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Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender was born in Heidelberg, Germany, April 2nd 1977.
Michael Fassbender is of German and Irish parentage, German from his Father side and Irish, (Northern Ireland) from his Mother side.
Michael was raised in the town of Killarney, Co.Kerry in South West Ireland
He can speak fluent German.
Some of Michael’s recognised movies:
• X-Men First Class
Jane Eyre
Jonah Hex
Centurion
Inglourious Basterds
Fish Tank
Eden Lake
Hunger
300

Fassbender’s action packed film directed by Ridley Scott; Prometheus, will be out on June the 1st 2012.




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Michael Fassbender - news / articles


  • Michael Fassbender leads European Film Awards nominations - 5 November 2012
    -Michael Fassbender's performance in Shame is still bringing in nominations - the actor is up for a top prize at the annual European Film Awards (EFA) next month (Dec12).-Fassbender pulled in a haul of nominations for his portrayal of a sex addict in the gritty 2011 drama,


  • Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender in bondage-themed photoshoot - 19 July 2012
    -Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender are set to shock with a racy, bondage-themed photoshoot for fashion magazine W.-The Prometheus co-stars strike a series of provocative poses while decked out in leather and lace for the edgy editorial, taken by photographer Mario Sorr


  • Charlize Theron shocked by Michael Fassbender's Oscars snub - 28 May 2012
    -Charlize Theron is astounded Michael Fassbender missed out on an Oscar nomination for his racy turn in Shame, insisting he's so talented she wants to "punch him".-The actress was already a huge fan of the Irish star before they met on the set of new sci-fi epic Prometheus,

Michael Fassbender - what members say


  • Eden Lake
  • Eden Lake review by Highhat from
    Rated - 2.0 stars Midlands is not in the UK, apparently. 16 November 2011
    ... (both very well acted, by the way, by Kelly Reilly and the steadfastly-quality Michael Fassbender. No problem with any of the performances here - the cast are good) who make the...   Read customer review
  • Hunger
  • Hunger review by Electricvic from London
    Rated - 5.0 stars Courage of conviction 9 February 2010
    ...happen by bombs but via the ballot box. But Sands, in a marvellous portrayal by Michael Fassbender, is the hero of this film, and whether you think him to have right on his side ...   Read customer review
  • Fish Tank
  • Fish Tank review by from London, England
    Rated - 3.0 stars Passable Britflick 7 February 2010
    ...kitchen sink drama held together by terrific performances from Katie Jarvis and Michael Fassbender. For all its pretentions towards gritty realism, Fish Tank feels fake. It has s...   Read customer review

