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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Black Bag
Character:George Woodhouse
Release Date:12/03/2025
Kneecap
Character:Arló
Release Date:02/08/2024
Next Goal Wins
Character:Thomas Rongen
Release Date:16/11/2023
The Killer
Character:The Killer
Release Date:25/10/2023
Dark Phoenix
Character:Erik Lensherr / Magneto
Release Date:05/06/2019
The Snowman
Character:Harry Hole
Release Date:24/08/2017
Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent
Character:David (voice)
Release Date:15/08/2017
Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott
Character:Self
Release Date:15/08/2017
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
Character:Walter
Release Date:19/07/2017
Alien: Covenant
Character:David / Walter
Release Date:09/05/2017
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
Character:David
Release Date:26/04/2017
Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages
Character:David
Release Date:17/04/2017
Song to Song
Character:Cook
Release Date:17/03/2017
Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter
Character:Walter
Release Date:10/03/2017
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Character:Walter
Release Date:22/02/2017
Assassin's Creed
Character:Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
Release Date:21/12/2016
Trespass Against Us
Character:Chad Cutler
Release Date:14/10/2016
The Light Between Oceans
Character:Tom Sherbourne
Release Date:02/09/2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
Character:Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Release Date:18/05/2016
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
Character:Self
Release Date:02/11/2015
Steve Jobs
Character:Steve Jobs
Release Date:09/10/2015
Macbeth
Character:Macbeth
Release Date:22/09/2015
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender
Character:
Release Date:16/09/2015
Slow West
Character:Silas
Release Date:15/05/2015
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Character:Erik Lehnsherr
Release Date:15/05/2014
Frank
Character:Frank
Release Date:09/05/2014
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Character:Self
Release Date:11/02/2014
The Counselor
Character:The Counselor
Release Date:25/10/2013
12 Years a Slave
Character:Edwin Epps
Release Date:18/10/2013
1
Character:Narrator
Release Date:30/09/2013
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2012
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
Character:David
Release Date:06/09/2012
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/2012
Prometheus
Character:David
Release Date:30/05/2012
Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission
Character:David
Release Date:30/05/2012
Gina Carano in Training
Character:
Release Date:01/05/2012
Pitch Black Heist
Character:Michael
Release Date:18/04/2012
The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David
Character:David
Release Date:17/03/2012
Haywire
Character:Paul
Release Date:01/11/2011
Shame
Character:Brandon
Release Date:02/10/2011
A Dangerous Method
Character:Carl Jung
Release Date:30/09/2011
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2011
X-Men: First Class
Character:Erik Lehnsherr
Release Date:01/06/2011
Jane Eyre
Character:Edward Rochester
Release Date:11/03/2011
Jonah Hex
Character:Burke
Release Date:18/06/2010
Centurion
Character:Centurion Quintus Dias
Release Date:15/02/2010
Man on a Motorcycle
Character:Man on a Motorcycle
Release Date:26/10/2009
Blood Creek
Character:Richard Wirth
Release Date:09/10/2009
Fish Tank
Character:Connor O'Reily
Release Date:11/09/2009
Inglourious Basterds
Character:LT. Archie Hicox
Release Date:02/08/2009
Eden Lake
Character:Steve
Release Date:12/09/2008
Hunger
Character:Bobby Sands
Release Date:15/05/2008
Goldfish
Character:Christian
Release Date:01/04/2008
Wedding Belles
Character:Barney
Release Date:29/03/2007
300
Character:Stelios
Release Date:07/03/2007
Angel
Character:Esmé
Release Date:17/02/2007
Our Hidden Lives
Character:B. Charles
Release Date:03/10/2005
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Character:Charles Allen
Release Date:26/12/2004
A Bear Named Winnie
Character:Harry Colebourn
Release Date:12/12/2004
Carla
Character:Rob
Release Date:15/09/2003
Things I Notice, Things You See
Character:Tom
Release Date:01/05/2003
Television Appearances
The Agency: Central Intelligence
Character:Martian
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Late Night Berlin
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Devil's Whore
Character:Thomas Rainsborough
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Hex
Character:Azazeal
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Character:Charles Bravo
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
Character:Guy Fawkes
William and Mary
Character:Lukasz
Top Gear
Character:Self
Murphy's Law
Character:
Band of Brothers
Character:Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
Trial & Retribution
Character:Douglas Nesbitt
Leute heute
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Kulturzeit
Character:self
Morgenmagazin
Character:Self
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:George Abernethie
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