Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender (born April 2, 1977 in Heidelberg , Baden-Württemberg ) is a German - Irish actor and film producer .
life and career
Fassbender was born to a German father and an Irish mother in Heidelberg and grew up in Killarney in southwest Ireland from the age of two .
He had his first major role in 2001 in the television series Band of Brothers . Over the next four years, Fassbender starred in various English television productions, including a recurring guest role in Murphy's Law . In 2004 and 2005 he acted the fallen angel Azazeal in the television series Hex and the following year he took on the role of Stelios in the comic book adaptation 300 .
In 2008 Fassbender brought his first leading role in Steve McQueen's drama Hunger, a nomination for the European Film Awards 2008 for Best Actor . He was even more famous for a role in Quentin Tarantino's film Inglourious Basterds . 2010 followed leading and important supporting roles in films such as Jonah Hex , Jane Eyre and X-Men: First Decision .
His representation of sex addicts in Steve McQueen's Shame brought to him in 2011 numerous awards, including the Best Actor Award of the 68th International Film Festival of Venice , the British Independent Film Award , the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award , the London Film Critics' Circle Film Award and nominations for the Golden Globe Award , the BAFTA Award and the European Film Prize . In 2012 he played the android David in Ridley Scott's science fiction film Prometheus - Dark Characters .
For his role in the British movie 12 Years a Slave by Steve McQueen, Fassbender was nominated for an Oscar in 2014 in the category Best Actor in a Supporting Role, which however went to Jared Leto . This was followed by another collaboration with Ridley Scott for the thriller The Counselor . In 2014 he took over the role of the mutant Magneto in the comic book adaptation X-Men: Future is Past .
In 2015 Fassbender took on the role of Macbeth in the real-life version of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name . In the same year he took on the title role in the biography of Apple founder Steve Jobs and was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the category of Best Actor . Fassbender played the main role of Callum Lynch in the real-life version of the computer game Assassin's Creed , which was released in December 2016 . In 2017, Tomas Alfredson's film adaptation of the novel Snowman by Jo Nesbø , in which Fassbender played the role of Harry Hole, was published.
His mother tongue is English, he also speaks German, but with a strong English accent. He is therefore dubbed in German-language films, mostly by Norman Matt .
He has been married to the Swedish actress Alicia Vikander since October 2017 , whom he met at the end of 2014 while filming The Light Between Oceans .
Filmography (selection)
- 2001: Band Of Brothers - We Were Like Brothers (Band Of Brothers)
- 2003: Carla
- 2004: Maria Stuart - Blood, Terror and Treason (Gunpowder, Treason & Plot)
- 2004: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
- 2004-2005: Hex
- 2005: The Gallop (After the Funeral)
- 2005: Murphys Law ( Murphys Law , TV series, four episodes)
- 2006: 300
- 2007: Angel - A Life Like a Dream (Angel)
- 2008: Eden Lake
- 2008: hunger
- 2008: The Devil's Mistress ( The Devils Whore , Miniseries)
- 2009: Inglourious Basterds
- 2009: Fish Tank
- 2010: Blood Creek
- 2010: Centurion
- 2010: Jonah Hex
- 2011: X-Men: First Decision (X-Men: First Class)
- 2011: Jane Eyre
- 2011: A Dangerous Method (A Dangerous Method)
- 2011: Shame
- 2011: Haywire
- 2012: Prometheus - Dark Signs (Prometheus)
- 2013: 12 Years a Slave
- 2013: The Counselor
- 2014: X-Men: Future is Past (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
- 2014: Frank
- 2015: Slow West (also Executive Producer)
- 2015: Macbeth
- 2015: Steve Jobs
- 2016: X-Men: Apocalypse
- 2016: The Light Between Oceans
- 2016: The Law of the Family (Trespass Against Us)
- 2016: Assassin's Creed (also film producer)
- 2017: Song to Song
- 2017: Alien: Covenant
- 2017: Snowman (The Snowman)
- 2019: X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Dark Phoenix)
Awards
- 2008: Actor Award of the Montréal Festival of New Cinema for Hunger
- 2008: Silver Hugo of the Chicago International Film Festival for Hunger (best actor)
- 2008: Actor Award of the Stockholm International Film Festival for Hunger
- 2008: British Independent Film Award for Hunger (Best Actor)
- 2008: Nomination for the European Film Prize for Hunger ( Best Actor )
- 2009: London Critics' Circle Film Award for Hunger ( Best British Actor )
- 2009: Irish Film and Television Award for Hunger (Best Actor - Film, Best Young Actor)
- 2009: Chicago International Film Festival Gold Plate for Fish Tank (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2010: Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award as a cast member for Inglourious Basterds
