Michael Corbett Shannon was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Geraldine Hine, a lawyer, and Donald Sutherlin Shannon, an accounting professor at DePaul University. His grandfather was entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon. Shannon began his professional stage career in Chicago. His first acting role was in "Winterset" at the Illinois Theatre Center. Over the next several years, he continued working on the stage with such companies as Steppenwolf, The Next Lab and the Red Orchid Theatre. He subsequently relocated to London for a year, and performed on stage in London's West End in such productions as "Woyzeck", "Killer Joe" and "Bug". While in Chicago, Shannon also kept busy in front of movie and television cameras, most notably in the big screen project _Chicago Cab .
Father, with Vickery Turner , of a daughter, Caitlin Shannon .
Second husband of Vickery Turner.
He was awarded the 1992 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Fun/Nobody" at the Next Lab Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 2002 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Bug" at the A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 2007 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Pillowman" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
His favorite films are Alphaville, une trange aventure de Lemmy Caution , The King of Comedy , "Dekalog" , Crumb and Seul contre tous .
He was nominated for a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Mistakes Were Made" at the Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Partner of actress Kate Arrington and father of their daughters, Sylvia and Marion.
Is the first non-British actor to play Supermans enemy General Zod.
Attended and graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.
Parents are Donald Sutherlin Shannon and Geraldine Hine; has one brother: Dave.
Grandson of well-known entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon (1894-1945).
His father was an accounting professor at DePaul University and his mother is a lawyer.
(January 2011) Currently resides in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York.
According to a 2014 Hollywood Reporter article, Smokin Aces director Joe Carnahan fired Michael Shannon for being rude to a costume designer and replaced him with Chris Pine.
He was awarded the 2013 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Principal Actor in a Play for "Simpatico" at the A Red Orchid Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
One of his favorite shows is "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" .
Avid longtime fan of pulp novelist Jim Thompson.
Despite starring in multiple acclaimed films in 2016, many of them under-performed at the box office. Nocturnal Animals grossed $10.6 million domestic and $30.7 million worldwide on a $22.5 million budget. Loving , produced on a $9 million budget, grossed little over $9.1 million. Midnight Special with its $18 million budget grossed $3.7 million domestic and a mere $6.2 million worldwide. Elvis & Nixon grossed little over $1 million on a $4 million budget. Frank & Lola earned just $9,188 domestic. And Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , while not critically acclaimed, needed to gross $800 million in order to recoup its $300 million production and $165 million marketing budgets, according to financial analysts. In the end, it earned $873.3 million worldwide but it was still considered a disappointment by Warner Bros given the films hefty investment.
[on his early acting days] I would work at Chicago store-front theaters,that were little rooms with folding chairs. I did it for free and never,really had the ambition to become a movie actor. I just loved acting,and never had a desire to move to L. A. But I was fortunate to tell some,great stories and I wound up taking shows on the road to London and New,York.
. . . I mostly just look for good writing, interesting characters that,have the most depth or the most mystery or the most challenge to play,not necessarily how they are perceived.
There is a lot of repetition and you can go back every night and try to,improve what you did the night before, find another layer to the,performance.
The world has always been fragile. Just ask the dinosaurs. But we are,here to live, and to love, and I think it behooves us all to enjoy our,lives while we can.
Tell me one I know. " And I know if I say 8 Mile (2002) or,Bad Boys II (2003) , I can bring the conversation to a close.
