Michael Fassbender is a German-born Irish-based actor best known for his feature film debut as a Spartan warrior in the fantasy war epic 300, which was released in 2007.
Quick Facts
| Celebrated Name: | Michael Fassbender |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Michael Fassbender |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 46 years old |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Heidelberg, Germany |
| Nationality: | Irish-German |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Weight: | 79 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Alicia Vikander (m. 2017) |
| Children: | N/A |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Profession: | Actor |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $35 million |
Michael Fassbender Biography
Adele and Josef Fassbender gave birth to Michael Fassbender in 1977. Heidelberg, in Baden-Württemberg, was his birthplace. His mother is Irish, and his father is German. His upbringing was Catholic, and he has served as an altar boy in the church that his family attends.
According to family legend, his mother is the great-grandniece of Michael Collins, an Irish-born leader during the American Revolutionary War. He has one older sister, Catherine, who works as a neuropsychologist.
At the age of two, the actor’s parents relocated to Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, where they ran the West End House, a restaurant where his father worked as a chef.
When he was 19, the actor relocated to London to study at the Drama Centre London. During the year 1999, the actor left Drama Centre and went to Oxford Stage Company to perform in the play Three Sisters.
Michael Fassbender’s Age, Height, Weight
Michael Fassbender was born on April 2, 1977, and is 46 years old as of 2024. His height is 1.83 meters and his weight is 79 kilograms.
Career
Michael Fassbender began his career in 2001 with his first screen role as Burton “Pat” Christenson in Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ award-winning television series Band of Brothers.
The actor has played the role of Azazel in the Sky One series Hex, as well as the main character in a music video for the song “Blind Pilots” by the British band The Cooper Temple Clause.
He had performed Michael Collins within Allegiance, a play by Mary Kenny based on Winston Churchill’s meeting with Collins, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2006.
In the same year, he played Stelios, a Spartan warrior, in the fantasy action film 300. This film was a commercial success in the year 2010, and Fassbender played Burke in Jonah Hex. The actor portrayed late Apple founder Steve Jobs in the film Steve Jobs, which began filming in 2015 in San Francisco, California, and premiered the same year. Last year, he reprised his role as Magneto in the film X-Men: Apocalypse.
Achievements and Awards
Michael Fassbender rose to prominence as IRA activist Bobby Sands in Hunger, for which he received a British Independent Film Award. In 2011, his performance as a sex fanatic in Shame earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and nominations for the Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards.
Michael Fassbender’s Net Worth in 2024
Michael Fassbender’s net worth is estimated to be $35 million as of February 2024. He made the majority of his money from his main career as an actor, though he also worked in some commercials.
The actor’s career began with the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He first gained mainstream attention in Zack Snyder’s surprise smash hit, 300, in which he played Stelios.
To date, his most physically notable performance was as a hunger attacker named Bobby Sands in the film Hunger. Later in his career, his career took off with films like the extensive World War II pop art masterwork Inglourious Basterds and the higher low-key drama Fish Tank.
His career trajectory has continued to rise, with appearances in the comic book western Jonah Hex and the 2011 literary adaptation Jane Eyre. The actor also appeared in Prometheus, a science-fiction epic.
Michael Fassbender’s feature film debut established him as a household name and well-known personality worldwide. He continues to work in his career and will be reprising the role.
