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FrameThrower · Actors · Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

25 films · 2,273 frames · top-billed in 22 · 2007–2025

Born 2 April 1977 · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number nine on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

After studying at the Drama Centre London, Fassbender made his feature film debut in 300 (2006). Early roles include the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex (2004–2005). He first came to prominence playing Bobby Sands in the drama Hunger (2008). Subsequent roles include the 2009 films Fish Tank and Inglourious Basterds, and the 2011 films Jane Eyre and A Dangerous Method.…

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Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 25 films · 2,273 frames · top-billed in 22 · 2007–2025

Volpi Cup for Best Actor2011
Order of Innisfallen
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor2011

How their films are shot

Measured across 2,273 frames from the 25 films we hold. This is the look of the work Michael takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 25 films we hold, 51% of their frames are day, 42% low key — the look of the work Michael takes.

Time of day

Day51%

Night39%

Interior4%

Lighting

Low key42%

Natural41%

High key7%

Silhouette6%

Shot size

Medium42%

Wide23%

Closeup22%

Fullbody7%

Camera angle

Eye level82%

Low angle9%

High angle7%

Mood

Neutral47%

Tense24%

Lonely12%

Ominous7%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

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