Michael Fassbender (born April 2, 1977) is a German-Irish actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four BAFTA 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. Born in Germany to a mother from Northern Ireland and a German father, Fassbender moved to Ireland at age two. He made his feature film debut in 300 (2006). Early roles include in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex (2004–2005). Fassbender first came to prominence playing Bobby Sandsin Hunger (2008), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. 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/MMagneto in X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), 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), Fassbender won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and was nominated for the Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. His performance as Edwin Epps in 12 Years a Slave (2013) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in The Counsellor (2013), Frank (2014), Macbeth, and Steve Jobs (both 2015). Fassbender received another Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the title role in the latter. After a hiatus, he starred in the action thriller film The Killer (2023). Fassbender began competing in auto racing in 2017 with the Ferrari Challenge. As of 2023, he races in the European Le Mans Series, driving for Proton Competition. He married Swedish actress Alicia Vikander in 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ioan Gruffudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
300
(Stelios)
Hunger
(Bobby Sands)
Jonah Hex
(Burke)
Blood Creek
(Richard Wirth)
Centurion
(Centurion Quintus Dias)
Fish Tank
(Connor O'Reily)
Paris Paramount
Eden Lake
(Steve)
Hope
Night Boat to Tangier
(Maurice Hearne)
Jane Eyre
(Edward Rochester)
Inglourious Basterds
(LT. Archie Hicox)
A Dangerous Method
(Carl Jung)
X-Men: First Class
(Erik Lehnsherr)
Haywire
(Paul)
Prometheus
(David)
Shame
(Brandon)
12 Years a Slave
(Edwin Epps)
Assassin's Creed
(Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha)
The Counselor
(The Counselor)
Alien: Covenant
(David / Walter)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
(Erik Lehnsherr)
Pitch Black Heist
(Michael)
Frank
(Frank)
Slow West
(Silas)
Kneecap
(Arló)
Macbeth
(Macbeth)
Trespass Against Us
(Chad Cutler)
The Light Between Oceans
(Tom Sherbourne)
Goldfish
(Christian)
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans – The Film
(Self)
X-Men: Apocalypse
(Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto)
Steve Jobs
(Steve Jobs)
Black Bag
(George Woodhouse)
QT8: The First Eight
(Self (archive footage))
The Snowman
(Harry Hole)
Song to Song
(Cook)
Entering Hades
(Jack Unterweger)
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: The Secrets of David’s Lab
(David)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
(David)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
(Walter)
Dark Phoenix
(Erik Lensherr / Magneto)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Meet Walter
(Walter)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
(Walter)
Angel
(Esmé)
1
(Narrator)
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
(Self)
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
(Charles Allen)
A Bear Named Winnie
(Harry Colebourn)
Take Flight
(Self - Performer)
Our Hidden Lives
(B. Charles)
Things I Notice, Things You See
(Tom)
Man on a Motorcycle
(Man on a Motorcycle)
Wedding Belles
(Barney)
Carla
(Rob)
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
(Self)
Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent
(David)
Kung Fury 2
(Colt Magnum)
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
(Self)
Next Goal Wins
(Thomas Rongen)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages
(David)
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender
The Killer
(The Killer)
Gina Carano in Training
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
(Self)
The Fall of 2008
(Aguilar (Assassin's Creed))
The Daily Show
(Self)
Hex
(Azazeal)
Band of Brothers
(Burton 'Pat' Christenson)
The Devil's Whore
(Thomas Rainsborough)
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
(Charles Bravo)
William and Mary
(Lukasz)
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
(Guy Fawkes)
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Murphy's Law
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Trial & Retribution
(Douglas Nesbitt)
Late Night Berlin
(Self)
Leute heute
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The Agency
(Martian)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
(George Abernethie)
Kulturzeit
(self)
Top Gear
(Self)
Morgenmagazin
(Self)
The Kitchen
(Executive Producer)
Love Pool
(Executive Producer)
Assassin's Creed
(Producer)
Scrapper
(Executive Producer)
Slow West
(Executive Producer)
Zero
(Executive Producer)
Karavidhe
(Executive Producer)
Night Boat to Tangier
(Executive Producer)
Calm with Horses
(Executive Producer)
This Is the Winter
(Executive Producer)
Pitch Black Heist
(Executive Producer)
The Agency
(Executive Producer)