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
Virgil Brummond
for Virgil Brummond in Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Suggested by rkglv
In the world of Arcanum, a delicate balance teeters between ancient magic and modern technology. As new inventions transform society, traditional magical orders and supernatural beings find themselves increasingly marginalized. Into this tumultuous landscape enters an enigmatic individual, the sole survivor of a tragic airship crash. Unwittingly, this mysterious figure holds an ancient relic that may alter the course of the world. Chased by assassins and entangled in a web of secrecy, they discover an ancient prophecy and a hidden conflict between factions who wish to control or destroy the new technological age. Guided by allies both magical and mechanical, the protagonist journeys across vast industrial cities, remote villages, and mystical realms to uncover the origins of Arcanum's escalating power struggle. Along the way, they must navigate alliances and choose between paths of empathy, ambition, and neutrality, each choice swaying the fragile equilibrium between magic and technology. Ultimately, their decisions will determine the fate of Arcanum: whether it will embrace a future shaped by steam-powered innovation or be preserved in its mystical past.
