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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.
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for Edgar Ross in Red Dead Redemption II (HBO Series)
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Set at the end of the American frontier in 1899, Red Dead Redemption II follows the Van der Linde gang as they struggle to survive in a rapidly changing world. Led by the charismatic yet increasingly unstable Dutch van der Linde, the gang is constantly on the run, hunted by lawmen and rival gangs while internal tensions threaten to tear them apart. At the center of the story is Arthur Morgan, Dutch’s most loyal enforcer, a hardened outlaw wrestling with guilt, loyalty, and the slow realization that the life he has chosen may be built on lies. As betrayal grows within the gang and violence becomes unavoidable, Arthur must choose between blind devotion and his own moral redemption. This HBO adaptation focuses on realism, character-driven drama, and the brutal collapse of an outlaw family.
