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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
Daddy Robeson
for Daddy Robeson in The People Under the Stairs (2025)
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In the heart of a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood, 14-year-old Malik “Fool” Jackson and two older activists break into the decaying estate of the reclusive Robeson family, hoping to expose the landlords responsible for displacing dozens of residents. But once inside, they discover a nightmarish fortress—rigged with traps, crawling with surveillance, and hiding something far worse beneath the floorboards. What began as a mission of justice becomes a desperate fight for survival. Trapped in a maze of sealed tunnels and locked rooms, Fool uncovers the truth: the Robesons have been kidnapping and imprisoning children for decades, trying to create their own “perfect family” under the guise of wealth and charity. With help from a disfigured runaway hiding in the walls and the silent, feral children below, Fool must outwit the psychotic siblings and bring the horror within the house to light—before he becomes just another voice screaming behind the walls.
