Michael Shannon
{{short description|American actor}}
{{other people}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Michael Shannon
| image = MichaelShannon-byPhilipRomano.jpg
| caption = Shannon in 2019
| birth_name = Michael Corbett Shannon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|8|7}}
| birth_place = Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}
| years_active = 1992{{endash}}present
| awards = Full list
| spouse = {{marriage|Kate Arrington|2017}}
| children = 2
| relatives = Raymond Corbett Shannon (paternal grandfather)
}}
Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor. Shannon received two Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations, for Revolutionary Road (2008), and Nocturnal Animals (2016). He received Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes (2014).
Shannon's film debut was in Groundhog Day (1993). He has also 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).
Shannon made his Broadway debut in the 2012 play Grace. He returned to Broadway playing James Tyrone Jr. in the revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (2016), earning a Tony Award nomination. His television roles include a role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) for which he won two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He also starred in Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers (2021), and Showtime's George & Tammy (2022), the latter of which he received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Early life
Shannon was born on August 7, 1974,{{cite web |title=Interview:Michael Shannon |first=Kristopher |last=Tapley |date=December 24, 2008 |publisher=InContention.com |url=http://incontention.com/2008/12/24/interview-michael-shannon/ |access-date=May 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126162011/http://incontention.com/2008/12/24/interview-michael-shannon/ |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }} in Lexington, Kentucky, to Donald Sutherlin Shannon, an accounting professor at DePaul University, and Geraldine Hine, a lawyer.{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/11/24/death-notice-albert-h-silverman-phd/ |title=Death Notice: Dr. Donald S. Shannon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617181515/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-11-24/news/0811230492_1_depaul-university-ellen-shannon-dr-shannon |archive-date=June 17, 2016|work=Chicago Tribune |date=November 24, 2008|url-status=live }}[http://www.kentucky.com/2009/02/22/702946/oscar-nominee-michael-shannon.html Oscar nominee Michael Shannon]. Kentucky.com. February 22, 2009. {{dead link|date=August 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IxaWi3NDN8oC&q=Shannon%2C+Donald+Sutherlin |title=Who's Who in the Midwest, 1982–1983 – Marquis Who's Who, LLC – Google Books |date= July 1982|publisher=Marquis Who's Who, LLC |access-date=June 26, 2013|isbn=9780837907185 }} His paternal grandfather was entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon.{{cite news| title=Obituary & Guest Book Preview for Dr. Donald S. Shannon |url=http://legacy.suntimes.com/ChicagoSunTimes/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=120590054 | work=Chicago Sun-Times}}
After Shannon's parents divorced, he alternated time with them, living with his mother in Lexington and in Chicago, Illinois, with his father.{{Cite news |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2013-06-28-ct-ae-0630-michael-shannon-20130628-story.html |title=The super summer of Michael Shannon |author1=Borrelli, Christopher |date=June 28, 2013 |archive-date=March 5, 2021 |access-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305082527/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2013-06-28-ct-ae-0630-michael-shannon-20130628-story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |url=https://nymag.com/movies/profiles/53156/ |title=Killer Instincts |first=David |last=Edelstein |date=December 28, 2008 |journal=New York |access-date=January 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111212546/http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/53156/ |archive-date=January 11, 2009 |url-status=live }} He 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. While in Lexington, he participated in the Lexington Children's Theatre summer camp and played bass in his first band, The Jehovah Suspects.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOFvEfqFb54 |title=The Jehovah's Suspects The Armadillo Song - Spring 1990 |date=August 27, 2021 |publisher=Chuck Zavos |access-date=November 4, 2023 |via=YouTube}} He returned to Chicago for his senior year at Evanston Township High School, where he dropped out after a semester.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 28, 2013|title=The super summer of Michael Shannon|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2013-06-28-ct-ae-0630-michael-shannon-20130628-story.html|access-date=|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305082527/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2013-06-28-ct-ae-0630-michael-shannon-20130628-story.html|url-status=live}}
Career
Shannon's first screen 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 performed on stage in Chicago, where he helped found A Red Orchid Theatre. He worked with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Northlight Theatre.{{Cite news | url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/2009/01/early-thoughts-on-the-oscar-horse-race.html | work=Chicago Tribune | date=January 22, 2009 | title=Early thoughts on the Oscar horse race | first=Michael | last=Phillips | access-date=January 23, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124014702/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/2009/01/early-thoughts-on-the-oscar-horse-race.html | archive-date=January 24, 2009 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }} Shannon originated the role of Peter Evans in Bug in 1996 and starred in the 2006 film adaptation. His roles in Bug and Killer Joe were written by Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts.
