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Michael Fassbender (born April 2, 1977) is an Academy Award-nominated German-Irish actor who played David in the 2012 film Prometheus and its sequel Alien: Covenant (2017), as well as the 2012 short films Happy Birthday, David and Prometheus Transmission, Weyland Industries Testimonial, and the 2017 short films The Crossing and Advent. He also played Walter in Alien: Covenant, as well as the 2017 short films The Last Supper, Meet Walter and Phobos. Other notable films Fassbender has appeared in include 300 (2006), Inglorious Basterds (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Steve Jobs (2015).

Fassbender has been nominated for a Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for 12 Years a Slave), as well as two Golden Globes and three BAFTAs. For his role in Prometheus, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Awards and Nominations[]

Year Film Notes
2012 Prometheus Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor

Filmography[]

Year Film Notes
2006 300
2007 Angel
2008 Eden Lake
Hunger
2009 Inglorious Basterds
Fish Tank
Blood Creek
2010 Centurion With Peter Guinness
Jonah Hex With Brad Martin and Michael Papajohn
2011 X-Men: First Class With Corey Johnson, James Remar and Shane Steyn
Jane Eyre
Shame
Haywire With Bill Paxton
A Dangerous Mind
2012 Prometheus
2013 12 Years a Slave
The Counsellor With Rubén Blades, Andrea Deck, Giannina Facio, Florian Robin and Shane Steyn, directed by Ridley Scott
2014 Frank
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2015 Slow West
Macbeth With Sean Harris, Florian Robin and Shane Steyn
Steve Jobs With John Ortiz and Katherine Waterston
2016 Assassin's Creed
2017 Alien: Covenant

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