Michael Shannon
Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor and musician. He made his film debut opposite Bill Murray in Groundhog Day (1993) and received widespread attention for his performance in 8 Mile (2002), where he portrayed the boyfriend of Eminem's character's mother (Kim Basinger). Shannon is known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas. Notable projects include Pearl Harbor (2001), Bad Boys II (2003), Bug (2006), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Iceman (2012), Man of Steel (2013) and Elvis & Nixon (2016). He is a frequent collaborator with 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/George Mueller in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). Shannon has been twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Revolutionary Road (2008) and again for Nocturnal Animals (2016). 99 Homes (2014) further earned him nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Shannon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Aug 7, 1974 In Lexington - Kentucky - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 139
- First Appeared:
- In the movie That Lucky Touch 1975-08-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie Nuremberg 2025-11-07
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Nuremberg | Justice Robert H. Jackson | 2025-11-07 |
| Series | Death by Lightning | James Garfield | 2025-11-06 |
| Movie | The Bikeriders | Zipco | 2024-06-19 |
| Movie | A Different Man | Michael Shannon | 2024-08-24 |
| Movie | A Little White Lie | Shriver | 2023-03-03 |
| Series | Waco: The Aftermath | Gary Noesner | 2023-04-16 |
| Movie | Making The Flash: Worlds Collide | Self - 'General Zod' | 2023-08-29 |
| Movie | The Flash | General Zod | 2023-06-13 |
| Movie | Night's End | Isaac Dees | 2022-03-31 |
| Movie | Abandoned | Renner | 2022-06-17 |
| Series | George & Tammy | George Jones | 2022-12-04 |
| Movie | Amsterdam | Henry Norcross | 2022-09-27 |
| Movie | Bullet Train | White Death | 2022-08-03 |
| Series | Nine Perfect Strangers | Napoleon | 2021-08-18 |
| Movie | Heart of Champions | Jack Murphy | 2021-09-16 |
| Movie | The Quarry | Chief Moore | 2020-04-17 |
| Movie | Echo Boomers | Mel Donnelly | 2020-11-13 |
| Movie | State Like Sleep | Edward | 2019-01-04 |
| Movie | Knives Out | Walt Thrombey | 2019-11-27 |
| Movie | The Current War | George Westinghouse | 2018-02-01 |
| Series | Waco | Gary Noesner | 2018-01-24 |
| Movie | Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018-11-05 |
| Movie | National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | 2018-02-22 | |
| Movie | 12 Strong | Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer | 2018-01-18 |
| Movie | Fahrenheit 451 | Captain Beatty | 2018-05-12 |
| Series | The Little Drummer Girl | Martin Kurtz | 2018-10-28 |
| Movie | What They Had | Nick | 2018-10-19 |
| Movie | Poor Boy | Blayde Griggs | 2018-07-13 |
| Movie | Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Self | 2017-08-01 |
| Movie | Bob Dylan - Trouble No More | Self | 2017-10-02 |
| Movie | Pottersville | Maynard Greiger | 2017-11-10 |
| Movie | The Shape of Water | Richard Strickland | 2017-12-01 |
| Movie | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Zod | 2016-03-23 |
| Movie | Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Presley | 2016-03-22 |
| Movie | Midnight Special | Roy Tomlin | 2016-02-18 |
| Movie | Complete Unknown | Tom Brayton | 2016-08-26 |
| Movie | Loving | Grey Villet | 2016-11-04 |
| Movie | Wolves | Lee Keller | 2016-10-25 |
| Movie | Salt and Fire | Matt Riley | 2016-12-07 |
| Movie | Nocturnal Animals | Bobby Andes | 2016-11-04 |
| Movie | Frank & Lola | Frank Reilly | 2016-12-09 |
| Movie | The Harvest | Richard | 2015-04-10 |
| Movie | She's Funny That Way | Policeman Macy's | 2015-04-22 |
| Series | Lip Sync Battle | Unknown | 2015-04-02 |
| Movie | 99 Homes | Rick Carver | 2015-09-25 |
| Movie | The Night Before | Mr. Green | 2015-11-20 |
| Movie | Freeheld | Dane Wells | 2015-10-02 |
| Movie | They Came Together | Spike | 2014-06-27 |
| Movie | Young Ones | Ernest Holm | 2014-06-28 |
| Movie | Möbius | Alice's father | 2013-02-17 |
| Movie | Mud | Galen | 2013-04-26 |
| Movie | Choose You | Avicii | 2013-11-03 |
| Movie | Man of Steel | General Zod | 2013-06-12 |
| Movie | The Broken Tower | Emile | 2012-04-27 |
| Movie | Dark Shadows | Board Member #2 | 2012-05-09 |
| Movie | The Raven | Dr. Morgan | 2012-03-09 |
| Movie | Happy Hour | Just Mike | 2012-10-12 |