In 1993, Shannon made his film debut in Groundhog Day as a wedding groom.{{cite web|title=Michael Shannon: On the Road|first=Alex|last=Simon|date=January 22, 2009|publisher=Hollywood Interview blog|url=http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2008/12/michael-shannon-hollywood-interview.html|access-date=January 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414113709/http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2008/12/michael-shannon-hollywood-interview.html|archive-date=April 14, 2011|url-status=live}}{{dubious|date=May 2011}} 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.
Shannon appeared in Let's Go to Prison in 2006, where he portrayed Lynard, the leader of a prison white supremacist group. He appeared in a production of Woyzeck in the West End in London, under the direction of Sarah Kane.{{cite journal |title=Catching the 'Bug' |first=Mark Dundas |last=Wood |date=May 23, 2007 |journal=Backstage |url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/movie_reviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003589582&inp=true |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630022511/http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/movie_reviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003589582&inp=true |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2012 }} 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.{{cite journal |title=The Little Flower of East Orange – Theater |first=David |last=Cole |date=April 7, 2008 |journal=Time Out New York |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/theater/28374/the-little-flower-of-east-orange |access-date=January 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616140323/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/theater/28374/the-little-flower-of-east-orange |archive-date=June 16, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
In 2007, Shannon began the first of his many collaborations with director, Jeff Nichols, when cast in the movie Shotgun Stories. 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.
In 2008, he starred in the romantic drama film Revolutionary Road, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. His performance as the clinically insane son earned him universal acclaim,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/revolutionary-road-20081225|title=Revolutionary Road|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=March 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330080450/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/revolutionary-road-20081225|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/revolutionary-road-3-1200472180/|title=Revolutionary Road|work=Variety|date=November 17, 2008 |access-date=March 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330080218/http://variety.com/2008/film/awards/revolutionary-road-3-1200472180/|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-adv.hd.acmovies1jan02-story.html|title='Revolutionary Road' stars Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Shannon|work=Chicago Tribune|date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=March 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330080339/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-adv.hd.acmovies1jan02-story.html|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2008/11/oscar-watch-revolutionary-road-review-186795/|title=Oscar Watch: Revolutionary Road Review|date=November 18, 2008 |access-date=March 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330080009/http://www.indiewire.com/2008/11/oscar-watch-revolutionary-road-review-186795/|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live}} and he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/2008/12/15/golden-satellite-award-winners/|title=Golden Satellite Award Winners|work=Awards Daily|date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=April 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416013212/http://www.awardsdaily.com/2008/12/15/golden-satellite-award-winners/|archive-date=April 16, 2018|url-status=live}} and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.{{cite news |title=Oscar nominations: How Michael Shannon stole Kate Winslet's glory |date=January 22, 2009 |first=Catherine |last=Hoard |work=The Guardian (UK) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/jan/22/kate-winslet-oscar-nominations |location=London |access-date=December 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709142209/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/jan/22/kate-winslet-oscar-nominations |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |url-status=live }} In 2010, he portrayed Doc Cross Williams in the film adaptation of Jonah Hex.