Age: 49
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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
Batman
for Batman in Alternate Casting: Dark Knight Trilogy
Suggested by jackfitz2102
Were you a fan of the Dark Knight Trilogy just like me? The actors that brought these characters to life clearly set the standard and in most cases it has been pretty difficult to measure up to them. But what if it had turned out different? Would you liked to have seen a different actor or actress play Batman, The Joker or Catwoman? Is there anyone who you thought should've played the roles or been a better option instead? Below are the alternative casting choices that were actually considered to play these parts so NO ACTORS WHO REALLY DID PLAY IN THE TRILOGY THEM SHOULD BE SUGGESTED. Although I will be adding Katie Holmes for Rachel Dawes as she originated the role but departed it in case anyone thinks she should've stayed in the role. (note, I have added a character that didn't at all appear in the trilogy but was considered to be the main villain in the Dark Knight Rises with actors in mind to play him so although he ultimately wasn't used the character still counts as an alternate casting)
