Acting
Michael Fassbender
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
Hope
Film · 2026
Black Bag
Film · 2025
Kneecap
Film · 2024
The Agency
Series · 2024
Next Goal Wins
Film · 2023
The Killer
Film · 2023
Road to Le Mans – The Film
Film · 2023
Dark Phoenix
Film · 2019
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Late Night Berlin
Series · 2018
Alien: Covenant
Film · 2017
The Snowman
Film · 2017
Song to Song
Film · 2017
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
Film · 2017
Alien: Covenant – Crew Messages
Film · 2017
Assassin's Creed
Film · 2016
Trespass Against Us
Film · 2016
The Light Between Oceans
Film · 2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
Film · 2016
Movies with Ali Plumb
Series · 2016
Slow West
Film · 2015
Macbeth
Film · 2015
Steve Jobs
Film · 2015
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
Film · 2015
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Film · 2014
Frank
Film · 2014
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Film · 2014
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
12 Years a Slave
Film · 2013
The Counselor
Film · 2013
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Film · 2013
Prometheus
Film · 2012
Pitch Black Heist
Film · 2012
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Film · 2012
Gina Carano in Training
Film · 2012
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Film · 2012
Jane Eyre
Film · 2011
A Dangerous Method
Film · 2011
X-Men: First Class
Film · 2011
Haywire
Film · 2011
Shame
Film · 2011
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Film · 2011
Jonah Hex
Film · 2010
Centurion
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
Blood Creek
Film · 2009
Fish Tank
Film · 2009
Inglourious Basterds
Film · 2009
Man on a Motorcycle
Film · 2009
Hunger
Film · 2008
Eden Lake
Film · 2008
Goldfish
Film · 2008
The Devil's Whore
Series · 2008
300
Film · 2007
Angel
Film · 2007
Wedding Belles
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Our Hidden Lives
Film · 2005
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Film · 2004
A Bear Named Winnie
Film · 2004
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Series · 2004
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
Series · 2004
Hex
Series · 2004
Things I Notice, Things You See
Film · 2003
Carla
Film · 2003
William and Mary
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Top Gear
Series · 2002
Band of Brothers
Series · 2001
Murphy's Law
Series · 2001
Leute heute
Series · 1997
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Morgenmagazin
Series · 1992
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Series · 1989
Entering Hades
Film
Kung Fury 2
Film
The Origin of the World
Film
Kennedy
Series