- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 2, 1977
- Place of Birth
- Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Michael Fassbender
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: …
Filmography
movieHope
2026 · Ma'veyyo
movieLifeHack
2026 · Executive Producer
movieBlack Bag
2025 · George Woodhouse, Associate Producer
tvThe Agency
2024 · Brandon 'Martian' Colby / Paul Lewis, Executive Producer
movieKaravidhe
2024 · Executive Producer
movieKneecap
2024 · Arló
movieRoad to Le Mans - The Film
2023 · Self
movieNext Goal Wins
2023 · Thomas Rongen
movieThe Killer
2023 · The Killer
movieThe Kitchen
2023 · Executive Producer
movieScrapper
2023 · Executive Producer
movieGood Thanks, You?
2020 · Executive Producer
movieCalm with Horses
2020 · Executive Producer
movieLove Pool
2019 · Executive Producer
tvMichael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
2019 · Self
movieThis Is the Winter
2019 · Executive Producer
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieDark Phoenix
2019 · Erik Lensherr / Magneto
tvLate Night Berlin
2018 · Self
movieThe Snowman
2017 · Harry Hole
movieAlien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
2017 · Walter
movieAlien: Covenant
2017 · David / Walter
Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages
movieAlien: Covenant - Crew Messages
2017 · David
movieSong to Song
2017 · Cook
movieAssassin's Creed
2016 · Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha, Producer
movieTrespass Against Us
2016 · Chad Cutler
movieThe Light Between Oceans
2016 · Tom Sherbourne
tvMovies with Ali Plumb
2016 · Self
movieX-Men: Apocalypse
2016 · Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
movieSLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
2015 · Self
movieSteve Jobs
2015 · Steve Jobs
movieMacbeth
2015 · Macbeth
movieFour Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender
2015
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Zero
movieZero
2015 · Executive Producer
movieMutant vs. Machine - The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
2015 · Self
movieX-Men: Unguarded
2015 · Self
movieSlow West
2015 · Silas, Executive Producer
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
movieDouble Take: Xavier & Magneto
2014 · Self
movieX-Men: Reunited
2014 · Self
movieX-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Erik Lehnsherr
movieFrank
2014 · Frank
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
movieTruth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
2014 · Self
movieThe Counselor
2013 · The Counselor
movie12 Years a Slave
2013 · Edwin Epps
movie1
2013 · Narrator
movieThe Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012 · Self
movieX-Men: First Class 35mm Special
2012 · Self
moviePrometheus
2012 · David
Gina Carano in Training
movieGina Carano in Training
2012
moviePitch Black Heist
2012 · Michael, Executive Producer
movieHaywire
2011 · Paul
movieShame
2011 · Brandon
movieA Dangerous Method
2011 · Carl Jung
movieChildren of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011 · Self
movieX-Men: First Class
2011 · Erik Lehnsherr
movieJane Eyre
2011 · Edward Rochester
tvConan
2010 · Self - Guest
movieJonah Hex
2010 · Burke
movieCenturion
2010 · Centurion Quintus Dias
Man on a Motorcycle
movieMan on a Motorcycle
2009 · Man on a Motorcycle
movieBlood Creek
2009 · Richard Wirth
movieFish Tank
2009 · Connor O'Reily
movieInglourious Basterds
2009 · LT. Archie Hicox
tvThe Devil's Whore
2008 · Thomas Rainsborough
movieEden Lake
2008 · Steve
movieHunger
2008 · Bobby Sands
movieGoldfish
2008 · Christian
movieWedding Belles
2007 · Barney
movie300
2007 · Stelios
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self - Guest
movieAngel
2007 · Esmé
Our Hidden Lives
movieOur Hidden Lives
2005 · B. Charles
movieSherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
2004 · Charles Allen
movieA Bear Named Winnie
2004 · Harry Colebourn
tvHex
2004 · Azazeal
tvJulian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
2004 · Charles Bravo
tvGunpowder, Treason & Plot
2004 · Guy Fawkes
movieCarla
2003 · Rob
Things I Notice, Things You See
movieThings I Notice, Things You See
2003 · Tom
tvWilliam and Mary
2003 · Lukasz
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
tvTop Gear
2002 · Self
tvMurphy's Law
2001 · Caz Miller
tvBand of Brothers
2001 · Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
tvLeute heute
1997 · Self
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvKulturzeit
1995 · self
tvMorgenmagazin
1992 · Self
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · George Abernethie
Entering Hades
movieEntering Hades
— · Jack Unterweger
movieKung Fury 2
— · Colt Magnum
Untitled Brady Corbet Film
movieUntitled Brady Corbet Film
—
Kennedy
tvKennedy
— · Joe Kennedy Sr.
The Arrival
movieThe Arrival
— · Producer