Michael Shannon
Actor
Filmography (All Films)
Boardwalk Empire - Season 2 (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly MacDonald…
- Further episodes from the marquee HBO production, centred on the Prohibition–era empire surrounding corrupt Atlantic treasurer Enoch "Nucky"…
Return, The (2011)
- Dir. Liza Johnson
Feat. Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon, John Slattery…
- Linda Cardellini excels as a soldier returning to her family, friends, and old job after a tour of duty, who finds herself struggling to find her…
Premium Rush (2012)
- Dir. David Koepp
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon…
- Interminably silly chase movie provides two–wheeled thrills and spills via its gung ho protagonist (Gordon–Levitt), a full–tilt…
Boardwalk Empire - Season 3 (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Steve Buscemi, Kelly MacDonald, Michael Shannon…
- Further episodes from the marquee HBO production, centred on the Prohibition–era empire surrounding corrupt Atlantic treasurer Enoch "Nucky"…
Iceman, The (2012)
- Dir. Ariel Vromen
Feat. Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans…
- Michael Shannon embodies cold faced killer Richard Kuklinski in this oddly sympathetic portrait of the notorious contract killer, who was as infamous…
Mud (2012)
- Dir. Jeff Nichols
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland…
- Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER) directs this thrilling backwoods adventure, about two boys who befriend a charismatic criminal in hiding on the…
Man of Steel (2013)
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon…
- Zack Snyder stylishly reboots the dormant Superman franchise with this moody re–imagining of the origins of Clark Kent.
Boardwalk Empire - Season 4 (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Steve Buscemi, Kelly MacDonald, Michael Shannon…
- Further episodes from the marquee HBO production, centred on the Prohibition–era empire surrounding corrupt Atlantic treasurer Enoch "Nucky"…
Harvest, The (2013)
- Dir. John McNaughton
Feat. Michael Shannon, Samantha Morton, Peter Fonda…
- Old–school chiller in which a couple who keeps their sick son in a secluded environment find their controlled lives challenged by a young girl…
Boardwalk Empire - Season 5 (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Steve Buscemi, Kelly MacDonald, Michael Shannon…
- Final episodes from the marquee HBO production, centred on the Prohibition–era empire surrounding corrupt Atlantic treasurer Enoch "Nucky"…
Young Ones (Bad Land: Road to Fury) (2014)
- Dir. Jake Paltrow
Feat. Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Kodi Smit-McPhee…
- Michael Shannon struggles to provide for his family in a post–apocalyptic world where water supplies are increasingly scarce. A spare…
99 Homes (2014)
- Dir. Ramin Bahrani
Feat. Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern…
- Andrew Garfield turns in a muscular performance as a recently unemployed single father who struggles to regain his family home by working for the…
Night Before, The (2015)
- Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jillian Bell…
- More Seth Rogen man–child malarkey, this time aided by Joseph Gordon–Levitt and Anthony Mackie, as three lifelong friends who spend…
Freeheld (2015)
- Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, Steve Carell…
- Julianne Moore and Elliot Page headline this fact–based drama as a couple battling to secure their financial future in the face of a terminal…
Midnight Special (2016)
- Dir. Jeff Nichols
Feat. Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst…
- Soulful sci–fi thriller from director Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER, MUD) follows a father and son as they go on the run, pursued by the…
Elvis & Nixon (Elvis and Nixon) (2016)
- Dir. Liza Johnson
Feat. Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer…
- Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon square off in this entertaining account of rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley's journey to the White House to request…
Complete Unknown (2016)
- Dir. Joshua Marston
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon
- A shape–shifting tale of the perils and pleasures of self–reinvention in which a man is confronted by an old flame – a woman who…
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
- Dir. Tom Ford
Feat. Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon…
- Renowned fashion designer Tom Ford follows his film debut A SINGLE MAN with this highly intriguing neo–noir tale about a wealthy art gallery…
Frank and Lola (2016)
- Dir. Matthew Ross
Feat. Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Michael Nyqvist…
- Haunting neo–noir romance which delves deep into the male psyche to offer a portrait of desire, obsession and suspicion, bathed in a…
Salt and Fire (2016)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Michael Shannon, Veronica Ferres, Gael Garcia Bernal
- Two ecologists posted in the remote Bolivian wilderness are kidnapped by a local businessman with mysterious intentions, but find they must unite…
Loving (2016)
- Dir. Jeff Nichols
Feat. Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Marton Csokas…
- The wrenching true story of an interracial couple who were arrested in 1950's Virginia is told with expert sensitivity by director Jeff Nichols, and…
Shape of Water, The (2017)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins…
- At a top secret research facility in the 1950s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in…
Current War, The (2017)
- Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston…
- Historical biopic exploring the rivalries between the greatest inventors of the industrial age, with Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison, Michael…
12 Strong (2018)
- Dir. Nicolai Fuglsig
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Pena…
- An American special forces team is deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11 with a mission to track down the Taliban. A rousing tribute to American heroism…
Little Drummer Girl, The (TV Mini-series) (2018)
- Dir. Park Chan-Wook
Feat. Michael Shannon, Alexander Skarsgard, Florence Pugh…
- Korean master Park Chan–Wook directs this typically savvy adaptation of the novel by John le CarrĂ© that follows the life of a young English…
Fahrenheit 451 (2018)
- Dir. Ramin Bahrani
Feat. Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Sofia Boutella
- Second adaptation of the classic sci–fi novel by Ray Bradbury, which depicts a dystopian future where art is outlawed. A lavish production…
Knives Out (2019)
- Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas…
- A wildly funny and supremely clever contemporary murder–mystery from writer–director Rian Johnson, where a family patriarch's death…