Michael Fassbender 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 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 the Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. 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 Counsellor (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.
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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Shame | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | The Reader | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Steve Jobs | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actor | Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine | Nominated |
Hex
as Azazeal
Episodes: 19
First Aired: Oct 17, 2004
Band of Brothers
as Burton 'Pat' Christenson
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 09, 2001
The Agency
as Martian
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Dec 01, 2024
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
as Charles Bravo
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 16, 2004
The Devil's Whore
as Thomas Rainsborough
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 19, 2008
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
as Guy Fawkes
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 14, 2004
William and Mary
as Lukasz
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2003
Trial & Retribution
as Douglas Nesbitt
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 19, 1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as George Abernethie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 08, 1989
Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans
as Self
Episodes: 33
First Aired: Oct 11, 2019
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Murphy's Law
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 24, 2001
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
Late Night Berlin
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2018
Leute heute
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 1997
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
Kulturzeit
as self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1995
Top Gear
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 20, 2002
Morgenmagazin
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 19, 1992
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
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