Magneto is a major recurring character in the X-Men film series.
Magneto, also Erik Lensherr, is a character from the X-Men film series who is portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen in the modern-day films and by Michael Fassbender in the prequel series. He is the primary and most recurring antagonist of the film series in general. Magneto is an extremely powerful and ruthless mutant with the ability to manipulate all forms of magnetism, sometimes he appears to be an anti-hero and sometimes a supporting protagonist villain.