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20523 |title=Hi-Res Image Gallery: 30 Stills from 'Jonah Hex' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324105709/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20523 |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |website=Bloody Disgusting |date=June 10, 2010}} Shannon played Federal Prohibition agent Nelson Van Alden in the HBO television show Boardwalk Empire, which began in 2010. In November of that year, he began starring in the one man play Mistakes Were Made at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York City, with performances having run through February 27, 2012.{{cite web|title=Mistakes Were Made|work=Stage Grade|url=http://www.stagegrade.com/productions/602#|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423111009/http://www.stagegrade.com/productions/602|archive-date=April 23, 2012}} Shannon had performed the show in 2009 at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago.{{cite web |title=Actor Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were Made |date=December 2, 2010 |first=John |last=Del Signore |work=Gothamist |url=http://gothamist.com/2010/12/02/michael_shannon_mistakes_were_made.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203104448/http://gothamist.com/2010/12/02/michael_shannon_mistakes_were_made.php |archive-date=December 3, 2010 }}
File:RobertDaviStephenDorffMichaelShannonTIFFSept2012.jpg and Stephen Dorff at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival]]
In 2011, Shannon starred in the drama film Take Shelter. He received rave reviews for his performance,{{cite web|url=http://themuddoctor.blogspot.com/2011/11/take-shelter.html|title=Take Shelter|date=November 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305065912/http://themuddoctor.blogspot.com/2011/11/take-shelter.html|archive-date=March 5, 2012|website=The Mud Doctor|format=Review}}{{cite news | url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111005/REVIEWS/111009991 | work=Chicago Sun-Times | title=Take Shelter | access-date=November 16, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618035307/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20111005%2FREVIEWS%2F111009991 | archive-date=June 18, 2012 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }} and a Saturn Award for Best Actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/|title=RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and SUPER 8 lead Saturn Awards with 3 awards each.|date=July 26, 2012|work=saturnawards.org|access-date=July 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627130008/http://www.saturnawards.org/index.php|archive-date=June 27, 2015|url-status=live}} In 2012, he played a corrupt cop in the film Premium Rush, written and directed by David Koepp,{{Cite news|title=Two joining Joseph Gordon-Levitt thriller |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=June 20, 2010 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=e5 Global Media |access-date=August 8, 2010 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i80aa430b917f5eca5382e7a944a51d18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625142205/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i80aa430b917f5eca5382e7a944a51d18 |archive-date=June 25, 2010 }} and appeared on Broadway along with Paul Rudd and Ed Asner in Grace written by Craig Wright. In 2013, he starred as legendary mob hitman Richard Kuklinski in The Iceman, which was distributed in May of that year. Later in 2013, Shannon portrayed General Zod, the main antagonist in Zack Snyder's film Man of Steel.{{cite news|first=Gregg|last=Kilday|title=Michael Shannon Set to Play Villain General Zod in 'Man of Steel'|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 10, 2011|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michael-shannon-set-play-villain-176799|access-date=April 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412202147/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michael-shannon-set-play-villain-176799|archive-date=April 12, 2011|url-status=live}}
In 2015, he performed in the biographical drama Freeheld, and the independent drama 99 Homes, as housing agent Rick Carver, a role that earned him nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/golden-globes-winners-updated-list-1201676275/|title=Golden Globes Winners: The Complete List|work=Variety|date=January 11, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802102850/http://variety.com/2016/film/awards/golden-globes-winners-updated-list-1201676275/|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/sag-award-winners-2016|title=SAG Awards Winners 2016: Complete List|work=Vanity Fair|date=January 31, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602033454/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/sag-award-winners-2016|archive-date=June 2, 2016|url-status=live}} Shannon played Mr. Green in The Night Before in 2015.
