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Michael Fassbender

Biography

Michael Fassbender

Actor Producer

Born
April 2, 1977
Age
49 years old
Place of birth
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Years active
1989 – present
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77

Credits

62

Movies

11

TV series

38

Years active

6.6

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Michael Fassbender

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Career timeline

  1. 1977 · Born

    Born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

  2. 1989 · Screen debut

    Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV)

  3. 2007 · Breakthrough

    300 (Movie)

  4. 2016 · First production

    Assassin's Creed (Movie)

  5. 2026 · Latest release

    Hope (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama43
  • Thriller14
  • Science Fiction13
  • Action11
  • Crime11
  • Mystery10
Highest-rated title Band of Brothers 2001 8.6 Most popular title Inglourious Basterds 2009 8.2

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Michael Fassbender in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. — Kennedy Upcoming as Joe Kennedy Sr. TV
  2. — The Origin of the World Upcoming Movie
  3. — Kung Fury 2 Upcoming as Colt Magnum Movie
  4. — Entering Hades Upcoming as Jack Unterweger Movie
  5. 2026 Hope as Ma'veyyo Movie
  6. 2026 TFI Unplugged TV
  7. 2025 Black Bag as George Woodhouse Movie
  8. 2024 The Agency as Brandon 'Martian' Colby / Paul Lewis TV
  9. 2024 Kneecap as Arló Movie
  10. 2023 Next Goal Wins as Thomas Rongen Movie
  11. 2023 The Killer as The Killer Movie
  12. 2019 Dark Phoenix as Erik Lensherr / Magneto Movie
  13. 2017 The Snowman as Harry Hole Movie
  14. 2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos as Walter Movie
  15. 2017 Alien: Covenant as David / Walter Movie
  16. 2017 Alien: Covenant – Crew Messages as David Movie
  17. 2017 Song to Song as Cook Movie
  18. 2016 Assassin's Creed as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha Movie
  19. 2016 Trespass Against Us as Chad Cutler Movie
  20. 2016 The Light Between Oceans as Tom Sherbourne Movie
  21. 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto Movie
  22. 2015 Steve Jobs as Steve Jobs Movie
  23. 2015 Macbeth as Macbeth Movie
  24. 2015 Four Photographic Sonatas Starring Michael Fassbender Movie
  25. 2015 Slow West as Silas Movie
  26. 2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past as Erik Lehnsherr Movie
  27. 2014 Frank as Frank Movie
  28. 2013 The Counselor as The Counselor Movie
  29. 2013 12 Years a Slave as Edwin Epps Movie
  30. 2013 1 as Narrator Movie
  31. 2012 Prometheus as David Movie
  32. 2012 Gina Carano in Training Movie
  33. 2012 Pitch Black Heist as Michael Movie
  34. 2011 Haywire as Paul Movie
  35. 2011 Shame as Brandon Movie
  36. 2011 A Dangerous Method as Carl Jung Movie
  37. 2011 X-Men: First Class as Erik Lehnsherr Movie
  38. 2011 Jane Eyre as Edward Rochester Movie
  39. 2010 Jonah Hex as Burke Movie
  40. 2010 Centurion as Centurion Quintus Dias Movie
  41. 2009 Man on a Motorcycle as Man on a Motorcycle Movie
  42. 2009 Blood Creek as Richard Wirth Movie
  43. 2009 Fish Tank as Connor O'Reily Movie
  44. 2009 Inglourious Basterds as LT. Archie Hicox Movie
  45. 2008 The Devil's Whore as Thomas Rainsborough TV
  46. 2008 Eden Lake as Steve Movie
  47. 2008 Hunger as Bobby Sands Movie
  48. 2008 Goldfish as Christian Movie
  49. 2007 Wedding Belles as Barney Movie
  50. 2007 300 as Stelios Movie
  51. 2007 Angel as Esmé Movie
  52. 2005 Our Hidden Lives as B. Charles Movie
  53. 2004 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking as Charles Allen Movie
  54. 2004 A Bear Named Winnie as Harry Colebourn Movie
  55. 2004 Hex as Azazeal TV
  56. 2004 Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder as Charles Bravo TV
  57. 2004 Gunpowder, Treason & Plot as Guy Fawkes TV
  58. 2003 Carla as Rob Movie
  59. 2003 Things I Notice, Things You See as Tom Movie
  60. 2003 William and Mary as Lukasz TV
  61. 2001 Murphy's Law as Caz Miller TV
  62. 2001 Band of Brothers as Burton P. (Pat) Christenson TV
  63. 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot as George Abernethie TV
  1. — The Arrival Upcoming Movie
  2. 2016 Assassin's Creed Movie
  1. 2026 LifeHack Movie
  2. 2024 The Agency TV
  3. 2024 Karavidhe Movie
  4. 2023 The Kitchen Movie
  5. 2023 Scrapper Movie
  6. 2020 Good Thanks, You? Movie
  7. 2020 Calm with Horses Movie
  8. 2019 Love Pool Movie
  9. 2019 This Is the Winter Movie
  10. 2015 Zero Movie
  11. 2015 Slow West Movie
  12. 2012 Pitch Black Heist Movie

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Quick facts

How old is Michael Fassbender?

Michael Fassbender is 49 years old, born on April 2, 1977.

Where was Michael Fassbender born?

Michael Fassbender was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany].

What was Michael Fassbender’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Michael Fassbender is Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989).

How many movies and series has Michael Fassbender made?

Our catalogue lists 73 titles for Michael Fassbender: 62 movies and 11 TV series.

What is Michael Fassbender’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Band of Brothers has the highest audience rating, with 8.6/10 on TMDB.

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