Michael Shannon
Gender: Male
Born: 7th August 1974 (currently 37 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Future Cop, Boardwalk Empire, Rock Follies
Movies: Kangaroo Jack, World Trade Center, High Crimes, Cecil B. Demented, Revolutionary Road, Lucky You, Dead Birds, 8 Mile, Bug, New Port South, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Grand Theft Parsons, Shotgun Stories, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, 13, Jesus' Son, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, The Missing Person, Jonah Hex, Herbert White, The Runaways, Night Watch, Vanilla Sky, The Woodsman, Bad Boys II, The Greatest, Groundhog Day, Take Shelter, Premium Rush, Man of Steel, Return, The Broken Tower, Machine Gun Preacher, The Iceman, Pearl Harbor, Blackbird, Water
Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Revolutionary Road. As of 2010, he is a regular on the critically acclaimed HBO series Boardwalk Empire, portraying Nelson Van Alden.
Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and is a grandson of entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon. His mother, Geraldine Hine, is a lawyer, and his father, Donald S. Shannon, was an accounting professor at DePaul University. He was raised by his divorced parents in both Kentucky and Chicago, Illinois.
Shannon's first film role was the main character in Every Mother's Nightmare's music video "House of Pain," in which he played a troubled teenager who was running away from his abusive lifestyle.
He later become a stage actor in Chicago. He helped found A Red Orchid Theatre, where he still regularly performs. He has since worked with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, and other acting companies. Shannon originated the role of Peter Evans in Bug in 2004 and also starred in the 2006 film adaptation with Ashley Judd and Harry Connick, Jr, directed by William
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