Michael Fassbender
Born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
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Michael Fassbender is hOPE (2026) cast and major European/Hollywood prestige actor. Their film and television work anchors discovery across Celluloid’s Stars directory and catalog titles.
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- Major domestic and international screen recognition
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- HOPE (2026) cast and major European/Hollywood prestige actor
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Born April 2, 1977, in Heidelberg, West Germany → 49; raised in Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
German-Irish — German father, Irish mother; raised Catholic in Ireland and identifies as Irish. Family lore: his mother is a great-grand-niece of Michael Collins.
Swedish actress Alicia Vikander — met filming The Light Between Oceans (2014); private wedding in Ibiza, October 2017.
Two sons (b. 2021 and 2024); names kept private.
Estimated ~$40 million; reported per-film fee $3–8M. Treat all celebrity net-worth figures as estimates — Celluloid does not audit private wealth.
Fassbender and Vikander play CG-disguised aliens in Na Hong-jin’s HOPE; Cannes competition premiere May 17, 2026; US release Sept 9, 2026. The couple never filmed together — “Alicia told me to do it!”
No wins; 2 nominations — 12 Years a Slave (2014) and Steve Jobs (2016). Won Venice’s Volpi Cup for Shame (2011).
Yes — Porsche-backed “Road to Le Mans” program; raced the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2022 and 2023.
Magneto in four X-Men films; Hunger, Inglourious Basterds, Shame, Prometheus, 12 Years a Slave, Steve Jobs, The Killer (2023), Black Bag (2025).
The Agency Season 2 (Paramount+ with Showtime) — S1 became Showtime’s most-watched new series; S2 premiered June 21, 2026. He also executive produces.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Festival | Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | 2026 | Ma'veyyo | Cannes Film Festival | — |
| Inglourious Basterds | 2009 | LT. Archie Hicox | Cannes Film Festival | $321M |
| 12 Years a Slave | 2013 | Edwin Epps | Toronto International Film Festival | $187M |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | 1989 | George Abernethie | — | — |
| The Agency | 2024 | Brandon 'Martian' Colby / Paul Lewis | — | — |
| Band of Brothers | 2001 | Burton P. (Pat) Christenson | — | — |
| Alien: Covenant | 2017 | David / Walter | — | $241M |
| X-Men: Apocalypse | 2016 | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | — | $544M |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | Erik Lehnsherr | — | $748M |
| Prometheus | 2012 | David | — | $403M |
| Dark Phoenix | 2019 | Erik Lensherr / Magneto | — | $252M |
| 300 | 2007 | Stelios | — | $456M |