Michael Shannon

Acting

Né·e en 1974 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA

118 titres

▸ Biographie

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.

Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
Film · Dec 25, 2026
Bill Parcells
★ 6.5
Buddy
Film · Aug 28, 2026
Charlie the Train / Willie
★ 6.0
Love Letter to Texas
Film · 2026
Role
★ 5.7
Bulls
Film · 2026
Alistair Whitman
★ 7.6
Nuremberg
Film · 2025
Justice Robert H. Jackson
★ 7.3
Death by Lightning
TV series · 2025
James Garfield
★ 6.5
Eric LaRue
Film · 2025
Director
★ 5.2
The End
Film · 2024
Father
★ 6.9
A Different Man
Film · 2024
Michael Shannon
★ 6.7
The Bikeriders
Film · 2024
Zipco
★ 3.8
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Film · 2023
Self - 'General Zod'
★ 6.6
The Flash
Film · 2023
General Zod
★ 6.9
Waco: The Aftermath
TV series · 2023
Gary Noesner
★ 5.6
A Little White Lie
Film · 2023
Shriver
★ 6.9
George & Tammy
TV series · 2022
George Jones
★ 6.1
Amsterdam
Film · 2022
Henry Norcross
★ 7.4
Little Demon
TV series · 2022
Unshaven Man
★ 7.4
Bullet Train
Film · 2022
White Death
★ 5.8
Abandoned
Film · 2022
Renner
★ 4.4
Night's End
Film · 2022
Isaac Dees
★ 6.7
Heart of Champions
Film · 2021
Jack Murphy
★ 6.9
Nine Perfect Strangers
TV series · 2021
Napoleon
★ 5.8
Echo Boomers
Film · 2020
Mel Donnelly
★ 5.2
The Quarry
Film · 2020
Chief Moore
★ 7.8
Knives Out
Film · 2019
Walt Thrombey
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Film · 2019
Self
★ 7.6
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Film · 2019
Don McGahn
★ 4.7
State Like Sleep
Film · 2019
Edward
★ 7.1
Friedkin Uncut
Film · 2018
Self
★ 7.1
The Little Drummer Girl
TV series · 2018
Martin Kurtz
★ 6.5
What They Had
Film · 2018
Nick
★ 4.3
Poor Boy
Film · 2018
Blayde Griggs
★ 5.5
Fahrenheit 451
Film · 2018
Captain Beatty
★ 6.7
The Current War
Film · 2018
George Westinghouse
★ 7.4
Waco
TV series · 2018
Gary Noesner
★ 6.4
12 Strong
Film · 2018
Hal Spencer
★ 7.2
The Shape of Water
Film · 2017
Richard Strickland
★ 4.9
Pottersville
Film · 2017
Maynard Greiger
★ 6.4
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
Film · 2017
Self
★ 2.0
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Film · 2017
Self
★ 5.7
Room 104
TV series · 2017
Nathan
★ 5.6
Frank & Lola
Film · 2016
Frank Reilly
★ 4.9
Salt and Fire
Film · 2016
Matt Riley
★ 7.4
Nocturnal Animals
Film · 2016
Bobby Andes
★ 6.7
Loving
Film · 2016
Grey Villet
★ 5.8
Wolves
Film · 2016
Lee Keller
★ 5.2
Complete Unknown
Film · 2016
Tom Brayton
★ 6.0
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Film · 2016
Zod
★ 6.0
Elvis & Nixon
Film · 2016
Elvis Presley
★ 6.3
Midnight Special
Film · 2016
Roy Tomlin
★ 6.1
The Night Before
Film · 2015
Mr. Green
★ 7.2
Freeheld
Film · 2015
Dane Wells
★ 6.8
99 Homes
Film · 2015
Rick Carver
★ 5.9
She's Funny That Way
Film · 2015
Policeman Macy's
★ 6.0
The Harvest
Film · 2015
Richard
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Film · 2014
