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