Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is an actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four BAFTA 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.

Born in what was then West Germany to a mother from Northern Ireland and a German father, Fassbender relocated to Ireland at age two. He 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). Fassbender first came to prominence playing Bobby Sands in ''Hunger'' (2008), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. Subsequent roles include in ''Fish Tank'' (2009), ''Inglourious Basterds'' (2009), ''Jane Eyre'' (2011) and ''A Dangerous Method'' (2011). He gained mainstream success for playing Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto in ''X-Men: First Class'' (2011), ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (2014) and ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016), 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), Fassbender won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA Award. His performance as Edwin Epps in ''12 Years a Slave'' (2013) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in ''The Counselor'' (2013), ''Frank'' (2014), ''Macbeth'' (2015) and ''Steve Jobs'' (2015). Fassbender received another Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the title role in the latter. After a hiatus, he starred in the action thriller film ''The Killer'' (2023).

Fassbender began competing in auto racing in 2017 with the Ferrari Challenge. As of 2023, he races in the European Le Mans Series, driving for Proton Competition. He married Swedish actress Alicia Vikander in 2017. Provided by Wikipedia