Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender German pronunciationˈmɪçaːʔeːl fasbɛndɐ born 2 April 1977 is a GermanIrish 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 Irelands 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 20042005 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 XMen series and David 8 and Walter One in Prometheus 2012 and its sequel Alien Covenant 2017 For his portrayal of a sex addict in Steve McQueens drama Shame 2011 he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor His portrayals of Edwin Epps in the historical drama 12 Years a Slave 2013 and the title role in biographical drama Steve Jobs 2015 respectively earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor Following further roles in the films The Counselor 2013 Frank 2014 and Macbeth 2015 he took an eightyear hiatus during which he began competing in auto racing After driving for Proton Competition in the European Le Mans Series in 2023 Fassbender made a return to acting with the action films The Killer 2023 and Black Bag 2025 Married to Swedish actress Alicia Vikander since 2017 he has two children Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Fassbender licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia