# Michael Fassbender filmography

Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor who made his screen debut in the 2001 war drama miniseries Band of Brothers as Burton Christenson. Fassbender followed this with a number of television roles including a German motorcycle courier in the drama Hearts and Bones (2001), 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).
In 2008, Fassbender portrayed Irish republican Bobby Sands during the events of the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Steve McQueen's historical drama Hunger. His performance garnered him the Best Actor award at the British Independent Film Awards, and the Irish Film and Television Awards.
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. His performance in the latter earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. 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.
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. 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.

## Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2007 | 300 | Stelios | |
| 2007 | Angel | Esmé | |
| 2008 | Hunger | Bobby Sands | |
| 2008 | Eden Lake | Steve | |
| 2009 | Blood Creek | Richard Wirth | |
| 2009 | Fish Tank | Connor | |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Lt. Archie Hicox | |
| 2009 | Man on a Motorcycle | Man on a Motorcycle | Short film |
| 2010 | Centurion | Quintus Dias | |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Burke | |
| 2011 | Jane Eyre | Edward Fairfax Rochester | |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | |
| 2011 | A Dangerous Method | Carl Jung | |
| 2011 | Shame | Brandon Sullivan | |
| 2011 | Pitch Black Heist | Michael | Short film; also executive producer |
| 2011 | Haywire | Paul | |
| 2012 | Prometheus | David$^8$ | |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Edwin Epps | |
| 2013 | The Counselor | Counselor | |
| 2013 | 1 | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2014 | Frank | Frank | |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | |
| 2015 | Slow West | Silas Selleck | Also executive producer |
| 2015 | Macbeth | Macbeth | |
| 2015 | Steve Jobs | Steve Jobs | |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | |
| 2016 | The Light Between Oceans | Tom Sherbourne | |
| 2016 | Trespass Against Us | Chad Cutler | |
| 2016 | Assassin's Creed | Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha | Producer |
| 2017 | Song to Song | Cook | |
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant | David$^8$ / Walter One | |
| 2017 | The Snowman | Harry Hole | |
| 2019 | X-Men: Dark Phoenix | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | |
| 2023 | The Killer | The Killer | |
| 2023 | Next Goal Wins | Thomas Rongen | |
| 2024 | Kneecap | Arlo Ó Cairealláin | |
| 2025 | Black Bag | George Woodhouse | |
| 2025 | Hope † | | Post-production |
| TBA | Kung Fury 2 † | Colt Magnum | Post-production |

## Television

Key :
| † | Denotes titles that have not yet been released |
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Burton Christenson | |
| 2001 | Hearts and Bones | Hermann | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | NCS: Manhunt | Jack Silver | |
| 2002 | Holby City | Christian Connolly | Episode: "Ghosts" |
| 2003 | Carla | Rob | Television film |
| 2004 | Gunpowder, Treason & Plot | Guy Fawkes | Television film |
| 2004 | Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder | Charles Bravo | Television film |
| 2004 | A Bear Named Winnie | Lt. Harry Colebourn | Television film |
| 2004 | Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | Charles Allen | Television film |
| 2004–2005 | Hex | Azazeal | |
| 2005 | Murphy's Law | Caz Miller | 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Our Hidden Lives | German POW | Television film |
| 2005 | William and Mary | Lukasz | Episode #3.3 |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | George Abernethie | Episode: "After the Funeral" |
| 2006 | Trial & Retribution | Douglas Nesbitt | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Wedding Belles | Barney | Television film |
| 2008 | The Devil's Whore | Thomas Rainsborough | |
| 2019–present | Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans | Self | Documentary series |
| 2024 | The Agency | Brandon 'Martian' Cunningham | Also executive producer |

## Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2010 | Fable III | Logan (voice) | |