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'''Michael Fassbender''' (born 2 April 1977) is an Irish-German actor.<ref>[http://www.michaelfassbender.org/bymmueller.html Wonderland Magazine Interview] MichaelFassbender.org. Retrieved June 27, 2011</ref><ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/11/entertainment/la-et-jane-eyre-20110311 Movie review: 'Jane Eyre'] Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2011</ref> He is best known for playing Lt. Archie Hicox in [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' (2009) and [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]] in the superhero film ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' (2011). His other credits include ''[[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|Jane Eyre]]'' (2011), the [[Sky One]] television series ''[[Hex (TV series)|Hex]]'', the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'', [[Zack Snyder]]'s ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' (2007), and the 2008 [[BAFTA]]-winning film ''[[Hunger (2008 film)|Hunger]]''. |
'''Michael Fassbender''' (born 2 April 1977) is an Irish-German actor.<ref>[http://www.michaelfassbender.org/bymmueller.html Wonderland Magazine Interview] MichaelFassbender.org. Retrieved June 27, 2011</ref><ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/11/entertainment/la-et-jane-eyre-20110311 Movie review: 'Jane Eyre'] Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2011</ref> He is best known for playing Lt. Archie Hicox in [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' (2009) and [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]] in the superhero film ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' (2011). His other credits include ''[[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|Jane Eyre]]'' (2011), the [[Sky One]] television series ''[[Hex (TV series)|Hex]]'', the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'', [[Zack Snyder]]'s ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' (2007), and the 2008 [[BAFTA]]-winning film ''[[Hunger (2008 film)|Hunger]]''. |
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In 2012, Fassbender will star in ''[[Prometheus (film)|Prometheus]]'',<ref>http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/9925/michael-fassbender-talks-about-shooting-prometheus/</ref> directed by [[Ridley Scott]], and co-starring [[Noomi Rapace]]. He will play an android named David in the film, tentatively scheduled for release in June 2012. Due to a schedule conflict, Fassbender had to pull out of negotiations to work with Oscar-winning director, [[Danny Boyle]], in his new film, ''[[Trance]]''.<ref name="trance">{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118036555 | title = Fassbender in talks for Danny Boyle's 'Trance' | first = Rachel | last = Abrams | first2= Justin | last2= Kroll | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 6 May 2011 | accessdate=16 May 2011}}</ref> In early 2012, he will shoot an untitled [[Jim Jarmusch]] vampire film, alongside Wasikowska, [[Tilda Swinton]] and [[John Hurt]].<ref name="screendaily">{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/swinton-fassbender-and-wasikowska-line-up-for-jarmuschs-vampire-story/5027597.article| title = Swinton, Fassbender and Wasikowska line up for Jarmusch's vampire story | first = Geoffrey | last = Macnab | work=ScreenDaily | date = 16 May 2011 | accessdate=16 May 2011}}</ref> Adding to what appears to be a busy year in 2012, Michael has just signed on to star in actor [[Brendan Gleeson]]'s directorial debut of ''[[At Swim-Two-Birds]]'',<ref>http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/michael-fassbender-luxembourg-fund-join-gleesons-at-swim-two-birds/5029679.article</ref> a film adaptation of Irish author [[Brian O'Nolan]]'s novel. |
In 2012, Fassbender will star in ''[[Prometheus (film)|Prometheus]]'',<ref>http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/9925/michael-fassbender-talks-about-shooting-prometheus/</ref> directed by [[Ridley Scott]], and co-starring [[Noomi Rapace]]. He will play an android named David in the film, tentatively scheduled for release in June 2012. Due to a schedule conflict, Fassbender had to pull out of negotiations to work with Oscar-winning director, [[Danny Boyle]], in his new film, ''[[Trance]]''.<ref name="trance">{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118036555 | title = Fassbender in talks for Danny Boyle's 'Trance' | first = Rachel | last = Abrams | first2= Justin | last2= Kroll | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 6 May 2011 | accessdate=16 May 2011}}</ref> In early 2012, he will shoot an untitled [[Jim Jarmusch]] vampire film, alongside Wasikowska, [[Tilda Swinton]] and [[John Hurt]].<ref name="screendaily">{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/swinton-fassbender-and-wasikowska-line-up-for-jarmuschs-vampire-story/5027597.article| title = Swinton, Fassbender and Wasikowska line up for Jarmusch's vampire story | first = Geoffrey | last = Macnab | work=ScreenDaily | date = 16 May 2011 | accessdate=16 May 2011}}</ref> Adding to what appears to be a busy year in 2012, Michael has just signed on to star in actor [[Brendan Gleeson]]'s directorial debut of ''[[At Swim-Two-Birds]]'',<ref>http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/michael-fassbender-luxembourg-fund-join-gleesons-at-swim-two-birds/5029679.article</ref> a film adaptation of Irish author [[Brian O'Nolan]]'s novel. |
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Fassbender met fellow actor James Mcavoy on the set of [[Band Of Brothers]] in 2001. They remained friends until starting an intimate relationship in 2004. They were married in 2006 in a civil ceremony in Scotland, with a lavish ceremony one week later in Ireland. |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is an Irish-German actor.[1][2] He is best known for playing Lt. Archie Hicox in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Magneto in the superhero film X-Men: First Class (2011). His other credits include Jane Eyre (2011), the Sky One television series Hex, the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, Zack Snyder's 300 (2007), and the 2008 BAFTA-winning film Hunger.
