Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Michael Shannon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.1
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 335
IMDb ID: nm0788335
Known for: Acting
Born: August 7, 1974
Age: 51
Place of birth: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2026
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.31
Wikidata: Q41449
Also known as
Mike Shannon • Michael Corbett Shannon
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (6)Thanks (3)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Michael Shannon.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Michael Shannon.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Shannon.
7.8
Knives Out
as Walt Thrombey
2019 Movie
7.6
Groundhog Day
as Fred
1993 Movie
7.4
Bullet Train
as White Death
2022 Movie
7.4
Nocturnal Animals
as Bobby Andes
2016 Movie
7.4
Nuremberg
as Justice Robert H. Jackson
2025 Movie
7.2
The Shape of Water
as Richard Strickland
2017 Movie
7.2
Freeheld
as Dane Wells
2015 Movie
7.1
8 Mile
as Greg Buehl
2002 Movie
7.1
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Dex
2007 Movie
7.1
Mud
as Galen
2013 Movie
7.1
Take Shelter
as Curtis LaForche
2011 Movie
7.0
Revolutionary Road
as John Givings
2008 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Michael Shannon.
8.0
Boardwalk Empire
as Nelson Van Alden • 56 eps
2010 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Avery Shaw • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.5
Little Demon
as Unshaven Man (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.5
Waco
as Gary Noesner • 6 eps
2018 Series
7.3
Early Edition
1996 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Philip Corday • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.1
The Little Drummer Girl
as Martin Kurtz • 6 eps
2018 Series
6.9
Nine Perfect Strangers
as Napoleon • 8 eps
2021 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Shannon.
7.4
Nuremberg
as Justice Robert H. Jackson
2025 Movie
7.4
Bullet Train
as White Death
2022 Movie
6.0
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as Zod
2016 Movie
7.8
Knives Out
as Walt Thrombey
2019 Movie
6.6
The Flash
as General Zod
2023 Movie
6.6
Man of Steel
as General Zod
2013 Movie
7.6
Groundhog Day
as Fred
1993 Movie
7.2
The Shape of Water
as Richard Strickland
2017 Movie
7.1
8 Mile
as Greg Buehl
2002 Movie
6.7
Bad Boys II
as Floyd Poteet
2003 Movie
6.9
Pearl Harbor
as Gooz Wood
2001 Movie
6.7
The Bikeriders
as Zipco
2024 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Shannon.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Avery Shaw • 1 eps
1999 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
2015 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.0
Boardwalk Empire
as Nelson Van Alden • 56 eps
2010 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Philip Corday • 1 eps
2001 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.7
Room 104
as Nathan • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.9
Nine Perfect Strangers
as Napoleon • 8 eps
2021 Series
6.4
Lip Sync Battle
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Shannon.
5.5
All Happy Families
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
3.8
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Thanks
2023 Movie
6.5
What They Had
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
4.9
Pottersville
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
5.2
Signature Move
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
6.0
Elvis & Nixon
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
6.2
Sparrows Dance
Thanks
2013 Movie
5.7
Keep the Lights On
Thanks
2012 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Michael Shannon.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Shannon.
Dec 25
Untitled Mr. Irrelevant Film
as Bill Parcells
2026 Movie
Buddy
as Charlie the Train (voice)
2026 Movie
6.0
Bulls
as Alistair Whitman
2026 Movie
7.4
Nuremberg
as Justice Robert H. Jackson
2025 Movie
5.3
The End
as Father
2024 Movie
6.9
A Different Man
as Michael Shannon
2024 Movie
6.7
The Bikeriders
as Zipco
2024 Movie
3.8
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
as Self - 'General Zod'
2023 Movie
6.6
The Flash
as General Zod
2023 Movie
5.6
A Little White Lie
as Shriver
2023 Movie
6.1
Amsterdam
as Henry Norcross
2022 Movie
7.4
Bullet Train
as White Death
2022 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Michael Shannon.
7.4
Death by Lightning
as James Garfield • 4 eps
2025 Series
6.9
Waco: The Aftermath
as Gary Noesner • 5 eps
2023 Series
7.0
George & Tammy
as George Jones • 6 eps
2022 Series
7.5
Little Demon
as Unshaven Man (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.9
Nine Perfect Strangers
as Napoleon • 8 eps
2021 Series
Stars in the House
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.1
The Little Drummer Girl
as Martin Kurtz • 6 eps
2018 Series
7.5
Waco
as Gary Noesner • 6 eps
2018 Series
5.7
Room 104
as Nathan • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
2015 Series
6.4
Lip Sync Battle
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series