1977-04-02 Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
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.
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Black Bag | George Woodhouse | 2025-03-12 |
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Kneecap | Arló | 2024-08-02 |
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The Killer | The Killer | 2023-10-25 |
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Next Goal Wins | Thomas Rongen | 2023-11-16 |
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Dark Phoenix | Erik Lensherr / Magneto | 2019-06-05 |
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The Snowman | Harry Hole | 2017-08-24 |
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing | David | 2017-04-26 |
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Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter | Walter | 2017-03-10 |
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Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages | David | 2017-04-17 |
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Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott | Self | 2017-08-15 |
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper | Walter | 2017-02-22 |
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos | Walter | 2017-07-19 |
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Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent | David (voice) | 2017-08-15 |
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Alien: Covenant | David / Walter | 2017-05-09 |
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Song to Song | Cook | 2017-03-17 |
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X-Men: Apocalypse | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2016-05-18 |
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Trespass Against Us | Chad Cutler | 2016-10-14 |
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The Light Between Oceans | Tom Sherbourne | 2016-09-02 |
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Assassin's Creed | Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha | 2016-12-21 |
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Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender | 2015-09-16 | |
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Steve Jobs | Steve Jobs | 2015-10-09 |
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Macbeth | Macbeth | 2015-09-22 |
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SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT | Self | 2015-11-02 |
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Slow West | Silas | 2015-05-15 |
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Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' | Self | 2014-02-11 |
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Frank | Frank | 2014-05-09 |
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X-Men: Days of Future Past | Erik Lehnsherr | 2014-05-15 |
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The Counselor | The Counselor | 2013-10-25 |
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1 | Narrator | 2013-09-30 |
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12 Years a Slave | Edwin Epps | 2013-10-18 |
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Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission | David | 2012-05-30 |
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The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission | David | 2012-09-06 |
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X-Men: First Class 35mm Special | Self | 2012-06-05 |
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The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David | David | 2012-03-17 |
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The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus | Self | 2012-10-11 |
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Prometheus | David | 2012-05-30 |
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Gina Carano in Training | 2012-05-01 | |
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Pitch Black Heist | Michael | 2012-04-18 |
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Jane Eyre | Edward Rochester | 2011-03-11 |
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X-Men: First Class | Erik Lehnsherr | 2011-06-01 |
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Shame | Brandon | 2011-10-02 |
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Haywire | Paul | 2011-11-01 |
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Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class | Self | 2011-09-09 |
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A Dangerous Method | Carl Jung | 2011-09-30 |
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Jonah Hex | Burke | 2010-06-18 |
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Centurion | Centurion Quintus Dias | 2010-02-15 |
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Blood Creek | Richard Wirth | 2009-10-09 |
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Fish Tank | Connor O'Reily | 2009-09-11 |
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Inglourious Basterds | LT. Archie Hicox | 2009-08-02 |
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Man on a Motorcycle | Man on a Motorcycle | 2009-10-26 |
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Eden Lake | Steve | 2008-09-12 |
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Goldfish | Christian | 2008-04-01 |
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Hunger | Bobby Sands | 2008-05-15 |
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Angel | Esmé | 2007-02-17 |
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300 | Stelios | 2007-03-07 |
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Wedding Belles | Barney | 2007-03-29 |
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Our Hidden Lives | B. Charles | 2005-10-03 |
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A Bear Named Winnie | Harry Colebourn | 2004-12-12 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | Charles Allen | 2004-12-26 |
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Things I Notice, Things You See | Tom | 2003-05-01 |
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Carla | Rob | 2003-09-15 |
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Kung Fury 2 | Colt Magnum | |
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Entering Hades | Jack Unterweger |