Shannon starred in the 2016 psychological thriller film Nocturnal Animals, with Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal. His performance as a detective investigating a double homicide garnered him critical acclaim and a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/nocturnal-animals-film-review-venice-release-tom-ford-amy-adams-jake-gyllenhaal-a7221856.html|title=Nocturnal Animals review: Tom Ford returns with a superb, painstakingly crafted movie sure to pick up awards|work=The Independent|date=November 2, 2016 |access-date=March 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121204937/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/nocturnal-animals-film-review-venice-release-tom-ford-amy-adams-jake-gyllenhaal-a7221856.html|archive-date=November 21, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/11/17/review-nocturnal-animals-movie/93925168/|title=Review: Tom Ford's 'Nocturnal Animals' has a wild style|work=USA Today|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818053224/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/11/17/review-nocturnal-animals-movie/93925168/|archive-date=August 18, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/nocturnal-animals-review/#poster|title='Nocturnal Animals' Review: Stories of Your Life|work=Collider|date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818004445/http://collider.com/nocturnal-animals-review/#poster|archive-date=August 18, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-mn-0209-michael-shannon-20170209-story.html|title=Michael Shannon connected to his 'Nocturnal Animals' lawman character from the get-go|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 9, 2017 |access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306033852/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-mn-0209-michael-shannon-20170209-story.html|archive-date=March 6, 2017|url-status=live}} Also in 2016, Shannon portrayed music icon Elvis Presley alongside Kevin Spacey as President Richard Nixon in Elvis & Nixon.{{cite web |date=January 8, 2016 |title='Elvis & Nixon' Trailer Has Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey Hiding Guns and Slapping Knuckles |url=https://www.collider.com/elvis-nixon-trailer-michael-shannon-kevin-spacey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210123740/http://collider.com/elvis-nixon-trailer-michael-shannon-kevin-spacey/ |archive-date=December 10, 2017 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |work=Collider }}
In 2017, Shannon played Col. Richard Strickland in Guillermo del Toro's romantic fantasy film The Shape of Water.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/michael-shannon-in-talks-to-star-in-guillermo-del-toros-cold-war-love-story-exclusive/|title=Michael Shannon in Talks to Star in Guillermo del Toro's Cold War Love Story (Exclusive)|work=The Wrap|date=May 6, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831173342/https://www.thewrap.com/michael-shannon-in-talks-to-star-in-guillermo-del-toros-cold-war-love-story-exclusive/|archive-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live}} The film premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/venice-film-festival-2017-lineup-full-list-1202137114/|title=Venice Film Festival Sets Lido Launch for Aronofsky, Clooney, Del Toro, Payne & More As Awards Buzz Begins – Full List|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 27, 2017 |access-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016191217/http://deadline.com/2017/07/venice-film-festival-2017-lineup-full-list-1202137114/|archive-date=October 16, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/09/guillermo-del-toro-the-shape-of-water-golden-lion-venice-2017|title=Guillermo de Toro's The Shape of Water wins Venice Golden Lion|work=The Guardian|date=September 9, 2017 |access-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220010510/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/09/guillermo-del-toro-the-shape-of-water-golden-lion-venice-2017|archive-date=December 20, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/guillermo-del-toro-shape-of-water-release-date-1202112810/|title=Guillermo del Toro's 'Shape of Water' Gets Awards-Season Release Date|work=Variety|date=April 19, 2017 |access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420021255/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/guillermo-del-toro-shape-of-water-release-date-1202112810/|archive-date=April 20, 2017|url-status=live}}
