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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Buddy
Character:
Release Date:22/01/2026
Bulls
Character:Alistair Whitman
Release Date:09/01/2026
Nuremberg
Character:Justice Robert H. Jackson
Release Date:06/11/2025
The End
Character:Father
Release Date:06/12/2024
A Different Man
Character:Michael Shannon
Release Date:24/08/2024
The Bikeriders
Character:Zipco
Release Date:19/06/2024
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Character:Self - 'General Zod'
Release Date:29/08/2023
The Flash
Character:General Zod
Release Date:13/06/2023
A Little White Lie
Character:Shriver
Release Date:03/03/2023
Amsterdam
Character:Henry Norcross
Release Date:27/09/2022
Bullet Train
Character:White Death
Release Date:03/08/2022
Abandoned
Character:Renner
Release Date:17/06/2022
Night's End
Character:Isaac Dees
Release Date:31/03/2022
Heart of Champions
Character:Jack Murphy
Release Date:16/09/2021
Echo Boomers
Character:Mel Donnelly
Release Date:13/11/2020
The Quarry
Character:Chief Moore
Release Date:17/04/2020
Knives Out
Character:Walt Thrombey
Release Date:27/11/2019
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Character:Self
Release Date:07/08/2019
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Character:Don McGahn
Release Date:24/06/2019
State Like Sleep
Character:Edward
Release Date:04/01/2019
Friedkin Uncut
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2018
What They Had
Character:Nick
Release Date:19/10/2018
Long Way Back Home
Character:Stanton
Release Date:20/08/2018
Poor Boy
Character:Blayde Griggs
Release Date:13/07/2018
Fahrenheit 451
Character:Captain Beatty
Release Date:12/05/2018
The Current War
Character:George Westinghouse
Release Date:01/02/2018
12 Strong
Character:Hal Spencer
Release Date:18/01/2018
The Shape of Water
Character:Richard Strickland
Release Date:01/12/2017
Pottersville
Character:Maynard Greiger
Release Date:10/11/2017
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2017
Frank & Lola
Character:Frank Reilly
Release Date:09/12/2016
Salt and Fire
Character:Matt Riley
Release Date:07/12/2016
Nocturnal Animals
Character:Bobby Andes
Release Date:04/11/2016
Loving
Character:Grey Villet
Release Date:04/11/2016
Wolves
Character:Lee Keller
Release Date:25/10/2016
Complete Unknown
Character:Tom Brayton
Release Date:26/08/2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Character:Zod
Release Date:23/03/2016
Elvis & Nixon
Character:Elvis Presley
Release Date:22/03/2016
Midnight Special
Character:Roy Tomlin
Release Date:18/02/2016
The Night Before
Character:Mr. Green
Release Date:20/11/2015
Freeheld
Character:Dane Wells
Release Date:02/10/2015
99 Homes
Character:Rick Carver
Release Date:25/09/2015
She's Funny That Way
Character:Policeman Macy's
Release Date:22/04/2015
The Harvest
Character:Richard
Release Date:10/04/2015
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2014
Young Ones
Character:Ernest Holm
Release Date:28/06/2014
They Came Together
Character:Spike
Release Date:27/06/2014
Choose You
Character:Avicii
Release Date:03/11/2013
Man of Steel
Character:General Zod
Release Date:12/06/2013
Mud
Character:Galen
Release Date:26/04/2013
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Character:
Release Date:22/04/2013
Happy Hour
Character:Just Mike
Release Date:12/10/2012
The Iceman
Character:Richard Kuklinski
Release Date:01/09/2012
Premium Rush
Character:Bobby Monday
Release Date:24/08/2012
The Broken Tower
Character:Emile
Release Date:27/04/2012
Take Shelter
Character:Curtis LaForche
Release Date:30/09/2011
Machine Gun Preacher
Character:Donnie
Release Date:23/09/2011
Return
Character:Mike
Release Date:10/02/2011
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Character:Brad McCullum
Release Date:08/07/2010
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Character:Self
Release Date:28/06/2010
Jonah Hex
Character:Doc Cross Williams
Release Date:18/06/2010
The Runaways
Character:Kim Fowley
Release Date:19/03/2010
13
Character:Henry
Release Date:12/03/2010
Herbert White
Character:Herbert White
Release Date:13/02/2010
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Character:Mundt
Release Date:11/09/2009
The Greatest
Character:Jordan Walker
Release Date:07/02/2009
The Missing Person
Character:John Rosow
Release Date:16/01/2009
Revolutionary Road
Character:John Givings
Release Date:19/12/2008
Marvelous
Character:John
Release Date:08/02/2008
Shotgun Stories
Character:Son Hayes
Release Date:01/10/2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Character:Dex
Release Date:26/09/2007
Lucky You
Character:Ray Zumbro
Release Date:01/05/2007
Blackbird
Character:Murl
Release Date:12/03/2007
Bug
Character:Peter Evans
Release Date:21/02/2007
Let's Go to Prison
Character:Lynard
Release Date:17/11/2006
World Trade Center
Character:Dave Karnes
Release Date:09/08/2006
The Woodsman
Character:Rosen
Release Date:24/12/2004
Water
Character:Bobby Matherson
Release Date:25/11/2004
Criminal
Character:Gene
Release Date:10/09/2004
Grand Theft Parsons
Character:Larry Oster-Berg
Release Date:18/06/2004
Dead Birds
Character:Clyde
Release Date:19/05/2004
Zamboni Man
Character:Walt
Release Date:26/01/2004
Bad Boys II
Character:Floyd Poteet
Release Date:18/07/2003
Kangaroo Jack
Character:Frankie Lombardo
Release Date:17/01/2003
8 Mile
Character:Greg Buehl
Release Date:08/11/2002
High Crimes
Character:Troy Abbott
Release Date:05/04/2002
Vanilla Sky
Character:Aaron
Release Date:14/12/2001
New Port South
Character:Stanton
Release Date:07/09/2001
Pearl Harbor
Character:Gooz Wood
Release Date:21/05/2001
Tigerland
Character:Sgt. Filmore
Release Date:06/10/2000
Cecil B. Demented
Character:Petie
Release Date:02/08/2000
Jesus' Son
Character:Dundun
Release Date:16/06/2000
The Photographer
Character:Maurice
Release Date:15/04/2000
Mullitt
Character:Phil Kunz
Release Date:20/01/2000
Chicago Cab
Character:Crack Head
Release Date:18/09/1998
The Ride
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:01/10/1997
Chain Reaction
Character:D.C. Flower Delivery Man
Release Date:02/08/1996
Groundhog Day
Character:Fred
Release Date:11/02/1993
Overexposed
Character:Young Man
Release Date:11/10/1992
Television Appearances
Death by Lightning
Character:James Garfield
Waco: The Aftermath
Character:Gary Noesner
George & Tammy
Character:George Jones
Little Demon
Character:Unshaven Man (voice)
Nine Perfect Strangers
Character:Napoleon
Stars in the House
Character:Self
The Little Drummer Girl
Character:Martin Kurtz
Waco
Character:Gary Noesner
Room 104
Character:Nathan
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Lip Sync Battle
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Boardwalk Empire
Character:Nelson Van Alden
Crossing Jordan
Character:Philip Corday
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Avery Shaw
The View
Character:Self
Early Edition
Character:
Early Edition
Character:Mr. Andrews
Early Edition
Character:Merle
The Daily Show
Character:Self
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