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Erik Lehnsherr
Cooperation leaves room for disagreement.
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Meet Erik Lehnsherr
Michael Fassbender plays Erik Lehnsherr in First Class. He joins Charles Xavier in assembling a mutant team as a nuclear crisis grows, while their different approaches create tension within the shared mission. This profile preserves Fassbender’s existing catalog records.
Official source · 20th Century Studios ↗Watch the conditions of an agreement
Notice where Erik and another person agree on a goal but differ on what achieving it requires. Following that distinction gives their exchanges definition before the action makes the disagreement visible.
Your first watch
Where to start
Start with First Class, then the Days of Future Past guide. Ian McKellen’s profile remains separate; shared names and crossover casting do not create new identity mappings here.
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X-Men: First Class
2011 · Open the title guide ↗
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X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Open the title guide ↗
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Catalog appearances
4 entries · release order
These are the existing catalog records, including supporting roles, cameos and other formats. This list is not a required watch order or proof that every appearance shares one continuity. Future entries may change.
2011
- X-Men: First Class
June 1, 2011
2014
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
May 15, 2014
2016
- X-Men: Apocalypse
May 18, 2016
2019
- Dark Phoenix
June 5, 2019
Sources & context
About this profile
Profile information checked 2026-11-08. Viewing suggestions are editorial guidance. Appearance records and identity labels come from the existing catalog.
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Background artwork: X-Men: First Class. The portrait shows the performer.
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