Michael Fassbender(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Executive
Michael Fassbender is an Irish actor who was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father,
Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County
Antrim, in Northern Ireland). Michael was raised in the town of
Killarney, Co. Kerry, in south-west Ireland, where his family moved to
when he was two years old. His parents ran a restaurant (his father is
a chef).
Fassbender is based in London, England, and became known in the U.S. after his role in the Quentin Tarantino's Định Mệnh (2009). In 2011, Fassbender debuted as the Marvel antihero Magneto in the prequel X-Men: Thế Hệ Thứ Nhất (2011); he would go on to share the role with Ian McKellen in X-Men: Ngày Cũ Của Tương Lai (2014). Also in 2011, Fassbender's performance as a sex addict in Hổ Thẹn (2011) received critical acclaim. He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. In 2013, his role as slave owner Edwin Epps in slavery epic 12 Năm Nô Lệ (2013) was similarly praised, earning him his first Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor. 12 Years a Slave marked Fassbender's third collaboration with Steve McQueen, who also directed Hunger and Shame. In 2013, Fassbender appeared in another Ridley Scott film, Ngài Luật Sư (2013). In 2015, he portrayed Cuộc Đời Steve Jobs (2015) in the Danny Boyle-directed biopic of the same name, and played Quyền Lực Chết (2015) in Justin Kurzel's adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. For the former, he has received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor. As well as acting, Fassbender produced the 2015 western Slow West (2015), which he also starred in.
Fassbender is based in London, England, and became known in the U.S. after his role in the Quentin Tarantino's Định Mệnh (2009). In 2011, Fassbender debuted as the Marvel antihero Magneto in the prequel X-Men: Thế Hệ Thứ Nhất (2011); he would go on to share the role with Ian McKellen in X-Men: Ngày Cũ Của Tương Lai (2014). Also in 2011, Fassbender's performance as a sex addict in Hổ Thẹn (2011) received critical acclaim. He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. In 2013, his role as slave owner Edwin Epps in slavery epic 12 Năm Nô Lệ (2013) was similarly praised, earning him his first Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor. 12 Years a Slave marked Fassbender's third collaboration with Steve McQueen, who also directed Hunger and Shame. In 2013, Fassbender appeared in another Ridley Scott film, Ngài Luật Sư (2013). In 2015, he portrayed Cuộc Đời Steve Jobs (2015) in the Danny Boyle-directed biopic of the same name, and played Quyền Lực Chết (2015) in Justin Kurzel's adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. For the former, he has received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor. As well as acting, Fassbender produced the 2015 western Slow West (2015), which he also starred in.
