Michael Shannon
Birthday: 1974-08-07
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Drafted: 77
Drafted By: Goutbreak
Owned By: The Free Refills
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 1
Win Bonus: 1
Nom Bonus: 1
Total Points: 4
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.
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 2009 | 35 | Revolutionary Road (2008) | Supporting Actor | Nom | 0 | |
| 2017 | 43 | Nocturnal Animals (2016) | Supporting Actor | Nom | 4 | |
| Career | 4 |
Transaction History
| Date | Location | Team | Receives | Team | Receives | Team | Receives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-02 | Helen, GA Oscar Cabin | Goutbreak | Jon Bernthal, Clive Owen, Mads Mikkelsen, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Strong | The Free Refills | Michael Shannon, John Hawkes |
Credits
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McCarthy | Joseph McCarthy | |
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Dead Guy | ||
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Nuremberg | Robert H. Jackson | |
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The Young King | Mick | |
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2024-12-06 | The End | Father |
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2024-08-24 | A Different Man | Michael Shannon |
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2024-06-19 | The Bikeriders | Zipco |
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2023-06-13 | The Flash | General Zod |
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2023-03-03 | A Little White Lie | Shriver |
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2022-09-27 | Amsterdam | Henry Norcross |
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2022-08-03 | Bullet Train | White Death |
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2022-06-17 | Abandoned | Renner |
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2022-03-31 | Night's End | Isaac Dees |
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2021-09-16 | Heart of Champions | Jack Murphy |
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2020-11-13 | Echo Boomers | Mel Donnelly |
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2020-04-17 | The Quarry | Chief Moore |
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2019-11-27 | Knives Out | Walt Thrombey |
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2019-06-24 | The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts | Don McGahn |
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2019-01-04 | State Like Sleep | Edward |
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2018-10-19 | What They Had | Nick |
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2018-08-20 | Long Way Back Home | Stanton |
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2018-07-13 | Poor Boy | Blayde Griggs |
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2018-05-12 | Fahrenheit 451 | Captain Beatty |
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2018-02-01 | The Current War | George Westinghouse |
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2018-01-18 | 12 Strong | Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer |
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2017-12-01 | The Shape of Water | Richard Strickland |
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2017-11-10 | Pottersville | Maynard Greiger |
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2016-12-09 | Frank & Lola | Frank Reilly |
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2016-12-07 | Salt and Fire | Matt Riley |
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2016-11-04 | Nocturnal Animals | Bobby Andes |
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2016-11-04 | Loving | Grey Villet |
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2016-10-25 | Wolves | Lee Keller |
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2016-08-26 | Complete Unknown | Tom Brayton |
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2016-03-23 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Zod |
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2016-03-22 | Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Presley |
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2016-02-18 | Midnight Special | Roy Tomlin |
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2015-11-20 | The Night Before | Mr. Green |
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2015-10-02 | Freeheld | Dane Wells |
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2015-09-25 | 99 Homes | Rick Carver |
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2015-04-22 | She's Funny That Way | Policeman Macy's |
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2015-04-10 | The Harvest | Richard |
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2014-06-28 | Young Ones | Ernest Holm |
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2014-06-27 | They Came Together | Spike |
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2013-11-03 | Choose You | Avicii |
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2013-06-12 | Man of Steel | General Zod |
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2013-04-26 | Mud | Galen |
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2013-04-22 | Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter | |
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2012-10-12 | Happy Hour | Just Mike |
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2012-09-01 | The Iceman | Richard Kuklinski |
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2012-08-24 | Premium Rush | Bobby Monday |
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2012-04-27 | The Broken Tower | Emile |
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2011-12-06 | Touch of Evil | The Tycoon |
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2011-09-30 | Take Shelter | Curtis LaForche |
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2011-09-23 | Machine Gun Preacher | Donnie |
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2011-02-10 | Return | Mike |
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2010-07-08 | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Brad McCullum |
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2010-06-18 | Jonah Hex | Doc Cross Williams |
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2010-03-19 | The Runaways | Kim Fowley |
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2010-03-12 | 13 | Henry |
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2010-02-13 | Herbert White | Herbert White |
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2009-09-11 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans | Mundt |
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2009-02-07 | The Greatest | Jordan Walker |
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2009-01-16 | The Missing Person | John Rosow |
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2008-12-19 | Revolutionary Road | John Givings |
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2008-02-08 | Marvelous | John |
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2007-10-01 | Shotgun Stories | Son Hayes |
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2007-09-26 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Dex |
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2007-05-01 | Lucky You | Ray Zumbro |
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2007-03-12 | Blackbird | Murl |
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2007-02-21 | Bug | Peter Evans |
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2006-11-17 | Let's Go to Prison | Lynard |
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2006-08-09 | World Trade Center | Dave Karnes |
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2004-12-24 | The Woodsman | Rosen |
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2004-11-25 | Water | Bobby Matherson |
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2004-09-10 | Criminal | Gene |
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2004-06-18 | Grand Theft Parsons | Larry Oster-Berg |
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2004-05-19 | Dead Birds | Clyde |
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2004-01-26 | Zamboni Man | Walt |
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2003-07-18 | Bad Boys II | Floyd Poteet |
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2003-01-17 | Kangaroo Jack | Frankie Lombardo |
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2002-11-08 | 8 Mile | Greg Buehl |
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2002-04-05 | High Crimes | Troy Abbott |
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2001-12-14 | Vanilla Sky | Aaron |
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2001-09-07 | New Port South | Stanton |
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2001-05-21 | Pearl Harbor | Gooz Wood |
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2000-10-06 | Tigerland | Sgt. Filmore |
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2000-08-02 | Cecil B. Demented | Petie |
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2000-06-16 | Jesus' Son | Dundun |
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2000-04-15 | The Photographer | Maurice |
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2000-01-20 | Mullitt | Phil Kunz |
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1998-09-18 | Chicago Cab | Crack Head |
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1997-10-01 | The Ride | Jimmy |
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1996-08-02 | Chain Reaction | D.C. Flower Delivery Man |
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1993-02-11 | Groundhog Day | Fred |
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1992-10-11 | Overexposed | Young Man |