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Michael Fassbender

Acting

Born April 2, 1977 · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

Also known as マイケル・ファスベンダー · 마이클 패스벤더 · مايكل فاسبندر

Biography

Michael Fassbender is a German and Irish actor, racing driver and producer. His accolades include a win for one Volpi Cup and 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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Awards & recognition

  • Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award — Best Actor · 2011
  • Volpi Cup — Best Actor · 2011
  • Order of Innisfallen
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2014 · nominated
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  • European Film Award — Best Actor · 2012 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Actor · 2008 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Band of Brothers

2001as Burton P. (Pat) Christenson

Inglourious Basterds

2009as LT. Archie Hicox

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989as George Abernethie

12 Years a Slave

2013as Edwin Epps

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024as Eric Lehnsherr (archive footage) (uncredited)

Murphy's Law

2003as Caz Miller

Top Gear

2002as Self

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014as Erik Lehnsherr

LifeHack

2026Executive Producer

Kneecap

2024as Arló

The Agency

2024as Brandon 'Martian' Colby / Paul Lewis

X-Men: First Class

2011as Erik Lehnsherr

Jane Eyre

2011as Edward Rochester

Conan

2010as Self - Guest

Hunger

2008as Bobby Sands

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self - Guest

300

2006as Stelios

The Light Between Oceans

2016as Tom Sherbourne

Frank

2014as Frank

Shame

2011as Brandon

Fish Tank

2009as Connor O'Reily

Hope

2026as Ma'veyyo

Steve Jobs

2015as Steve Jobs

Eden Lake

2008as Steve

The Devil's Mistress

2008as Thomas Rainsborough

Scrapper

2023Executive Producer

Slow West

2015as Silas

A Bear Named Winnie

2004as Harry Colebourn

William and Mary

2003as Lukasz

The Killer

2023as The Killer

1

2013as Narrator

Prometheus

2012as David

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Black Bag

2025as George Woodhouse

Next Goal Wins

2023as Thomas Rongen

Macbeth

2015as Macbeth

A Dangerous Method

2011as Carl Jung

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Calm with Horses

2019Executive Producer

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Alien: Covenant

2017as David / Walter

Centurion

2010as Centurion Quintus Dias

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot

2004as Guy Fawkes

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

2019as Erik Lensherr / Magneto

Trespass Against Us

2016as Chad Cutler

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Haywire

2011as Paul

Song to Song

2017as Cook

Angel

2007as Esmé