Michael Shannon
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
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
as Bill Parcells
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
as Bill Parcells
Buddy
as Charlie the Train / Willie (voice)
Buddy
as Charlie the Train / Willie (voice)
A Different Man
as Michael Shannon
A Different Man
as Michael Shannon
The Bikeriders
as Zipco
The Bikeriders
as Zipco
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
as Self - 'General Zod'
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
as Self - 'General Zod'
The Flash
as General Zod
The Flash
as General Zod
A Little White Lie
as Shriver
A Little White Lie
as Shriver
Amsterdam
as Henry Norcross
Amsterdam
as Henry Norcross
Bullet Train
as White Death
Bullet Train
as White Death
Abandoned
as Renner
Abandoned
as Renner
Night's End
as Isaac Dees
Night's End
as Isaac Dees
Heart of Champions
as Jack Murphy
Heart of Champions
as Jack Murphy
Echo Boomers
as Mel Donnelly
Echo Boomers
as Mel Donnelly
The Quarry
as Chief Moore
The Quarry
as Chief Moore
Knives Out
as Walt Thrombey
Knives Out
as Walt Thrombey
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
as Self
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
as Self
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
as Don McGahn
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
as Don McGahn
State Like Sleep
as Edward
State Like Sleep
as Edward
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
What They Had
as Nick
What They Had
as Nick
Poor Boy
as Blayde Griggs
Poor Boy
as Blayde Griggs
Fahrenheit 451
as Captain Beatty
Fahrenheit 451
as Captain Beatty
The Current War
as George Westinghouse
The Current War
as George Westinghouse
12 Strong
as Hal Spencer
12 Strong
as Hal Spencer
The Shape of Water
as Richard Strickland
The Shape of Water
as Richard Strickland
Pottersville
as Maynard Greiger
Pottersville
as Maynard Greiger
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
as Self
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
as Self
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
as Self
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
as Self
Frank & Lola
as Frank Reilly
Frank & Lola
as Frank Reilly
Salt and Fire
as Matt Riley
Salt and Fire
as Matt Riley
Nocturnal Animals
as Bobby Andes
Nocturnal Animals
as Bobby Andes
Wolves
as Lee Keller
Wolves
as Lee Keller
Complete Unknown
as Tom Brayton
Complete Unknown
as Tom Brayton
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as Zod
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as Zod
Midnight Special
as Roy Tomlin
Midnight Special
as Roy Tomlin
The Night Before
as Mr. Green
The Night Before
as Mr. Green
Freeheld
as Dane Wells
Freeheld
as Dane Wells
99 Homes
as Rick Carver
99 Homes
as Rick Carver
She's Funny That Way
as Policeman Macy's
She's Funny That Way
as Policeman Macy's
The Harvest
as Richard
The Harvest
as Richard
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
Young Ones
as Ernest Holm
Young Ones
as Ernest Holm
They Came Together
as Spike
They Came Together
as Spike
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
Choose You
as Avicii
Choose You
as Avicii
Man of Steel
as General Zod
Man of Steel
as General Zod
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Happy Hour
as Just Mike
Happy Hour
as Just Mike
The Iceman
as Richard Kuklinski
The Iceman
as Richard Kuklinski
Premium Rush
as Bobby Monday
Premium Rush
as Bobby Monday
The Broken Tower
as Emile
The Broken Tower
as Emile
Machine Gun Preacher
as Donnie
Machine Gun Preacher
as Donnie
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Brad McCullum
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Brad McCullum
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
as Self
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
as Self
Jonah Hex
as Doc Cross Williams
Jonah Hex
as Doc Cross Williams
The Runaways
as Kim Fowley
The Runaways
as Kim Fowley
13
as Henry
13
as Henry
Herbert White
as Herbert White
Herbert White
as Herbert White
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Mundt
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Mundt
The Missing Person
as John Rosow
The Missing Person
as John Rosow
Marvelous
as John
Marvelous
as John
Shotgun Stories
as Son Hayes
Shotgun Stories
as Son Hayes
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Dex
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Dex
Let's Go to Prison
as Lynard
Let's Go to Prison
as Lynard
World Trade Center
as Dave Karnes
World Trade Center
as Dave Karnes
Dead Birds
as Clyde
Dead Birds
as Clyde
8 Mile
as Greg Buehl
8 Mile
as Greg Buehl
High Crimes
as Troy Abbott
High Crimes
as Troy Abbott
New Port South
as Stanton
New Port South
as Stanton
Pearl Harbor
as Gooz
Pearl Harbor
as Gooz
Tigerland
as Sgt. Filmore
Tigerland
as Sgt. Filmore
Mullitt
as Phil Kunz
Mullitt
as Phil Kunz
Chain Reaction
as D.C. Flower Delivery Man
Chain Reaction
as D.C. Flower Delivery Man