Self
★ 5.8
Young Ones
Film · 2014
Ernest Holm
★ 5.5
They Came Together
Film · 2014
Spike
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
Film · 2013
Role
★ 6.7
Man of Steel
Film · 2013
General Zod
★ 7.1
Mud
Film · 2013
Galen
★ 8.7
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Film · 2013
Role
Happy Hour
Film · 2012
Just Mike
★ 6.6
The Iceman
Film · 2012
Richard Kuklinski
★ 6.4
Premium Rush
Film · 2012
Bobby Monday
★ 4.5
The Broken Tower
Film · 2012
Emile
★ 7.1
Take Shelter
Film · 2011
Curtis LaForche
★ 6.7
Machine Gun Preacher
Film · 2011
Donnie
★ 6.4
Return
Film · 2011
Mike
★ 8.0
Boardwalk Empire
TV series · 2010
Nelson Van Alden
★ 6.1
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Film · 2010
Brad McCullum
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Film · 2010
Self
★ 5.0
Jonah Hex
Film · 2010
Doc Cross Williams
★ 6.5
The Runaways
Film · 2010
Kim Fowley
★ 5.8
13
Film · 2010
Henry
★ 7.1
Herbert White
Film · 2010
Herbert White
★ 9.0
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Film · 2009
Self
★ 6.2
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Film · 2009
Mundt
★ 6.2
The Greatest
Film · 2009
Jordan Walker
★ 5.9
The Missing Person
Film · 2009
John Rosow
★ 7.0
Revolutionary Road
Film · 2008
John Givings
Marvelous
Film · 2008
John
★ 6.9
Shotgun Stories
Film · 2007
Son Hayes
★ 7.1
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Film · 2007
Dex
★ 5.7
Lucky You
Film · 2007
Ray Zumbro
★ 2.0
Blackbird
Film · 2007
Murl
★ 6.1
Bug
Film · 2007
Peter Evans
★ 5.9
Let's Go to Prison
Film · 2006
Lynard
★ 6.1
World Trade Center
Film · 2006
Dave Karnes
★ 5.7
Dead Birds
Film · 2005
Clyde
★ 6.8
The Woodsman
Film · 2004
Rosen
★ 9.0
Water
Film · 2004
Bobby Matherson
★ 6.2
Criminal
Film · 2004
Gene
★ 6.0
Grand Theft Parsons
Film · 2004
Larry Oster-Berg
★ 7.5
Zamboni Man
Film · 2004
Walt
★ 6.7
Bad Boys II
Film · 2003
Floyd Poteet
★ 5.3
Kangaroo Jack
Film · 2003
Frankie Lombardo
★ 7.1
8 Mile
Film · 2002
Greg Buehl
★ 6.3
High Crimes
Film · 2002
Troy Abbott
★ 6.8
Vanilla Sky
Film · 2001
Aaron
★ 7.2
Crossing Jordan
TV series · 2001
Philip Corday
★ 4.6
New Port South
Film · 2001
Stanton
★ 6.5
Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor
Film · 2001
Gooz
★ 6.9
Pearl Harbor
Film · 2001
Gooz
★ 6.6
Tigerland
Film · 2000
Sgt. Filmore
★ 6.4
Cecil B. Demented
Film · 2000
Petie
★ 6.2
Jesus' Son
Film · 2000
Dundun
★ 4.8
The Photographer
Film · 2000
Maurice
★ 6.5
Mullitt
Film · 2000
Phil Kunz
★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV series · 1999
Avery Shaw
★ 5.9
Chicago Cab
Film · 1998
Crack Head
★ 7.3
Early Edition
TV series · 1996
Role
★ 5.8
Chain Reaction
Film · 1996
D.C. Flower Delivery Man
★ 7.6
Groundhog Day
Film · 1993
Fred
★ 3.3
Overexposed
Film · 1992
Young Man
Dinner with Audrey
Film
Role
King Snake
Film
Role
McCarthy
Film
Joseph McCarthy

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Michael Shannon

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