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Aliases: マイケル・ファスベンダー , 마이클 패스벤더 , مايكل فاسبندر , ไมเคิล ฟาสเบนเดอร์ , 麥可·法斯賓達 , Michael John Edward Fassbender , מייקל פסבנדר , 迈克尔·法斯宾德 , مایکل فاسبندر , 麥可法斯賓達

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

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Movie Involvements: 61

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

Biography

Michael Fassbender 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.

Most Famous Work

Black Bag
Average
6

Black Bag

(2025) George Woodhouse
Agatha Christie's Poirot
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8

Agatha Christie's Poirot

(1989) George Abernethie
Leute heute
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3

Leute heute

(1997) Self
The Agency
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7

The Agency

(2024) Martian
Band of Brothers
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9

Band of Brothers

(2001) Burton 'Pat' Christenson
Inglourious Basterds
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8

Inglourious Basterds

(2009) LT. Archie Hicox
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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8

X-Men: Days of Future Past

(2014) Erik Lehnsherr
300
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7

300

(2007) Stelios

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 George Woodhouse
2024 Martian
Arló
2023 Self
Thomas Rongen
The Killer
2019 Self (archive footage)
Self
N/A
Erik Lensherr / Magneto
2018 Self
2017 Harry Hole
David / Walter
Cook
2016 Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
Chad Cutler
Tom Sherbourne
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
2015 Self - Performer
Self
Steve Jobs
Macbeth
N/A
Self
Silas
2014 Self
Erik Lehnsherr
Frank
Self
Self
N/A
Self
2013 The Counselor
Edwin Epps
Narrator
2012 Self
Self
David
N/A
Michael
2011 Paul
Brandon
Carl Jung
N/A
Erik Lehnsherr
Edward Rochester
2010 Burke
Centurion Quintus Dias
2009 Man on a Motorcycle
Richard Wirth
Connor O'Reily
LT. Archie Hicox
2008 Thomas Rainsborough
Steve
Bobby Sands
Christian
2007 Barney
Stelios
Self
Esmé
2005 B. Charles
2004 Charles Allen
Harry Colebourn
Azazeal
Charles Bravo
Guy Fawkes
2003 Rob
Tom
Lukasz
2002 Self
2001 N/A
Burton 'Pat' Christenson
1997 Douglas Nesbitt
Self
1996 Self
1995 self
1992 Self
1989 George Abernethie
Colt Magnum
N/A
Maurice Hearne
N/A
Jack Unterweger
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Associate Producer
2024 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2023 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2020 Executive Producer
2019 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2016 Producer
2015 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2012 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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