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Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender’s screen credits include LT. Archie Hicox in Inglourious Basterds, Erik Lehnsherr in X-Men: Days of Future Past, and David in Prometheus.
Born April 2, 1977 Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]8 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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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- 2019Dark Phoenix1h 54m · Action · AdventureErik Lensherr / Magneto
- 2017Alien: Covenant2h 2m · Horror · Science FictionDavid / Walter
- 2016X-Men: Apocalypse2h 24m · Action · FantasyErik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- 2014X-Men: Days of Future Past2h 12m · Action · AdventureErik Lehnsherr
- 2012Prometheus2h 4m · Horror · MysteryDavid
- 2011X-Men: First Class2h 12m · Action · AdventureErik Lehnsherr
- 2009Inglourious Basterds2h 33m · Drama · ThrillerLT. Archie Hicox
- 20073001h 57m · Action · AdventureStelios
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- 2026HopeMa'veyyo
- 2026LifeHackProducer
- 2025Black BagProducer · George Woodhouse
- 2024KaravidheProducer
- 2024KneecapArló
- 2023Road to Le Mans – The FilmSelf
- 2023Next Goal WinsThomas Rongen
- 2023The KillerThe Killer
- 2023The KitchenProducer
- 2023ScrapperProducer
- 2020Good Thanks, You?Producer
- 2020Calm with HorsesProducer
- 2019Love PoolProducer
- 2019This Is the WinterProducer
- 2017The SnowmanHarry Hole
- 2017Alien: Covenant - Prologue: PhobosWalter
- 2017Alien: Covenant – Crew MessagesDavid
- 2017Song to SongCook
- 2016Assassin's CreedProducer · Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
- 2016Trespass Against UsChad Cutler
- 2016The Light Between OceansTom Sherbourne
- 2015SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHTSelf
- 2015Steve JobsSteve Jobs
- 2015MacbethMacbeth
- 2015Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael FassbenderActor
- 2015ZeroProducer
- 2015Slow WestProducer · Silas
- 2014Double Take: Xavier & MagnetoSelf
- 2014FrankFrank
- 2014Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'Self
- 2013The CounselorThe Counselor
- 201312 Years a SlaveEdwin Epps
- 20131Narrator
- 2012The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusSelf
- 2012X-Men: First Class 35mm SpecialSelf
- 2012Gina Carano in TrainingActor
- 2012Pitch Black HeistProducer · Michael
- 2011HaywirePaul
- 2011ShameBrandon
- 2011A Dangerous MethodCarl Jung
- 2011Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First ClassSelf
- 2011Jane EyreEdward Rochester
- 2010Jonah HexBurke
- 2010CenturionCenturion Quintus Dias
- 2009Man on a MotorcycleMan on a Motorcycle
- 2009Blood CreekRichard Wirth
- 2009Fish TankConnor O'Reily
- 2008Eden LakeSteve
- 2008HungerBobby Sands
- 2008GoldfishChristian
- 2007Wedding BellesBarney
- 2007AngelEsmé
- 2005Our Hidden LivesB. Charles
- 2004Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk StockingCharles Allen
- 2004A Bear Named WinnieHarry Colebourn
- 2003CarlaRob
- 2003Things I Notice, Things You SeeTom
- Entering HadesJack Unterweger
- Kung Fury 2Colt Magnum
- The ArrivalProducer
- The Origin of the WorldActor
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