Born April 2, 1977 · Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Dark Phoenix | 2019 | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto |
| Actor | X-Men: Apocalypse | 2016 | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto |
| Actor | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | Erik Lehnsherr |
| Actor | Inglourious Basterds | 2009 | Lieutenant Archie Hicox |
| Actor | 300 | 2006 | Stelios |
| Actor | X-Men: First Class | 2011 | Erik Lensherr |
| Actor | 12 Years a Slave | 2013 | Edwin Epps |
| Actor | Assassin's Creed | 2016 | |
| Producer | Assassin's Creed | 2016 | |
| Actor | The Killer | 2023 | The Killer |
| Actor | Prometheus | 2012 | David |
| Actor | Alien: Covenant | 2017 | David / Walter |
| Actor | The Agency (2024) | ||
| Executive producer | The Agency (2024) | ||
| Actor | Jane Eyre | 2011 | Edward Rochester |
| Actor | The Snowman | 2017 | Detective Harry Hole |
| Actor | Shame | 2011 | Brandon Sullivan |
| Actor | Centurion | 2010 | Centurion Quintus Dias |
| Actor | Steve Jobs | 2015 | Steve Jobs |
| Actor | Eden Lake | 2008 | Steve |
| Actor | Macbeth | 2015 | Macbeth |
| Actor | A Dangerous Method | 2011 | Carl Jung |
| Actor | The Light Between Oceans | 2016 | Tom Sherbourne |
| Actor | Jonah Hex | 2010 | Burke |
| Actor | Next Goal Wins | 2023 | Thomas Rongen |
| Actor | Hunger | 2008 | Bobby Sands |
| Actor | The Counselor | 2013 | The Counselor |
| Actor | X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed | 2016 | Himself |
| Actor | Hex | Azazeal | |
| Actor | Song to Song | 2017 | Cook |
| Actor | Frank | 2014 | Frank |
| Actor | Fish Tank | 2009 | Conor O'Reily |
| Actor | Haywire | 2011 | Paul |
| Actor | Slow West | 2015 | |
| Producer | Slow West | 2015 | |
| Actor | The Devil's Whore | Thomas Rainsborough | |
| Actor | Kneecap | 2024 | Arló |
| Actor | Angel | 2007 | Esmé |
| Actor | Trespass Against Us | 2017 | Chad Cutler |
| Actor | Black Bag | 2025 | George Woodhouse |
| Actor | Gunpowder, Treason & Plot | Guy Fawkes | |
| Actor | Blood Creek | 2009 | Richard Wirth |
| Actor | X-Men: Unguarded | 2015 | Himself |
| Actor | 1 | 2013 | Narrator |
| Actor | Alien: Covenant - Prologue - The Crossing | 2017 | David |
| Actor | Kennedy | Joseph Kennedy | |
| Actor | Kung Fury II: The Movie | 2022 | Colt Magnum |
| Actor | Alien: Covenant - Prologue - Last Supper | 2017 | Walter |
| Actor | Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2015 | Himself |
| Actor | Alien: Covenant - Prologue - Phobos | 2017 | Walter |
| Actor | Alien: Covenant - Prologue - Meet Walter | 2017 | Walter |
| Actor | Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans | Michael Fassbender | |
| Actor | Alien: Covenant - Prologue - Advent | 2017 | Walter |
| Actor | Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | 2004 | Charles Allen |
| Actor | A Bear Named Winnie | 2004 | Harry Colebourn |
| Actor | Hope | 2026 | |
| Actor | A Most Mysterious Murder | ||
| Actor | Pitch Black Heist | 2011 | Michael |
| Actor | The Peter Weyland Files: 'Prometheus' Transmission | 2012 | David |