Actor
Michael Fassbender
Born 2 April 1977 · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor born in Heidelberg and trained at the Drama Centre London. He broke through with Hunger and Shame, then gained wider fame as Magneto in the X-Men films. He is admired for intense, physically committed performances in both art-house and blockbuster cinema.
Key films
Hunger (2008)
His breakthrough lead as Bobby Sands, beginning his collaboration with director Steve McQueen.
Shame (2011)
Played a sex addict in a celebrated performance that won him the Venice Volpi Cup.
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Introduced him to mainstream audiences as the young Erik Lehnsherr, later Magneto.
12 Years a Slave (2013)
As the cruel slaveholder Edwin Epps, he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Steve Jobs (2015)
His title performance as Apple's co-founder earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Key awards
- 2011 Venice Film Festival: Volpi Cup for Best Actor (Shame)
- 2014 Academy Awards: nominated, Best Supporting Actor (12 Years a Slave)
- 2016 Academy Awards: nominated, Best Actor (Steve Jobs)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 56
- 2003Carla · as RobActor
- 2003Things I Notice, Things You See · as TomActor
- 2004Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking · as Charles AllenActor
- 2004A Bear Named Winnie · as Harry ColebournActor
- 2005Our Hidden Lives · as B. CharlesActor
- 2007300 · as SteliosActor
- 2007Angel · as EsméActor
- 2007Wedding Belles · as BarneyActor
- 2008Eden Lake · as SteveActor
- 2008Hunger · as Bobby SandsActor
- 2008Goldfish · as ChristianActor
- 2009Inglourious Basterds · as LT. Archie HicoxActor
- 2009Fish Tank · as Connor O'ReilyActor
- 2009Blood Creek · as Richard WirthActor
- 2009Man on a Motorcycle · as Man on a MotorcycleActor
- 2010Centurion · as Centurion Quintus DiasActor
- 2010Jonah Hex · as BurkeActor
- 2011X-Men: First Class · as Erik LehnsherrActor
- 2011Shame · as BrandonActor
- 2011A Dangerous Method · as Carl JungActor
- 2011Jane Eyre · as Edward RochesterActor
- 2011Haywire · as PaulActor
- 2011Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class · as SelfActor
- 2012Prometheus · as DavidActor
- 2012X-Men: First Class 35mm Special · as SelfActor
- 2012Pitch Black Heist · as MichaelActor
- 2012The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus · as SelfActor
- 2012Gina Carano in TrainingActor
- 201312 Years a Slave · as Edwin EppsActor
- 2013The Counselor · as The CounselorActor
- 20131 · as NarratorActor
- 2014X-Men: Days of Future Past · as Erik LehnsherrActor
- 2014Frank · as FrankActor
- 2014Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' · as SelfActor
- 2014Double Take: Xavier & Magneto · as SelfActor
- 2015Steve Jobs · as Steve JobsActor
- 2015Macbeth · as MacbethActor
- 2015Slow West · as SilasActor
- 2015Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael FassbenderActor
- 2015SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT · as SelfActor
- 2016X-Men: Apocalypse · as Erik Lehnsherr / MagnetoActor
- 2016Assassin's Creed · as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de NerhaActor
- 2016The Light Between Oceans · as Tom SherbourneActor
- 2016Trespass Against Us · as Chad CutlerActor
- 2017Alien: Covenant · as David / WalterActor
- 2017The Snowman · as Harry HoleActor
- 2017Song to Song · as CookActor
- 2017Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos · as WalterActor
- 2017Alien: Covenant – Crew Messages · as DavidActor
- 2019Dark Phoenix · as Erik Lensherr / MagnetoActor
- 2023The Killer · as The KillerActor
- 2023Next Goal Wins · as Thomas RongenActor
- 2023Road to Le Mans – The Film · as SelfActor
- 2024Kneecap · as ArlóActor
- 2025Black Bag · as George WoodhouseActor
- 2026Hope · as Ma'veyyoActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.