Quick Facts of Michael Spierig

  • Full NameMichael Spierig
  • Net Worth$1.9 million
  • Date of Birth29 April, 1976
  • BirthplaceBuchholz, Germany
  • Ethnicity Deutsche
  • ProfessionFilmmaker
  • Nationality German
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Michael Spierig is the identical twin brother of Peter Spierig. Michael is a German-Australian film director, producer as well as a screenwriter. Spierig and his brother together are known as The Spierig Brothers. Some of his notable movies are Predestination (2014) and Daybreakers.

For his work in the movie, Daybreakers, Spierig won AFI Visual Effects Award. Keep scrolling to know in details about Spierig’s career, relationships, bio, and so on.

Michael Spierig Early Life, Bio, & Wiki

Michael Spierig was born on 29th April 1976 in Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany. His parents are father John Spierig and mother Marianne Spierig. Spierig grew up along with his brother Peter Spierig. At the age of 4, Spierig and his family immigrated to Sydney, Australia and he spent his childhood in Australia.

Later, the family moved to Brisbane where Spierig attended Governor Livingston High School. The brothers lived in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Furthermore, Michael graduated from Queensland College of Art(QCA) with a major in Graphic designing.

Michael Spierig Career

Since the age of 10, Michael and his brother developed an interest in filmmaking after finding their dad’s camera. They shot videos at the young age blowing teddy bears with fireworks in their backyard. Their combined interest at a young age is what pushed them towards this field.

Following their passion, the brothers kept directing short films, many of which were even featured in local film festivals and film award ceremonies. Eventually, they caught the attention of director Dick Marks. Later, he hired the brothers to direct television commercials.

Moreover, Michael and Peter ended up joining directly over sixty television commercials for clients like Coke, Universal, Telstra, Energex, Myer and many more. Although they were shooting for commercials, they didn’t forget their roots. The Spierig brothers continued to write and direct short films.

As a matter of fact, their final short film The Big Picture screened and won awards at Rotterdam International Film Festival and other film festivals. Making over fifteen short films and dozens of television commercials, the brothers finally moved into feature film production in 2000.

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The Spierig Brothers’ Film Career

After the Spierig Brothers saved enough, they filmed a low-budget zombie horror-comedy film Undead. The movie screened at 17 film festivals and won the prestigious Fipresci Award. It was sold to 41 countries and was released in The US and Canada by Lions Gate entertainment. The same entertainment company also backed the brothers’ second production.

Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig working together on set

Then, their second feature film Daybreakers starred Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Isabel Lucas and many more. It was released in January 2010. Later, they filmed their third feature film that was a sci-fi action thriller Predestination.

The cast of the movie is Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, and Noah Taylor. The movie received positive reviews from media like Variety, The Guardian and IGN Movies. Similarly, Michael and Peter directed the eight Saw film Jigsaw(2017). Likewise, they filmed a horror film Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built(2018) starring Helen Mirren.

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Michael Spierig Relationships And Personal Life

Like most celebrities, Michael has kept his personal life and relationships a secret from the public eye. Successfully maintaining his privacy about his personal affairs, Michael has managed to boast about his professional life without hesitation. Similarly, Spierig has never talked about his girlfriend or wife to the media.

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However, Michael shared a picture with Alana Jessop on his Instagram so it is a possibility that they might be dating. However, none of them have confirmed to be in a relationship.

Nonetheless, rumors fly around the internet and some say that Michael is single. He might also be possibly married and living happily with his wife and children but due to the lack of exact information, we can not know his married life.

Michael Spierig Net Worth

The German filmmaker alone has a net worth of $1.9 million. Likewise, Michael and Peter have a combined total net worth of $4 million. The Spierig brothers have gathered their net worth through their dedication in filmmaking and producing.

Correspondingly, the brothers’ second feature film grossed $51.4 million worldwide. Similarly, their supernatural thriller Winchester grossed $870,000. Likewise, Predestination grossed $680,000 worldwide.