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Michael Fassbender

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Fassbender, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2025
Black Bag

as George Woodhouse

Movie
2024
Kneecap

as Arló

Movie
2019
Dark Phoenix

as Erik Lensherr / Magneto

Movie
2017
The Snowman

as Harry Hole

Movie
2017
Alien: Covenant

as David / Walter

Movie
2016
Assassin's Creed

as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha

Movie
2016
X-Men: Apocalypse

as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Movie
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past

as Erik Lehnsherr

Movie
2013
12 Years a Slave

as Edwin Epps

Movie
2012
Prometheus

as David

Movie
2011
X-Men: First Class

as Erik Lehnsherr

Movie
2010
Centurion

as Centurion Quintus Dias

Movie
2009
Inglourious Basterds

as LT. Archie Hicox

Movie
2007
300

as Stelios

Movie
2001
Band of Brothers

as Burton P. (Pat) Christenson

TV Show