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
Hope (2026)
as Ma'veyyo
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
as LT. Archie Hicox
Alien: Covenant (2017)
as David / Walter
Prometheus (2012)
as David
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
as Erik Lehnsherr
The Counselor (2013)
as The Counselor
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Dark Phoenix (2019)
as Erik Lensherr / Magneto
300 (2007)
as Stelios
12 Years a Slave (2013)
as Edwin Epps
Black Bag (2025)
as George Woodhouse
The Killer (2023)
as The Killer
Shame (2011)
as Brandon
Eden Lake (2008)
as Steve
Haywire (2011)
as Paul
Centurion (2010)
as Centurion Quintus Dias
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
as Tom Sherbourne
Assassin's Creed (2016)
as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
The Snowman (2017)
as Harry Hole
Jonah Hex (2010)
as Burke
Steve Jobs (2015)
as Steve Jobs
Jane Eyre (2011)
as Edward Rochester
Kneecap (2024)
as Arló
A Dangerous Method (2011)
as Carl Jung
Next Goal Wins (2023)
as Thomas Rongen
Song to Song (2017)
as Cook
Macbeth (2015)
as Macbeth
Hunger (2008)
as Bobby Sands
Fish Tank (2009)
as Connor O'Reily
Slow West (2015)
as Silas
The Origin of the World (—)
Actor
Frank (2014)
as Frank
Trespass Against Us (2016)
as Chad Cutler
Blood Creek (2009)
as Richard Wirth
A Bear Named Winnie (2004)
as Harry Colebourn
Angel (2007)
as Esmé
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)
as Charles Allen
Alien: Covenant – Crew Messages (2017)
as David
1 (2013)
as Narrator
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special (2012)
as Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Self
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto (2014)
as Self
Kung Fury 2 (—)
as Colt Magnum
Road to Le Mans – The Film (2023)
as Self
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos (2017)
as Walter
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)
as Self
Pitch Black Heist (2012)
as Michael
Wedding Belles (2007)
as Barney
X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Erik Lehnsherr
Man on a Motorcycle (2009)
as Man on a Motorcycle
Entering Hades (—)
as Jack Unterweger
Carla (2003)
as Rob
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014)
as Self
Our Hidden Lives (2005)
as B. Charles
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender (2015)
Actor
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT (2015)
as Self
Goldfish (2008)
as Christian
Gina Carano in Training (2012)
Actor
Things I Notice, Things You See (2003)
as Tom