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Michael Shannon Biography

Birth Name:
Michael Corbett Shannon
Birth Place:
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Started acting so he could get out of playing sports
  • Is a founding member of A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, where he originated the role of Peter in Bug
  • He went on to reprise the role, opposite Ashley Judd, in the 2007 film version
  • Made his film debut in 1993's Groundhog Day
  • Portrayed the abusive boyfriend of Eminem's mother (played by Kim Basinger) in 8 Mile
  • During an emotional scene in his audition for Revolutionary Road, the casting director told him that she had "never felt so personally wounded by an actor's reading
  • " Both parents have been married five times

Awards

  • 2016Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2016Critics' Choice Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2016Independent Spirit Awards-Best Supporting Male: nominated
  • 2015Critics' Choice Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2015Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2014Independent Spirit Awards-Robert Altman Award: winner
  • 2012Independent Spirit Awards-Best Male Lead: nominated
  • 2011Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2011L.A. Film Critics Association-Best Actor - Runner-up: winner
  • 2011New York Film Critics Online-Best Actor: winner
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2008Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2008Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 2008Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2008Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated

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