{"id":463,"date":"2026-07-06T23:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=michael-fassbender"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:07:29","slug":"michael-fassbender","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=michael-fassbender","title":{"rendered":"Michael Fassbender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Fassbender\u00a0(German pronunciation:[\u02c8m\u026a\u00e7a\u02d0\u0294e\u02d0l\u00a0&#8216;fasb\u025bnd\u0250]; born 2 April 1977) is a German-Irish actor.\u00a0His accolades\u00a0include nominations for two\u00a0Academy Awards, four\u00a0British Academy Film Awards\u00a0and three\u00a0Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number nine on\u00a0The Irish Times\u00a0list of Ireland&#8217;s greatest film actors.<\/p>\n<p>After studying at the\u00a0Drama Centre London, Fassbender made his feature film debut in\u00a0300 (2006). Early roles include the\u00a0HBO\u00a0miniseries\u00a0Band of Brothers\u00a0(2001) and the\u00a0Sky One\u00a0fantasy drama\u00a0Hex\u00a0(2004\u20132005). He first came to prominence playing\u00a0Bobby Sands\u00a0in the drama\u00a0Hunger\u00a0(2008). Subsequent roles include the 2009 films\u00a0Fish Tank\u00a0and\u00a0Inglourious Basterds, and the 2011 films\u00a0Jane Eyre\u00a0and\u00a0A Dangerous Method. He gained mainstream success for playing\u00a0Erik Lehnsherr \/ Magneto\u00a0in the\u00a0X-Men series, and\u00a0David 8\u00a0and\u00a0Walter One\u00a0in\u00a0Prometheus\u00a0(2012), and its sequel,\u00a0Alien: Covenant\u00a0(2017).<\/p>\n<p>For his portrayal of a sex addict in\u00a0Steve McQueen&#8217;s drama\u00a0Shame\u00a0(2011), he won the\u00a0Volpi Cup for Best Actor. His portrayals of\u00a0Edwin Epps\u00a0in the historical drama\u00a012 Years a Slave\u00a0(2013) and\u00a0the title role\u00a0in biographical drama\u00a0Steve Jobs\u00a0(2015), respectively, earned him nominations for the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor\u00a0and\u00a0Best Actor. Following further roles in the films\u00a0The Counselor\u00a0(2013),\u00a0Frank\u00a0(2014), and\u00a0Macbeth\u00a0(2015), he took an eight-year hiatus, during which he began competing in\u00a0auto racing.<\/p>\n<p>After driving for\u00a0Proton Competition\u00a0in the\u00a0European Le Mans Series\u00a0in 2023, Fassbender made a return to acting with the action films\u00a0The Killer\u00a0(2023) and\u00a0Black Bag\u00a0(2025). Married to Swedish actress\u00a0Alicia Vikander\u00a0since 2017, he has two children.<\/p>\n<p>Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Fassbender, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Fassbender\u00a0(German pronunciation:[\u02c8m\u026a\u00e7a\u02d0\u0294e\u02d0l\u00a0&#8216;fasb\u025bnd\u0250]; born 2 April 1977) is a German-Irish actor.\u00a0His accolades\u00a0include nominations for two\u00a0Academy Awards, four\u00a0British Academy Film Awards\u00a0and three\u00a0Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number nine on\u00a0The Irish Times\u00a0list of Ireland&#8217;s greatest film actors. After studying at the\u00a0Drama Centre London, Fassbender made his feature film debut in\u00a0300 (2006). 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