Michael Fassbender
Acting • Born 1977-04-02
Biography
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
90 credits
300
Movie • 2007
Stelios
Hunger
Movie • 2008
Bobby Sands
Jonah Hex
Movie • 2010
Burke
Blood Creek
Movie • 2009
Richard Wirth
Centurion
Movie • 2010
Centurion Quintus Dias
Fish Tank
Movie • 2009
Connor O'Reily
Eden Lake
Movie • 2008
Steve
Hope
Movie
Jane Eyre
Movie • 2011
Edward Rochester
Inglourious Basterds
Movie • 2009
LT. Archie Hicox
A Dangerous Method
Movie • 2011
Carl Jung
X-Men: First Class
Movie • 2011
Erik Lehnsherr
Haywire
Movie • 2011
Paul
Prometheus
Movie • 2012
David
Shame
Movie • 2011
Brandon
12 Years a Slave
Movie • 2013
Edwin Epps
Assassin's Creed
Movie • 2016
Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
The Counselor
Movie • 2013
The Counselor
Alien: Covenant
Movie • 2017
David / Walter
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Movie • 2014
Erik Lehnsherr
Pitch Black Heist
Movie • 2012
Michael
Frank
Movie • 2014
Frank
Slow West
Movie • 2015
Silas
Kneecap
Movie • 2024
Arló
Macbeth
Movie • 2015
Macbeth
Trespass Against Us
Movie • 2016
Chad Cutler
The Light Between Oceans
Movie • 2016
Tom Sherbourne
Goldfish
Movie • 2008
Christian
X-Men: Apocalypse
Movie • 2016
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Steve Jobs
Movie • 2015
Steve Jobs
Black Bag
Movie • 2025
George Woodhouse
The Snowman
Movie • 2017
Harry Hole
Song to Song
Movie • 2017
Cook
Entering Hades
Movie
Jack Unterweger
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Movie • 2011
Self
Dark Phoenix
Movie • 2019
Erik Lensherr / Magneto
A Bear Named Winnie
Movie • 2004
Harry Colebourn
Angel
Movie • 2007
Esmé
Things I Notice, Things You See
Movie • 2003
Tom
Man on a Motorcycle
Movie • 2009
Man on a Motorcycle
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Movie • 2014
Self
Our Hidden Lives
Movie • 2005
B. Charles
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Movie • 2004
Charles Allen
Wedding Belles
Movie • 2007
Barney
Carla
Movie • 2003
Rob
1
Movie • 2013
Narrator
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Movie • 2012
Self
Kung Fury 2
Movie
Colt Magnum
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
Movie • 2015
Self
Next Goal Wins
Movie • 2023
Thomas Rongen
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender
Movie • 2015
The Killer
Movie • 2023
The Killer
Gina Carano in Training
Movie • 2012
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Movie • 2012
Self
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
Movie • 2017
David
Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter
Movie • 2017
Walter
The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David
Movie • 2012
David
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
Movie • 2012
David
Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent
Movie • 2017
David (voice)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
Movie • 2017
Walter
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Movie • 2017
Walter
Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages
Movie • 2017
David
Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott
Movie • 2017
Self
X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed
Movie • 2016
Self
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
Movie • 2015
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Hex
TV • 2004
Azazeal
The Devil's Whore
TV • 2008
Thomas Rainsborough
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
TV • 2004
Charles Bravo
William and Mary
TV • 2003
Lukasz
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
TV • 2004
Guy Fawkes
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
TV • 2019
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self - Guest
Trial & Retribution
TV • 1997
Douglas Nesbitt
Late Night Berlin
TV • 2018
Self
Leute heute
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Agency: Central Intelligence
TV • 2024
Martian
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV • 1989
George Abernethie
Kulturzeit
TV • 1995
self
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
Morgenmagazin
TV • 1992
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Band of Brothers
TV • 2001
Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
Kennedy
TV
Joe Kennedy Sr.
Murphy's Law
TV • 2001
Caz Miller
Conan
TV • 2010
Self - Guest