Michael Shannon
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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.
Known for
Credits
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Zod
Nuremberg (2025)
as Justice Robert H. Jackson
Man of Steel (2013)
as General Zod
The Shape of Water (2017)
as Richard Strickland
Bullet Train (2022)
as White Death
Knives Out (2019)
as Walt Thrombey
The Flash (2023)
as General Zod
Groundhog Day (1993)
as Fred
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Gooz
Bad Boys II (2003)
as Floyd Poteet
The Bikeriders (2024)
as Zipco
8 Mile (2002)
as Greg Buehl
Vanilla Sky (2001)
as Aaron
12 Strong (2018)
as Hal Spencer
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
as Bobby Andes
Revolutionary Road (2008)
as John Givings
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
as Donnie
Mud (2013)
as Galen
World Trade Center (2006)
as Dave Karnes
13 (2010)
as Henry
Jonah Hex (2010)
as Doc Cross Williams
A Different Man (2024)
as Michael Shannon
The Current War (2018)
as George Westinghouse
Kangaroo Jack (2003)
as Frankie Lombardo
Amsterdam (2022)
as Henry Norcross
Premium Rush (2012)
as Bobby Monday
High Crimes (2002)
as Troy Abbott
The Iceman (2012)
as Richard Kuklinski
Take Shelter (2011)
as Curtis LaForche
Bug (2007)
as Peter Evans
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
as Dex
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
as Mundt
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story (2026)
as Bill Parcells
Chain Reaction (1996)
as D.C. Flower Delivery Man
She's Funny That Way (2015)
as Policeman Macy's
Midnight Special (2016)
as Roy Tomlin
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant (2017)
as Self
Let's Go to Prison (2006)
as Lynard
Buddy (2026)
as Charlie the Train (voice) / Willie (voice)
They Came Together (2014)
as Spike
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
as Petie
The Night Before (2015)
as Mr. Green
Abandoned (2022)
as Renner
The Greatest (2009)
as Jordan Walker
Complete Unknown (2016)
as Tom Brayton
Fahrenheit 451 (2018)
as Captain Beatty
99 Homes (2015)
as Rick Carver
Lucky You (2007)
as Ray Zumbro
The Runaways (2010)
as Kim Fowley
Jesus' Son (2000)
as Dundun
Heart of Champions (2021)
as Jack Murphy
Loving (2016)
as Grey Villet
Tigerland (2000)
as Sgt. Filmore
Bulls (2026)
as Alistair Whitman
Echo Boomers (2020)
as Mel Donnelly
Water (2004)
as Bobby Matherson
Young Ones (2014)
as Ernest Holm
The Woodsman (2004)
as Rosen
Dead Birds (2005)
as Clyde
Love Letter to Texas (2026)
Actor
Freeheld (2015)
as Dane Wells
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
as Brad McCullum
Wolves (2016)
as Lee Keller
Grand Theft Parsons (2004)
as Larry Oster-Berg
Criminal (2004)
as Gene
A Little White Lie (2023)
as Shriver
New Port South (2001)
as Stanton
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
as Elvis Presley
13 Scarier Movie Moments (2009)
as Self
What They Had (2018)
as Nick
The Broken Tower (2012)
as Emile
The Harvest (2015)
as Richard
Zamboni Man (2004)
as Walt
The End (2024)
as Father
Poor Boy (2018)
as Blayde Griggs
Shotgun Stories (2007)
as Son Hayes
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More (2017)
as Self
The Quarry (2020)
as Chief Moore
The Missing Person (2009)
as John Rosow
Pottersville (2017)
as Maynard Greiger
Salt and Fire (2016)
as Matt Riley
Frank & Lola (2016)
as Frank Reilly
State Like Sleep (2019)
as Edward
Vegas: A Love Story (—)
Actor
Return (2011)
as Mike
Mullitt (2000)
as Phil Kunz
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel (2013)
Actor
Chicago Cab (1998)
as Crack Head
Dinner with Audrey (—)
Actor
Friedkin Uncut (2018)
as Self
Blackbird (2007)
as Murl
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire (2014)
as Self
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders (—)
as Doctor Caligari
Marvelous (2008)
as John
The Photographer (2000)
as Maurice
Night's End (2022)
as Isaac Dees
Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Gooz
The Young King (—)
as Mick
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide (2023)
as Self - 'General Zod'
King Snake (—)
Actor
Dead Guy (—)
Actor
The Ride (1997)
as Jimmy
Choose You (2013)
as Avicii
Overexposed (1992)
as Young Man
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts (2019)
as Don McGahn
Herbert White (2010)
as Herbert White
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre (2019)
as Self
Happy Hour (2012)
as Just Mike
McCarthy (—)
as Joseph McCarthy
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter (2013)
Actor
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later (2010)
as Self