Michael Shannon
Acting
Born: Aug 07, 1974
From: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The End | Father | 2024 | 5.28 |
| The Flash | General Zod | 2023 | 6.615 |
| Abandoned | Renner | 2022 | 5.804 |
| The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire | Self | 2014 | — |
| Man of Steel | General Zod | 2013 | 6.642 |
| Premium Rush | Bobby Monday | 2012 | 6.3 |
| The Iceman | Richard Kuklinski | 2012 | 6.558 |
| Machine Gun Preacher | Donnie | 2011 | 6.7 |
| Take Shelter | Curtis LaForche | 2011 | 7.054 |
| Jonah Hex | Doc Cross Williams | 2010 | 4.956 |
| The Runaways | Kim Fowley | 2010 | 6.457 |
| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Brad McCullum | 2010 | 6.1 |
| 13 | Henry | 2010 | 5.835 |
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Mundt | 2009 | 6.19 |
| The Missing Person | John Rosow | 2009 | 5.8 |
| Revolutionary Road | John Givings | 2008 | 6.982 |
| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Dex | 2007 | 7.121 |
| Shotgun Stories | Son Hayes | 2007 | 6.9 |
| Bug | Peter Evans | 2007 | 6.132 |
| World Trade Center | Dave Karnes | 2006 | 6.133 |
| Let's Go to Prison | Lynard | 2006 | 5.799 |
| The Woodsman | Rosen | 2004 | 6.845 |
| Bad Boys II | Floyd Poteet | 2003 | 6.657 |
| 8 Mile | Greg Buehl | 2002 | 7.142 |
| High Crimes | Troy Abbott | 2002 | 6.353 |
| Pearl Harbor | Gooz Wood | 2001 | 6.937 |
| Vanilla Sky | Aaron | 2001 | 6.819 |
| Jesus' Son | Dundun | 2000 | 6.23 |
| Groundhog Day | Fred | 1993 | 7.628 |
| McCarthy | Joseph McCarthy | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1974 |
| From | Lexington, Kentucky, USA |