Michael Fassbender
Acting
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.
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Date of Birth:
1977-04-02
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Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
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Michael Fassbender
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Filmography of
Michael Fassbender
George Woodhouse
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Arló
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Thomas Rongen
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The Killer
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Erik Lensherr / Magneto
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Harry Hole
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David (voice)
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David / Walter
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Cook
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Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
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Chad Cutler
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Tom Sherbourne
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Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
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Steve Jobs
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Macbeth
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Silas
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Erik Lehnsherr
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Frank
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The Counselor
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Edwin Epps
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Narrator
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David
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Michael
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Paul
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Brandon
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Carl Jung
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Erik Lehnsherr
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Edward Rochester
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Burke
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Centurion Quintus Dias
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Man on a Motorcycle
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Richard Wirth
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Connor O'Reily
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LT. Archie Hicox
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Steve
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Bobby Sands
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Christian
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Barney
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Stelios
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Esmé
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B. Charles
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Charles Allen
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Harry Colebourn
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Rob
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Jack Unterweger
Colt Magnum