCullum
6.1
6.1
Amsterdam
2022
as Henry Norcross
6.0
6.0
The Harvest
2015
as Richard
6.0
6.0
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
as Zod
6.0
6.0
Elvis & Nixon
2016
Executive Producer
5.8
5.8
13
2010
as Henry
5.8
5.8
Abandoned
2022
as Renner
5.8
5.8
The Missing Person
2009
as John Rosow
5.8
5.8
Wolves
2016
as Lee Keller
5.8
5.8
Echo Boomers
2020
as Mel Donnelly
5.8
5.8
Grand Theft Parsons
2004
as Larry Oster-Berg
5.7
5.7
Let's Go to Prison
2006
as Lynard
5.7
5.7
Dead Birds
2005
as Clyde
5.7
5.7
Young Ones
2014
as Ernest Holm
5.7
5.7
A Little White Lie
2023
as Shriver
5.6
5.6
Lucky You
2007
as Ray Zumbro
5.6
5.6
Frank & Lola
2016
as Frank Reilly
5.5
5.5
All Happy Families
2024
Executive Producer
5.4
5.4
Fahrenheit 451
2018
as Captain Beatty
5.4
5.4
Choose You
2013
as Avicii
5.3
5.3
Kangaroo Jack
2003
as Frankie Lombardo
5.3
5.3
The End
2024
as Father
5.2
5.2
The Quarry
2020
as Chief Moore
5.2
5.2
Signature Move
2017
Executive Producer
5.1
5.1
Complete Unknown
2016
as Tom Brayton
5.0
5.0
Mullitt
2000
as Phil Kunz
5.0
5.0
Jonah Hex
2010
as Doc Cross Williams
4.9
4.9
Salt and Fire
2016
as Matt Riley
4.9
4.9
Pottersville
2017
Executive Producer
4.7
4.7
State Like Sleep
2019
as Edward
4.7
4.7
The Broken Tower
2012
as Emile
4.3
4.3
Night's End
2022
as Isaac Dees
3.9
3.9
New Port South
2001
as Stanton
3.8
3.8
Poor Boy
2018
as Blayde Griggs
3.0
3.0
The Photographer
2000
as Maurice
2.0
2.0
Blackbird
2007
as Murl
2.0
2.0
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017
as Self
1.0
1.0
Overexposed
1992
as Young Man
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019
as Self
Marvelous
2008
as John
Dead Guy
TBA
McCarthy
TBA
as Joseph McCarthy
King Snake
TBA
Dinner with Audrey
TBA
The Ride
1997
as Jimmy
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010
as Self
Bulls
TBA
as Alistair Whitman
Mr. Irrelevant
TBA
as Bill Parcells
Happy Hour
2012
as Just Mike
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
as Self
The Young King
TBA
as Mick
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