Michael Fassbender
Acting
Michael Fassbender (born April 2, 1977) is a German-Irish actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four BAFTA 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.
Born in Germany to a mother from Northern Ireland and a German father, Fassbender moved to Ireland at age two. He made his feature film debut in 300 (2006). Early roles include in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex (2004–2005). Fassbender first came to prominence playing Bobby Sandsin Hunger (2008), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. 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 X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), 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), Fassbender won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and was nominated for the Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. His performance as Edwin Epps in 12 Years a Slave (2013) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in The Counsellor (2013), Frank (2014), Macbeth, and Steve Jobs (both 2015). Fassbender received another Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the title role in the latter. After a hiatus, he starred in the action thriller film The Killer (2023).
Fassbender began competing in auto racing in 2017 with the Ferrari Challenge. As of 2023, he races in the European Le Mans Series, driving for Proton Competition. He married Swedish actress Alicia Vikander in 2017.
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1977-04-02
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Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
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Filmography of
Michael Fassbender
George Woodhouse
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Arló
... 2024
Thomas Rongen
... 2023
The Killer
... 2023
Erik Lensherr / Magneto
... 2019
Harry Hole
... 2017
David (voice)
... 2017
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David / Walter
... 2017
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Cook
... 2017
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Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
... 2016
Chad Cutler
... 2016
Tom Sherbourne
... 2016
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
... 2016
... 2015
Steve Jobs
... 2015
Macbeth
... 2015
Silas
... 2015
Erik Lehnsherr
... 2014
Frank
... 2014
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The Counselor
... 2013
Edwin Epps
... 2013
Narrator
... 2013
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David
... 2012
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Michael
... 2012
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Paul
... 2011
Brandon
... 2011
Carl Jung
... 2011
Erik Lehnsherr
... 2011
Edward Rochester
... 2011
Burke
... 2010
Centurion Quintus Dias
... 2010
Man on a Motorcycle
... 2009
Richard Wirth
... 2009
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
... 2007
B. Charles
... 2005
Charles Allen
... 2004
Harry Colebourn
... 2004
Rob
... 2003
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Maurice Hearne
Jack Unterweger
Colt Magnum