Michael Fassbender
Acting
Born: April 2, 1977 (age 49) · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
2009
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
300
2007
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
X-Men: First Class
2011
Prometheus
2012
12 Years a Slave
2013
Alien: Covenant
2017
Assassin's Creed
2016
Dark Phoenix
2019
Steve Jobs
2015
Band of Brothers
2001
Photos (21)
Movies (45)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Erik Lehnsherr
X-Men: Apocalypse
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Inglourious Basterds
LT. Archie Hicox
Hope
Ma'veyyo
Dark Phoenix
Erik Lensherr / Magneto
Alien: Covenant
David / Walter
300
Stelios
Prometheus
David
The Counselor
The Counselor
The Killer
The Killer
12 Years a Slave
Edwin Epps
Black Bag
George Woodhouse
Shame
Brandon
Eden Lake
Steve
Jane Eyre
Edward Rochester
The Snowman
Harry Hole
Assassin's Creed
Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
The Light Between Oceans
Tom Sherbourne
A Dangerous Method
Carl Jung
Centurion
Centurion Quintus Dias
Jonah Hex
Burke
Haywire
Paul
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Next Goal Wins
Thomas Rongen
Song to Song
Cook
Trespass Against Us
Chad Cutler
Slow West
Silas
Hunger
Bobby Sands
Frank
Frank
Kneecap
Arló
Macbeth
Macbeth
Fish Tank
Connor O'Reily
Blood Creek
Richard Wirth
Angel
Esmé
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Charles Allen
1
Narrator
A Bear Named Winnie
Harry Colebourn
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
Walter
X-Men: First Class
Erik Lehnsherr
Alien: Covenant – Crew Messages
David
Wedding Belles
Barney
Pitch Black Heist
Michael
Goldfish
Christian
Carla
Rob
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender
2015
TV Shows (9)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
George Abernethie · 1 eps
The Agency
Brandon 'Martian' Colby / Paul Lewis · 20 eps
Band of Brothers
Burton P. (Pat) Christenson · 7 eps
Murphy's Law
Caz Miller · 4 eps
Hex
Azazeal · 13 eps
The Devil's Whore
Thomas Rainsborough · 4 eps
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
Guy Fawkes · 2 eps
William and Mary
Lukasz · 1 eps
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Charles Bravo · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · 7 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Morgenmagazin
Self · 1 eps
Top Gear
Self · 1 eps
Leute heute
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Late Night Berlin
Self · 1 eps
Movies with Ali Plumb
Self · 1 eps
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
Self · 33 eps
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Self
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Self
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
Self
Road to Le Mans – The Film
Self
Upcoming (1)
Producing (13)
The Agency
Executive Producer
LifeHack
Executive Producer
Black Bag
Associate Producer
Assassin's Creed
Producer
Slow West
Executive Producer
The Kitchen
Executive Producer
Calm with Horses
Executive Producer
Scrapper
Executive Producer
Good Thanks, You?
Executive Producer
Love Pool
Executive Producer
Pitch Black Heist
Executive Producer
This Is the Winter
Executive Producer
Karavidhe
Executive Producer