Michael Fassbender
62 movies · 10 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 2, 1977 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
- Also known as
- Michael John Edward Fassbender
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).
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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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Michael Fassbender: movies and TV shows
Acting (62)
- Upcoming Entering Hades
as Jack Unterweger
- Upcoming Kung Fury 2
as Colt Magnum
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 Hope
as Ma'veyyo
- 2025 Black Bag
as George Woodhouse
- 2024
- 2024 Kneecap
as Arló
- 2023 Next Goal Wins
as Thomas Rongen
- 2023 The Killer
as The Killer
- 2019 Dark Phoenix
as Erik Lensherr / Magneto
- 2017 The Snowman
as Harry Hole
- 2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
as Walter
- 2017 Alien: Covenant
as David / Walter
- 2017 Alien: Covenant – Crew Messages
as David
- 2017 Song to Song
as Cook
- 2016 Assassin's Creed
as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
- 2016 Trespass Against Us
as Chad Cutler
- 2016 The Light Between Oceans
as Tom Sherbourne
- 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- 2015 Steve Jobs
as Steve Jobs
- 2015 Macbeth
as Macbeth
- 2015
- 2015 Slow West
as Silas
- 2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Erik Lehnsherr
- 2014 Frank
as Frank
- 2013 The Counselor
as The Counselor
- 2013 12 Years a Slave
as Edwin Epps
- 2013 1
as Narrator
- 2012 Prometheus
as David
- 2012
- 2012 Pitch Black Heist
as Michael
- 2011 Haywire
as Paul
- 2011 Shame
as Brandon
- 2011 A Dangerous Method
as Carl Jung
- 2011 X-Men: First Class
as Erik Lehnsherr
- 2011 Jane Eyre
as Edward Rochester
- 2010 Jonah Hex
as Burke
- 2010 Centurion
as Centurion Quintus Dias
- 2009 Man on a Motorcycle
as Man on a Motorcycle
- 2009 Blood Creek
as Richard Wirth
- 2009 Fish Tank
as Connor O'Reily
- 2009 Inglourious Basterds
as LT. Archie Hicox
- 2008
- 2008 Eden Lake
as Steve
- 2008 Hunger
as Bobby Sands
- 2008 Goldfish
as Christian
- 2007 Wedding Belles
as Barney
- 2007 300
as Stelios
- 2007 Angel
as Esmé
- 2005 Our Hidden Lives
as B. Charles
- 2004 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
as Charles Allen
- 2004 A Bear Named Winnie
as Harry Colebourn
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003 Carla
as Rob
- 2003
- 2003
- 2001
- 2001
- 1989
Behind the camera (15)
- Upcoming The Arrival
Producer
- 2026 LifeHack
Executive Producer
- 2025 Black Bag
Associate Producer
- 2024
- 2024 Karavidhe
Executive Producer
- 2023 The Kitchen
Executive Producer
- 2023 Scrapper
Executive Producer
- 2020 Good Thanks, You?
Executive Producer
- 2020 Calm with Horses
Executive Producer
- 2019 Love Pool
Executive Producer
- 2019 This Is the Winter
Executive Producer
- 2016 Assassin's Creed
Producer
- 2015 Zero
Executive Producer
- 2015 Slow West
Executive Producer
- 2012 Pitch Black Heist
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (22)
- 2023
- 2019 Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
33 episodes
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
2 episodes
- 2018 Late Night Berlin
1 episode
- 2016 Movies with Ali Plumb
1 episode
- 2015
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2014
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
3 episodes
- 2014
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010 Conan
1 episode
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
7 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2002 Top Gear
1 episode
- 1997 Leute heute
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
1 episode
- 1992 Morgenmagazin
1 episode