Michael Fassbender

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-04-02 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Michael Fassbender

Biography

Michael Fassbender (born April 2, 1977) is a German-Irish actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four BAFTA 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. Born in Germany to a mother from Northern Ireland and a German father, Fassbender moved to Ireland at age two. He made his feature film debut in 300 (2006). Early roles include in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex (2004–2005). Fassbender first came to prominence playing Bobby Sandsin Hunger (2008), for wh...

Acting

2007

300

as Stelios

2008

Hunger

as Bobby Sands

2010

Jonah Hex

as Burke

2009

Blood Creek

as Richard Wirth

2010

Centurion

as Centurion Quintus Dias

2009

Fish Tank

as Connor O'Reily

2008

Eden Lake

as Steve

-

Night Boat to Tangier

as Maurice Hearne

2011

Jane Eyre

as Edward Rochester

2009

Inglourious Basterds

as LT. Archie Hicox

2011

A Dangerous Method

as Carl Jung

2011

X-Men: First Class

as Erik Lehnsherr

2011

Haywire

as Paul

2012

Prometheus

as David

2011

Shame

as Brandon

2013

12 Years a Slave

as Edwin Epps

2016

Assassin's Creed

as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha

2013

The Counselor

as The Counselor

2017

Alien: Covenant

as David / Walter

2014

2012

2014

Frank

as Frank

2015

Slow West

as Silas

2024

Kneecap

as Arló

2015

Macbeth

as Macbeth

2016

Trespass Against Us

as Chad Cutler

2016

The Light Between Oceans

as Tom Sherbourne

2008

Goldfish

as Christian

2016

X-Men: Apocalypse

as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

2015

Steve Jobs

as Steve Jobs

2025

Black Bag

as George Woodhouse

2019

QT8: The First Eight

as Self (archive footage)

2017

The Snowman

as Harry Hole

2017

-

Entering Hades

as Jack Unterweger

2019

Dark Phoenix

as Erik Lensherr / Magneto

2007

Angel

as Esmé

2005

Our Hidden Lives

as B. Charles

2015

Take Flight

as Self - Performer

2013

1

as Narrator

2003

Carla

as Rob

2004

A Bear Named Winnie

as Harry Colebourn

2009

Man on a Motorcycle

as Man on a Motorcycle

2007

-

Kung Fury 2

as Colt Magnum

2023

Next Goal Wins

as Thomas Rongen

2023

The Killer

as The Killer

Production

2023

The Kitchen

as Executive Producer

2019

Love Pool

as Executive Producer

2016

Assassin's Creed

as Producer

2023

Scrapper

as Executive Producer

2015

Slow West

as Executive Producer

2015

Zero

as Executive Producer

2024

Karavidhe

as Executive Producer

-

Night Boat to Tangier

as Executive Producer

2020

Calm with Horses

as Executive Producer

2019

This Is the Winter

as Executive Producer

2012

Pitch Black Heist

as Executive Producer

2025

Black Bag

as Associate Producer

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