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