What is Michael Shannon?
[[File:Michael Shannon TIFF 2011.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Shannon in at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, September 2011]] '''Michael Corbett Shannon''' (born August 7, 1974 in [[Lexington, Kentucky]]) is an [[Americans|American]] actor. He is a two-time [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] nominee for his roles in ''Revolutionary Road'' and ''[[Nocturnal Animals]]''. He was a regular on the [[HBO]] series ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'', playing Agent Nelson Van Alden. Shannon played [[General Zod]] in [[Zack Snyder]]'s 2013 movie ''[[Man of Steel (movie)|Man of Steel]]'' and will play the role again in ''[[The Flash (movie)|The Flash]]''.<ref>{{cite news | first=Gregg |last=Kilday | title =Michael Shannon Set to Play Villain General Zod in 'Man of Steel' | newspaper= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date = April 10, 2011 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michael-shannon-set-play-villain-176799 | accessdate = 2011-04-11}}</ref> He plays Colonel Richard Strickland in ''[[The Shape of Water (movie)|The Shape of Water]]''. He also played Walt Thrombey in the crime comedy movie ''[[Knives Out]]''. ==Personal life== Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky on August 7, 1974 to Donald S. Shannon and to Geraldine Hine. He was raised in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. His career began in 1993 in the movie ''[[Groundhog Day (movie)|Groundhog Day]]''. Shannon married Kate Arrington in 2018. They have two daughters. ==Some movies he was in== {{div col|cols=2}} * ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' (1993) * ''[[Jesus' Son]]'' (1999) * ''[[Tigerland]]'' (2000) * ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' (2001) * ''[[Bad Boys II]]'' (2003) * ''[[Kangaroo Jack]]'' (2003) * ''[[Dead Birds]]'' (2004) * ''[[The Woodsman]]'' (2004) * ''[[World Trade Center (movie)|World Trade Center]]'' (2006) * ''[[Bug]]'' (2006) * ''[[Before the Devil Knows You're Dead]]'' (2007) * ''[[My Son, My Son, What Have You Done]]'' (2009) * ''[[The Runaways]]'' (2010) * ''[[13]]'' (2010) * ''[[Jonah Hex]]'' (2010) * ''[[Machine Gun Preacher]]'' (2011) * ''[[Premium Rush]]