Fassbender was born on 2 April 1977 in Heidelberg in what was then West Germany. His mother, Adele, is originally from Larne, Northern Ireland, and his father, Josef Fassbender, is from Heidelberg. He has an elder sister … See more

Fassbender's first screen role was that of Pat Christenson in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's award-winning television miniseries Band of Brothers (2001). He played the character of Azazeal in both series of … See more

Fassbender has expressed an interest in motorsport since his youth, stating in 2020, "Even before I started acting, I had a big dream to go racing." A fan of Formula One and Scuderia Ferrari, he was a member of the team's … See more