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Michael Fassbender
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Fassbender at the 88th Academy Awards
2 Nominations
Role 2013
Born April 2, 1977
Heidelberg, Germany
 

Michael Fassbender is an Irish-German actor. He is most notable for playing Lt. Archie Hicox in the film Inglourious Basterds (2009), Magneto in the superhero film X-Men: First Class (2011), the android David in the science fiction film Prometheus (2012), and slave owner Edwin Epps in the epic historical drama film 12 Years a Slave (2013). In 2014, Fassbender will reprise his role as Magneto in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Fassbender will also star in Assassin's Creed in 2015. His other credits include the fantasy action film 300 (2007); the drama film Fish Tank (2009); the romantic drama film Jane Eyre (2011); the historical film A Dangerous Method (2011); the biographical film Hunger (2008) and the drama film Shame (2011), both directed by Steve McQueen. For his role in Shame, he won the Volpi Cup best actor award at the 68th Venice International Film Festival held in August 2011, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA.

Nominations[]

86th Academy Awards, 2013
Best Supporting Actor12 Years a Slave
88th Academy Awards, 2015
Best ActorSteve Jobs

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