Michael Shannon

Actor

Born: August 7, 1974, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Age: 52 years old
Zodiac: Leo
Total works: 116 movies, 13 TV shows
Latest work: Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story (2026)
Genres: Drama,Action,Crime

Michael Shannon is an American actor who made his film debut in Groundhog Day (1993). He gained significant recognition for his performance in 8 Mile (2002) and has appeared in films such as Pearl Harbor (2001), The Shape of Water (2017), and Nocturnal Animals (2016), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Shannon has also portrayed General Zod in Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), reprising the role in The Flash (2023). A frequent collaborator with director Jeff Nichols, he has appeared in all of Nichols' films, including Mud (2012) and Loving (2016). He earned a Tony Award nomination for his role in the Broadway revival of Long Day's Journey into Night (2016).