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Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theatre director. He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the Sam Mendes period drama Revolutionary Road (2008) and the Tom Ford psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016). He earned Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes (2014), and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (2016). Shannon made his film debut in 1993 with Groundhog Day and received widespread attention for his performance in 8 Mile (2002). He is known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas such as Pearl Harbor (2001), Bad Boys II (2003), Bug (2006), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), The Iceman (2012), Premium Rush (2012), The Night Before (2015), The Shape of Water (2017) and Knives Out (2019). He played Superman's Kryptonian adversary General Zod in Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and is set to reprise the role in The Flash (2022). Shannon is a frequent collaborator of Jeff Nichols, appearing in all of his films: Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special, and Loving (both 2016). He is also known for his role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), for which he was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2021, he had a main role in the Hulu drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.
Michael Shannon
Dr. Alexander Finn
for Dr. Alexander Finn in Guillermo Del Toro's Ailen: Shadow of the Abyss
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In the year 2100, Four years before the events of Alien: Covenant, the crew of the research vessel Goliath is sent on a classified mission by Weyland-Yutani to explore an uncharted planet in a distant star system. The planet, designated LV-243, is rumored to be home to ancient ruins left behind by the Engineers—a race of godlike beings who created humanity and may have been responsible for the creation of the Xenomorphs. Upon arrival, the crew discovers a massive, labyrinthine structure buried deep beneath the planet’s surface, a place where shadows seem to have a life of their own. As they venture deeper into the labyrinth, they uncover horrifying secrets about the Engineers’ experiments, including early versions of the Xenomorphs, more terrifying and grotesque than anything humanity has encountered before. As the crew attempts to escape the labyrinth, they are hunted by these ancient, monstrous creatures and begin to unravel the dark truth behind the Engineers' plans for both the Xenomorphs and humanity. The film explores themes of creation and destruction, the fine line between godhood and monstrosity, and the terrifying abyss that lies within every sentient being.
