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Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is a German-Irish actor. [a] He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four BAFTA 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. [1] Fassbender made his feature film debut ...
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. With a career spanning more than sixty years, he is noted for his roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction.
McKellen played Magneto in the original trilogy films X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), in addition to making a cameo in The Wolverine (2013); while Fassbender portrayed a younger version of the character in the prequel films X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and Dark Phoenix (2019).
In Band of Brothers, he played Technical Sergeant Burton Christenson, a small, recurring role (he appeared in seven episodes of the Emmy-winning series), but one that got him the chance to work ...
Except for Till, all new actors return in Dark Phoenix (2019). Ryan Reynolds portrays Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine before starring as a new version of the character in the titular role in Deadpool (2016), which also features a new version of Colossus played by Stefan Kapičić, replacing Cudmore.
In 2011, he played Carl Jung in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method, and a man suffering with sex addiction in McQueen's Shame. [8] His performance in the latter earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. [8] In the same year he appeared in superhero film X-Men: First Class as young Magneto.
The film would take place mostly in flashbacks with actors in their twenties, with Ian McKellen's older Magneto as a framing device, [50] and some usage of the computer-generated facelift applied to him in the prologue of The Last Stand, [51] McKellen reiterated his hope to open and close the film. [52]
McKellen in 2013. Sir Ian McKellen is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations.