Acting
Michael Shannon
- Titles
- 113movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2016 and 2018 with 8 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 54top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Knives Out89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 90 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Contemporary Realism6.2average 5.2
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Tension6.9average 6.1
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome2.4, average 3.3
- Physical Comedy1.8, average 2.5
- Situational Comedy2.0, average 2.7
- Nostalgia3.1, average 3.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Psychological Thriller 12
- Character-Driven 12
- Character Study 6
- Psychological Drama 5
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Unsettling Atmosphere 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Shea WhighamActorBoardwalk Empire, Waco, Death by Lightning, Take Shelter, Tigerland, +2 more
Paul SparksActorWaco, Blackbird, Eric LaRue, The Missing Person, Return, +1 more
Jeff NicholsWriterThe Bikeriders, Take Shelter, Midnight Special, Loving, Shotgun Stories, +1 more- AAdam StoneCinematographerThe Bikeriders, Take Shelter, Midnight Special, Loving, Shotgun Stories, +1 more
David WingoComposerThe Bikeriders, Take Shelter, Midnight Special, Loving, State Like Sleep
John VentimigliaActorThe Iceman, Jesus' Son, The Missing Person
Amy RyanActorBefore the Devil Knows You're Dead, The Missing Person, Marvelous- DDaniel MeyerActorBulls, Pottersville, Happy Hour
Alexander SkarsgårdActorThe Little Drummer Girl, 13, Eric LaRue
Tracy LettsActorElvis & Nixon, Bug, Eric LaRue
Kate ArringtonActorAbandoned, Eric LaRue, Night's End
John Erick DowdleCreatorWaco, Waco: The Aftermath, Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
Movies and TV shows
372020s
7 titles · average score 66
82
as Justice Robert H. Jackson
62
Director
77
as Michael Shannon
57
TV show · as Gary Noesner
71
TV show · as George Jones
57
TV show · as Napoleon
54
as Jack Murphy
2010s
16 titles · average score 71
67
TV show · as Gary Noesner
74
as Nick
84
as Richard Strickland
80
as Bobby Andes
77
as Grey Villet
78
as Rick Carver
48
as Ernest Holm
81
as Richard Kuklinski
81
as Curtis LaForche
48
as Mike
86
TV show · as Nelson Van Alden
55
as Brad McCullum
2000s
12 titles · average score 72
54
as Jordan Walker
77
as John Givings
58
as Peter Evans
77
as Son Hayes
69
as Dave Karnes
76
as Rosen
78
as Greg Buehl
81
as Gooz
65
as Aaron
68
as Sgt. Filmore
73
as Dundun
1990s
2 titles · average score 66
73
TV show · as Avery Shaw
59
as Crack Head