- 2010: Screen Actors Guild Award as a cast member of the film Inglourious Basterds
- 2010: London Critics' Circle Film Award for Fish Tank (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2011: Best Actor Award of the International Film Festival of Venice for Shame
- 2011: British Independent Film Award for Shame (Best Actor)
- 2011: Spotlight Award from the National Board of Review for A Dark Desire , Jane Eyre , Shame and X-Men: First Choice
- 2011: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for A Dark Desire , Jane Eyre , Shame, and X-Men: First Decision ( Best Actor )
- 2011: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Shame (Best Actor)
- 2012: Online Film Critics Society Award for Shame ( Best Actor )
- 2012: Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Shame (Best Actor)
- 2012: Golden Globe nomination for Shame ( Best Actor - Drama )
- 2012: Nomination for the British Academy Film Award for Shame ( Best Actor )
- 2012: Evening Standard British Film Award for Jane Eyre and Shame ( Best Actor )
- 2012: London Critics' Circle Film Award for A Dark Desire and Shame ( Best British Actor )
- 2012: Empire Award (Empire Hero Award)
- 2012: Irish Film and Television Award for Shame (Best Actor - Film)
- 2012: Premio Sant Jordi for A Dark Desire , Jane Eyre and X-Men: First Decision (Best Foreign Actor)
- 2012: Nomination for the European Film Award for Shame (Best Actor)
- 2013: Nomination London Critics' Circle Film Award for The Counselor (Best British Actor)
- 2014: Nomination for the British Academy Film Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination for the Golden Globe Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination Screen Actors Guild Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Oscar / Academy Award nomination for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination Independent Spirit Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination for the London Critics' Circle Film Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best British Actor)
- 2014: Nomination for the London Critics' Circle Film Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Capri Film Festival for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Online Film Critics Society Awards for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: AACTA International Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Jameson Empire Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Central Ohio Film Critics Association nomination for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination for the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination for the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination for the San Francisco Film Critics Circle for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination Satellite Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award nomination for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for 12 Years a Slave (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination for the British Independent Film Award for Frank (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014: Nomination Teen Choice Award for X-Men: Days of Future Past (best film villain)
- 2016: Nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Steve Jobs (Best Actor - Drama)
- 2016: Oscar nomination for Steve Jobs (Best Actor)
Web links
- Michael Fassbender in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Fassbender's website
- Claudius Andersen: Newcomers who conquer the hearts of the audience out of nowhere ( Memento from January 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). In: freundederkuenste.de, December 8, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tony Cuddihy: Michael Fassbender: "I consider myself Irish - definitely not British" . Retrieved July 13, 2018 from joe.ie on November 26, 2011
- ↑ Contents & details . From filmstarts.de, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Snowman. moviepilot.de, accessed on May 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Elizabeth Day: Michael Fassbender: the man to take on Brando's mantle . On May 20, 2012 from theguardian.com, accessed February 8, 2017
- ↑ Peter Körte: My German is best when I'm drunk . November 26, 2011 from faz.net, accessed July 13, 2018
- ↑ Alicia Vikander + Michael Fassbender speaking about their relationship . On August 30, 2016 from gala.de, accessed on September 1, 2016
- ↑ Hollywood star Michael Fassbender is under the hood. (No longer available online.) Oe3.ORF.at, October 17, 2017, archived from the original on October 18, 2017 ; accessed on July 13, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fassbender, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Irish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2nd 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg |