Acting
Christian Bale
EN, CA, DE, ZH cinema · 79 credits
Born
30 January 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Also known as Christian Charles Philip Bale
Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Forbes magazine ranked him as one of the highest-paid actors in 2014. 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, he played superhero Batman in Batman Begins and again in 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 superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). For his portrayal of boxer Dicky Eklund in the 2010 biographical film The Fighter, he won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Further Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations came for his work in the black comedy American Hustle (2013) and the biographical dramedies The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018). His performances as politician Dick Cheney in Vice and race car driver Ken Miles in the sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019) earned him a second win and a fifth nomination respectively at the Golden Globe Awards.
Known for
Filmography
Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies
as Gennady Vasilenko
Heat 2
as Vincent Hanna
The Bride!
as Frank
Madden
as Al Davis
Sibyl
as (Archive footage)
Amsterdam
as Burt Berendsen, Producer
The Pale Blue Eye
as Augustus Landor, Producer
Ford v Ferrari
as Ken Miles
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Bagheera (voice)
Vice
as Dick Cheney
Spielberg
as Self - Segment "Empire of the Sun"
Hostiles
as Captain Joseph J. Blocker
The Promise
as Chris Myers
Knight of Cups
as Rick
The Big Short
as Michael Burry
Out of the Furnace
as Russell Baze
American Hustle
as Irving Rosenfeld
The Dark Knight Rises
as Bruce Wayne
The Batmobile
as Self
The Flowers of War
as John Miller
The Fighter
as Dicky Eklund
Terminator Salvation
as John Connor
Public Enemies
as Melvin Purvis
The Dark Knight
as Bruce Wayne
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
as Self / Bruce Wayne (archive footage)
I'm Not There
as Jack / Pastor John
3:10 to Yuma
as Dan Evans
Rescue Dawn
as Dieter Dengler
The Prestige
as Alfred Borden
Batman Begins
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
The New World
as John Rolfe
Harsh Times
as Jim Luther Davis, Executive Producer
Tankman Begins
as Batman (archive footage)
The Machinist
as Trevor Reznik
Equilibrium
as John Preston
Reign of Fire
as Quinn Abercromby
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Mandras
Shaft
as Walter Wade, Jr.
American Psycho
as Patrick Bateman
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Demetrius
All the Little Animals
as Bobby Platt
Mary, Mother of Jesus
as Jesus of Nazareth
Velvet Goldmine
as Arthur Stuart
Metroland
as Chris
Dying to Tell the Story
as Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice)
The Portrait of a Lady
as Edward Rosier
The Secret Agent
as Stevie
Pocahontas
as Thomas (voice)
Little Women
as Laurie
Prince of Jutland
as Amled
Swing Kids
as Thomas Berger
Newsies
as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
A Murder of Quality
as Tim Perkins
Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins
Henry V
as Robin the Luggage-Boy
Citizen Steve
as Self - Actor
Mio in the Land of Faraway
as Jum-Jum / Benke
