Michael Fassbender
Born April 2, 1977 · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor born in 1977. He made his feature film debut in 300 (2006) and gained prominence for playing Bobby Sands in Hunger (2008). His notable roles include the X-Men series, Prometheus, and its sequel Alien: Covenant, as well as Steve Jobs and 12 Years a Slave.
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.
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Selected Filmography
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon(2014)TV Series · 3 epsas Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers(2014)TV Series · 2 epsas Self
- The Daily Show(1996)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show(2019)TV Series · 2 epsas Self
- Conan(2010)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Guest
- Agatha Christie's Poirot(1989)TV Series · 1 epas George Abernethie
- The Graham Norton Show(2007)TV Series · 7 epsas Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Guest
- The Agency(2024)TV Series · 20 epsas Brandon 'Martian' Colby / Paul Lewis
- Top Gear(2002)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- Band of Brothers(2001)TV Series · 7 epsas Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
- Leute heute(1997)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- X-Men: Apocalypse(2016)as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- Inglourious Basterds(2009)as LT. Archie Hicox
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors(2014)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)as Erik Lehnsherr
- Morgenmagazin(1992)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- Prometheus(2012)as David
- Hope(2026)as Ma'veyyo