
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/MMagneto 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ioan Gruffudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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 · Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 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
- 2016 · Assassin's Creed as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
- 2016 · X-Men: Apocalypse as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- 2015 · Steve Jobs as Steve Jobs
- 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
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · The Counselor as The Counselor
- 2013 · 12 Years a Slave as Edwin Epps
- 2012 · Prometheus as David
- 2011 · Haywire as Paul
- 2011 · Shame as Brandon
- 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 · The Devil's Whore as Thomas Rainsborough
- 2008 · Eden Lake as Steve
- 2008 · Hunger as Bobby Sands
- 2007 · 300 as Stelios
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2004 · Hex as Azazeal
- 2004 · Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder as Charles Bravo
- 2003 · William and Mary as Lukasz
- 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 · Kung Fury 2 as Colt Magnum
- 2023 · Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans – The Film as Self
- 2023 · Next Goal Wins as Thomas Rongen
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Phobos as Walter
- 2017 · Advent as David (voice)
- 2017 · Prologue: The Crossing as David
- 2017 · Song to Song as Cook
- 2017 · Meet Walter as Walter
- 2017 · Prologue: Last Supper as Walter
- 2016 · Trespass Against Us as Chad Cutler
- 2016 · The Light Between Oceans as Tom Sherbourne
- 2015 · Take Flight as Self - Performer
- 2015 · SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT as Self
- 2015 · Macbeth as Macbeth
- 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 · Transmission as David
- 2012 · X-Men: First Class 35mm Special as Self
- 2012 · Project Prometheus: Mission as David
- 2012 · Gina Carano in Training as
- 2012 · Pitch Black Heist as Michael
- 2012 · Happy Birthday David as David
- 2011 · A Dangerous Method as Carl Jung
- 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 · Goldfish as Christian
- 2005 · Our Hidden Lives as B. Charles
- 2004 · A Bear Named Winnie as Harry Colebourn
- 2004 · Gunpowder, Treason & Plot as Guy Fawkes
- Future · Hope as
- Future · Paris Paramount as
- 2007 · Wedding Belles as Barney
- 2007 · Angel as Esmé
- 2004 · Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking as Charles Allen
- 2003 · Carla as Rob
- Future · Night Boat to Tangier as Maurice Hearne
- Future · Entering Hades as Jack Unterweger
- 2003 · Things I Notice, Things You See as Tom