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Michael Shannon

Cast & creator

Michael Shannon

1974-08-07 (age 52) Lexington, Kentucky, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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.

Also known as: Mike Shannon, Michael Corbett Shannon

Movies

120

film credits

Series

29

television credits

Career

139

1992–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.2

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self · 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest · 2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Acting · 2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest · 2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self · 2015

Across film & television

Filmography (149)

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Showing 149 of 149 credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Ringo Starr

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Avery Shaw

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Self

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

Self - Guest

The View

The View

Self - Guest

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

Philip Corday

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self

Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

Nelson Van Alden

Early Edition

Early Edition

Early Edition

Early Edition

Mr. Andrews

Early Edition

Early Edition

Merle

Buddy

Buddy

Willie (voice)

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Self

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

Self

Lip Sync Battle

Lip Sync Battle

Self

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

General Zod

Bullet Train

White Death

Knives Out

Knives Out

Walt Thrombey

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Zod

The Flash

The Flash

General Zod

Room 104

Room 104

Nathan

Nine Perfect Strangers

Nine Perfect Strangers

Napoleon

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

Fred

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

Richard Strickland

Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

Floyd Poteet

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Gooz

Little Demon

Little Demon

Unshaven Man (voice)

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

Justice Robert H. Jackson

12 Strong

12 Strong

Hal Spencer

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

John Givings

8 Mile

8 Mile

Greg Buehl

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

Aaron

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

D.C. Flower Delivery Man

Waco

Waco

Gary Noesner

The Bikeriders

The Bikeriders

Zipco

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

Bobby Andes

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

Martin Kurtz

High Crimes

High Crimes

Troy Abbott

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Mundt

A Different Man

A Different Man

Michael Shannon

Machine Gun Preacher

Machine Gun Preacher

Donnie

Premium Rush

Premium Rush

Bobby Monday

Death by Lightning

Death by Lightning

James Garfield

George & Tammy

George & Tammy

George Jones

Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex

Doc Cross Williams

Waco: The Aftermath

Waco: The Aftermath

Gary Noesner

Waco: The Aftermath

Waco: The Aftermath

Executive Producer

Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack

Frankie Lombardo

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Dex

They Came Together

They Came Together

Spike

The Night Before

The Night Before

Mr. Green

World Trade Center

World Trade Center

Dave Karnes

The Current War

The Current War

George Westinghouse

Mr. Irrelevant

Mr. Irrelevant

Bill Parcells

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Henry Norcross

Take Shelter

Take Shelter

Curtis LaForche

Let's Go to Prison

Let's Go to Prison

Lynard

Midnight Special

Midnight Special

Roy Tomlin

Mud

Mud

Galen

99 Homes

99 Homes

Rick Carver

13

Henry

She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

Policeman Macy's

Tigerland

Tigerland

Sgt. Filmore

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

Captain Beatty

The Iceman

The Iceman

Richard Kuklinski

Lucky You

Lucky You

Ray Zumbro

A Little White Lie

A Little White Lie

Shriver

The End

The End

Father

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis Presley

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

Executive Producer

Bug

Bug

Peter Evans

The Runaways

The Runaways

Kim Fowley

Loving

Loving

Grey Villet

What They Had

What They Had

Nick

What They Had

What They Had

Executive Producer

Cecil B. Demented

Cecil B. Demented

Petie

The Greatest

The Greatest

Jordan Walker

Young Ones

Young Ones

Ernest Holm

Complete Unknown

Complete Unknown

Tom Brayton

Criminal

Criminal

Gene

Heart of Champions

Heart of Champions

Jack Murphy

The Woodsman

The Woodsman

Rosen

Echo Boomers

Echo Boomers

Mel Donnelly

Freeheld

Freeheld

Dane Wells

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

Brad McCullum

Wolves

Wolves

Lee Keller

Frank & Lola

Frank & Lola

Frank Reilly

Dead Birds

Dead Birds

Clyde

Keep the Lights On

Keep the Lights On

Thanks

Abandoned

Abandoned

Renner

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Self

The Quarry

The Quarry

Chief Moore

Poor Boy

Poor Boy

Blayde Griggs

Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel

Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel

Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

Son Hayes

Bulls

Bulls

Alistair Whitman

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

Crack Head

13 Scarier Movie Moments

13 Scarier Movie Moments

Self

Salt and Fire

Salt and Fire

Matt Riley

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Self - 'General Zod'

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Thanks

Jesus' Son

Jesus' Son

Dundun

State Like Sleep

State Like Sleep

Edward

Grand Theft Parsons

Grand Theft Parsons

Larry Oster-Berg

Overexposed

Overexposed

Young Man

Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

Self

The Harvest

The Harvest

Richard

Eric LaRue

Eric LaRue

Director

Water

Water

Bobby Matherson

All Happy Families

All Happy Families

Executive Producer

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

Self

Vegas: A Love Story

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

Self

Blackbird

Blackbird

Murl

Mullitt

Mullitt

Phil Kunz

Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders

Doctor Caligari

Pottersville

Pottersville

Maynard Greiger

Pottersville

Pottersville

Executive Producer

Dinner with Audrey

Dinner with Audrey

Zamboni Man

Zamboni Man

Walt

The Photographer

The Photographer

Maurice

I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

Self

New Port South

New Port South

Stanton

Bob Dylan: Trouble No More

Bob Dylan: Trouble No More

Self

The Missing Person

The Missing Person

John Rosow

Sparrows Dance

Sparrows Dance

Thanks

Return

Return

Mike

Night's End

Night's End

Isaac Dees

Love Letter to Texas

Love Letter to Texas

Marvelous

Marvelous

John

The Broken Tower

The Broken Tower

Emile

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

Dead Guy

King Snake

King Snake

Signature Move

Signature Move

Executive Producer

Last Meals

Last Meals

Governor George Callahan

McCarthy

McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Choose You

Choose You

Avicii

The Young King

Mick

Herbert White

Herbert White

Herbert White

The Ride

Jimmy

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

Just Mike

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

Don McGahn