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Michael Shannon

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
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1974
FromLexington, Kentucky, USA