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Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 07, 1974 (51)
Birthplace Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 27, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Noc ... turnal 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.

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Filmography

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

2025

as Justice Robert H. Jackson

The Bikeriders

The Bikeriders

2024

as Zipco

The End

The End

2024

as Father

A Different Man

A Different Man

2024

as Michael Shannon

A Little White Lie

A Little White Lie

2023

as Shriver

The Flash

The Flash

2023

as General Zod

Abandoned

Abandoned

2022

as Renner

Night's End

Night's End

2022

as Isaac Dees

Bullet Train

Bullet Train

2022

as White Death

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

2022

as Henry Norcross

Heart of Champions

Heart of Champions

2021

as Jack Murphy

Echo Boomers

Echo Boomers

2020

as Mel Donnelly

The Quarry

The Quarry

2020

as Chief Moore

State Like Sleep

State Like Sleep

2019

as Edward

Knives Out

Knives Out

2019

as Walt Thrombey

Long Way Back Home

Long Way Back Home

2018

as Stanton

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

2018

as Captain Beatty

What They Had

What They Had

2018

as Nick

12 Strong

12 Strong

2018

as Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer

The Current War

The Current War

2018

as George Westinghouse

Poor Boy

Poor Boy

2018

as Blayde Griggs

Pottersville

Pottersville

2017

as Maynard Greiger

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

2017

as Richard Strickland

Midnight Special

Midnight Special

2016

as Roy Tomlin

Frank & Lola

Frank & Lola

2016

as Frank Reilly

Salt and Fire

Salt and Fire

2016

as Matt Riley

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

2016

as Elvis Presley

Complete Unknown

Complete Unknown

2016

as Tom Brayton

Wolves

Wolves

2016

as Lee Keller

Loving

Loving

2016

as Grey Villet

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

2016

as Bobby Andes

The Harvest

The Harvest

2015

as Richard

99 Homes

99 Homes

2015

as Rick Carver

Freeheld

Freeheld

2015

as Dane Wells

The Night Before

The Night Before

2015

as Mr. Green

She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

2015

as Policeman Macy's

Young Ones

Young Ones

2014

as Ernest Holm

They Came Together

They Came Together

2014

as Spike

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

2013

as General Zod

Choose You

Choose You

2013

as Avicii

Mud

Mud

2013

as Galen

The Iceman

The Iceman

2012

as Richard Kuklinski

Premium Rush

Premium Rush

2012

as Bobby Monday

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

2012

as Just Mike

The Broken Tower

The Broken Tower

2012

as Emile

Take Shelter

Take Shelter

2011

as Curtis LaForche

Return

Return

2011

as Mike

Machine Gun Preacher

Machine Gun Preacher

2011

as Donnie

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

2011

as The Tycoon

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010

as Brad McCullum

Herbert White

Herbert White

2010

as Herbert White

The Runaways

The Runaways

2010

as Kim Fowley

13

13

2010

as Henry

Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex

2010

as Doc Cross Williams

The Missing Person

The Missing Person

2009

as John Rosow

The Greatest

The Greatest

2009

as Jordan Walker

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

2008

as John Givings

Marvelous

Marvelous

2008

as John

Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007

as Son Hayes

Bug

Bug

2007

as Peter Evans

Blackbird

Blackbird

2007

as Murl

Lucky You

Lucky You

2007

as Ray Zumbro

Let's Go to Prison

Let's Go to Prison

2006

as Lynard

World Trade Center

World Trade Center

2006

as Dave Karnes

Zamboni Man

Zamboni Man

2004

as Walt

Water

Water

2004

as Bobby Matherson

Dead Birds

Dead Birds

2004

as Clyde

Grand Theft Parsons

Grand Theft Parsons

2004

as Larry Oster-Berg

The Woodsman

The Woodsman

2004

as Rosen

Criminal

Criminal

2004

as Gene

Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack

2003

as Frankie Lombardo

Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

2003

as Floyd Poteet

High Crimes

High Crimes

2002

as Troy Abbott

8 Mile

8 Mile

2002

as Greg Buehl

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

2001

as Aaron

New Port South

New Port South

2001

as Stanton

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

as Gooz Wood

Mullitt

Mullitt

2000

as Phil Kunz

Jesus' Son

Jesus' Son

2000

as Dundun

Tigerland

Tigerland

2000

as Sgt. Filmore

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

2000

as Petie

The Photographer

The Photographer

2000

as Maurice

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

1998

as Crack Head

The Ride

The Ride

1997

as Jimmy

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

1996

as D.C. Flower Delivery Man

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

1993

as Fred

Overexposed

Overexposed

1992

as Young Man

Eric LaRue

Eric LaRue

2023

Director

All Happy Families

All Happy Families

2024

Executive Producer

What They Had

What They Had

2018

Executive Producer

Pottersville

Pottersville

2017

Executive Producer

Signature Move

Signature Move

2017

Executive Producer

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

2016

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Boardwalk Empire

as Nelson Van Alden

Episodes: 56

First Aired: Sep 19, 2010

Nine Perfect Strangers

as Napoleon

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 18, 2021

George & Tammy

as George Jones

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 04, 2022

Waco

as Gary Noesner

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 24, 2018

The Little Drummer Girl

as Martin Kurtz

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 28, 2018

Waco: The Aftermath

as Gary Noesner

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 16, 2023

Room 104

as Nathan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 28, 2017

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Avery Shaw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Little Demon

as Unshaven Man (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 25, 2022

Death by Lightning

as James Garfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 06, 2025

Crossing Jordan

as Philip Corday

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Early Edition

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1996

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Lip Sync Battle

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 2015

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Stars in the House

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 29 35 26
2024 6 33 45 23
2024 7 45 75 27
2024 8 33 51 20
2024 9 29 42 19
2024 10 22 37 13
2024 11 20 29 14
2024 12 24 40 19
2025 1 31 51 19
2025 2 20 32 4
2025 3 8 31 0
2025 4 2 2 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 2 3 1
2025 8 2 2 1
2025 9 1 2 1
2025 10 2 2 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 877 595
2024 6 483 40
2024 7 81 75
2025 2 855 667
2025 7 466 201
2025 8 477 167
2025 9 888 814
2025 10 667 667

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