Michael Fassbender was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland). Michael was raised in the town of Killarney, Co. Kerry, in south-west Ireland, where his family moved to when he was two years old. His parents ran a restaurant (his father is a chef). Fassbender is based in London, England, and is known for his roles in the films Inglourious Basterds (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), Shame (2011) and 12 Years a Slave (2013). First language is English and second is German.
Movie | Kung Fury 2 | Colt Magnum | 2025 |
Movie | Black Bag | 2025-03-12 | |
Movie | Hope | 2025 | |
Movie | Paris Paramount | 2025 | |
Movie | Kneecap | Arló | 2024-08-02 |
Movie | The Killer | The Killer | 2023-10-25 |
Movie | Next Goal Wins | Thomas Rongen | 2023-11-16 |
Movie | Dark Phoenix | Erik Lensherr / Magneto | 2019-06-05 |
Movie | QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
Movie | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Meet Walter | Walter | 2017-03-10 |
Movie | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper | Walter | 2017-02-22 |
Movie | Song to Song | Cook | 2017-03-17 |
Movie | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos | Walter | 2017-07-19 |
Movie | The Snowman | Harry Hole | 2017-08-24 |
Movie | Alien: Covenant - Epilogue: Advent | David | 2017-08-15 |
Movie | Alien: Covenant | David / Walter | 2017-05-09 |
Movie | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing | David | 2017-04-26 |
Movie | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages | David | 2017-04-17 |
Movie | X-Men: Apocalypse | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2016-05-18 |
Movie | Trespass Against Us | Chad Cutler | 2016-10-14 |
Movie | The Light Between Oceans | Tom Sherbourne | 2016-09-02 |
Movie | Assassin's Creed | Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha | 2016-12-21 |
Movie | Take Flight | Self - Performer | 2015-12-10 |
Movie | Slow West | Silas | 2015-05-15 |
Movie | Steve Jobs | Steve Jobs | 2015-10-09 |
Movie | Macbeth | Macbeth | 2015-09-22 |
Movie | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Erik Lehnsherr | 2014-05-15 |
Movie | Frank | Frank | 2014-05-09 |
Movie | Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' | Self | 2014-02-11 |
Movie | 12 Years a Slave | Edwin Epps | 2013-10-18 |
Movie | The Counselor | The Counselor | 2013-10-25 |
Movie | 1 | Narrator | 2013-09-30 |
Movie | The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus | Self | 2012-10-11 |
Movie | Pitch Black Heist | Michael | 2012-04-18 |
Movie | Prometheus | David | 2012-05-30 |
Movie | X-Men: First Class 35mm Special | Self | 2012-06-05 |
Movie | Jane Eyre | Edward Rochester | 2011-03-11 |
Movie | A Dangerous Method | Carl Jung | 2011-09-30 |
Movie | Haywire | Paul | 2011-11-01 |
Movie | Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class | 2011-09-09 | |
Movie | Shame | Brandon | 2011-10-02 |
Movie | X-Men: First Class | Erik Lehnsherr | 2011-06-01 |
Movie | Centurion | Centurion Quintus Dias | 2010-02-15 |
Movie | Jonah Hex | Burke | 2010-06-18 |
Movie | Blood Creek | Richard Wirth | 2009-10-09 |
Movie | Man on a Motorcycle | Man on a Motorcycle | 2009-10-26 |
Movie | Fish Tank | Connor O'Reily | 2009-09-11 |
Movie | Inglourious Basterds | LT. Archie Hicox | 2009-08-02 |
Movie | Hunger | Bobby Sands | 2008-05-15 |
Movie | Eden Lake | Steve | 2008-09-12 |
Movie | Goldfish | Christian | 2008-04-01 |
Series | The Devil's Whore | Thomas Rainsborough | 2008-11-19 |
Movie | Wedding Belles | Barney | 2007-03-29 |
Movie | Angel | Esmé | 2007-02-17 |
Movie | 300 | Stelios | 2007-03-07 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | Our Hidden Lives | B. Charles | 2005-10-03 |
Series | Gunpowder, Treason & Plot | Guy Fawkes | 2004-03-14 |
Movie | Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | Charles Allen | 2004-12-26 |
Movie | A Bear Named Winnie | Harry Colebourn | 2004-12-12 |
Series | Hex | Azazeal | 2004-10-17 |
Series | Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder | Charles Bravo | 2004-10-16 |
Movie | Carla | Rob | 2003-09-15 |
Series | William and Mary | Lukasz | 2003-03-23 |
Movie | Things I Notice, Things You See | Tom | 2003-05-01 |
Series | Murphy's Law | Unknown | 2001-09-24 |
Series | Band of Brothers | Burton 'Pat' Christenson | 2001-09-09 |
Series | Hearts and Bones | Hermann | 2000-04-30 |
Series | Trial & Retribution | Douglas Nesbitt | 1997-10-19 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Series | The Oscars | Michael Fassbender | 1953-03-19 |