Michael Fassbender filmography

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

Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor who made his screen debut in the 2001 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 republican Bobby Sands during the events of the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Steve McQueen's historical drama Hunger.[5] His performance garnered him the Best Actor award at the British Independent Film Awards, and the 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bandob was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Maloney 2012, p. 26.
  3. ^ "Michael Fassbender to Receive International Star Award". Palm Springs International Film Festival. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  4. ^ Maloney 2012, p. 39.
  5. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (31 October 2008). "Hunger". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Hunger". British Independent Film Awards. 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Winners 2009". Irish Film and Television Awards. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. ^ a b Solomons, Jason (10 September 2011). "Venice film festival: sex addict role wins best actor for Michael Fassbender". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Oscar nominations 2014: full list of nominees". The Daily Telegraph. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Michael Fassbender Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Michael Fassbender 'baffled' by Aaron Sorkin Oscar snub for Steve Jobs". Entertainment Weekly. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

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