Michael Shannon
Acting
Born August 7, 1974 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA
1 film as director · Active 2025–2025
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…
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Directed(1)
Acting(132)
2026Mr. Irrelevant
Film
2026BuddyFilm
2026Love Letter to TexasFilm
2026BullsFilm
2025NurembergFilm
2025Death by LightningTV
2024The EndFilm
2024A Different ManFilm
2024The BikeridersFilm
2023Making The Flash: Worlds CollideFilm
2023The FlashFilm
2023Waco: The AftermathTV
2023A Little White LieFilm
2022George & TammyTV
2022AmsterdamFilm
2022Little DemonTV
2022Bullet TrainFilm
2022AbandonedFilm
2022Night's EndFilm
2021Heart of ChampionsFilm
2021Nine Perfect StrangersTV
2020Echo BoomersFilm
2020The QuarryFilm
2020Stars in the HouseTV
2019Knives OutFilm
201990 Years of the Music Box TheatreFilm
2019The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten ActsFilm
2019State Like SleepFilm
2018Friedkin UncutFilm
2018The Little Drummer GirlTV
2018What They HadFilm
2018Poor BoyFilm
2018Fahrenheit 451Film
2018The Current WarFilm
2018WacoTV
201812 StrongFilm
2017The Shape of WaterFilm
2017PottersvilleFilm
2017Bob Dylan: Trouble No MoreFilm
2017Ballad of a Righteous MerchantFilm
2017Room 104TV
2016Frank & LolaFilm
2016Salt and FireFilm
2016Nocturnal AnimalsFilm
2016LovingFilm
2016WolvesFilm
2016Complete UnknownFilm
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeFilm
2016Elvis & NixonFilm
2016Midnight SpecialFilm
2015The Night BeforeFilm
2015FreeheldFilm
201599 HomesFilm
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
2015She's Funny That WayFilm
2015The HarvestFilm
2015Lip Sync BattleTV
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsTV
2014The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk EmpireFilm
2014Young OnesFilm
2014They Came TogetherFilm
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTV
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV
2014Off Camera with Sam JonesTV
2013Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of SteelFilm
2013Choose YouFilm
2013Man of SteelFilm
2013MudFilm
2013Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority LetterFilm
2012Happy HourFilm
2012The IcemanFilm
2012Premium RushFilm
2012The Broken TowerFilm
2011Take ShelterFilm
2011Machine Gun PreacherFilm
2011ReturnFilm
2010Boardwalk EmpireTV
2010My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneFilm
2010I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years LaterFilm
2010Jonah HexFilm
2010The RunawaysFilm
201013Film
2010Herbert WhiteFilm
200913 Scarier Movie MomentsFilm
2009Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansFilm
2009The GreatestFilm
2009The Missing PersonFilm
2008Revolutionary RoadFilm
2008MarvelousFilm
2007Shotgun StoriesFilm
2007Before the Devil Knows You're DeadFilm
2007Lucky YouFilm
2007BlackbirdFilm
2007BugFilm
2006Let's Go to PrisonFilm
2006World Trade CenterFilm
2005Dead BirdsFilm
2004The WoodsmanFilm
2004WaterFilm
2004CriminalFilm
2004Grand Theft ParsonsFilm
2004Zamboni ManFilm
2003Bad Boys IIFilm
2003Kangaroo JackFilm
20028 MileFilm
2002High CrimesFilm
2001Vanilla SkyFilm
2001Crossing JordanTV
2001New Port SouthFilm
2001Pearl HarborFilm
2000TigerlandFilm
2000Cecil B. DementedFilm
2000Jesus' SonFilm
2000The PhotographerFilm
2000MullittFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
1998Chicago CabFilm
1997The RideFilm
1997The ViewTV
1996Early EditionTV
1996Chain ReactionFilm
1996The Daily ShowTV
1993Late Show with David LettermanTV
1993Groundhog DayFilm
1992OverexposedFilm
Dead GuyFilm
The Young KingFilm
King SnakeFilm
Dinner with AudreyFilm
Vegas: A Love StoryFilm
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of WondersFilm
Last MealsFilm