The Strangers Across the Street

Michael Shannon grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and began his professional stage career in Chicago. His first acting role was in "Winterset" at the Illinois Theatre Center. Over the next several years he continued working on the stage with such companies as Steppenwolf, The Next Lab and the Red Orchid Theatre. He subsequently relocated to London for a year, and performed on stage in London's West End in such productions as "Woyzeck", "Killer Joe" and "Bug"...(imdb)

Credits include: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, True Detective, John Carter, Battleship and Lone Survivor

Credits include: Birdman, Oblivion, Nocturnal Animals, Never Let Me Go and The Death of Stalin