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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
Black Mask
for Black Mask in Nightwing: Fear State
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After six years defending Blüdhaven, Dick Grayson has become more than Batman’s former protégé — he’s its protector, its symbol of hope, and sometimes its last light. But when Jonathan Crane, the twisted mastermind known as Scarecrow, resurfaces, that light begins to fade. Crane has formed an alliance with other Gotham rogues and planted four Fear Toxin bombs across the city, threatening to drown Blüdhaven in madness. As paranoia spreads and innocent people turn violent, Nightwing is pushed to his limits, forced to battle both Crane’s growing network and the demons buried deep within himself — guilt, failure, and the fear that he’ll never live up to the Bat he left behind. Nightwing: Fear State is a dark, R-rated psychological thriller that tests every ounce of Dick Grayson’s will. With time running out, the Batfamily — Batman, Batgirl, and Robin — arrives to help, reigniting old rivalries and buried pain. As the team races to disarm the bombs, Blüdhaven becomes a war zone of terror and betrayal. In the explosive finale, Nightwing confronts Scarecrow in a battle that’s as much mental as physical, proving that courage isn’t the absence of fear — it’s the strength to face it head-on, even when the whole city is burning.
