Michael Fassbender

Acting · Born 1977-04-02 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

Biography

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 /…

Filmography

• 300 as Stelios
• Hunger as Bobby Sands
• Jonah Hex as Burke
• Blood Creek as Richard Wirth
• Centurion as Centurion Quintus Dias
• Fish Tank as Connor O'Reily
• Eden Lake as Steve
• Jane Eyre as Edward Rochester
• Inglourious Basterds as LT. Archie Hicox
• A Dangerous Method as Carl Jung