In 2011 , Fassbender debuted as the Marvel Comics supervillain Magneto in '' X-Men : First Class '' , and went on to share the role with Ian McKellen in '' X-Men : Days of Future Past '' ( 2014 ) , before reprising it again in '' X-Men : Apocalypse '' ( 2016 ) and '' Dark Phoenix '' ( 2019 ) . Also in 2011 , 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 . In 2013 , his role as slave owner Edwin Epps in the slavery epic '' 12 Years a Slave '' was similarly praised , earning him his first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor . In 2013 , Fassbender appeared in another Ridley Scott film , '' The Counselor '' . In 2015 , he portrayed the title role in the Danny Boyle-directed biopic '' Steve Jobs '' ( 2015 ) , and played Macbeth in Justin Kurzel 's adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play . For the former , he received Academy Award , BAFTA , Golden Globe and SAG nominations . In 2015 , he produced the western '' Slow West '' , in which he also starred
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Michael Fassbender