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Michael Shannon

Biography

Michael Shannon

Actor Producer

Born
August 7, 1974
Age
52 years old
Place of birth
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Years active
1993 – present
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77

Credits

62

Movies

13

TV series

34

Years active

6.5

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Michael Shannon

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An original, in-depth guide to Michael Shannon is being written and fact-checked. In the meantime, all details, cast and streaming options are listed on this page.

Career timeline

  1. 1974 · Born

    Born in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

  2. 1993 · Screen debut

    Groundhog Day (Movie)

  3. 1999 · Breakthrough

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Buddy (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama49
  • Thriller21
  • Crime20
  • Comedy19
  • Action11
  • Mystery11
Highest-rated title Boardwalk Empire 2010 8.0 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Michael Shannon in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Mr. Irrelevant Upcoming as Bill Parcells Movie
  2. 2026 Buddy as Willie (voice) Movie
  3. 2025 Nuremberg as Justice Robert H. Jackson Movie
  4. 2025 Death by Lightning as James Garfield TV
  5. 2024 The End as Father Movie
  6. 2024 A Different Man as Michael Shannon Movie
  7. 2024 The Bikeriders as Zipco Movie
  8. 2023 The Flash as General Zod Movie
  9. 2023 Waco: The Aftermath as Gary Noesner TV
  10. 2022 George & Tammy as George Jones TV
  11. 2022 Amsterdam as Henry Norcross Movie
  12. 2022 Little Demon as Unshaven Man (voice) TV
  13. 2022 Bullet Train as White Death Movie
  14. 2022 Abandoned as Renner Movie
  15. 2021 Nine Perfect Strangers as Napoleon TV
  16. 2019 Knives Out as Walt Thrombey Movie
  17. 2018 The Little Drummer Girl as Martin Kurtz TV
  18. 2018 Fahrenheit 451 as Captain Beatty Movie
  19. 2018 The Current War as George Westinghouse Movie
  20. 2018 Waco as Gary Noesner TV
  21. 2018 12 Strong as Hal Spencer Movie
  22. 2017 The Shape of Water as Richard Strickland Movie
  23. 2017 Room 104 as Nathan TV
  24. 2016 Frank & Lola as Frank Reilly Movie
  25. 2016 Nocturnal Animals as Bobby Andes Movie
  26. 2016 Loving as Grey Villet Movie
  27. 2016 Complete Unknown as Tom Brayton Movie
  28. 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Zod Movie
  29. 2016 Elvis & Nixon as Elvis Presley Movie
  30. 2016 Midnight Special as Roy Tomlin Movie
  31. 2015 The Night Before as Mr. Green Movie
  32. 2015 Freeheld as Dane Wells Movie
  33. 2015 99 Homes as Rick Carver Movie
  34. 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV
  35. 2015 She's Funny That Way as Policeman Macy's Movie
  36. 2015 The Harvest as Richard Movie
  37. 2014 Young Ones as Ernest Holm Movie
  38. 2014 They Came Together as Spike Movie
  39. 2013 Man of Steel as General Zod Movie
  40. 2013 Mud as Galen Movie
  41. 2012 The Iceman as Richard Kuklinski Movie
  42. 2012 Premium Rush as Bobby Monday Movie
  43. 2011 Take Shelter as Curtis LaForche Movie
  44. 2011 Machine Gun Preacher as Donnie Movie
  45. 2011 Return as Mike Movie
  46. 2010 Boardwalk Empire as Nelson Van Alden TV
  47. 2010 My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Brad McCullum Movie
  48. 2010 Jonah Hex as Doc Cross Williams Movie
  49. 2010 The Runaways as Kim Fowley Movie
  50. 2010 13 as Henry Movie
  51. 2009 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans as Mundt Movie
  52. 2009 The Greatest as Jordan Walker Movie
  53. 2008 Revolutionary Road as John Givings Movie
  54. 2007 Shotgun Stories as Son Hayes Movie
  55. 2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead as Dex Movie
  56. 2007 Lucky You as Ray Zumbro Movie
  57. 2007 Bug as Peter Evans Movie
  58. 2006 Let's Go to Prison as Lynard Movie
  59. 2006 World Trade Center as Dave Karnes Movie
  60. 2005 Dead Birds as Clyde Movie
  61. 2004 The Woodsman as Rosen Movie
  62. 2004 Criminal as Gene Movie
  63. 2003 Bad Boys II as Floyd Poteet Movie
  64. 2003 Kangaroo Jack as Frankie Lombardo Movie
  65. 2002 8 Mile as Greg Buehl Movie
  66. 2002 High Crimes as Troy Abbott Movie
  67. 2001 Vanilla Sky as Aaron Movie
  68. 2001 Crossing Jordan as Philip Corday TV
  69. 2001 Pearl Harbor as Gooz Movie
  70. 2000 Tigerland as Sgt. Filmore Movie
  71. 2000 Cecil B. Demented as Petie Movie
  72. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Avery Shaw TV
  73. 1996 Early Edition TV
  74. 1996 Chain Reaction as D.C. Flower Delivery Man Movie
  75. 1993 Groundhog Day as Fred Movie
  1. 2023 Waco: The Aftermath TV
  2. 2016 Elvis & Nixon Movie

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Quick facts

How old is Michael Shannon?

Michael Shannon is 52 years old, born on August 7, 1974.

Where was Michael Shannon born?

Michael Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

What was Michael Shannon’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Michael Shannon is Groundhog Day (1993).

How many movies and series has Michael Shannon made?

Our catalogue lists 75 titles for Michael Shannon: 62 movies and 13 TV series.

What is Michael Shannon’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Boardwalk Empire has the highest audience rating, with 8.0/10 on TMDB.

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