Michael Fassbender
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1977-04-02
Place of Birth
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Michael 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). 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.
Also Known For
300
Mar 07, 2007
Hunger
May 15, 2008
Jonah Hex
Jun 18, 2010
Blood Creek
Oct 09, 2009
Centurion
Feb 15, 2010
Fish Tank
Sep 11, 2009
Eden Lake
Sep 12, 2008
Hope
Jane Eyre
Mar 11, 2011
Inglourious Basterds
Aug 02, 2009
A Dangerous Method
Sep 30, 2011
X-Men: First Class
Jun 01, 2011
Haywire
Nov 01, 2011
Prometheus
May 30, 2012
Shame
Oct 02, 2011
12 Years a Slave
Oct 18, 2013
Assassin's Creed
Dec 21, 2016
The Counselor
Oct 25, 2013
Alien: Covenant
May 09, 2017
X-Men: Days of Future Past
May 15, 2014
Pitch Black Heist
Apr 18, 2012
Frank
May 09, 2014
Slow West
May 15, 2015
Kneecap
Aug 02, 2024
Macbeth
Sep 22, 2015
Trespass Against Us
Oct 14, 2016
The Light Between Oceans
Sep 02, 2016
Goldfish
Apr 01, 2008
X-Men: Apocalypse
May 18, 2016
Steve Jobs
Oct 09, 2015
Black Bag
Mar 12, 2025
The Snowman
Aug 24, 2017
Song to Song
Mar 17, 2017
Entering Hades
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Sep 09, 2011
Dark Phoenix
Jun 05, 2019
A Bear Named Winnie
Dec 12, 2004
Angel
Feb 17, 2007
Things I Notice, Things You See
May 01, 2003
Man on a Motorcycle
Oct 26, 2009
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Feb 11, 2014
Our Hidden Lives
Oct 03, 2005
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Dec 26, 2004
Wedding Belles
Mar 29, 2007
Carla
Sep 15, 2003
1
Sep 30, 2013
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Oct 11, 2012
Kung Fury 2
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
Nov 02, 2015
Next Goal Wins
Nov 16, 2023
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender
Sep 16, 2015
The Killer
Oct 25, 2023
Gina Carano in Training
May 01, 2012
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Jun 05, 2012
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
Apr 26, 2017
Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter
Mar 10, 2017
Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission
May 30, 2012
The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David
Mar 17, 2012
The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission
Sep 06, 2012
Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent
Aug 15, 2017
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
Jul 19, 2017
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Feb 22, 2017
Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages
Apr 17, 2017
Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott
Aug 15, 2017
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Hex
Oct 17, 2004
The Devil's Whore
Nov 19, 2008
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Oct 16, 2004
William and Mary
Mar 23, 2003
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
Mar 14, 2004
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
Oct 11, 2019
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Murphy's Law
Sep 24, 2001
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Trial & Retribution
Oct 19, 1997
Late Night Berlin
Mar 12, 2018
Leute heute
Jul 23, 1997
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
The Agency: Central Intelligence
Dec 01, 2024
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Jan 08, 1989
Kulturzeit
Oct 02, 1995
Top Gear
Oct 20, 2002
Morgenmagazin
Jul 19, 1992
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