| Movie | Premium Rush | Bobby Monday | 2012-08-24 |
| Movie | The Iceman | Richard Kuklinski | 2012-09-01 |
| Movie | Return | Mike | 2011-02-10 |
| Movie | Machine Gun Preacher | Donnie | 2011-09-23 |
| Movie | Take Shelter | Curtis LaForche | 2011-09-30 |
| Movie | 13 | Henry | 2010-03-12 |
| Movie | Herbert White | Herbert White | 2010-02-13 |
| Movie | The Runaways | Kim Fowley | 2010-03-19 |
| Movie | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Brad McCullum | 2010-07-08 |
| Movie | Jonah Hex | Doc Cross Williams | 2010-06-18 |
| Series | Boardwalk Empire | Nelson Van Alden | 2010-09-19 |
| Movie | I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later | Self | 2010-06-28 |
| Movie | The Missing Person | John Rosow | 2009-01-16 |
| Movie | The Greatest | Jordan Walker | 2009-02-07 |
| Movie | 13 Scarier Movie Moments | Self | 2009-10-10 |
| Movie | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans | Mundt | 2009-09-11 |
| Movie | Marvelous | John | 2008-02-08 |
| Movie | Revolutionary Road | John Givings | 2008-12-19 |
| Movie | Bug | Peter Evans | 2007-02-21 |
| Movie | Lucky You | Ray Zumbro | 2007-05-01 |
| Movie | Blackbird | Murl | 2007-03-12 |
| Movie | Shotgun Stories | Son Hayes | 2007-10-01 |
| Movie | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Dex | 2007-09-26 |
| Movie | You've Got a Friend | Brayton Jennings | 2007-06-09 |
| Movie | World Trade Center | Dave Karnes | 2006-08-09 |
| Movie | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | President's Aide | 2006-11-02 |
| Movie | Let's Go to Prison | Lynard | 2006-11-17 |
| Movie | American Gun | Jerry | 2005-09-15 |
| Movie | Dead Birds | Clyde | 2004-05-19 |
| Movie | Zamboni Man | Walt | 2004-01-26 |
| Movie | Grand Theft Parsons | Larry Oster-Berg | 2004-06-18 |
| Movie | Criminal | Gene | 2004-09-10 |
| Movie | The Woodsman | Rosen | 2004-12-24 |
| Movie | Water | Bobby Matherson | 2004-11-25 |
| Movie | Kangaroo Jack | Frankie Lombardo | 2003-01-17 |
| Movie | Bad Boys II | Floyd Poteet | 2003-07-18 |
| Movie | 8 Mile | Greg Buehl | 2002-11-08 |
| Movie | High Crimes | Troy Abbott | 2002-04-05 |
| Movie | Pearl Harbor | Gooz Wood | 2001-05-21 |
| Movie | New Port South | Stanton | 2001-09-07 |
| Movie | Vanilla Sky | Aaron | 2001-12-14 |
| Movie | The Photographer | Maurice | 2000-04-15 |
| Movie | Mullitt | Phil Kunz | 2000-01-20 |
| Movie | Jesus' Son | Dundun | 2000-06-16 |
| Movie | Cecil B. Demented | Petie | 2000-08-02 |
| Movie | Tigerland | Sgt. Filmore | 2000-10-06 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
| Movie | Only Love | Dr. Duncan | 1998-05-10 |
| Movie | Chicago Cab | Crack Head | 1998-09-18 |
| Movie | 30 Years to Life | Graham | 1998-10-15 |
| Movie | The Ride | Jimmy | 1997-10-01 |
| Movie | Hostile Waters | Admiral | 1997-10-18 |
| Movie | Chain Reaction | D.C. Flower Delivery Man | 1996-08-02 |
| Series | Early Edition | Unknown | 1996-09-28 |
| Movie | The Affair | Capt. Ford | 1995-10-14 |
| Movie | Night Watch | Martin Schraeder | 1995-10-04 |
| Movie | Royce | Senator Scanlon | 1994-08-31 |
| Movie | Fatherland | US Ambassador | 1994-11-26 |
| Movie | Groundhog Day | Fred | 1993-02-11 |
| Movie | Overexposed | Young Man | 1992-10-11 |
| Series | The Big Battalions | David | 1992-11-19 |
| Movie | Pride and Extreme Prejudice | Chapinski | 1990-01-17 |
| Movie | Murder on the Moon | Ivanov | 1989-05-09 |
| Series | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Morley Kennerly | 1989-04-30 |
| Movie | Out of the Shadows | Frank Osbourne | 1988-09-02 |
| Series | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Jack Fisher | 1987-02-08 |
| Movie | Little Shop of Horrors | Television Reporter | 1986-12-19 |
| Series | A Very Peculiar Practice | Jack Daniels | 1986-05-21 |
| Movie | Death of an Angel | Bishop Holmes | 1986-03-07 |
| Movie | The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story | Senator John Tunney | 1986-11-24 |
| Movie | Sheena | Phillip Ames | 1984-08-17 |
| Movie | Making Love | Marty | 1982-02-12 |
| Series | Riker | Brice Landis | 1981-03-14 |
| Movie | Superman II | President's Aide | 1980-12-12 |
| Movie | Never Never Land | Peter | 1980-12-25 |
| Movie | The Best Place to Be | Patrick Callahan | 1979-05-27 |
| Movie | Cops and Robin | John Haven | 1978-03-28 |
| Series | Lillie | Freddie Gebhard | 1978-09-24 |
| Series | Future Cop | Haven | 1977-03-05 |
| Movie | Future Cop | Haven | 1976-05-01 |
| Series | Rock Follies | 1976-02-24 | |
| Movie | That Lucky Touch | Lt. Davis | 1975-08-07 |