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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
Norman Osborn
for Norman Osborn in The Adventures Of The Underclass Hero (Season Three: Part 1)
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Near the end of sophomore year, Peter reconnects with Harry and Liz, who is struggling after her mother’s death while her father scrambles to support the family. Peter debuts a new Spider-Man suit with Leo Zelinsky’s help just as the Enforcers, Shocker, and Speed Demon rob a bank. Captain Stacy arrives, but Spider-Man intervenes, gaining cautious police trust.Liz starts working at the Daily Bugle, showing J. Jonah Jameson her stories, which he dismisses, but Betty Brant loves them and mentors Liz in reporting. Over break, Spider-Man teams with Yuri Watanabe to track Mac Gargan, while NYPD’s Jean DeWolff pushes to involve herself in major cases, drawing closer to Yuri.At Oscorp, Norman and Curt Connors work on a cure for Curt’s arm. Curt secretly tests the serum, mutates into the Lizard, and forces Martha and their son to flee. Norman arrives too late, finding only shed skin. The Lizard rampsages through the city. Liz and Betty track his blood, and Harry tells Peter the Lizard is Curt and a cure exists at Oscorp. Spider-Man infiltrates Oscorp, finds the cure, and uncovers Norman’s secrets. In a final battle, Spider-Man defeats the larger Lizard, administers the cure, and helps Curt escape with his family to start a new life.
