Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender rose steadily up the acting ranks eventually proving himself to be one of the most versatile actors of his generation. Born in Heidelberg, Germany, he moved with his parents as a toddler to Killarney, Ireland where he was raised. He made his screen debut in the show "Hearts and Bones" (BBC One, 2000-01). He earned a role in the Tom Hanks-produced World War II miniseries "Band of Brothers" (HBO, 2001). He continued working steadily for the rest of the decade in television on both sides of the Atlantic. He began gaining notice on film with a role as a Spartan in Zack Snyder's "300" (2006). He starred as imprisoned IRA leader Bobby Sands in Steve McQueen's feature debut "Hunger" (2008). Quentin Tarantino cast him as a British officer who can speak German in his alternative history WWII epic "Inglourious Basterds" (2009), a role that brought him to the attention of the general public. He joined Josh Brolin for the comic book film "Jonah Hex" (2010), and played Rochester in an adaptation of "Jane Eyre" (2011). Fassbender stepped into superhero lore when he played Erik Lensherr in "X-Men: First Class" (2011). The character is the basis for super villain Magneto, who had been played in previous "X-Men" films by Ian McKellen. Both actors would play old and young versions of the character in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014). Fassbender would step into Magneto's helmet for two more films "X-Men: Apocalypse" (2016) and "Dark Phoenix" (2019). Apart from the mutant franchise, he starred in Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic "Prometheus" (2012). He also played a brutal slave owner in McQueen's Academy Award-winning drama "12 Years a Slave" (2013), earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He would score another nomination, this time for Best Actor, for "Steve Jobs" (2015), playing the Apple founder. Insead of comics, he transitioned to video game films, playing the lead in the big screen rendering of the popular game "Assassin's Creed" (2016). Scott cast him again in his space thriller "Alien: Covenant" (2017). He also starred in "The Snowman" (2017), playing Harry Hole, the detective from Jo Nesbo's mystery novels. Fassbender then joined Arnold Schwarzenegger in David Sandberg's comedy "Kung Fury 2" (2020).
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Michael Fassbender
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Bag | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
95% |
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Kneecap | Unknown (Character) | $1.1M | 2024 |
91% |
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The Kitchen | Executive Producer | - | 2023 |
45% |
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Next Goal Wins | Thomas Rongen (Character) | $6.7M | 2023 |
85% |
|
The Killer | The Killer (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kung Fury 2 | Colt Magnum (Character) | - | 2021 |
94% |
|
The Shadow of Violence | Executive Producer | - | 2019 |
22% |
|
Dark Phoenix |
Erik Lehnsherr/ |
$65.8M | 2019 |
7% |
|
The Snowman | Harry Hole (Character) | $6.7M | 2017 |
65% |
|
Alien: Covenant |
David/ |
$74.2M | 2017 |
43% |
|
Song to Song | Cook (Character) | $421.9K | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alien: Covenant -- Prologue: Last Supper | Walter (Character) | - | 2017 |
56% |
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Trespass Against Us | Chad Cutler (Character) | - | 2016 |
19% |
|
Assassin's Creed |
Cal Lynch/ Producer |
$54.6M | 2016 |
62% |
|
The Light Between Oceans | Tom Sherbourne (Character) | $12.5M | 2016 |
47% |
|
X-Men: Apocalypse |
Erik Lehnsherr/ |
$155.0M | 2016 |
80% |
|
Macbeth | Macbeth (Character) | $1.1M | 2015 |
85% |
|
Steve Jobs | Steve Jobs (Character) | $17.8M | 2015 |
92% |
|
Slow West |
Silas Selleck (Character), Executive Producer |
$215.6K | 2015 |
92% |
|
Frank | Frank (Character) | $644.9K | 2014 |
90% |
|
X-Men: Days of Future Past |
Young Erik Lehnsherr/ |
$233.9M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Frank | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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1 | Narrator | - | 2013 |
33% |
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The Counselor | Counselor (Character) | $16.9M | 2013 |
95% |
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12 Years a Slave | Edwin Epps (Character) | $56.7M | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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The Counsellor | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
73% |
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Prometheus | David (Character) | $126.5M | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Pitch Black Heist | Michael (Character) | - | 2011 |
79% |
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A Dangerous Method | Carl Jung (Character) | $5.7M | 2011 |
80% |
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Haywire | Paul (Character) | $201.7K | 2011 |
79% |
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Shame | Brandon (Character) | $4.0M | 2011 |
86% |
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X-Men: First Class | Erik Lehnsherr (Character) | $146.4M | 2011 |
85% |
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Jane Eyre | Edward Rochester (Character) | $11.2M | 2011 |
59% |
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Centurion | Centurion Quintus Dias (Character) | $122.3K | 2010 |
12% |
|
Jonah Hex | Burke (Character) | $10.5M | 2010 |
91% |
|
Fish Tank | Connor (Character) | $373.1K | 2009 |
50% |
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Town Creek | Richard Wirth (Character) | - | 2009 |
89% |
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Inglourious Basterds | Lt. Archie Hicox (Character) | $120.5M | 2009 |
90% |
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Hunger | Bobby Sands (Character) | $154.1K | 2008 |
78% |
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Eden Lake | Steve (Character) | $5.8K | 2008 |
50% |
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Angel | Esmé (Character) | - | 2007 |
61% |
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300 | Stelios (Character) | $210.6M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Agatha Christie's Poirot: After the Funeral | George Abernethie (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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A Bear Named Winnie | Lt. Harry Colebourn (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carla | Rob (Character) | - | 2003 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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68% | 84% | The Agency |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer, Writer |
2024-2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2013-2015 2017 2019 2023 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014-2017 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colbert Report | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2012-2013 |
100% | 78% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 66% | Top Gear | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murphy's Law | Unknown (Character) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | William and Mary | Lukasz (Guest Star) | 2005 |
94% | 96% | Band of Brothers |
Burton P. (Pat) Christenson (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hearts and Bones | Hermann (Character) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Devil's Whore | Thomas Rainsborough (Character) |