Michael Fassbender
Born in Germany to a mother from Northern Ireland and a German father, Fassbender relocated to Ireland at age two.[a] 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 Sands in Hunger (2008), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. 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 X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), 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), Fassbender won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA Award. His performance as Edwin Epps in 12 Years a Slave (2013) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in The Counselor (2013), Frank (2014), Macbeth, and Steve Jobs (both 2015). Fassbender received another Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the title role in the latter. After a hiatus, he starred in the action thriller film The Killer (2023).
Fassbender began competing in auto racing in 2017 with the Ferrari Challenge. As of 2023, he races in the European Le Mans Series, driving for Proton Competition. He married Swedish actress Alicia Vikander in 2017.
Acted in
Black Bag
2025
The Agency
2024
as Martian
Kneecap
2024
as Arló
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans – The Film
2023
as Self
Next Goal Wins
2023
as Thomas Rongen
The Killer
2023
as The Killer
QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
2019
as Self
Dark Phoenix
2019
as Erik Lensherr / Magneto
The Snowman
2017
as Harry Hole
Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent
2017
as David
Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: The Secrets of David’s Lab
2017
as David
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
2017
as Walter
Alien: Covenant
2017
as David / Walter
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
2017
as David
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages
2017
as David
Song to Song
2017
as Cook
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Meet Walter
2017
as Walter
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
2017
as Walter
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
Trespass Against Us
2016
as Chad Cutler
The Light Between Oceans
2016
as Tom Sherbourne
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Take Flight
2015
as Self - Performer
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
2015
as Self
Steve Jobs
2015
as Steve Jobs
Macbeth
2015
as Macbeth
Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender
2015
Slow West
2015
as Silas
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
as Erik Lehnsherr
Frank
2014
as Frank
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
2014
as Self
The Counselor
2013
as The Counselor
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Edwin Epps
1
2013
as Narrator
The Peter Weyland Files: Prometheus Transmission
2012
as David
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012
as Self
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
2012
as Self
Prometheus
2012
as David
Gina Carano in Training
2012
Pitch Black Heist
2012
as Michael
The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David
2012
as David
Haywire
2011
as Paul
Shame
2011
as Brandon
A Dangerous Method
2011
as Carl Jung
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011
X-Men: First Class
2011
as Erik Lehnsherr
Jane Eyre
2011
as Edward Rochester
Jonah Hex
2010
as Burke
Centurion
2010
as Centurion Quintus Dias
Man on a Motorcycle
2009
as Man on a Motorcycle
Blood Creek
2009
as Richard Wirth
Fish Tank
2009
as Connor O'Reily
Inglourious Basterds
2009
as LT. Archie Hicox
The Devil's Whore
2008
as Thomas Rainsborough
Eden Lake
2008
as Steve
Hunger
2008
as Bobby Sands
Goldfish
2008
as Christian
Wedding Belles
2007
as Barney
300
2007
as Stelios
Angel
2007
as Esmé
Our Hidden Lives
2005
as B. Charles
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
2004
as Charles Allen
A Bear Named Winnie
2004
as Harry Colebourn
Hex
2004
as Azazeal
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
2004
as Charles Bravo
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
2004
as Guy Fawkes
Carla
2003
as Rob
Things I Notice, Things You See
2003
as Tom
William and Mary
2003
as Lukasz
Murphy's Law
2001
Band of Brothers
2001
as Burton 'Pat' Christenson
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Douglas Nesbitt
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as George Abernethie
Paris Paramount
Hope
Night Boat to Tangier
as Maurice Hearne
Entering Hades
as Jack Unterweger
Kung Fury 2
as Colt Magnum