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Michael Shannon

Also known as Michael Corbett Shannon

Michael Corbett Shannon is an American actor. Known for his forceful and intense style of acting, he has twice received nominations for the 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).

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Michael Shannon is an American actor who works in stage, film, and television. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, on August 7, 1974, he began his professional career in 1992. He is a native English speaker and attended DePaul University. Shannon currently resides in Brooklyn and has two children.

He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

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Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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…

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Mr. Irrelevant — Bill Parcells2026
Bulls — Alistair Whitman2026
Buddy — Willie (voice)2026
Love Letter to Texas2026
Nuremberg — Justice Robert H. Jackson2025
Death by Lightning — James Garfield2025
The End — Father2024
The Bikeriders — Zipco2024
A Different Man — Michael Shannon2024
The Flash — General Zod2023

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Born: Michael Corbett Shannon , ( 1974-08-07 ) August 7, 1974 (age 51) , Lexington , Kentucky , U.S.
Occupations: Actor producer musician
Years active: 1991–present
Spouse: Kate Arrington ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2017 )
Relatives: Raymond Corbett Shannon (paternal grandfather)
Awards: Full list
Genres: Indie rock country Americana
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Member of: Corporal
Website: corporalband .com

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Instance of: human
Given name: Michael
Family name: Shannon
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Lexington
Occupation: film director
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Image: MichaelShannon-byPhilipRomano.jpg
Number of children: 2
Residence: Brooklyn

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Commons category: Michael Shannon
date of birth: 1974-08-07
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
start of work period: 1992-00-00
writing language: English language
name in native language: Michael Shannon

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Encyclopedic overview

Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor. Known for his forceful and intense style of acting, he has twice received nominations for the 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).

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