Michael Fassbender

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-04-02 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

Michael Fassbender

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Fassbender, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Band of Brothers

    Band of Brothers

  • Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

  • The Agency: Central Intelligence

    The Agency: Central Intelligence

  • Morgenmagazin

    Morgenmagazin

  • X-Men: Apocalypse

    X-Men: Apocalypse

  • Prometheus

    Prometheus

  • 300

    300

  • Dark Phoenix

    Dark Phoenix

  • Alien: Covenant

    Alien: Covenant

  • 12 Years a Slave

    12 Years a Slave

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • Centurion

    Centurion

  • Kneecap

    Kneecap

  • The Killer

    The Killer

  • Trial & Retribution

    Trial & Retribution

  • Carla

    Carla

  • Late Night Berlin

    Late Night Berlin

  • Black Bag

    Black Bag

  • Eden Lake

    Eden Lake

  • Haywire

    Haywire

  • The Counselor

    The Counselor

  • Shame

    Shame

  • Wedding Belles

    Wedding Belles

  • Angel

    Angel

  • 1

    1

  • Assassin's Creed

    Assassin's Creed

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Blood Creek

    Blood Creek

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • The Snowman

    The Snowman

  • Hex

    Hex

  • The Devil's Whore

    The Devil's Whore

  • Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs

  • A Dangerous Method

    A Dangerous Method

  • Murphy's Law

    Murphy's Law

  • Next Goal Wins

    Next Goal Wins

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Hunger

    Hunger

  • Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages

    Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages

  • The Light Between Oceans

    The Light Between Oceans

  • Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans

    Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans

  • Entering Hades

    Entering Hades

  • Frank

    Frank

  • Trespass Against Us

    Trespass Against Us

  • William and Mary

    William and Mary

  • Fish Tank

    Fish Tank

  • Kung Fury 2

    Kung Fury 2

  • Goldfish

    Goldfish

  • Song to Song

    Song to Song

  • Gunpowder, Treason & Plot

    Gunpowder, Treason & Plot

  • Slow West

    Slow West

  • Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent

    Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent

  • Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

    Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

  • Hope

    Hope

  • Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

    Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

  • Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

    Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

    Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

  • X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

    X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

  • Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter

    Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter

  • Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing

    Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing

  • Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

    Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

  • The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

    The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission

  • The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David

    The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David

  • A Bear Named Winnie

    A Bear Named Winnie

  • The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

    The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

  • X-Men: First Class

    X-Men: First Class

  • Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

    Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

  • Gina Carano in Training

    Gina Carano in Training

  • Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott

    Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott

  • Things I Notice, Things You See

    Things I Notice, Things You See

  • Pitch Black Heist

    Pitch Black Heist

  • Kennedy

    Kennedy

  • SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT

    SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT

  • X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed

    X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed

  • Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission

    Prometheus: Project Prometheus - Mission

  • Our Hidden Lives

    Our Hidden Lives

  • Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender

    Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender

  • Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

    Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

  • Man on a Motorcycle

    Man on a Motorcycle