Summary

• Michael Fassbender delivers a career-best performance as the precise and disciplined assassin in David Fincher's The Killer.
• The Killer cast includes a talented international ensemble of actors, including an Oscar winner and character actors.
• The movie showcases both the thrilling action of contract killing and the more mundane istrative aspects of the industry.

Michael Fassbender and The Killer cast help to deliver the latest thriller from director David Fincher. The Netflix movie is based on a French graphic novel by Alexis "Matz" Nolent and centers on a precise and disciplined assassin who gets embroiled in an international manhunt when one of his hits goes wrong. Not only is The Killer the return of acclaimed auteur Fincher but also sees him reunite with screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en). However, as exciting as the behind-the-scenes talent is, The Killer cast should not be overlooked, especially when it's headed by Michael Fassbender in his first significant role since 2019.

David Fincher's The Killer made its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2023 ahead of its October limited theatrical run and its Netflix debut on November 10, 2033. The movie earned strong reviews highlighting Fincher’s sharp direction and Fassbender’s lead performance. While Fassbender is very much front and center, there are a lot of great actors backing him up, making for a fun international ensemble Fincher has put together. The Killer cast includes an Oscar winner, character actors, and complete newcomers all helping to tell the thrilling story.

Michael Fassbender As The Killer

Michael Fassbender stars in The Killer as The Killer, an assassin known by no other name. The titular Killer in The Killer is a clinical and disciplined professional who nonetheless makes a mistake during one of his hits. The result puts him on the run and in the crosshairs of his former employers. While it is a common concept in these types of movies that a hitman is suddenly a target himself, critics suggest that Fassbender found something deeper in the character, with some calling The Killer a career-best performance for the actor.

Fassbender is an Irish-German actor whose early roles include part of the cast of Band of Brothers as well as his film debut in Zack Snyder's 300. Fassbender went on to get noticed thanks to his standout role in Inglourious Basterds and a hugely acclaimed performance in Steve McQueen's Hunger. He played Magneto in the Fox X-Men prequel movies and David in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Fassbender has been nominated for two Oscars in his career thus far for his ing role in 12 Years a Slave and his lead role in Steve Jobs. He will next be seen in Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins.

Charles Parnell As Hodges

Charles Parnell s The Killer cast as Hodges. Hodges is the handler for the Killer which either means he will be one of the people who turn on the assassin and try to kill him, or he will put himself in danger trying to help his friend. Not much is known about Parnell's character in The Killers beyond this, though that's likely because any further details would spoil the plot.

Charles Parnell is an American actor who got his start on the long-running soap opera All My Children. Recently, Parnell has been getting a lot of notice following his memorable role as Warlock in the cast of Top Gun: Maverick. Parnell reteamed with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 and is expected to return for the follow-up. He has also appeared recently on shows like The Mandalorian and the final season of HBO's Barry.

Kerry O'Malley As Dolores

Kerry O'Malley's The Killer character is Dolores. The character is described as an office working for Hodges. It seems like Fincher's style and sense of humor to depict the more mundane side of contract killing, giving a glimpse of the istrative aspects of the industry.

Playing Hodges in The Killer is Kerry O'Malley, an American actor best known for her role as first-class enger Lilith in the television adaptation of Snowpiercer. She has also appeared in movies like Annabelle and Annabelle: Creation as well as shows like Why Women Kill, Modern Family, and 1923.

Sala Baker As The Brute

Sala Baker's The Killer character is known as The Brute. The character is another assassin in the story, likely one who is sent after the Killer, and given his name, it is fair to assume he will be more than a match for the assassin. Sala Baker's character looks set to be an antagonist of sorts, though in a movie like The Killer to describe him as "the villain" is probably an overstatement (especially since the "hero" of the movie is hardly heroic).

Fans can expect Baker's role in The Killer to be quite action-heavy as well as Baker is a prolific Hollywood stunt performer. His earliest stunt work was in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy and he has also performed in a number of MCU movies including Iron Man 3 and Captain America: Civil War. His notable onscreen parts also include Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr, Braven starring Jason Momoa, and Sleepless starring Jamie Foxx.

Sophie Charlotte As Magdala

Sophie Charlotte s The Killer cast as Magdala. Magdala is the Killer's girlfriend, hinting at the movie showing his life outside the profession. It is always interesting in such movies to see the domestic aspects of the hired killers and if their loved ones know what they do for a living. Needless to say, Magdala will likely be put in danger thanks to her connection to the Killer.

Playing Madgadala is one of the most prominent roles in the career of actor Sophie Charlotte to date. Charlotte is a German-Brazilian actor who has most appeared in Brazilian productions like the movie port to Freedom and the recent series All the Flowers. The Killer marks her Hollywood debut.

Tilda Swinton As The Expert

Tilda Swinton stars in The Killer as The Expert. Another assassin in the movie, the Expert's name suggests she is top of the profession which could mean trouble for the Killer if she takes on the contract for his head. Like most characters in The Killer very little is known about The Expert, though being played by Tilda Swinton is already a hint that the character is one to watch.

A known name long before David Fincer's The Killer, Swinton won an Oscar for her ing role in Michael Clayton and delivered several other acclaimed performances in movies like We Need to Talk About Kevin, Only Lovers Left Alive, and A Bigger Splash. She also played The Ancient One in the MCU. The Killer marks Swinton's second collaboration with David Fincher following The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Arliss Howard As TBD

Arlis Howard's The Killer character has yet to be revealed. Howard is an American character actor with many notable credits in his long career. He is perhaps best known for playing Private Cowboy in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket or the greedy villain Peter Ludlow in The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Howard has also appeared in Ruby, Amistad, Moneyball, and worked with David Fincher on his previous movie Mank as Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer.

Emiliano Pernía As Marcus

Emiliano Pernía plays Marcus in The Killer cast. There is no information on the character as of now. Pernía made his movie debut in the Colombian crime movie Pickpockets with The Killer as only his second movie to date.

Gabriel Polanco As Leo Rodriguez

Gabriel Polanco's The Killer character is Leo Rodriguez. Any other details about the character are unknown for now. Polanco makes his acting debut in The Killer.