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Michael Shannon: The Most Underrated Actor Of Today


Michael Shannon (actor)

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Michael Shannon
BornMichael Corbett Shannon
August 7, 1974
Lexington, KentuckyU.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Michael Corbett Shannon[1] (born August 7, 1974)[2] is an American stage and film actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Revolutionary Road. He is a series regular on the critically acclaimed Boardwalk Empire.

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Life and career

Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and is a grandson of entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon.[3] His mother, Geraldine Hine, is a lawyer, and his father, Donald S. Shannon, was an accounting professor at DePaul University.[4] He was raised by his divorced parents in both Kentucky and Chicago, Illinois.[5][6] Shannon began his career as a stage actor in Chicago, where he helped found the "A Red Orchid Theatre", where he still regularly performs.[3]He has since worked with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, and other acting companies.[7] Shannon originated the role of Peter Evans inBug in 2004 and also starred in the 2007 film adaptation with Ashley Judd and Harry Connick, Jr, directed by William Friedkin. His roles in BugKiller Joe, and Man From Nebraska were written by Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts.[6]
Shannon made his film debut with a small role in Groundhog Day in 1993 as a wedding groom.[8] Later, he had roles in Jesus' SonPearl Harbor8 Mile and Vanilla Sky. He played the villain in Kangaroo Jack. After a role in Bad Boys II, he had a major role in Grand Theft Parsons as the hippie, Larry Oster-burg. In 2006, he played the leader of a prison white supremacist group, Lynard, in Let's Go to Prison. Other roles include a gambler in Lucky You and Peter Evans in Bug.[9]. He starred in Shotgun Stories (2007), a performance for which he was widely acclaimed.
Shannon has appeared in several shows in the West End in London, including a production of Woyzeck directed by Sarah Kane.[10] 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 and also featuring Ellen Burstyn.[11]
Shannon's role in Revolutionary Road, also starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.[12] He portrayed Doc Cross Williams in the film adaptation of Jonah Hex.[13] Shannon will play a dirty cop in the upcoming film Premium Rush, directed by David Koepp.[14] In the 2010 HBO television show Boardwalk Empire, Shannon plays the role of Federal Prohibition agent Nelson Van Alden.

Personal life

He is in a relationship with actress Kate Arrington; they have one daughter, Sylvia, who was born in 2008.[15]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1993Groundhog DayFred
1996Chain ReactionD.C. Flower Delivery Man
1998HellcabCrack HeadAlternate Title: Chicago Cab
1999Jesus' SonDundun
The RideJimmy
2000TigerlandSgt. Filmore
Cecil B. DeMentedPetie
Mullitt-Role Unknown
2001Vanilla SkyAaron
New Port SouthStanton
Pearl HarborLt. Gooz Wood
20028 MileGreg Buehl
High CrimesTroy Abbott
2003Grand Theft ParsonsLarry Oster-Berg
Bad Boys IIFloyd Poteet
Kangaroo JackFrankie Lombardo
2004WaterBobby Matherson
Dead BirdsClyde
CriminalGene
Zamboni ManWalt
The WoodsmanRosen
2005Law and Order: Special Victims UnitAvery ShawTV Series
1 Episode: Quarry
2006World Trade CenterDave Karnes
Let's Go to PrisonLynard
MarvelousJohn
BugPeter Evans
2007Before the Devil Knows You're DeadDexGotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Lucky YouRay Zumbro
Shotgun StoriesSon Hayes
2008Revolutionary RoadJohn GivingsSatellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
2009DelocatedMarkTV Series
1 Episode: Sick Of It
The Missing PersonJohn Rosow
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansMundt
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneBrad McCullum
2010The RunawaysKim Fowley
Boardwalk EmpireNelson Van AldenTV Series
Starring Role
13Henry
Jonah HexDoc Cross Williams
2012Premium RushBobby Monday

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