Shannon played the lead role as Gary Noesner, head of the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit, in Waco on Paramount Network in 2018. He 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. Lucero's frontman, Ben Nichols, is the older brother of frequent Shannon collaborator, Jeff Nichols.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/michael-shannon-and-jeff-nichols-made-a-lucero-video.html|title=Exclusive: How This Michael Shannon Music Video Became a Jeff Nichols Short Film|website=Vulture|last=Buchanan|first=Kyle|date=August 20, 2018|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218063101/https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/michael-shannon-and-jeff-nichols-made-a-lucero-video.html|url-status=live}} Shannon contributed spoken word vocals to Lucero's "Back To The Night", also from Among The Ghosts.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/26/629767639/first-listen-lucero-among-the-ghosts|title=Lucero's 'Among The Ghosts' Does A Little Musical Demolition|website=NPR|last=McKenna|first=Brittney|date=July 26, 2018|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213215223/https://www.npr.org/2018/07/26/629767639/first-listen-lucero-among-the-ghosts|url-status=live}}
In 2019, Shannon joined an ensemble cast in Rian Johnson's mystery film Knives Out, portraying Walt Thrombey.{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/26/joy-of-making-knives-out-no-mystery-to-michael-shannon/|title=Joy of making 'Knives Out' no mystery to Michael Shannon|first=Stephen|last=Schaefer|publisher=Boston Herald|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=March 3, 2021|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116094426/https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/26/joy-of-making-knives-out-no-mystery-to-michael-shannon/|url-status=live}}
In 2021, Shannon played Napoleon Marconi in the Hulu miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers, based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/michael-shannon-cast-nine-perfect-strangers-hulu-1234722388/|title=Michael Shannon Joins 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Cast at Hulu|work=Variety|first=Will|last=Thorne|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519022106/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/michael-shannon-cast-nine-perfect-strangers-hulu-1234722388/|url-status=live}}
Shannon reprised his role as General Zod in The Flash, released by Warner Bros. in 2023.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 17, 2021 |title=The Warner Bros. UK 2022 Movie Preview |url=https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/news/articles/2021/12/17/warner-bros-uk-2022-movie-preview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222131601/https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/news/articles/2021/12/17/warner-bros-uk-2022-movie-preview |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |access-date=December 22, 2021 |website=WarnerBros.co.uk}}
In April 2022, a follow-up series to Waco, titled American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials was announced and was set to premiere on Paramount+ in 2023. The miniseries centered on the fallout from the Waco siege as well as the emerging patriot movement. In February 2023, the series was retitled Waco: The Aftermath and would instead premiere on Showtime on April 16, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 22, 2023 |title=Paramount+ 'Waco' Sequel Series To Premiere On Showtime |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/waco-the-aftermath-premiere-showtime-paramount-1235267579/ |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301202706/https://deadline.com/2023/02/waco-the-aftermath-premiere-showtime-paramount-1235267579/ |url-status=live }} Shannon reprised his lead role as Gary Noesner and also served as an executive producer for the show.
Personal life
In 2002, Shannon formed the indie rock band Corporal, with Ray Rizzo and Rob Beitzel, in which he sings and writes lyrics. In 2010, Corporal released its self-titled debut album.{{cite web|last=Eakin|first=Marah|title=Corporal, Michael Shannon's non-terrifying band, premières new track|url=https://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/corporal-michael-shannons-nonterrifying-band-premi,75482/|publisher=A.V. Club Chicago|access-date=June 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627150113/http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/corporal-michael-shannons-nonterrifying-band-premi%2C75482/|archive-date=June 27, 2012|url-status=live}} The first track, "Glory", was released in 2011 and the second song, "Obama", was released in June 2012 as the band's endorsement of President Obama's run for reelection.{{cite web|last=Pearis|first=Bill|title=Michael Shannon's band Corporal endorses Obama (MP3), playing Fontana's|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/06/michael_shannon.html|publisher=Brooklyn Vegan|access-date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223819/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/06/michael_shannon.html|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live}}
