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Michael Shannon

1974-08-07

The 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 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.

Michael Shannon in

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The Flash

6.696 average rating
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Man of Steel

6.6 average rating
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A Different Man

7.1 average rating
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

5.971 average rating
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Knives Out

7.846 average rating
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8 Mile

7.138 average rating
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Bullet Train

7.449 average rating
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The Bikeriders

6.778 average rating
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Groundhog Day

7.608 average rating
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Pearl Harbor

6.9 average rating
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Bad Boys II

6.6 average rating
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12 Strong

6.325 average rating
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Nocturnal Animals

7.4 average rating
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The Shape of Water

7.246 average rating
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Take Shelter

7 average rating
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Vanilla Sky

6.8 average rating
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Kangaroo Jack

5.297 average rating
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Echo Boomers

5.8 average rating
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Complete Unknown

5.12 average rating
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Jonah Hex

4.929 average rating