Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender is a German-born Irish actor. His feature film debut was in the fantasy war epic 300, with his career then going from strength to strength with him following up with blockbusters such as Inglourious Basterds, Jane Eyre, Prometheus and also his well know role as Magneto in the Xmen franchise X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse.

Fassbender's performance as a sex addict in Shame earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. His role as slave owner in the slavery epic 12 Years a Slave was similarly praised, earning him his first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In 2015, he portrayed Steve Jobs in the Danny Boyle-directed biopic of the same name, and played Macbeth in Justin Kurzel's adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. For the former, he has received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG nominations. In 2015, he produced the western Slow West, in which he also starred.