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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 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.

Michael Fassbender

Max "Magnus" Eisenhardt
for Max "Magnus" Eisenhardt in 8. X-MEN
Suggested by williamlyon

Charles Xavier studies Genetic Mutations at Oxford University. He meets many mutants in his travels ans eventually befriends Max "Magnus" Eisenhardt. The two debate on mutants often while huding their own mutations. When thwy reveal their abilities the two men part ways due to their different views on mutant/human coexistence. Xavier starts his school and recruits his First Class. They defend mutants and humans alike but Xavier uses Cefebro to keep their existence and try to keep mutants a secret as far as possible. Wolverine and S.H.I.E.L.D trace Sabretooth to Xavier's School for gifted youngsters. Professor Xavier and his First Class defend peacefull co existence between mutants and humans. While anti mutant organisations seek approval for the Sentinel program, and extreme mutant Magneto and his Brotherhood of mutants have their own plan. END CREDIT SCENES: Mr Sinister observes the X-Men. Rogue wakes up from a nightmare involving Carol Danvers.