Michael Fassbender - filmography


  • Prometheus - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Kate Dickie,  Logan Marshall-Green,  Patrick Wilson
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ridley Scott helms this sci-fi thriller starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce. After finding fragments of Alien DNA, a team of scientists known as The Company travels into space aboard the state-of-the-art Prometheus spacecraft to investigate the origins of human ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 3,464 members
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  • Prometheus - 3D Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Benedict Wong,  Sean Harris,  Michael Fassbender
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ridley Scott helms this sci-fi thriller starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce. After finding fragments of Alien DNA, a team of scientists known as The Company travels into space aboard the state-of-the-art Prometheus spacecraft to investigate the origins of human ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,489 member
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  • Prometheus on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Noomi Rapace,  Michael Fassbender,  Charlize Theron
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The film takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 13,647 members
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  • Shame - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Nicole Beharie,  James Badge Dale,  Michael Fassbender
    Director: Steve McQueen
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
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    Steve McQueen ('Hunger') co-writes and directs this starkly honest portrait of a man struggling with sex addiction. Michael Fassbender stars as Brandon, a lonely 30-something New York bachelor who lives a carefully-concealed second life revolving around excessive levels of casual sex, prostitutes, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 4,486 members
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  • Shame on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Carey Mulligan,  Nicole Beharie,  Michael Fassbender
    Director: Steve McQueen
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Brandon is a 30-something man living in New York who is unable to manage his sex life. After his wayward younger sister moves into his apartment, Brandon's world spirals out of control. From director Steve McQueen (Hunger), Shame is a compelling and timely examination of the nature of need, how we ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 10,706 members
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  • X-Men - First Class on DVD (2011)
    Starring: James McAvoy,  January Jones,  Rose Byrne
    Director: Matthew Vaughn
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch enemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 35,578 members
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  • Jane Eyre - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Mia Wasikowska,  Michael Fassbender,  Jamie Bell
    Director: Cary Fukunaga
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender star in the romantic drama based on Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, from acclaimed director Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre). In the story, Jane Eyre flees Thornfield House, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester. As she reflects upon the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 544 members
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  • Jane Eyre on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Mia Wasikowska,  Michael Fassbender,  Jamie Bell
    Director: Cary Fukunaga
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender star in the romantic drama based on Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, from acclaimed director Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre). In the story, Jane Eyre flees Thornfield House, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester. As she reflects upon the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 2,501 members
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  • X-Men - First Class - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: James McAvoy,  January Jones,  Rose Byrne
    Director: Matthew Vaughn
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch enemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 564 members
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  • Jonah Hex - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Will Arnett,  Megan Fox,  Josh Brolin
    Director: Jimmy Hayward
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Western action based on the DC Comics series. Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is a Civil War veteran and bounty hunter with the ability to converse with the dead. Jonah unintentionally kills the son of his Commanding Officer Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich)'s son when he saves a hospital and, seeking ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 6,796 members
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  • Centurion - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Dominic West,  Olga Kurylenko
    Director: Neil Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 5,556 members
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  • Centurion on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Dominic West,  Olga Kurylenko
    Director: Neil Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 18,365 members
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  • Jonah Hex on DVD (2010)
    Starring: John Malkovich,  Josh Brolin,  Megan Fox
    Director: Jimmy Hayward
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Out of the pages of the legendary comics and graphic novels steps Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin), a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort who can track anyone...and anything. Having survived death, Jonah's violent history is steeped in myth and legend and has left him with one foot in the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 11,086 members
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  • Inglourious Basterds on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Brad Pitt,  Diane Kruger,  Melanie Laurent
    Director: Quentin Tarantino
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shoshanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 6,958 members
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  • Fish Tank on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Harry Treadaway,  Kierston Wareing
    Director: Andrea Arnold
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In Fish Tank, 15 year old Mia's life is turned on its head when her mum brings home a new boyfriend. Director Andrea Arnold casts the same unflinching, unprejudiced gaze and touches on the themes of her Oscar-winning short Wasp to create an original and unsettling tale for our age. Following his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 17,602 members
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  • Blood Creek on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Dominic Purcell,  Henry Cavill,  Michael Fassbender
    Director: Joel Schumacher
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Joel Schumacher directs this supernatural horror starring Henry Cavill as Evan Marshall, whose brother Victor (Dominic Purcell) mysteriously disappears while they are on a camping trip near Town Creek. When Victor manages to escape from his captors, he returns to find his brother and the pair of ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 1,685 member
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  • Hunger (2008)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Stuart Graham,  Helena Bereen
    Director: Steve McQueen (i),  Steve McQueen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 15,565 members
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  • Eden Lake - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Kelly Reilly,  Thomas Turgoose
    Director: James Watkins
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    This decidedly British take on the likes of Michael Haneke's FUNNY GAMES and the French shocker THEM finds young teacher Jenny (KELLY REILLY - MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) and boyfriend Steve (Michael Fassbender - HUNGER, 300) enjoying a peaceful holiday at the eponymous idyllic ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 5,332 members
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  • Eden Lake on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Kelly Reilly,  Thomas Turgoose
    Director: James Watkins
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    British horror written and directed by James Watkins. Infant teacher Jenny (Kelly Reilly) escapes for a romantic weekend camping by a woodland lake with her boyfriend Steve (Michael Fassbender), who - unbeknownst to her - is planning to propose to her. But the couple's peace is shattered when a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 22,924 members
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  • 300 - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Tom Wisdom,  Rodrigo Santoro,  Vincent Regan
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Adapted from the book by Frank Miller, this is a modern retelling of the Battle Of Thermopylae of 480 BC, when the 100,000 strong invading Persian Army of King Xerxes was held back in a narrow mountain pass by 300 Spartans. King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) is given four days by Persia's King Xerxes (..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 10,157 members
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  • 300 on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Gerard Butler,  Lena Headey,  Andrew Pleavin
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 77,462 members
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  • Hex - Season 2 (5 discs) on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Anna Wilson-Jones,  Jemima Rooper
    Director: Brian Grant
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The complete second season of Sky One's popular supernatural teen drama. During this season, the demon Azazeal (Michael Fassbender) is moving ever closer to his nefarious goals, with Cassie's (Christina Cole) baby playing an integral role in his plans. With the help of the ghostly Thelma (Jemima ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 2,861 members
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  • Hex - Season 1 (3 discs) on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Anna Wilson-Jones,  Jemima Rooper
    Director: Brian Grant
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All five episodes from the first season of the Sky teen drama set in a remote English boarding school, which tells the chilling story of one girl's exploration of the supernatural and her own sexual awakening. Cassie (Christina Cole) is a shy student who discovers she is cursed by terrifying links ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 5,220 members
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  • A Bear Named Winnie (2004)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Gil Bellows,  David Suchet
    Director: John Kent Harrison
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Based on the true story of a Canadian soldier, enroute to World War I from Winnipeg, who adopts an orphaned bear cub at White River Ontario. It is namned Winnie (for Winnipeg) and eventually ends up at the London Zoo where it became the inspiration for A.A.Milne's Winnie The Pooh stories.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 10 members
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Michael Fassbender facts

5 most recent films

The Counselor - 3.0 stars
Twelve Years a Slave - 3.5 stars
Prometheus - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Prometheus - 3D Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Prometheus - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

X-Men - First Class - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Inglourious Basterds - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
X-Men - First Class - 4.0 stars
Inglourious Basterds - 4.0 stars
300 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

A Bear Named Winnie - 3.0 stars
The Counselor - 3.0 stars
Twelve Years a Slave - 3.5 stars
Blood Creek - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Blood Creek - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Dominic West - 17 times - show films
Shaun Dooley - 15 times - show films
Owen Teale - 12 times - show films
Ramon Tikaram - 12 times - show films
Georgia Mackenzie - 12 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Brian Kirk - 12 times - show films
Brian Grant - 10 times - show films
Marc Munden - 9 times - show films
Steve McQueen - 5 times - show films
Ridley Scott - 4 times - show films