Michael Shannon

Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor. Shannon is known for his forceful and intense style of acting. Shannon twice received nominations for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for ''Revolutionary Road'' (2008) and ''Nocturnal Animals'' (2016). He received Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe award nominations for his role in ''99 Homes'' (2014).

Shannon's film debut was in ''Groundhog Day'' (1993). He appeared in ''Jesus' Son'' (1999), ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001), ''Kangaroo Jack'' (2003), ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' (2007), ''The Iceman'' (2012), ''The Night Before'' (2015), ''The Shape of Water'' (2017), ''Knives Out'' (2019), and ''Bullet Train'' (2022). He is a frequent collaborator with director Jeff Nichols, having appeared in all of Nichols' films to date: ''Shotgun Stories'' (2007), ''Take Shelter'' (2011), ''Mud'' (2012), ''Midnight Special'' and ''Loving'' (both 2016), and ''The Bikeriders'' (2023). He played General Zod in the DC Extended Universe films ''Man of Steel'' (2013) and ''The Flash'' (2023).

Shannon made his Broadway debut in the 2012 play ''Grace''. He returned to Broadway playing James Tyrone Jr. in the revival of Eugene O'Neill's ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' (2016), earning a Tony Award nomination. His television roles include a role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2010–2014) for which he won two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He also starred in Hulu's ''Nine Perfect Strangers'' (2021), and Showtime's ''George & Tammy'' (2022), the latter of which he received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. He also played James A. Garfield in the Netflix miniseries ''Death by Lightning'', and Robert H. Jackson in the film ''Nuremberg'' (both 2025). Provided by Wikipedia