Michael Fassbender

Fassbender in 2012, photo by Prphotos

Place of Birth: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (now Germany)

Date of Birth: 2 April, 1977

Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*Irish (mother)

Michael Fassbender is a German and Irish actor, producer, and racing driver. He has starred in the films 300, Angel (2007), Hunger (2008), Eden Lake, Blood Creek, Fish Tank, Inglourious Basterds, Jonah Hex, Centurion, Jane Eyre (2011), the 2010s X-Men installments, A Dangerous Method, Shame, Haywire, Prometheus, 12 Years a Slave, The Counselor, Frank, Slow West, Steve Jobs, Macbeth (2015), The Light Between Oceans, Trespass Against Us, Assassin’s Creed, Song to Song, Alien: Covenant, The Snowman (2017), and The Killer (2023), and television’s Band of Brothers, A Bear Named Winnie, Hex, and The Devil’s Whore. He races for Proton Competition in the European Le Mans Series.

He was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. His father, Josef Fassbender, is German. His mother, Adele, is Irish, from Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. When he was two, his family moved to Killarney, County Kerry, in the Republic of Ireland, where he was raised. His father was a chef at West End House, the family’s restaurant in Killarney. He was raised Catholic.

Michael is married to Swedish actress and dancer Alicia Vikander, with whom he has two children.

Michael is said to be related to Irish independence leader and politician Michael Collins. It is not clear if this genealogical connection has been verified.