Magneto, a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, has been included in almost every media adaptation of the X-Men franchise, including films, television series and video games.
Two incarnations of Magneto appear in the X-Men film series, portrayed by Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender as adults[5][6][7] while Brett Morris and Bill Milner portray him as a child in X-Men (2000) and X-Men: First Class, respectively.
This version's real name is Erik Magnus Lehnsherr.
McKellen's incarnation appears in X-Men (2000), X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand in addition to an uncredited appearance in the mid-credits scene of The Wolverine while Fassbender's incarnation appears in X-Men: First Class,[8][9][10] X-Men: Apocalypse,[11] and Dark Phoenix.
Furthermore, both incarnations appear in X-Men: Days of Future Past.