
Michael Fassbender
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Black Bag as George Woodhouse
- 2024 · The Agency: Central Intelligence as Martian
- 2024 · Kneecap as Arló
- 2023 · The Killer as The Killer
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Dark Phoenix as Erik Lensherr / Magneto
- 2018 · Late Night Berlin as Self
- 2017 · The Snowman as Harry Hole
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant as David / Walter
- 2017 · Song to Song as Cook
- 2016 · Assassin's Creed as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
- 2016 · Trespass Against Us as Chad Cutler
- 2016 · The Light Between Oceans as Tom Sherbourne
- 2016 · X-Men: Apocalypse as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- 2015 · Macbeth as Macbeth
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · X-Men: Days of Future Past as Erik Lehnsherr
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The Counselor as The Counselor
- 2013 · 12 Years a Slave as Edwin Epps
- 2012 · Prometheus as David
- 2011 · Shame as Brandon
- 2011 · A Dangerous Method as Carl Jung
- 2011 · Jane Eyre as Edward Rochester
- 2010 · Jonah Hex as Burke
- 2010 · Centurion as Centurion Quintus Dias
- 2009 · Inglourious Basterds as LT. Archie Hicox
- 2008 · Eden Lake as Steve
- 2007 · 300 as Stelios
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2004 · Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking as Charles Allen
- 2004 · A Bear Named Winnie as Harry Colebourn
- 2004 · Hex as Azazeal
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2001 · Murphy's Law as
- 2001 · Band of Brothers as Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as Douglas Nesbitt
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Kulturzeit as self
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as George Abernethie
- Future · Night Boat to Tangier as Maurice Hearne
- 2023 · Next Goal Wins as Thomas Rongen
- 2019 · Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans as Self
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent as David (voice)
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott as Self
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos as Walter
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing as David
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages as David
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter as Walter
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper as Walter
- 2015 · SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT as Self
- 2015 · Steve Jobs as Steve Jobs
- 2015 · Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender as
- 2015 · Slow West as Silas
- 2014 · Frank as Frank
- 2014 · Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' as Self
- 2013 · 1 as Narrator
- 2012 · The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
- 2012 · The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission as David
- 2012 · X-Men: First Class 35mm Special as Self
- 2012 · Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission as David
- 2012 · Gina Carano in Training as
- 2012 · Pitch Black Heist as Michael
- 2012 · The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David as David
- 2011 · Haywire as Paul
- 2011 · Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class as
- 2011 · X-Men: First Class as Erik Lehnsherr
- 2009 · Man on a Motorcycle as Man on a Motorcycle
- 2009 · Blood Creek as Richard Wirth
- 2009 · Fish Tank as Connor O'Reily
- 2008 · The Devil's Whore as Thomas Rainsborough
- 2008 · Hunger as Bobby Sands
- 2008 · Goldfish as Christian
- 2007 · Wedding Belles as Barney
- 2007 · Angel as Esmé
- 2005 · Our Hidden Lives as B. Charles
- Future · Hope as
- Future · Kung Fury 2 as Colt Magnum
- 2004 · Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder as Charles Bravo
- 2004 · Gunpowder, Treason & Plot as Guy Fawkes
- 2003 · Carla as Rob
- 2003 · Things I Notice, Things You See as Tom
- 2003 · William and Mary as Lukasz
- Future · Entering Hades as Jack Unterweger
- Future · Paris Paramount as