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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.
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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.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
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.
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Gender
Male
Birthday
April 2, 1977
Birthplace
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Also Known As
Inglourious Basterds
2009
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
Prometheus
2012
The Killer
2023
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
300
2007
Dark Phoenix
2019
Alien: Covenant
2017
12 Years a Slave
2013
Black Bag
2025
Eden Lake
2008
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
2017
A Dangerous Method
2011
Kung Fury 2
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The Counselor
2013
Gina Carano in Training
2012
Assassin's Creed
2016
Fish Tank
2009
Man on a Motorcycle
2009
Shame
2011
+ 45 more movies
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Top Gear
2002
Band of Brothers
2001
Morgenmagazin
1992
Leute heute
1997
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Agency: Central Intelligence
2024
Trial & Retribution
1997
Kulturzeit
1995
Late Night Berlin
2018
Murphy's Law
2001
The Devil's Whore
2008
Hex
2004
William and Mary
2003
+ 3 more TV shows