Hope
2026 · Movie
as Ma'veyyo
Michael Fassbender
1977-04-02
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Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
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
Black Bag
2025 · Movie
as George Woodhouse
Kneecap
2024 · Movie
as Arló
The Agency
2024 · TV Show
as Brandon 'Martian' Colby / Paul Lewis
Next Goal Wins
2023 · Movie
as Thomas Rongen
The Killer
2023 · Movie
as The Killer
Road to Le Mans - The Film
2023 · Movie
as Self
Dark Phoenix
2019 · Movie
as Erik Lensherr / Magneto
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
2019 · TV Show
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night Berlin
2018 · TV Show
as Self
Alien: Covenant
2017 · Movie
as David / Walter
The Snowman
2017 · Movie
as Harry Hole
Song to Song
2017 · Movie
as Cook
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
2017 · Movie
as Walter
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Alien: Covenant – Crew Messages
2017 · Movie
as David
Assassin's Creed
2016 · Movie
as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
Trespass Against Us
2016 · Movie
as Chad Cutler
The Light Between Oceans
2016 · Movie
as Tom Sherbourne
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016 · Movie
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Movies with Ali Plumb
2016 · TV Show
as Self
Slow West
2015 · Movie
as Silas
Macbeth
2015 · Movie
as Macbeth
Steve Jobs
2015 · Movie
as Steve Jobs
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SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
2015 · Movie
as Self
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender
2015 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Movie
as Erik Lehnsherr
Frank
2014 · Movie
as Frank
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Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
2014 · Movie
as Self
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
2014 · Movie
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Movie
as Edwin Epps
The Counselor
2013 · Movie
as The Counselor
1
2013 · Movie
as Narrator
Prometheus
2012 · Movie
as David
Pitch Black Heist
2012 · Movie
as Michael
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012 · Movie
as Self
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Gina Carano in Training
2012 · Movie
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
2012 · Movie
as Self
Jane Eyre
2011 · Movie
as Edward Rochester
A Dangerous Method
2011 · Movie
as Carl Jung
X-Men: First Class
2011 · Movie
as Erik Lehnsherr
Haywire
2011 · Movie
as Paul
Shame
2011 · Movie
as Brandon
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011 · Movie
as Self
Jonah Hex
2010 · Movie
as Burke
Centurion
2010 · Movie
as Centurion Quintus Dias
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Blood Creek
2009 · Movie
as Richard Wirth
Fish Tank
2009 · Movie
as Connor O'Reily
Inglourious Basterds
2009 · Movie
as LT. Archie Hicox
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Man on a Motorcycle
2009 · Movie
as Man on a Motorcycle
Hunger
2008 · Movie
as Bobby Sands
Eden Lake
2008 · Movie
as Steve
Goldfish
2008 · Movie
as Christian
The Devil's Whore
2008 · TV Show
as Thomas Rainsborough
300
2007 · Movie
as Stelios
Angel
2007 · Movie
as Esmé
Wedding Belles
2007 · Movie
as Barney
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
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Our Hidden Lives
2005 · Movie
as B. Charles
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
2004 · Movie
as Charles Allen
A Bear Named Winnie
2004 · Movie
as Harry Colebourn
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
2004 · TV Show
as Charles Bravo
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
2004 · TV Show
as Guy Fawkes
Hex
2004 · TV Show
as Azazeal
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Things I Notice, Things You See
2003 · Movie
as Tom
Carla
2003 · Movie
as Rob
William and Mary
2003 · TV Show
as Lukasz
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Top Gear
2002 · TV Show
as Self
Band of Brothers
2001 · TV Show
as Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
Murphy's Law
2001 · TV Show
as Caz Miller
Leute heute
1997 · TV Show
as Self
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
Kulturzeit
1995 · TV Show
as self
Morgenmagazin
1992 · TV Show
as Self
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · TV Show
as George Abernethie
No image
Entering Hades
· Movie
as Jack Unterweger
Kung Fury 2
· Movie
as Colt Magnum
No image
The Origin of the World
· Movie
No image
Kennedy
· TV Show
as Joe Kennedy Sr.
Crew Credits
LifeHack
2026 · Movie
Executive Producer
Black Bag
2025 · Movie
Associate Producer
Karavidhe
2024 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Agency
2024 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Kitchen
2023 · Movie
Executive Producer
Scrapper
2023 · Movie
Executive Producer
Calm with Horses
2020 · Movie
Executive Producer
Good Thanks, You?
2020 · Movie
Executive Producer
Love Pool
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
This Is the Winter
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
Assassin's Creed
2016 · Movie
Producer
Slow West
2015 · Movie
Executive Producer
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Zero
2015 · Movie
Executive Producer
Pitch Black Heist
2012 · Movie
Executive Producer
No image
The Arrival
· Movie
Producer
