Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender (; 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 in 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 David⁸ 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 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. Provided by Wikipedia