Michael Shannon Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Michael Shannon been in? This complete Michael Shannon filmography lists 90 credited roles (75 films, 15 TV series), in chronological order from 1993 to 2025, with links to our full guides where available.

Michael Shannon movies in order

• Groundhog Day (1993) as Fred
• Chain Reaction (1996) as D.C. Flower Delivery Man
• Jesus' Son (2000) as Dundun
• Cecil B. Demented (2000) as Petie
• Tigerland (2000) as Sgt. Filmore
• Pearl Harbor (2001) as Gooz
• Vanilla Sky (2001) as Aaron
• High Crimes (2002) as Troy Abbott
• 8 Mile (2002) as Greg Buehl
• Kangaroo Jack (2003) as Frankie Lombardo
• Bad Boys II (2003) as Floyd Poteet
• Grand Theft Parsons (2004) as Larry Oster-Berg
• Criminal (2004) as Gene
• The Woodsman (2004) as Rosen
• Dead Birds (2005) as Clyde
• World Trade Center (2006) as Dave Karnes
• Let's Go to Prison (2006) as Lynard
• Bug (2007) as Peter Evans
• Lucky You (2007) as Ray Zumbro
• Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) as Dex
• Shotgun Stories (2007) as Son Hayes
• Revolutionary Road (2008) as John Givings
• The Missing Person (2009) as John Rosow
• The Greatest (2009) as Jordan Walker
• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) as Mundt
• 13 (2010) as Henry
• The Runaways (2010) as Kim Fowley
• Jonah Hex (2010) as Doc Cross Williams
• My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010) as Brad McCullum
• Return (2011) as Mike
• Machine Gun Preacher (2011) as Donnie
• Take Shelter (2011) as Curtis LaForche
• The Broken Tower (2012) as Emile
• Premium Rush (2012) as Bobby Monday
• The Iceman (2012) as Richard Kuklinski
• Mud (2013) as Galen
• Man of Steel (2013) as General Zod
• They Came Together (2014) as Spike
• Young Ones (2014) as Ernest Holm
• The Harvest (2015) as Richard
• She's Funny That Way (2015) as Policeman Macy's
• 99 Homes (2015) as Rick Carver
• Freeheld (2015) as Dane Wells
• The Night Before (2015) as Mr. Green
• Midnight Special (2016) as Roy Tomlin
• Elvis & Nixon (2016) as Elvis Presley
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as Zod
• Complete Unknown (2016) as Tom Brayton
• Wolves (2016) as Lee Keller
• Nocturnal Animals (2016) as Bobby Andes
• Loving (2016) as Grey Villet
• Salt and Fire (2016) as Matt Riley
• Frank & Lola (2016) as Frank Reilly
• Pottersville (2017) as Maynard Greiger
• The Shape of Water (2017) as Richard Strickland
• 12 Strong (2018) as Hal Spencer
• The Current War (2018) as George Westinghouse
• Fahrenheit 451 (2018) as Captain Beatty
• What They Had (2018) as Nick
• Friedkin Uncut (2018) as Self
• State Like Sleep (2019) as Edward
• Knives Out (2019) as Walt Thrombey
• The Quarry (2020) as Chief Moore
• Echo Boomers (2020) as Mel Donnelly
• Heart of Champions (2021) as Jack Murphy
• Night's End (2022) as Isaac Dees
• Abandoned (2022) as Renner
• Bullet Train (2022) as White Death
• Amsterdam (2022) as Henry Norcross
• A Little White Lie (2023) as Shriver
• The Flash (2023) as General Zod
• The Bikeriders (2024) as Zipco
• A Different Man (2024) as Michael Shannon
• The End (2024) as Father
• Nuremberg (2025) as Justice Robert H. Jackson

Michael Shannon TV shows

• Early Edition (1996)
• Early Edition (1996) as Mr. Andrews
• Early Edition (1996) as Merle
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Avery Shaw
• Crossing Jordan (2001) as Philip Corday
• Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Nelson Van Alden
• Lip Sync Battle (2015) as Self
• Room 104 (2017) as Nathan
• Waco (2018) as Gary Noesner
• The Little Drummer Girl (2018) as Martin Kurtz
• Nine Perfect Strangers (2021) as Napoleon
• Little Demon (2022) as Unshaven Man (voice)
• George & Tammy (2022) as George Jones
• Waco: The Aftermath (2023) as Gary Noesner
• Death by Lightning (2025) as James Garfield

Filmography data via TMDB, refreshed automatically as new roles are announced.