Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender grew up in Killarney, Ireland, having been born in Germany. Following his training at Drama Centre, his breakthrough role came when he was cast in the epic
Steven Spielberg/
Tom Hanks production, BAND OF BROTHERS. His big screen debut came with
Zack Snyder's hugely successful 300 and numerous other film roles have followed including: Francois Ozon's ANGEL,
Joel Schumacher's TOWN CREEK and James Watkin's EDEN LAKE. Michael's performance as Bobby Sands in
Steve McQueen's HUNGER won large critical acclaim and, following the film's Camera D'Or winning premiere at Cannes in 2008, Michael has scooped up numerous international festival awards. Since then he has gone on to work with Andrea Arnold on FISH TANK.
Note: This profile was written in or before
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Michael Fassbender Facts
Selected Filmography
Assassin's Creed |
X-Men: Apocalypse |
Trespass Against Us |
The Light Between Oceans |
X-Men: Days of Future Past |
Prometheus |
Macbeth |
X-men: First Class |
Slow West |
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