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Acting

Michael Shannon

Career: Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles: 53
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Boardwalk Empire
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 93 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Michael Shannon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Physical Comedy
1.7, average 2.4
Wholesome
2.7, average 3.4
Situational Comedy
2.1, average 2.7
Fantasy
1.1, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 10
Character-Driven 10
Psychological Drama 8
Character Study 7
Moral Ambiguity 5
Gritty Realism 4
Social Commentary 4
Biographical Drama 4
Showbiz 3
Slow Burn 3
Melancholy 3
Slow-Burn Suspense 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

116

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

4 titles

Last Meals

as Governor George Callahan

McCarthy

as Joseph McCarthy

as Mick

Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders

as Doctor Caligari

2020s

25 titles · average score 59

Nuremberg

70

as Justice Robert H. Jackson

Death by Lightning

81

TV show · as James Garfield

The Bikeriders

70

as Zipco

Waco: The Aftermath

57

TV show · as Gary Noesner

The Flash

60

as General Zod

A Little White Lie

53

as Shriver

George & Tammy

74

TV show · as George Jones

Bullet Train

62

as White Death

Abandoned

33

as Renner

Nine Perfect Strangers

57

TV show · as Napoleon

Heart of Champions

46

as Jack Murphy

Echo Boomers

51

as Mel Donnelly

2010s

49 titles · average score 60

12 Strong

57

as Hal Spencer

Waco

67

TV show · as Gary Noesner

The Little Drummer Girl

79

TV show · as Martin Kurtz

The Shape of Water

81

as Richard Strickland

Nocturnal Animals

72

as Bobby Andes

Midnight Special

72

as Roy Tomlin

99 Homes

78

as Rick Carver

Man of Steel

62

as General Zod

Premium Rush

66

as Bobby Monday

The Iceman

64

as Richard Kuklinski

Take Shelter

81

as Curtis LaForche

Boardwalk Empire

86

TV show · as Nelson Van Alden

2000s

31 titles · average score 58

The Missing Person

59

as John Rosow

Revolutionary Road

70

as John Givings

Bug

60

as Peter Evans

Shotgun Stories

77

as Son Hayes

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

80

as Dex

Let's Go to Prison

39

as Lynard

Dead Birds

55

as Clyde

Grand Theft Parsons

45

as Larry Oster-Berg

Water

as Bobby Matherson

Kangaroo Jack

27

as Frankie Lombardo

Mullitt

as Phil Kunz

Tigerland

68

as Sgt. Filmore

1990s

7 titles · average score 65

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Avery Shaw

Chicago Cab

59

as Crack Head

as Jimmy

Early Edition

73

TV show · as Merle / Mr. Andrews

Chain Reaction

40

as D.C. Flower Delivery Man

Groundhog Day

81

as Fred

Overexposed

as Young Man