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Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

Actor and producer · Born April 2, 1977 (49) · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Michael Fassbender (German pronunciation:[ˈmɪçaːʔeːl 'fasbɛndɐ]; born 2 April 1977) is a German-Irish actor. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number nine on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. After studying at the Drama Centre London, Fassbender made his feature film debut in 300 (2006). Early roles include the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex (2004–2005). He first came to prominence playing Bobby Sands in the drama Hunger (2008). Subsequent roles include the 2009 films Fish Tank and Inglourious Basterds, and the 2011 films Jane Eyre and A Dangerous Method. He gained mainstream success for playing Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto in the X-Men series, and David 8 and Walter One in Prometheus (2012), and its sequel, Alien: Covenant (2017). For his portrayal of a sex addict in Steve McQueen's drama Shame (2011), he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. His portrayals of Edwin Epps in the historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013) and the title role in biographical drama Steve Jobs (2015), respectively, earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor. Following further roles in the films The Counselor (2013), Frank (2014), and Macbeth (2015), he took an eight-year hiatus, during which he began competing in auto racing. After driving for Proton Competition in the European Le Mans Series in 2023, Fassbender made a return to acting with the action films The Killer (2023) and Black Bag (2025). Married to Swedish actress Alicia Vikander since 2017, he has two children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Fassbender, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 2, 1977 (49)
From
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Michael Fassbender's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
22%
Self
21%
Bonds
18%
Survival
18%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
6%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 11 · Dark 27

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 10

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 29

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 23

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 25 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 12 of 28 analyzed roles.

Hero
12 of 28
Shadow
7 of 28
Trickster
3 of 28
Ally
2 of 28
Shapeshifter
2 of 28
Mentor
2 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
40
Melancholic
27
Dread
14
Thrilling
8
Cold
7
Other
42

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Fassbender's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Fassbender's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

72 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hope(2026)

    as Ma'veyyo

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Life Hack(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Black Bag(2025)

    Associate Producer · as George Woodhouse

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Agency(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer · as Brandon 'Martian' Colby / Paul Lewis

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Karavidhe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Kneecap(2024)

    as Arló

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Next Goal Wins(2023)

    as Thomas Rongen

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Killer(2023)

    as The Killer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Kitchen(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Scrapper(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Good Thanks, You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Calm with Horses(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Love Pool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • This Is the Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    as Erik Lensherr / Magneto

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Snowman(2017)

    as Harry Hole

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Alien: Covenant - Phobos(2017)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Alien: Covenant(2017)

    as David / Walter

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Alien: Covenant – Crew Messages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as David

  • Song to Song(2017)

    as Cook

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Assassin's Creed(2016)

    Producer · as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Trespass Against Us(2016)

    as Chad Cutler

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Light Between Oceans(2016)

    as Tom Sherbourne

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Apocalypse(2016)

    as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Steve Jobs(2015)

    as Steve Jobs

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Macbeth(2015)

    as Macbeth

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Slow West(2015)

    Executive Producer · as Silas

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)

    as Erik Lehnsherr

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Frank(2014)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Counselor(2013)

    as The Counselor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 12 Years a Slave(2013)

    as Edwin Epps

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 1(2013)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Prometheus(2012)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gina Carano in Training (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Pitch Black Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Michael

  • Haywire(2011)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Shame(2011)

    as Brandon

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Dangerous Method(2011)

    as Carl Jung

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: First Class(2011)

    as Erik Lehnsherr

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jane Eyre(2011)

    as Edward Rochester

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Jonah Hex(2010)

    as Burke

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Centurion(2010)

    as Centurion Quintus Dias

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Man on a Motorcycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Man on a Motorcycle

  • Blood Creek(2009)

    as Richard Wirth

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Fish Tank(2009)

    as Connor O'Reily

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    as LT. Archie Hicox

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Mistress(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Thomas Rainsborough

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Eden Lake(2008)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hunger(2008)

    as Bobby Sands

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Goldfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Christian

  • Wedding Belles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Barney

  • 300(2006)

    as Stelios

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Angel(2007)

    as Esmé

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Our Hidden Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as B. Charles

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking(2004)

    as Charles Allen

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Bear Named Winnie(2004)

    as Harry Colebourn

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as Azazeal

  • Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charles Bravo

  • Gunpowder, Treason & Plot(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Guy Fawkes

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Carla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Rob

  • Things I Notice, Things You See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Tom

  • William and Mary(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Lukasz

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Caz Miller

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Band of Brothers(2001)

    Show 7 episodes · as Burton P. (Pat) Christenson

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as George Abernethie

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Entering Hades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jack Unterweger

  • Kennedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joe Kennedy Sr.

  • Kung Fury 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Colt Magnum

  • The Arrival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Origin of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles, 67 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

$746M worldwide

Highest rated

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Hope (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19892026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 36 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting62 of 72: 57 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing15 of 72: 10 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

72 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s32 · 29 acting · 6 crew2020s12 · 6 acting · 8 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 49% of 39 roles
04091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 18 major nominations, 2009–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  2. 2014
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
  3. 2012
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  4. 2011
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor
  5. 2010
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  6. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Michael Fassbender's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Life Hack (2025)

68th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michael Fassbender's work okay for kids?

Across up to 37 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore35 titles30–94 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity37 titles12–73 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity34 titles25–89 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs34 titles24–66 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense34 titles26–88 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Michael Fassbender work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Fassbender's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Conor McCaughan shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles