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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
Dr. Andrew Phoenix
for Dr. Andrew Phoenix in My Friend Depression
Suggested by thecookieprincess
Charles was a successful man. He had a great job, a wife, a beautiful house and an expensive car, and of course a family that loved him. Unfortunately, one day, a bleak January, everything changes. He loses his job, his wife cheats on him and leaves him, his beloved parents die in a car accident, his house is taken from him, his car is stolen. All this happens in the space of just two weeks. The man is forced to rent the cheapest flat, he looks for a job but no one wants to hire him. The man falls into increasing sadness. However, a woman appears in his life who will accompany him every step of the way. She exists, however, in his head, in his imagination - her name is Depression. "My Friend Depression" is not only a story about decline and suffering, but also about the strength of the human psyche and the possibility of returning to life despite the darkest moments. It's a story that talks about the importance of understanding and support when dealing with mental illness, even when all seems lost.