Background
Fassbender was born in Heidelberg, West Germany (now Germany). His mother, Adele, is Irish and a native of Larne, County Antrim, and his father, Josef Fassbender, is German.[3][4] According to Fassbender's "family lore", his mother is the great-great-niece of Michael Collins, an Irish leader during the War of Independence.[3][5] When he was two years old, his parents moved to Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, where they ran West End House, a restaurant, where his father worked as a chef.[3][4] Fassbender was raised Catholic and served as an altar boy.[6] He attended St. Brendan's, Killarney (The Sem) and Central School of Speech and Drama.[7]
Career
Early work
Fassbender first played the part of Burton "Pat" Christenson in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's award-winning Band of Brothers. He played the character of Azazeal in both series of Hex on Sky One and he also starred as the main character in the music video for the song "Blind Pilots" by the British band The Cooper Temple Clause.
Fassbender played the part of Jonathan Harker in a 10-part radio serialization of Dracula produced by BBC Northern Ireland and broadcast in the Book at Bedtime series between 24 November and 5 December 2003. He was also seen in early 2004 in a Guinness television commercial, The Quarrel, playing a man who swims across the ocean from Ireland to apologize personally to his brother in New York.
During the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Fassbender played Michael Collins in Allegiance, a play by Mary Kenny based on the meeting between Winston Churchill and Collins, of whom Fassbender's mother is a great-niece.[8] In addition, he produced, directed and starred in the stage version of Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, along with his production company.
He appeared in Angel (UK title: The Real Life of Angel Deverell), about the rise and fall of an eccentric young British writer (played by Romola Garai) in the early 20th century. Fassbender plays her love interest and average painter Esmé. The drama – the first English-language effort by French director François Ozon and based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor – was premiered on 17 February 2007 at the Berlin International Film Festival and on 14 March 2007 in Paris. He then made a brief appearance in Wedding Belles as Barney, speaking with a Scottish accent.
Mainstream success
Fassbender first broke into American mainstream consciousness with a memorable role as Stelios in the 2006 film 300 directed by Zack Snyder.
In preparation for his role as Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoner Bobby Sands in Steve McQueen's 2008 film Hunger, Fassbender underwent a crash diet that restricted him to 600 calories a day. He received the Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film award at the British Independent Film Awards for his performance.[9]
Fassbender was cast as 'Richard Wirth' in the Joel Schumacher film Blood Creek alongside Dominic Purcell. Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys, Batman Forever, Phone Booth) signed to direct Blood Creek, the horror movie for Gold Circle and Lionsgate. The story centers on a West Virginia man who comes to terms with his moral qualms and helps his brother wipe out a family that had been protecting a Nazi occultist and who had kept his brother captive for him to feed off of for years. "There is blood in it, but it's not really a vampire movie," Schumacher says. The first part of the film is set in 1936, at the height of Hitler's power, and the second half is set during the present day, the theme being "ghosts of the past rising up to confront today's world." Dave Kajganich (The Visiting) wrote the screenplay and shooting took place in Bucharest, Romania.[10]
One year after his success at the Cannes Film Festival with Hunger, he appeared in two films. First was Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, in which he played the British officer Lieutenant Archie Hicox. The other film was Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold. For both, he achieved great critical acclaim.
