Michael Fassbender
Acting
Born: Apr 02, 1977
From: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kneecap | Arló | 2024 | 7.291 |
| Alien: Covenant | David / Walter | 2017 | 6.174 |
| Assassin's Creed | Callum Lynch / Aguilar de … | 2016 | 5.433 |
| Trespass Against Us | Chad Cutler | 2016 | 5.761 |
| The Light Between Oceans | Tom Sherbourne | 2016 | 7.064 |
| X-Men: Apocalypse | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2016 | 6.521 |
| Slow West | Silas | 2015 | 6.693 |
| Macbeth | Macbeth | 2015 | 6.442 |
| Steve Jobs | Steve Jobs | 2015 | 6.776 |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | Erik Lehnsherr | 2014 | 7.53 |
| Frank | Frank | 2014 | 6.9 |
| 12 Years a Slave | Edwin Epps | 2013 | 7.932 |
| The Counselor | The Counselor | 2013 | 5.292 |
| Prometheus | David | 2012 | 6.594 |
| Pitch Black Heist | Michael | 2012 | 6.4 |
| Jane Eyre | Edward Rochester | 2011 | 7.197 |
| A Dangerous Method | Carl Jung | 2011 | 6.353 |
| X-Men: First Class | Erik Lehnsherr | 2011 | 7.3 |
| Haywire | Paul | 2011 | 5.714 |
| Shame | Brandon | 2011 | 6.925 |
| Jonah Hex | Burke | 2010 | 4.956 |
| Centurion | Centurion Quintus Dias | 2010 | 6.236 |
| Blood Creek | Richard Wirth | 2009 | 5.339 |
| Fish Tank | Connor O'Reily | 2009 | 6.944 |
| Inglourious Basterds | LT. Archie Hicox | 2009 | 8.2 |
| Hunger | Bobby Sands | 2008 | 7.2 |
| Eden Lake | Steve | 2008 | 6.84 |
| Goldfish | Christian | 2008 | 6.4 |
| 300 | Stelios | 2007 | 7.197 |
| Hope | 5.5 | ||
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1977 |
| From | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West … |