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Birthplace
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany
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Birthday
April 2, 1977Deathday
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Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is a German-born Irish actor. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland). Michael was raised in the town of Killarney, Co. Kerry, in south-west Ireland, where his family moved to when he was two years old. His parents ran a restaurant (his father is a chef). Fassbender is based in London, England, and is known for his roles in the films Inglourious Basterds (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), Shame (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Steve Jobs (2015). First language is English and second is German.
Michael Fassbender awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Best Actor - International Competition (Michael Fassbender, Shame) | Prometheus |
| 2012 | Fright Meter Awards | Winner Fright Meter Award | Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender) | Prometheus |
| 2012 | Sant Jordi Awards | Winner Sant Jordi | Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) (Michael Fassbender, A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre) | X-Men: First Class |
| 2011 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Winner Golden Schmoes | Breakthrough Performance of the Year (Michael Fassbender) | X-Men: First Class |
| 2011 | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Winner IGN Award | Best Movie Actor (Michael Fassbender, A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame) | X-Men: First Class |
| 2011 | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Winner IGN People's Choice Award | Best Movie Actor (Michael Fassbender, A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame) | X-Men: First Class |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Winner LAFCA Award | Best Actor (Michael Fassbender, Shame, A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre) | X-Men: First Class |
| 2011 | National Board of Review, USA | Winner Spotlight Award | (Michael Fassbender, Shame, A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre) | X-Men: First Class |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2018 | Hawaii Film Critics Society | Nominee HFCS Award | Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender) | Alien: Covenant |
| 2017 | Kids' Choice Awards, USA | Nominee Blimp Award | #SQUAD (James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia Munn) | X-Men: Apocalypse |
| 2017 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee Sierra Award | Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender) | Alien: Covenant |
| 2015 | Russian National Movie Awards | Nominee Georges Award | Best Foreign Villain of the Year (Michael Fassbender) | X-Men: Days of Future Past |
| 2014 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominee Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie: Villain (Michael Fassbender) | X-Men: Days of Future Past |
| 2013 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender) | Prometheus |
| 2013 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Nominee ALFS Award | Supporting Actor of the Year (Michael Fassbender) | Prometheus |
| 2012 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Nominee COFCA Award | Actor of the Year (Michael Fassbender, A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame) | X-Men: First Class |
| 2012 | SFX Awards, UK | Nominee SFX Award | Best Actor (Michael Fassbender) | X-Men: First Class |
| 2011 | Scream Awards | Nominee Scream Award | Best Fantasy Actor (Michael Fassbender) | X-Men: First Class |
| 2011 | Scream Awards | Nominee Scream Award | Breakout Performance - Male (Michael Fassbender) | X-Men: First Class |
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