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![]() ![]() In 2008, 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. He appeared in a production of Woyzeck in the West End in London. Shannon appeared in Let's Go to Prison in 2006, where he portrayed Lynard, the leader of a prison white supremacist group. He 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. In 1993, Shannon made his film debut in Groundhog Day as a wedding groom. His roles in Bug and Killer Joe were written by Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts. Shannon originated the role of Peter Evans in Bug in 1996 and starred in the 2006 film adaptation. He worked with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Northlight Theatre. Shannon performed on stage in Chicago, where he helped found A Red Orchid Theatre. Shannon's first film role was the main character in the music video for the Every Mother's Nightmare song "House of Pain", where he played a troubled teenager who had run away from his abusive home. Shannon returned to Chicago for his senior year at Evanston Township High School where he dropped out after a semester. He attended New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois, for two years before moving to a high school in Kentucky for his junior year. Īfter Shannon's parents divorced, he alternated time with them, living with his mother in Lexington, Kentucky, and in Chicago, Illinois, with his father. His paternal grandfather was entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon. Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to Donald Sutherlin Shannon, an accounting professor at DePaul University, and Geraldine Hine, a lawyer. He starred in Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers (2021), and Showtime's George & Tammy (2022), for which he received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. His television roles include a role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) for which he was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. in the revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (2016), earning a Tony Award nomination. He returned to Broadway playing James Tyrone Jr. Shannon made his Broadway debut in the 2012 play Grace. He played General Zod in the DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel (2013) and The Flash (2023). He has also appeared in 8 Mile (2002), Bad Boys II (2003), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Iceman (2012), Premium Rush (2012), The Night Before (2015), Elvis & Nixon (2016), The Shape of Water (2017), Knives Out (2019), Bullet Train (2022), and Amsterdam (2022). Shannon's film debut was in Groundhog Day (1993). He received Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes (2014). Shannon received two Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations, for Revolutionary Road (2008), and Nocturnal Animals (2016). He is a frequent collaborator with director Jeff Nichols, having appeared in Nichols' films Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special, and Loving (both 2016). Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor.
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