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Michael Fassbender(I)

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Michael Fassbender
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Michael Fassbender is an Irish actor who was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland). Michael was raised in the town of Killarney, Co. Kerry, in south-west Ireland, where his family moved to when he was two years old. His parents ran a restaurant (his father is a chef).

Fassbender is based in London, England, and became known in the U.S. after his role in the Quentin Tarantino's Kunniattomat paskiaiset (2009). In 2011, Fassbender debuted as the Marvel antihero Magneto in the prequel X-men - first class (2011); he would go on to share the role with Ian McKellen in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). Also in 2011, Fassbender's performance as a sex addict in Shame (2011) received critical acclaim. He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. In 2013, his role as slave owner Edwin Epps in slavery epic 12 Years a Slave (2013) was similarly praised, earning him his first Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor. 12 Years a Slave marked Fassbender's third collaboration with Steve McQueen, who also directed Hunger and Shame. In 2013, Fassbender appeared in another Ridley Scott film, The Counselor (2013). In 2015, he portrayed Steve Jobs (2015) in the Danny Boyle-directed biopic of the same name, and played Macbeth (2015) in Justin Kurzel's adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. For the former, he has received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor. As well as acting, Fassbender produced the 2015 western Slow west (2015), which he also starred in.
BornApril 2, 1977
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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Gerard Butler, Andrew Pleavin, Vincent Regan, David Wenham, and Michael Fassbender in 300 (2006)
Gerard Butler, Vincent Regan, David Wenham, Tom Wisdom, and Michael Fassbender in 300 (2006)
Gerard Butler, Vincent Regan, David Wenham, Tom Wisdom, and Michael Fassbender in 300 (2006)
Gerard Butler, Vincent Regan, David Wenham, and Michael Fassbender in 300 (2006)
Michael Fassbender in 300 (2006)
Andrew Pleavin, Vincent Regan, David Wenham, and Michael Fassbender in 300 (2006)
Michael Fassbender in Jonah Hex (2010)
Josh Brolin and Michael Fassbender in Jonah Hex (2010)
Michael Fassbender in Jonah Hex (2010)
Josh Brolin and Michael Fassbender in Jonah Hex (2010)
Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Andrew Stehlin, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tye Sheridan, and Kota Eberhardt in Dark Phoenix (2019)
Nicholas Hoult, Michael Fassbender, Andrew Stehlin, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, and Kota Eberhardt in Dark Phoenix (2019)

Known for

Shame (2011)
Shame
7.2
  • Brandon
  • 2011
Prometheus (2012)
Prometheus
7.0
  • David
  • 2012
Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-men - first class (2011)
X-men - first class
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  • Erik Lensherr
  • 2011
Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
Steve Jobs
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  • Steve Jobs
  • 2015

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  • Next Goal Wins
    • Completed
  • Kung Fury: The Movie
    • Post-production
  • The Killer
    • Post-production
  • The Wild Bunch
    • (rumored)
    • In Development
  • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Evan Peters, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, and Tye Sheridan in Dark Phoenix (2019)
    Dark Phoenix
  • Lumiukko (2017)
    Lumiukko
  • Alien: Covenant - Advent (2017)
    Alien: Covenant - Advent
  • Katherine Waterston in Alien: Covenant - Phobos (2017)
    Alien: Covenant - Phobos
  • Alien: Covenant (2017)
    Alien: Covenant
  • Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing (2017)
    Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
  • Michael Fassbender in Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter (2017)
    Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter
  • Natalie Portman, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, and Rooney Mara in Song to Song (2017)
    Song to Song
  • Katherine Waterston in Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper (2017)
    Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
  • Michael Fassbender in Assassin's Creed (2016)
    Assassin's Creed
  • Brendan Gleeson and Michael Fassbender in Trespass Against Us (2016)
    Trespass Against Us
  • Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander in Valo valtameren yllä (2016)
    Valo valtameren yllä
  • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
    X-Men: Apocalypse
  • Melissa McCarthy in Take Flight - The New York Times (2015)
    Take Flight - The New York Times
  • Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
    Steve Jobs

Producer

  • Scrapper
    • Post-production
  • The Kitchen
    • Post-production
  • Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan in Calm with Horses (2019)
    Calm with Horses
  • Michael Fassbender in Assassin's Creed (2016)
    Assassin's Creed
    • (produced by)
  • Zero (2015)
    Zero
  • Ben Mendelsohn, Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Caren Pistorius in Slow west (2015)
    Slow west
  • Pitch Black Heist (2011)
    Pitch Black Heist
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Michael Fassbender | Career Retrosepctive
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Michael Fassbender | Career Retrosepctive
A Guide to the Films of Steve McQueen
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A Guide to the Films of Steve McQueen
Why Denzel Washington Would Be a Perfect Magneto
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Why Denzel Washington Would Be a Perfect Magneto
What if Bill Murray & Leonardo DiCaprio Were X-Men?
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What if Bill Murray & Leonardo DiCaprio Were X-Men?
The Best X-Men Scenes According to the Cast of 'Dark Phoenix'
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The Best X-Men Scenes According to the Cast of 'Dark Phoenix'
Why 'Dark Phoenix' Proves the X-Men Need Space
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Why 'Dark Phoenix' Proves the X-Men Need Space
Michael Fassbender: Movie Moments
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Michael Fassbender: Movie Moments
What We Know About 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' ... So Far
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What We Know About 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' ... So Far
Macbeth - What's Done Cannot Be Undone
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Macbeth - What's Done Cannot Be Undone
WonderCon Footage
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WonderCon Footage
"Sidewalk Conversation"
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"Sidewalk Conversation"
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Personal details

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    • April 2, 1977
    • Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
    • Alicia VikanderOctober 14, 2017 - present (1 child)
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Radio: 2003 - Dracula - BBC Northern Ireland - Book at Bedtime - 24 November
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    • 4 Interviews
    • 15 Articles
    • 5 Pictorials
    • 17 Magazine Cover Photos

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    He went on a diet of berries, nuts and sardines for his role in Hunger (2008) for which he lost 33 pounds.
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    You know, I spent a lot of time out of work. Now I'm trying to make hay while the sun is shining.
    • Deep, calm voice combined with emotionally intense performances

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