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Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Birthday: 1974-01-30 | Place of Birth: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and recurring physical transformations to play his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. Bale is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine included him on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011. Born in Wales to English parents, Bale had his breakthrough role at age 13 in Steven Spielberg's 1987 war film Empire of the Sun. After more than a decade of performing in leading and supporting roles in films, he gained wider recognition for his portrayals of serial killer Patrick Bateman in the black comedy American Psycho (2000) and the titular role in the psychological thriller The Machinist (2004). In 2005, Bale played superhero Batman in Batman Begins and reprised the role in the sequels The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), garnering acclaim for his performance in the trilogy, which is one of the highest-grossing film franchises. Bale continued in starring roles in a range of films outside his work as Batman, including the period drama The Prestige (2006), the action film Terminator Salvation (2009), the crime drama Public Enemies (2009), the epic film Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) and the historical drama The Promise (2016). For his portrayal of boxer Dicky Eklund in the 2010 biographical film The Fighter, Bale won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Further Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations came in subsequent years for his work in the black comedy American Hustle (2013) and the biographical dramedies The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018). Bale's roles as politician Dick Cheney in Vice and race car driver Ken Miles in the sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019) respectively earned him a second win and a fifth nomination at the Golden Globe Awards.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Spaces

as    Batman

2022
Thor: Love and Thunder

as    Gorr

2020
2019
Ford v Ferrari

as    Ken Miles

2018
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

as    Bagheera

2018
Vice

as    Dick Cheney

2017
Hostiles

as    Captain Joseph J. Blocker

2017
The Promise

as    Chris Myers

2016
Knight of Cups

as    Rick

2015
The Big Short

as    Michael Burry

2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings

as    Moses

2013
American Hustle

as    Irving Rosenfeld

2013
Out of the Furnace

as    Russell Baze

2012
The Dark Knight Rises

as    Bruce Wayne / Batman

2012
The Flowers of War

as    John Miller

2012
The Batmobile

as    Self

2010
The Fighter

as    Dicky Eklund

2009
Terminator Salvation

as    John Connor

2009
Public Enemies

as    Melvin Purvis

2008
The Dark Knight

as    Bruce Wayne / Batman

2007
3:10 to Yuma

as    Dan Evans

2007
Rescue Dawn

as    Dieter Dengler

2007
I'm Not There

as    Jack / Pastor John

2006
The Prestige

as    Alfred Borden

2006
Harsh Times

as    Jim Luther Davis

2005
Batman Begins

as    Bruce Wayne / Batman

2005
The New World

as    John Rolfe