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