As a founding member of A Red Orchid Theatre, Shannon performed some of the most noteworthy roles of his career, drawing critical raves for his portrayal of a paranoid drifter in "Bug" and later starring in the film version with Ashley Judd. He also made his mark onstage with well-established Chicagoland companies such as the Steppenwolf Theatre and the Northlights Theatre.
Shannon made his film debut with a minor role in the Harold Ramis comedy Groundhog Dag (1993). Many movies later, he made it onto Hollywood's A-list for good with an Oscar-nominated turn as a perceptive psychiatric patient in Sam Mendes's Revolutionary Road (2008).
Shotgun StoriesSet in southeast Arkansas, this cautionary indie tale from director Jeff Nichols tracks a blood feud that erupts when two sets of half-brothers come to blows at their father's funeral. The first-born siblings dubbed Boy, Son and Kid -- impersonal monikers that embody their father's indifference... Read More
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneBrad McCullum (Michael Shannon) begins to have visions that make him believe he's living in a Sophocles play in this psychological thriller inspired by true events. The events he thinks he experiences lead him to commit a brutal, bloody crime with a sword. Directed by Werner Herzog and executive... Read More
The Missing PersonHired to shadow a mysterious man leaving on a train from Chicago going to Los Angeles, heavy drinking private investigator John Rosow (Michael Shannon) discovers that the stranger is most definitely not who everyone thinks he is. With a large cash reward offered by the man's wife dangling before his... Read More
Premium Rush (2012) | NR | |
Take Shelter (2011) | R | |
Machine Gun Preacher (2011) | R | |
Return (2011) | NR | |
The Broken Tower (2011) | NR | |
Boardwalk Empire (2010) | TV-MA | |
13 (2010) | R | |
Jonah Hex (2010) | PG-13 | |
The Runaways (2010) | R | |
R | ||
The Greatest (2009) | R | |
The Missing Person (2008) | NR | |
Revolutionary Road (2008) | R | |
Shotgun Stories (2007) | PG-13 | |
World Trade Center (2006) | PG-13 | |
Bug (2006) | R | |
Let's Go to Prison (2006) | UR | |
Dead Birds (2005) | R | |
The Woodsman (2004) | R | |
Grand Theft Parsons (2003) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
Kangaroo Jack (2003) | PG | |
Vanilla Sky (2001) | R | |
Detonator 2: Night Watch (1995) | R | |
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