
Michael Shannon
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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 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.
Known For

The Daily Show

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Crossing Jordan

Lip Sync Battle

Room 104

Little Demon

A Different Man

They Came Together

Groundhog Day

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Pearl Harbor

8 Mile

Jonah Hex

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

Vanilla Sky

Amsterdam

Bad Boys II

Mud

World Trade Center

The Night Before

Tigerland

Bullet Train

Let's Go to Prison

13

Knives Out

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

Man of Steel

The Flash

Revolutionary Road

Boardwalk Empire

The Bikeriders

Nocturnal Animals

Abandoned

Loving

Nine Perfect Strangers

12 Strong

George & Tammy

The Shape of Water

Premium Rush

Take Shelter

Frank & Lola

Waco: The Aftermath

Death by Lightning

Waco

The Little Drummer Girl
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