Michael Fassbender filmography

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A photograph of Michael Fassbender attending the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
Fassbender at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival

war drama miniseries Band of Brothers as Burton Christenson.[1] Fassbender followed this with a number of television roles including a German motorcycle courier in the drama Hearts and Bones (2001),[2] Guy Fawkes in the miniseries Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), Lt. Harry Colebourn in the film A Bear Named Winnie (2004), and Azazeal in the series Hex (2004–05). He made his film debut playing a Spartan soldier in Zack Snyder's 300 (2007).[3][4]

In 2008, Fassbender portrayed

Irish Film and Television Awards.[6][7]

Fassbender appeared as a British soldier in Quentin Tarantino-directed film Inglourious Basterds (2009). In 2011, he played Carl Jung in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method, and a man suffering with sex addiction in McQueen's Shame.[8] His performance in the latter earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival.[8] In the same year he appeared in superhero film X-Men: First Class as young Magneto. In 2013, Fassbender reteamed with McQueen on the period drama 12 Years a Slave. For his role as a slave owner in the film he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.[9]

In 2014, he reprised his role as Magneto in the superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past which grossed a box-office total of over $747 million—his highest grossing release as of September 2019.[10] In 2015, he appeared as the title character in Justin Kurzel's film adaptation of the play Macbeth. In the same year, Fassbender's portrayal of Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle's eponymous film garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.[11]

Film

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref(s)
2007 300 Stelios [12]
Angel Esmé [13]
2008 Hunger Bobby Sands [14]
Eden Lake Steve [15]
2009 Blood Creek Richard Wirth [16]
Fish Tank Connor [17]
Inglourious Basterds Lt. Archie Hicox [18]
Man on a Motorcycle Man on a Motorcycle Short film [19]
2010 Centurion Quintus Dias [20]
Jonah Hex Burke [21]
2011 Jane Eyre
Edward Fairfax Rochester
 		[22]
X-Men: First Class
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto[a]
 [23]
A Dangerous Method Carl Jung [24]
Shame Brandon Sullivan [25]
Pitch Black Heist Michael Short film; also executive producer [26][27]
Haywire Paul [28]
2012 Prometheus David8 [29]
2013 12 Years a Slave Edwin Epps [30]
The Counselor Counselor [31]
1 Narrator Documentary [32]
2014 Frank Frank [33]
X-Men: Days of Future Past Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto[a] [34]
2015 Slow West Silas Selleck Also executive producer [35]
Macbeth Macbeth [36]
Steve Jobs Steve Jobs [37]
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto[a] [38]
The Light Between Oceans Tom Sherbourne [39]
Trespass Against Us Chad Cutler [40][41]
Assassin's Creed Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha[b] Producer [42][43][44]
2017 Song to Song Cook [45]
Alien: Covenant David8 / Walter One[b] [46]
The Snowman Harry Hole [47]
2019 X-Men: Dark Phoenix Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto[a] [48]
2023 The Killer The Killer [49]
Next Goal Wins Thomas Rongen [50]
2024 Kneecap Arlo Ó Cairealláin [51]
TBA Kung Fury 2 † Colt Magnum Post-production [52]

Television

Year(s) Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2001 Band of Brothers Burton Christenson [1]
Hearts and Bones Hermann 3 episodes [2][53]
2002 NCS: Manhunt Jack Silver [2]
Holby City Christian Connolly Episode: "Ghosts" [2]
2003 Carla Rob Television film [2]
2004 Gunpowder, Treason & Plot Guy Fawkes Television film [54]
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder Charles Bravo Television film [55]
A Bear Named Winnie Lt. Harry Colebourn Television film [56][57]
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking Charles Allen Television film [58]
2004–2005 Hex Azazeal [59]
2005
Murphy's Law
 		Caz Miller 5 episodes [60]
Our Hidden Lives German POW Television film [61]
William and Mary Lukasz Episode #3.3 [62]
2006 Agatha Christie's Poirot George Abernethie Episode: "After the Funeral" [61]
Trial & Retribution Douglas Nesbitt 2 episodes [63]
2007 Wedding Belles Barney Television film [64][65]
2008 The Devil's Whore Thomas Rainsborough [66]
2019–present Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans Self Documentary series [67]

Video games

Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Fable III Logan (voice) [68]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Fassbender plays a character known by two different names in this film
  2. ^ a b Fassbender plays two different characters in this film

References

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