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Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

Actor · Born 1977-04-02 · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

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Biography

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 nomination…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Inglourious Basterds (2009) — LT. Archie Hicox
  2. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — Erik Lehnsherr
  3. 300 (2007) — Stelios
  4. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) — Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
  5. X-Men: First Class (2011) — Erik Lehnsherr
  6. Prometheus (2012) — David
  7. 12 Years a Slave (2013) — Edwin Epps
  8. Alien: Covenant (2017) — David / Walter
  9. Assassin's Creed (2016) — Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
  10. Dark Phoenix (2019) — Erik Lensherr / Magneto
  11. Steve Jobs (2015) — Steve Jobs
  12. Band of Brothers (2001) — Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
  13. Shame (2011) — Brandon
  14. The Killer (2023) — The Killer
  15. The Snowman (2017) — Harry Hole
  16. A Dangerous Method (2011) — Carl Jung
  17. Eden Lake (2008) — Steve
  18. The Counselor (2013) — The Counselor
  19. Frank (2014) — Frank
  20. Centurion (2010) — Centurion Quintus Dias
  21. Jane Eyre (2011) — Edward Rochester
  22. Jonah Hex (2010) — Burke
  23. Macbeth (2015) — Macbeth
  24. Haywire (2011) — Paul
  25. The Light Between Oceans (2016) — Tom Sherbourne
  26. Black Bag (2025) — George Woodhouse
  27. Hunger (2008) — Bobby Sands
  28. Slow West (2015) — Silas
  29. Fish Tank (2009) — Connor O'Reily
  30. Song to Song (2017) — Cook
  31. Top Gear (2002) — Self
  32. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  33. Next Goal Wins (2023) — Thomas Rongen
  34. Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — George Abernethie
  35. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
  36. 1 (2013) — Narrator
  37. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  38. Trespass Against Us (2016) — Chad Cutler
  39. Blood Creek (2009) — Richard Wirth
  40. Kneecap (2024) — Arló