Michael Shannon
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Avery Shaw
1999
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ringo Starr
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Crossing Jordan
Philip Corday
2001
Series
Boardwalk Empire
Nelson Van Alden
2010
Film
The Flash
General Zod
2023
Film
Man of Steel
General Zod
2013
Film
Knives Out
Walt Thrombey
2019
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Groundhog Day
Fred
1993
Series
Early Edition
1996
Series
Early Edition
Mr. Andrews
1996
Series
Early Edition
Merle
1996
Film
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Zod
2016
Film
Bullet Train
White Death
2022
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Film
Pearl Harbor
Gooz
2001
Film
Bad Boys II
Floyd Poteet
2003
Film
Nuremberg
Justice Robert H. Jackson
2025
Series
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
Series
Nine Perfect Strangers
Napoleon
2021
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
Film
Vanilla Sky
Aaron
2001
Film
8 Mile
Greg Buehl
2002
Series
Room 104
Nathan
2017
Film
The Shape of Water
Richard Strickland
2017
Film
12 Strong
Hal Spencer
2018
Film
High Crimes
Troy Abbott
2002
Film
The Bikeriders
Zipco
2024
Film
Abandoned
Renner
2022
Series
Death by Lightning
James Garfield
2025
Series
Waco
Gary Noesner
2018
Film
Nocturnal Animals
Bobby Andes
2016
Film
Revolutionary Road
John Givings
2008
Series
The Little Drummer Girl
Martin Kurtz
2018
Film
Premium Rush
Bobby Monday
2012
Film
Jonah Hex
Doc Cross Williams
2010
Film
Take Shelter
Curtis LaForche
2011
Film
Chain Reaction
D.C. Flower Delivery Man
1996
Series
Little Demon
Unshaven Man (voice)
2022
Film
Amsterdam
Henry Norcross
2022
Film
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Dex
2007
Film
Buddy
Charlie the Train / Willie (voice)
2026
Film
Mud
Galen
2013
Film
The Iceman
Richard Kuklinski
2012
Film
A Different Man
Michael Shannon
2024
Film
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Mundt
2009
Film
The Current War
George Westinghouse
2018
Film
99 Homes
Rick Carver
2015
Film
13
Henry
2010
Film
Machine Gun Preacher
Donnie
2011
Series
Waco: The Aftermath
Gary Noesner
2023
Film
World Trade Center
Dave Karnes
2006
Film
Kangaroo Jack
Frankie Lombardo
2003
Film
Lucky You
Ray Zumbro
2007
Film
Let's Go to Prison
Lynard
2006
Film
Midnight Special
Roy Tomlin
2016
Series
George & Tammy
George Jones
2022
Film
The Night Before
Mr. Green
2015
Film
Bug
Peter Evans
2007
Film
Fahrenheit 451
Captain Beatty
2018
Film
The Greatest
Jordan Walker
2009
Film
Young Ones
Ernest Holm
2014
Film
The End
Father
2024
Film
They Came Together
Spike
2014
Film
She's Funny That Way
Policeman Macy's
2015
Film
The Woodsman
Rosen
2004
Film
Heart of Champions
Jack Murphy
2021
Film
Jesus' Son
Dundun
2000
Film
Loving
Grey Villet
2016
Film
The Runaways
Kim Fowley
2010
Film
Complete Unknown
Tom Brayton
2016
Film
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis Presley
2016
Film
Criminal
Gene
2004
Film
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
Bill Parcells
2026
Film
Tigerland
Sgt. Filmore
2000
Film
Echo Boomers
Mel Donnelly
2020
Film
Freeheld
Dane Wells
2015
Film
Wolves
Lee Keller
2016
Film
Cecil B. Demented
Petie
2000
Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Brad McCullum
2010
Film
What They Had
Nick
2018
Film
Zamboni Man
Walt
2004
Film
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
2017
Film
Dead Birds
Clyde
2005
Film
A Little White Lie
Shriver
2023
Film
Bulls
Alistair Whitman
2026
Film
Frank & Lola
Frank Reilly
2016
Film
The Quarry
Chief Moore
2020
Film
Poor Boy
Blayde Griggs
2018
Film
Blackbird
Murl
2007
Film
Mullitt
Phil Kunz
2000
Film
Friedkin Uncut
Self
2018
Film
Salt and Fire
Matt Riley
2016
Film
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Self - 'General Zod'
2023
Film
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Self
2009
Film
Chicago Cab
Crack Head
1998
Film
Water
Bobby Matherson
2004
Film
The Harvest
Richard
2015
Film
Pottersville
Maynard Greiger
2017
Film
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
Film
New Port South
Stanton
2001
Dead Guy
Film
Grand Theft Parsons
Larry Oster-Berg
2004
Film
State Like Sleep
Edward
2019
Film
Dinner with Audrey
Vegas: A Love Story
Film
The Photographer
Maurice
2000
Film
Return
Mike
2011
Film
Night's End
Isaac Dees
2022
Film
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Self
2014
Film
Love Letter to Texas
2026
Film
Marvelous
John
2008
Film
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Self
2019
Film
Overexposed
Young Man
1992
Film
Shotgun Stories
Son Hayes
2007
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
Doctor Caligari
Film
The Missing Person
John Rosow
2009
Film
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
Self
2017
Film
Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor
Gooz
2001
Film
King Snake
Film
The Broken Tower
Emile
2012
Choose You
Avicii
2013
Film
McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
Film
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Self
2010
The Young King
Mick
Film
Herbert White
Herbert White
2010
Film
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Don McGahn
2019
Film
Happy Hour
Just Mike
2012
Film
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
2013
The Ride
Jimmy
1997