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Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

Acting

April 2, 1977 (49 years old)
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Male
72 Movies
27 TV Shows

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.

12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013 7.9

as Edwin Epps

Age 36 (now 49)
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011 7.3

as Erik Lehnsherr

Age 34 (now 49)
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

2017 6.2

as David / Walter

Age 40 (now 49)
Prometheus
Prometheus

Prometheus

2012 6.6

as David

Age 35 (now 49)
X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016 6.5

as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Age 39 (now 49)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014 7.5

as Erik Lehnsherr

Age 37 (now 49)
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

2015 6.8

as Steve Jobs

Age 38 (now 49)
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

2016 5.4

as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha

Age 39 (now 49)
Shame
Shame

Shame

2011 6.9

as Brandon

Age 34 (now 49)
The Killer
The Killer

The Killer

2023 6.6

as The Killer

Age 46 (now 49)
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

2009 8.2

as LT. Archie Hicox

Age 32 (now 49)
Frank
Frank

Frank

2014 6.9

as Frank

Age 37 (now 49)
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans

The Light Between Oceans

2016 7.1

as Tom Sherbourne

Age 39 (now 49)
Hunger
Hunger

Hunger

2008 7.2

as Bobby Sands

Age 31 (now 49)
Macbeth
Macbeth

Macbeth

2015 6.4

as Macbeth

Age 38 (now 49)
Centurion
Centurion

Centurion

2010 6.2

as Centurion Quintus Dias

Age 32 (now 49)