Michael Fassbender

49 years old Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

Michael Fassbender (German pronunciation:[ˈmɪçaːʔeːl 'fasbɛndɐ]; born 2 April 1977) is a German-Irish 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 Ireland's 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 (2004–2005). 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 X-Men 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 McQueen's 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 eight-year 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.

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Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 Hope (2026) Ma'veyyo -
2 Black Bag (2025) George Woodhouse 6.6
3 Kneecap (2024) Arló 7.5
4 The Killer (2023) The Killer 6.2
5 Next Goal Wins (2023) Thomas Rongen 6.7
6 Dark Phoenix (2019) Erik Lensherr / Magneto 5.8
7 Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter (2017) Walter 6
8 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos (2017) Walter 5.5
9 The Snowman (2017) Harry Hole 5.7
10 Song to Song (2017) Cook 6
11 Alien: Covenant (2017) David / Walter 6.8
12 Assassin's Creed (2016) Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha 6.1
13 The Light Between Oceans (2016) Tom Sherbourne 6.7
14 Trespass Against Us (2016) Chad Cutler 6.9
15 X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto 7.1
16 Steve Jobs (2015)
Oscars 2016 		Steve Jobs 7
17 Slow West (2015) Silas 6.6
18 Macbeth (2015) Macbeth 6.4
19 X-Men: Unguarded (2015) Self -
20 Take Flight (2015) Self - Performer -
21 Frank (2014) Frank 7.2
22 X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Erik Lehnsherr 8.1
23 Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014) Self -
24 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Oscars 2014 		Edwin Epps 8
25 1 (2013) Narrator 9.5
26 The Counselor (2013) The Counselor 4.9
27 X-Men: First Class 35mm Special (2012) Self 8
28 Pitch Black Heist (2012) Michael -
29 The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012) Self 8
30 Prometheus (2012)
Oscars 2013 		David 7.1
31 Haywire (2011) Paul 5.7
32 X-Men: First Class (2011) Erik Lehnsherr 7.8
33 Shame (2011) Brandon 7.3
34 A Dangerous Method (2011) Carl Jung 6.1
35 Jane Eyre (2011)
Oscars 2012 		Edward Rochester 7.3
36 Jonah Hex (2010) Burke 5.2
37 Centurion (2010) Centurion Quintus Dias 6.1
38 Blood Creek (2009) Richard Wirth 6.1
39 Fish Tank (2009) Connor O'Reily 7.1
40 Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		LT. Archie Hicox 8.3
41 Goldfish (2008) Christian -
42 Hunger (2008) Bobby Sands 7.4
43 Eden Lake (2008) Steve 6.7
44 Angel (2007) Esmé 6
45 Wedding Belles (2007) Barney -
46 300 (2007) Stelios 7.7
47 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004) Charles Allen 8
48 A Bear Named Winnie (2004) Harry Colebourn -
49 Carla (2003) Rob -
50 Kung Fury 2 Colt Magnum -
51 Hope - -