Acting
Michael Shannon
Born Aug 7, 1974 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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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Acting
King Snake
Horror
Dinner with Audrey
Drama · History
Last Meals
Drama · Crime
Mr. Irrelevant
2026
Drama
Buddy
2026
Horror · Comedy · Fantasy
Love Letter to Texas
2026
Bulls
2026
Comedy
Nuremberg
2025
History · Drama
Death by Lightning
2025
Drama · Crime
The End
2024
Drama · Music
A Different Man
2024
Comedy · Drama
The Bikeriders
2024
Crime · Drama
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023
Documentary
The Flash
2023
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Waco: The Aftermath
2023
Crime · Drama
A Little White Lie
2023
Comedy
George & Tammy
2022
Drama
Amsterdam
2022
Mystery · Comedy · Drama
Little Demon
2022
Animation · Comedy
Bullet Train
2022
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Abandoned
2022
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Night's End
2022
Horror
Heart of Champions
2021
Drama
Nine Perfect Strangers
2021
Drama · Mystery
Echo Boomers
2020
Crime · Drama · Action
The Quarry
2020
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Knives Out
2019
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019
Documentary
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
2019
Drama
State Like Sleep
2019
Drama
Friedkin Uncut
2018
Documentary
The Little Drummer Girl
2018
Drama · War & Politics
What They Had
2018
Drama
Poor Boy
2018
Drama · Western
Fahrenheit 451
2018
Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller
The Current War
2018
Drama · History
Waco
2018
Crime · Drama
12 Strong
2018
War · Action · History
The Shape of Water
2017
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Pottersville
2017
Comedy
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
2017
Music · Documentary
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017
Documentary
Room 104
2017
Mystery · Drama · Comedy
Frank & Lola
2016
Drama · Mystery · Romance
Salt and Fire
2016
Drama · Thriller
Nocturnal Animals
2016
Drama · Thriller
Loving
2016
Drama · Romance
Wolves
2016
Drama
Complete Unknown
2016
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Elvis & Nixon
2016
Drama · Comedy · History
Midnight Special
2016
Adventure · Drama · Science Fiction
The Night Before
2015
Comedy · Adventure · Fantasy
Freeheld
2015
Romance · Drama
99 Homes
2015
Drama · Crime
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Comedy · Talk
She's Funny That Way
2015
Comedy · Romance
The Harvest
2015
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
Documentary
Young Ones
2014
Western · Action · Drama
They Came Together
2014
Comedy
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
Documentary
Choose You
2013
Comedy · Drama
Man of Steel
2013
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Mud
2013
Drama
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
2013
Comedy
Happy Hour
2012
The Iceman
2012
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Premium Rush
2012
Crime · Action · Thriller
The Broken Tower
2012
Drama · History
Take Shelter
2011
Thriller · Drama · Horror
Machine Gun Preacher
2011
Action · Thriller · Crime
Return
2011
Drama
Boardwalk Empire
2010
Crime · Drama
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
Crime · Drama · Thriller
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010
Documentary
Jonah Hex
2010
Western · Fantasy · Thriller
The Runaways
2010
Drama · Music
13
2010
Drama · Thriller
Herbert White
2010
Drama
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
Documentary · Horror · TV Movie
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
Drama · Crime
The Greatest
2009
Drama
The Missing Person
2009
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Revolutionary Road
2008
Drama · Romance
Marvelous
2008
Shotgun Stories
2007
Drama · Thriller
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Lucky You
2007
Drama · Romance
Blackbird
2007
Drama
Bug
2007
Drama · Horror · Thriller
Let's Go to Prison
2006
Comedy · Crime
World Trade Center
2006
Drama · History · Thriller
Dead Birds
2005
Horror · Thriller · Western
The Woodsman
2004
Drama · Crime
Water
2004
Crime · Horror
Criminal
2004
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Grand Theft Parsons
2004
Comedy · Drama · Adventure
Zamboni Man
2004
Bad Boys II
2003
Action · Crime · Comedy
Kangaroo Jack
2003
Adventure · Comedy · Crime
8 Mile
2002
Drama · Music
High Crimes
2002
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Vanilla Sky
2001
Mystery · Romance · Science Fiction
Crossing Jordan
2001
Drama
New Port South
2001
Drama · Family
Pearl Harbor
2001
Drama · War
Tigerland
2000
Drama · War
Cecil B. Demented
2000
Comedy · Crime
Jesus' Son
2000
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Photographer
2000
Comedy · Drama
Mullitt
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Chicago Cab
1998
Comedy · Drama
Early Edition
1996
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
Chain Reaction
1996
Thriller · Action
Groundhog Day
1993
Romance · Fantasy · Comedy
Overexposed
1992
Thriller · TV Movie
Directed
Eric LaRue
2025
Drama