Michael Fassbender
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Michael Fassbender (German pronunciation:[ˈmɪçaːʔeːl 'fasbɛndɐ]; born 2 April 1977) is a German-Irish actor. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number nine on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. After studying at the Drama Centre London, Fassbender made his feature film debut in 300 (2006). Early roles include the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex (2004–2005). He first came to prominence playing Bobby Sands in the drama Hunger (2008). Subsequent roles include the 2009 films Fish Tank and Inglourious Basterds, and the 2011 films Jane Eyre and A Dangerous Method. He gained mainstream success for playing Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto in the X-Men series, and David 8 and Walter One in Prometheus (2012), and its sequel, Alien: Covenant (2017). For his portrayal of a sex addict in Steve McQueen's drama Shame (2011), he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. His portrayals of Edwin Epps in the historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013) and the title role in biographical drama Steve Jobs (2015), respectively, earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor. Following further roles in the films The Counselor (2013), Frank (2014), and Macbeth (2015), he took an eight-year hiatus, during which he began competing in auto racing. After driving for Proton Competition in the European Le Mans Series in 2023, Fassbender made a return to acting with the action films The Killer (2023) and Black Bag (2025). Married to Swedish actress Alicia Vikander since 2017, he has two children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Fassbender, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
as LT. Archie Hicox
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
as Erik Lehnsherr
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Prometheus (2012)
as David
Alien: Covenant (2017)
as David / Walter
Hope (2026)
as Ma'veyyo
300 (2007)
as Stelios
Black Bag (2025)
as George Woodhouse
Shame (2011)
as Brandon
Dark Phoenix (2019)
as Erik Lensherr / Magneto
The Killer (2023)
as The Killer
12 Years a Slave (2013)
as Edwin Epps
Eden Lake (2008)
as Steve
The Counselor (2013)
as The Counselor
Jane Eyre (2011)
as Edward Rochester
The Snowman (2017)
as Harry Hole
Assassin's Creed (2016)
as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
Centurion (2010)
as Centurion Quintus Dias
Jonah Hex (2010)
as Burke
Steve Jobs (2015)
as Steve Jobs
Haywire (2011)
as Paul
A Dangerous Method (2011)
as Carl Jung
Song to Song (2017)
as Cook
Slow West (2015)
as Silas
Next Goal Wins (2023)
as Thomas Rongen
Hunger (2008)
as Bobby Sands
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special (2012)
as Self
Kneecap (2024)
as Arló
Macbeth (2015)
as Macbeth
Blood Creek (2009)
as Richard Wirth
Fish Tank (2009)
as Connor O'Reily
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
as Tom Sherbourne
Frank (2014)
as Frank
Kung Fury 2 (—)
as Colt Magnum
Trespass Against Us (2016)
as Chad Cutler
Angel (2007)
as Esmé
1 (2013)
as Narrator
Mutant vs. Machine - The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' (2015)
as Self
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014)
as Self
Wedding Belles (2007)
as Barney
Carla (2003)
as Rob
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)
as Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Self
A Bear Named Winnie (2004)
as Harry Colebourn
X-Men: Unguarded (2015)
as Self
X-Men: Reunited (2014)
as Self
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)
as Charles Allen
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto (2014)
as Self
X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Erik Lehnsherr
Pitch Black Heist (2012)
as Michael
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos (2017)
as Walter
Untitled Brady Corbet Film (—)
Actor
Our Hidden Lives (2005)
as B. Charles
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT (2015)
as Self
Entering Hades (—)
as Jack Unterweger
Gina Carano in Training (2012)
Actor
Goldfish (2008)
as Christian
Man on a Motorcycle (2009)
as Man on a Motorcycle
Road to Le Mans - The Film (2023)
as Self
Things I Notice, Things You See (2003)
as Tom
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender (2015)
Actor