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 (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/Magneto 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.
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
Paris Paramount
Eden Lake
Sep 12, 2008
Hope
Night Boat to Tangier
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
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans – The Film
Nov 17, 2023
X-Men: Apocalypse
May 18, 2016
Steve Jobs
Oct 09, 2015
Black Bag
Mar 12, 2025
QT8: The First Eight
Oct 21, 2019
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
Angel
Feb 17, 2007
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Dec 26, 2004
Our Hidden Lives
Oct 03, 2005
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Oct 11, 2012
Things I Notice, Things You See
May 01, 2003
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Feb 11, 2014
Take Flight
Dec 10, 2015
1
Sep 30, 2013
Carla
Sep 15, 2003
A Bear Named Winnie
Dec 12, 2004
Man on a Motorcycle
Oct 26, 2009
Wedding Belles
Mar 29, 2007
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
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
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
