1. Michael Corbett Shannon was born on August 7,1974 and is an American actor.
35 Facts About Michael Shannon
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Michael Shannon received Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes.
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Michael Shannon has appeared in Jesus' Son, Pearl Harbor, Kangaroo Jack, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, The Iceman, The Night Before, The Shape of Water, Knives Out, and Bullet Train.
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Michael Shannon is a frequent collaborator with director Jeff Nichols, having appeared in all of Nichols' films to date: Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special and Loving, and The Bikeriders.
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Michael Shannon played General Zod in the DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel and The Flash.
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Michael Shannon made his Broadway debut in the 2012 play Grace.
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Michael Shannon was born on August 7,1974, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Donald Sutherlin Michael Shannon, an accounting professor at DePaul University, and Geraldine Hine, a lawyer.
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Michael Shannon attended New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois for two years before moving to Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky, for his junior year.
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Michael Shannon returned to Chicago for his senior year at Evanston Township High School, where he dropped out after a semester.
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Michael Shannon performed on stage in Chicago, where he helped found A Red Orchid Theatre.
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Michael Shannon worked with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Northlight Theatre.
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Michael Shannon originated the role of Peter Evans in Bug in 1996 and starred in the 2006 film adaptation.
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In 1993, Michael Shannon made his film debut in Groundhog Day as a wedding groom.
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Michael Shannon had roles in Jesus' Son, Pearl Harbor, 8 Mile, Vanilla Sky, Kangaroo Jack, Bad Boys II, and a role in Grand Theft Parsons as hippie Larry Oster-Berg.
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Michael Shannon appeared in Let's Go to Prison in 2006, where he portrayed Lynard, the leader of a prison white supremacist group.
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Michael Shannon appeared in a production of Woyzeck in the West End in London, under the direction of Sarah Kane.
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In 2008, Michael Shannon was featured in the off-Broadway production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Little Flower of East Orange, presented by LAByrinth Theater Company and The Public Theater, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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In 2007, Michael Shannon began the first of his many collaborations with director, Jeff Nichols, when cast in the movie Shotgun Stories.
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Michael Shannon was singled out for praise for his performance as the elder brother of three in a morality tale on the dangers of unresolved family enmities.
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Michael Shannon played Federal Prohibition agent Nelson Van Alden in the HBO television show Boardwalk Empire, which began in 2010.
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Michael Shannon had performed the show in 2009 at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago.
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In 2011, Michael Shannon starred in the drama film Take Shelter.
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Michael Shannon received rave reviews for his performance, and a Saturn Award for Best Actor.
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Later in 2013, Michael Shannon portrayed General Zod, the main antagonist in Zack Snyder's film Man of Steel.
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Michael Shannon played Mr Green in The Night Before in 2015.
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Michael Shannon starred in the 2016 psychological thriller film Nocturnal Animals, with Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal.
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Michael Shannon played the lead role as Gary Noesner, head of the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit, in Waco on Paramount Network in 2018.
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Michael Shannon appeared in Long Way Back Home, an extended film clip for the song of the same name by Memphis country-punk rock band, Lucero, from its album Among The Ghosts.
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Michael Shannon contributed spoken word vocals to Lucero's "Back To The Night", from Among The Ghosts.
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In 2019, Michael Shannon joined an ensemble cast in Rian Johnson's mystery film Knives Out, portraying Walt Thrombey.
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In 2021, Michael Shannon played Napoleon Marconi in the Hulu miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers, based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty.
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Michael Shannon reprised his role as General Zod in The Flash, released by Warner Bros.
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Michael Shannon reprised his lead role as Gary Noesner and served as an executive producer for the show.
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In 2002, Michael Shannon formed the indie rock band Corporal, with Ray Rizzo and Rob Beitzel, in which he sings and writes lyrics.
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Michael Shannon married actress Kate Arrington towards the end of 2017, after they had dated since 2002.