Amazing Actor: Michael Shannon!

I just watched Revolutionary Road again and it amazed me how well Michael performed in this film. He had a great role and truely brought the best out of his character. He's added on to my last of respected actors, here is a quick Bio from Wikipedia on Michael;

Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky, a grandson of entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon.[3] His mother, Geraldine Hine, is a lawyer, and his father, Donald S. Shannon, was an accounting professor at DePaul University.[4] He was raised by his divorced parents in both Kentucky and Chicago, Illinois.[5][6] Shannon began his career as a stage actor in Chicago, where he helped found the "Red Orchid Theatre".[3] He has since worked with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, and other acting companies.[7] Shannon originated the role of Peter Evans in Bug in 2004 and also starred in the 2007 film Adaptation with Ashley Judd and Harry Connick, Jr, directed by William Friedkin. His roles in Bug, Killer Joe, and Man From Nebraska were written by Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts.[6]
Shannon made his film debut with a small role in Groundhog Day in 1993 as a wedding groom.[8] Later, he had roles in Jesus' Son, Pearl Harbor, 8 Mile and Vanilla Sky. He played the villain in Kangaroo Jack. After a role in Bad Boys II, he had a major role in Grand Theft Parsons as the hippie, Larry Oster-burg. In 2006, he played the leader of a prison white supremacist group, Lynard, in Let's Go to Prison. Other roles include a gambler in Lucky You and Peter Evans in Bug.[9]
Shannon has appeared in several shows in the West End in London, including a production of Woyzeck directed by Sarah Kane.[10] In 2008, Shannon was featured in the off-Broadway production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Little Flower of East Orange, presented by LAByrinth Theater Company and The Public Theater, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman and also featuring Ellen Burstyn.[11]
Shannon's role in Revolutionary Road, also starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio, earned him a 2008 Oscar nomination,[12] which he lost to Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight.
He is married to actress Kate Arrington; they have one daughter, Sylvia, who was born in 2008. [13]