Michael Shannon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 7, 1974
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Last Meals TBA
as Governor George Callahan
- Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders TBA
as Doctor Caligari
- Vegas: A Love Story
Vegas: A Love Story TBA
Actor
Dinner with Audrey TBA
Actor
King Snake TBA
Actor
- The Young King
The Young King TBA
as Mick
- Dead Guy
Dead Guy TBA
Actor
Mr. Irrelevant 2026
as Bill Parcells
Buddy 2026
as Willie (voice)
Love Letter to Texas 2026
as Gus
Bulls 2026
as Alistair Whitman
Nuremberg 2025
as Justice Robert H. Jackson
Eric LaRue 2025
Director
The End 2024
as Father
All Happy Families 2024
Executive Producer
A Different Man 2024
as Michael Shannon
The Bikeriders 2024
as Zipco
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide 2023
as Self - 'General Zod', Thanks
The Flash 2023
as General Zod
A Little White Lie 2023
as Shriver
Amsterdam 2022
as Henry Norcross
Bullet Train 2022
as White Death
Abandoned 2022
as Renner
Night's End 2022
as Isaac Dees
Heart of Champions 2021
as Jack Murphy
Echo Boomers 2020
as Mel Donnelly
The Quarry 2020
as Chief Moore
Knives Out 2019
as Walt Thrombey
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre 2019
as Self
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts 2019
as Don McGahn
State Like Sleep 2019
as Edward
Friedkin Uncut 2018
as Self
What They Had 2018
as Nick, Executive Producer
Poor Boy 2018
as Blayde Griggs
Fahrenheit 451 2018
as Captain Beatty
The Current War 2018
as George Westinghouse
12 Strong 2018
as Hal Spencer
The Shape of Water 2017
as Richard Strickland
Pottersville 2017
as Maynard Greiger, Executive Producer
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More 2017
as Self
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant 2017
as Self
Signature Move 2017
Executive Producer
Frank & Lola 2016
as Frank Reilly
Salt and Fire 2016
as Matt Riley
Loving 2016
as Grey Villet
Nocturnal Animals 2016
as Bobby Andes
Wolves 2016
as Lee Keller
Complete Unknown 2016
as Tom Brayton
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016
as Zod
Elvis & Nixon 2016
as Elvis Presley, Executive Producer
Midnight Special 2016
as Roy Tomlin
The Night Before 2015
as Mr. Green
Freeheld 2015
as Dane Wells
99 Homes 2015
as Rick Carver
She's Funny That Way 2015
as Policeman Macy's
The Harvest 2015
as Richard
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire 2014
as Self
Young Ones 2014
as Ernest Holm
They Came Together 2014
as Spike
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel 2013
Actor
Choose You 2013
as Avicii
Sparrows Dance 2013
Thanks
Man of Steel 2013
as General Zod
Mud 2013
as Galen
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter 2013
Actor
Happy Hour 2012
as Just Mike
The Iceman 2012
as Richard Kuklinski
Premium Rush 2012
as Bobby Monday
Keep the Lights On 2012
Thanks
The Broken Tower 2012
as Emile
Take Shelter 2011
as Curtis LaForche
Machine Gun Preacher 2011
as Donnie
Return 2011
as Mike
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done 2010
as Brad McCullum
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later 2010
as Self
Jonah Hex 2010
as Doc Cross Williams
The Runaways 2010
as Kim Fowley
13 2010
as Henry
Herbert White 2010
as Herbert White
13 Scarier Movie Moments 2009
as Self
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009
as Mundt
The Greatest 2009
as Jordan Walker
The Missing Person 2009
as John Rosow
Revolutionary Road 2008
as John Givings
Marvelous 2008
as John
Shotgun Stories 2007
as Son Hayes
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2007
as Dex
Lucky You 2007
as Ray Zumbro
Blackbird 2007
as Murl
Bug 2007
as Peter Evans
Let's Go to Prison 2006
as Lynard
World Trade Center 2006
as Dave Karnes
Dead Birds 2005
as Clyde
The Woodsman 2004
as Rosen
Water 2004
as Bobby Matherson
Criminal 2004
as Gene
Grand Theft Parsons 2004
as Larry Oster-Berg
Zamboni Man 2004
as Walt
Bad Boys II 2003
as Floyd Poteet
Kangaroo Jack 2003
as Frankie Lombardo
8 Mile 2002
as Greg Buehl
High Crimes 2002
as Troy Abbott
Vanilla Sky 2001
as Aaron
New Port South 2001
as Stanton
Pearl Harbor 2001
as Gooz
Tigerland 2000
as Sgt. Filmore
Cecil B. Demented 2000
as Petie
Jesus' Son 2000
as Dundun
The Photographer 2000
as Maurice
Mullitt 2000
as Phil Kunz
Chicago Cab 1998
as Crack Head
- The Ride
The Ride 1997
as Jimmy
Chain Reaction 1996
as D.C. Flower Delivery Man
Groundhog Day 1993
as Fred
Overexposed 1992
as Young Man
Credits from TMDB.