In 2010, Fassbender appeared in Jonah Hex and filmed Haywire, (previously titled Knockout.)[11] He played Mr. Rochester in the 2011 film Jane Eyre, featuring Mia Wasikowska in the title role, with Cary Fukunaga directing.[12] Fassbender portrayed Quintus Dias in Neil Marshall's War-Thriller-Drama film Centurion.[13] He has completed filming A Dangerous Method with director David Cronenberg, where he plays the role based on the Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist Carl Jung, featuring Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley and Vincent Cassel. Michael filmed Shame, in New York City. The film is about a man in his 30's struggling with his addiction to pornography. It is directed by Steve McQueen, the British director of Michael's first mainstream role in 2008's Hunger.
Fassbender played Magneto in X-Men: First Class, a prequel to X-Men. Set in 1962, it focused on the friendship between Charles Xavier (played by James McAvoy) and Magneto and the origin of their groups, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The film was released on 3 June 2011.
In 2012, Fassbender will star in Prometheus,[14] directed by Ridley Scott, and co-starring Noomi Rapace. He will play an android named David in the film, tentatively scheduled for release in June 2012. Due to a schedule conflict, Fassbender had to pull out of negotiations to work with Oscar-winning director, Danny Boyle, in his new film, Trance.[15] In early 2012, he will shoot an untitled Jim Jarmusch vampire film, alongside Wasikowska, Tilda Swinton and John Hurt.[16] Adding to what appears to be a busy year in 2012, Michael has just signed on to star in actor Brendan Gleeson's directorial debut of At Swim-Two-Birds,[17] a film adaptation of Irish author Brian O'Nolan's novel.
Awards
- Best Actor for Hunger – Chicago International Film Festival 2008 Silver Hugo – Winner
- Best British Actor for Hunger - London Film Critics Circle Awards 2008 – Winner
- Best Supporting Actor in television for The Devil's Whore – IFTA 2009 – Nominated
- Best Actor in a Feature Film for Hunger – IFTA 2009 – Winner
- Best Actor for Hunger – BIFA 2008 – Winner
- Best British Supporting Actor for Fish Tank – London Film Critics Circle Awards 2009 – Winner
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Inglourious Basterds – 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards – Winner
Filmography
Video games
| Year | Video game | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fable III | Logan |
References
- ^ Wonderland Magazine Interview MichaelFassbender.org. Retrieved June 27, 2011
- ^ Movie review: 'Jane Eyre' Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2011
- ^ a b c Garratt, Sheryl (18 October 2008). "Michael Fassbender on playing Bobby Sands in Hunger". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ a b "Blood, sweat, tears". The Irish Times. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ Mottram, James (9 August 2009). "Interview: Michael Fassbender – Lean and mean". The Scotsman. UK. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender for W". Tom & Lorenzo. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ Michael Fassbender visits the Sem St. Brendan's, Killarney. Retieved June 27, 2011
- ^ O'Doherty, Cahir (16 February 2011). "Michael Fassbender is officially a Hollywood leading man". IrishCentral. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "2008 Winners at British Independent Film Awards". Bifa.org.uk. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Town Creek (2008)". AlloCiné. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ 16 February 2010 (16 February 2010). "in 2010". Alesrybarik.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bartyzel, Monika (9 February 2010). "Casting Bites: From Weisz's 'Dream' to Wasikowska's 'Eyre' – The Moviefone Blog". Cinematical.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Get Ready to Jump in New 'Centurion' Clip". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/9925/michael-fassbender-talks-about-shooting-prometheus/
- ^ Abrams, Rachel; Kroll, Justin (6 May 2011). "Fassbender in talks for Danny Boyle's 'Trance'". Variety. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (16 May 2011). "Swinton, Fassbender and Wasikowska line up for Jarmusch's vampire story". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/michael-fassbender-luxembourg-fund-join-gleesons-at-swim-two-birds/5029679.article
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