Shannon married actress Kate Arrington towards the end of 2017, after they had dated since 2002. https://sortedbyname.com/letter_s/shannon/index_224.html| They have two daughters; Sylvia, born in 2008 and Marion in 2011. They live in New York.{{cite news |first=Joanne |last=Kaufman |title=Michael Shannon Finds Balance on the Waterfront |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/realestate/michael-shannons-red-hook-brooklyn-loft-rental.html?_r=0 |work=The New York Times |date=June 20, 2014 |access-date=March 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624100153/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/realestate/michael-shannons-red-hook-brooklyn-loft-rental.html?_r=0 |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |url-status=live }}
Acting credits
=Film=
{{Pending films key}}
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| Overexposed | Young Man | Television film |
| Angel Street
| Patrick Mulligan | Television film |
| 1998, 1999
| Merle / Mr. Andrews | 2 episodes |
| 1999
| Turks | Man #1 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Avery Shaw | Episode: "Quarry" |
| 2009
| Mark | Episode: "Sick of It!" |
| 2010–2014
| Nelson Van Alden/George Mueller | 35 episodes |
| 2017–2020
| Various | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="5" | 2018
| Waco | Gary Noesner | 6 episodes; also executive producer{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/waco-series-michael-shannon-taylor-kitsch-weinstein-company-1201811328/|title=Michael Shannon & Taylor Kitsch Topline Weinstein Co. Series 'Waco', Based On 1993 Siege|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 30, 2016|access-date=May 16, 2017|archive-date=January 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129062547/http://deadline.com/2016/08/waco-series-michael-shannon-taylor-kitsch-weinstein-company-1201811328/|url-status=live}} |
| Fahrenheit 451
| Television film |
| The Little Drummer Girl
| Martin Kurtz | 6 episodes |
| Our Cartoon President
| Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Election Special 2018" |
| Room 104
| Nathan | Episode: "Swipe Right" |
| 2021
| Napoleon Marconi | 8 episodes |
| 2022
| Unshaven Man (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2022–2023
| 6 episodes |
| 2023
| Gary Noesner |
| {{TBA}}
| {{Pending film|Death by Lightning}} | Upcoming miniseries |
= Theater =
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|+List of stage roles |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Company ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1991
|Loving Little Egypt | Humberhill | Griffin Theatre Company | |
| 1992
|Fun and Nobody | Denny | Next Theatre Company | |
| 1993–1994
| Chris Smith | Next Theatre Company, EFF | |
| 1995
| The Detective | |
| 1996
|Bug | Peter Evans | |
| 1998
| Chris Smith | |
| 1999
| Berenger | |
| 1999
|The Idiot | Parfyon Rogozhin | |
| 2001
|Bug | Peter Evans | |
| 2002
|Finer Noble Gases | Lynch | |
| 2004–2005
|Bug | Peter Evans | |
| 2005
| Eddie | |
| 2006
| Michal | |
| 2006
| Director | |
| 2006
|Grace | Sam | Northlight Theatre | |
| 2007
|Lady | Kenny | Northlight Theatre | |
| 2008
|The Little Flower of East Orange | Danny | |
| 2008
|The Metal Children | Tobin Falmouth | |
| 2008
|Lady | Kenny |Rattlestick Playwrights Theater | |
| 2009
|Mistakes Were Made | Felix Artifex | |
| 2010
| Stage Manager | Barrow Street Theatre | |
| 2010–2011
|Mistakes Were Made | Felix Artifex | Barrow Street Theatre | |
| 2012
| Mikhail Lvovich Astrov | |
| 2012–2013
|Grace | Sam | |
| 2013
| Lyle Carter | |
| 2014
| Berenger | |
| 2015
|Pilgrim's Progress | Jim McKee | |
| 2016
|Long Day's Journey into Night | James Tyrone Jr. | |
| 2017
| Lyle Carter | |
| 2018
|Traitor | {{n/a}} |As director{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Chris|date=January 14, 2018|title=Thanks to Michael Shannon, telling the truth is messy in Red Orchid's Traitor|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-traitor-review-0115-story.html|access-date=March 5, 2023|website=Chicago Tribune|archive-date=March 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305193552/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-traitor-review-0115-story.html|url-status=live}} |
| 2018
| The Detective | |
| 2019
|Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | Johnny | |
| 2022–2023
|Des Moines |Father Michael |Theatre for a New Audience | |
| 2023
|Theatre for a New Audience | |
| 2024
|Turret |Green | |
| 2025
|A Moon for the Misbegotten |{{n/a}} | |
Awards and nominations
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Michael Shannon}}
The Chicago City Council passed a resolution designating August 7, 2023, as "National Michael Shannon Day" in Chicago.{{cite web |title=Resolution R2023-0002812 |url=https://chicago.councilmatic.org/legislation/r2023-0002812/ |website=Chicago Councilmatic |access-date=August 8, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808023036/https://chicago.councilmatic.org/legislation/r2023-0002812/ |url-status=live }}
See also
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References
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