Buddy2026
As Willie (voice)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Michael Shannon
Born
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.
Filmography (111)
Knives Out2019
As Walt Thrombey
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Man of Steel2013
As General Zod
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Flash2023
As General Zod
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016
As Zod
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Shape of Water2017
As Richard Strickland
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Bullet Train2022
As White Death
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Groundhog Day1993
As Fred
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Pearl Harbor2001
As Gooz
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Nuremberg2025
As Justice Robert H. Jackson
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Bad Boys II2003
As Floyd Poteet
TMDb 6.7 / 10
8 Mile2002
As Greg Buehl
TMDb 7.1 / 10
12 Strong2018
As Hal Spencer
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Vanilla Sky2001
As Aaron
TMDb 6.8 / 10
High Crimes2002
As Troy Abbott
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Bikeriders2024
As Zipco
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Nocturnal Animals2016
As Bobby Andes
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Chain Reaction1996
As D.C. Flower Delivery Man
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Revolutionary Road2008
As John Givings
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Premium Rush2012
As Bobby Monday
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Machine Gun Preacher2011
As Donnie
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans2009
As Mundt
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Amsterdam2022
As Henry Norcross
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead2007
As Dex
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Let's Go to Prison2006
As Lynard
TMDb 5.9 / 10
World Trade Center2006
As Dave Karnes
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Mud2013
As Galen
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Take Shelter2011
As Curtis LaForche
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Jonah Hex2010
As Doc Cross Williams
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Iceman2012
As Richard Kuklinski
TMDb 6.6 / 10
99 Homes2015
As Rick Carver
TMDb 6.8 / 10
132010
As Henry
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Current War2018
As George Westinghouse
TMDb 6.7 / 10
A Different Man2024
As Michael Shannon
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Runaways2010
As Kim Fowley
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Midnight Special2016
As Roy Tomlin
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Kangaroo Jack2003
As Frankie Lombardo
TMDb 5.3 / 10
They Came Together2014
As Spike
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Night Before2015
As Mr. Green
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Fahrenheit 4512018
As Captain Beatty
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Cecil B. Demented2000
As Petie
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Lucky You2007
As Ray Zumbro
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Complete Unknown2016
As Tom Brayton
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The End2024
As Father
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Loving2016
As Grey Villet
TMDb 6.7 / 10
She's Funny That Way2015
As Policeman Macy's
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Young Ones2014
As Ernest Holm
TMDb 5.8 / 10
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done2010
As Brad McCullum
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Bug2007
As Peter Evans
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Elvis & Nixon2016
As Elvis Presley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tigerland2000
As Sgt. Filmore
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Echo Boomers2020
As Mel Donnelly
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Quarry2020
As Chief Moore
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Jesus' Son2000
As Dundun
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Greatest2009
As Jordan Walker
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Criminal2004
As Gene
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story2026
As Bill Parcells
Heart of Champions2021
As Jack Murphy
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Woodsman2004
As Rosen
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Shotgun Stories2007
As Son Hayes
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Freeheld2015
As Dane Wells
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Dead Birds2005
As Clyde
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Abandoned2022
As Renner
TMDb 5.8 / 10
What They Had2018
As Nick
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Wolves2016
As Lee Keller
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Frank & Lola2016
As Frank Reilly
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Zamboni Man2004
As Walt
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Bulls2026
As Alistair Whitman
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Mullitt2000
As Phil Kunz
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Poor Boy2018
As Blayde Griggs
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Harvest2015
As Richard
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant2017
As Self
TMDb 2.0 / 10
A Little White Lie2023
As Shriver
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Salt and Fire2016
As Matt Riley
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Grand Theft Parsons2004
As Larry Oster-Berg
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Friedkin Uncut2018
As Self
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Chicago Cab1998
As Crack Head
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel2013
Night's End2022
As Isaac Dees
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide2023
As Self - 'General Zod'
TMDb 3.8 / 10
The Photographer2000
As Maurice
TMDb 4.8 / 10
New Port South2001
As Stanton
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Water2004
As Bobby Matherson
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Return2011
As Mike
TMDb 6.4 / 10
State Like Sleep2019
As Edward
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts2019
As Don McGahn
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Blackbird2007
As Murl
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Pottersville2017
As Maynard Greiger
TMDb 4.8 / 10
13 Scarier Movie Moments2009
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Love Letter to Texas2026
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dinner with AudreyRelease date TBA
Vegas: A Love Story
Vegas: A Love StoryRelease date TBA
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of WondersRelease date TBA
As Doctor Caligari
The Broken Tower2012
As Emile
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Marvelous2008
As John
Dead Guy
Dead GuyRelease date TBA
Overexposed1992
As Young Man
TMDb 3.3 / 10
The Missing Person2009
As John Rosow
TMDb 5.9 / 10
King SnakeRelease date TBA
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire2014
As Self
Herbert White2010
As Herbert White
TMDb 7.1 / 10
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later2010
As Self
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More2017
As Self
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Choose You2013
As Avicii
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Young King
The Young KingRelease date TBA
As Mick
The Ride
The Ride1997
As Jimmy
TMDb 9.0 / 10
McCarthyRelease date TBA
As Joseph McCarthy
Happy Hour2012
As Just Mike
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre2019
As Self
Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor2001
As Gooz
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter2013
TMDb 8.7 / 10
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