Acting
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
Film · 2026
Bulls
Film · 2026
Buddy
Film · 2026
Love Letter to Texas
Film · 2026
Nuremberg
Film · 2025
Death by Lightning
Series · 2025
The End
Film · 2024
The Bikeriders
Film · 2024
A Different Man
Film · 2024
The Flash
Film · 2023
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Film · 2023
A Little White Lie
Film · 2023
Waco: The Aftermath
Series · 2023
Abandoned
Film · 2022
Night's End
Film · 2022
Bullet Train
Film · 2022
Amsterdam
Film · 2022
Little Demon
Series · 2022
George & Tammy
Series · 2022
Heart of Champions
Film · 2021
Nine Perfect Strangers
Series · 2021
Echo Boomers
Film · 2020
The Quarry
Film · 2020
Stars in the House
Series · 2020
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Film · 2019
State Like Sleep
Film · 2019
Knives Out
Film · 2019
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Film · 2019
Poor Boy
Film · 2018
The Current War
Film · 2018
12 Strong
Film · 2018
What They Had
Film · 2018
Fahrenheit 451
Film · 2018
Friedkin Uncut
Film · 2018
Waco
Series · 2018
The Little Drummer Girl
Series · 2018
The Shape of Water
Film · 2017
Pottersville
Film · 2017
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
Film · 2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Film · 2017
Room 104
Series · 2017
Midnight Special
Film · 2016
Elvis & Nixon
Film · 2016
Frank & Lola
Film · 2016
Nocturnal Animals
Film · 2016
Salt and Fire
Film · 2016
Loving
Film · 2016
Complete Unknown
Film · 2016
Wolves
Film · 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Film · 2016
The Harvest
Film · 2015
99 Homes
Film · 2015
Freeheld
Film · 2015
She's Funny That Way
Film · 2015
The Night Before
Film · 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Film · 2014
They Came Together
Film · 2014
Young Ones
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Man of Steel
Film · 2013
Mud
Film · 2013
Choose You
Film · 2013
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Film · 2013
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
Film · 2013
Premium Rush
Film · 2012
The Iceman
Film · 2012
The Broken Tower
Film · 2012
Happy Hour
Film · 2012
Machine Gun Preacher
Film · 2011
Take Shelter
Film · 2011
Return
Film · 2011
Jonah Hex
Film · 2010
The Runaways
Film · 2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Film · 2010
13
Film · 2010
Herbert White
Film · 2010
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Film · 2010
Boardwalk Empire
Series · 2010
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Film · 2009
The Missing Person
Film · 2009
The Greatest
Film · 2009
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Film · 2009
Revolutionary Road
Film · 2008
Marvelous
Film · 2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Film · 2007
Shotgun Stories
Film · 2007
Bug
Film · 2007
Blackbird
Film · 2007
Lucky You
Film · 2007
World Trade Center
Film · 2006
Let's Go to Prison
Film · 2006
Dead Birds
Film · 2005
The Woodsman
Film · 2004
Grand Theft Parsons
Film · 2004
Criminal
Film · 2004
Zamboni Man
Film · 2004
Water
Film · 2004
Bad Boys II
Film · 2003
Kangaroo Jack
Film · 2003
8 Mile
Film · 2002
High Crimes
Film · 2002
Pearl Harbor
Film · 2001
Vanilla Sky
Film · 2001
New Port South
Film · 2001
Crossing Jordan
Series · 2001
Jesus' Son
Film · 2000
The Photographer
Film · 2000
Mullitt
Film · 2000
Cecil B. Demented
Film · 2000
Tigerland
Film · 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Chicago Cab
Film · 1998
The Ride
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Chain Reaction
Film · 1996
Early Edition
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Early Edition
Series · 1996
Early Edition
Series · 1996
Groundhog Day
Film · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Overexposed
Film · 1992
McCarthy
Film
Dead Guy
Film
The Young King
Film
King Snake
Film
Dinner with Audrey
Film
Vegas: A Love Story
Film
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
Film
Last Meals
Film