Christian Bale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-01-30 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Also Known As

  • Кристиан Бейл
  • 克里斯汀·貝爾
  • คริสเตียน เบล
  • クリスチャン・ベール
  • 크리스찬 베일
  • كريستيان بيل
  • Christian Charles Philip Bale
  • Κρίστιαν Μπέιλ
  • 克里斯蒂安·贝尔
  • ქრისტიან ბეილი
  • Крістіан Бейл
  • کریستین بیل
  • كریسچن بەیڵ

Christian Bale

Biography

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

The Dark Knight
8.5%

The Dark Knight

Jul 16, 2008

The Dark Knight Rises
7.8%

The Dark Knight Rises

Jul 17, 2012

Batman Begins
7.7%

Batman Begins

Jun 10, 2005

The Prestige
8.2%

The Prestige

Oct 19, 2006

American Psycho
7.4%

American Psycho

Apr 13, 2000

The Big Short
7.4%

The Big Short

Dec 11, 2015

Ford v Ferrari
8.0%

Ford v Ferrari

Nov 13, 2019

Thor: Love and Thunder
6.5%

Thor: Love and Thunder

Jul 6, 2022

American Hustle
6.9%

American Hustle

Dec 3, 2013

Terminator Salvation
6.1%

Terminator Salvation

May 20, 2009

Pocahontas
6.9%

Pocahontas

Jun 14, 1995

The Machinist
7.5%

The Machinist

Jul 2, 2004

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Acting

Batman Begins - Behind the Story as Self
The Church of Living Dangerously
Best Of Enemies as Gennady Vasilenko
2025
The Bride! as The Monster
2022
The Pale Blue Eye as Augustus Landor
2022
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer as Self
2022
Amsterdam as Burt Berendsen
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder as Self - Gorr
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder as Gorr
2021
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale as Self
2020
Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self
2020
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life as Himself
2019
Ford v Ferrari as Ken Miles
2018
Vice as Dick Cheney
2018
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle as Bagheera
2017
Hostiles as Captain Joseph J. Blocker
2016
The Promise as Chris Myers
2015
The Big Short as Michael Burry
2015
Knight of Cups as Rick
2015
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' as Self
2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings as Moses
2013
American Hustle as Irving Rosenfeld
2013
Out of the Furnace as Russell Baze
2013
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
2012
Ending the Knight as Self
2012
The Dark Knight Rises as Bruce Wayne / Batman
2012
The Batmobile as Self
2012
Honest Trailers as Patrick Bateman (archive footage)
2012
Honest Trailers as Bruce Wayne / Batman (archive footage)
2011
The Flowers of War as John Miller
2011
张艺谋和他的金陵十三钗
2010
The Fighter as Dicky Eklund
2009
Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies' as Self
2009
Public Enemies as Melvin Purvis
2009
Heath Ledger: A Tribute as Self
2009
Terminator Salvation as John Connor
2008
The Dark Knight as Bruce Wayne / Batman
2008
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of 'The Dark Knight' as Self
2008
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene as Self
2008
Gotham Tonight as Bruce Wayne
2007
Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn as Self
2007
I'm Not There as Jack / Pastor John
2007
3:10 to Yuma as Dan Evans
2007
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan as Self
2006
The Prestige as Alfred Borden
2006
Rescue Dawn as Dieter Dengler
2005
The New World as John Rolfe
2005
Harsh Times as Jim Luther Davis
2005
Batman Begins as Bruce Wayne / Batman
2005
Tankman Begins as Batman (archive footage)
2004
The Machinist as Trevor Reznik
2003
Laurel Canyon as Sam
2002
Equilibrium as John Preston
2002
Reign of Fire as Quinn Abercromby
2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin as Mandras
2000
Shaft as Walter Wade, Jr.
2000
American Psycho as Patrick Bateman
2000
Shaft: Still the Man as Self
1999
Mary, Mother of Jesus as Jesus of Nazareth
1999
The Early Show as Self
1999
All the Little Animals as Bobby Platt
1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
1998
Dying to Tell the Story as Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice)
1998
Velvet Goldmine as Arthur Stuart
1997
Metroland as Chris
1996
The Secret Agent as Stevie
1996
The Portrait of a Lady as Edward Rosier
1996
E! True Hollywood Story as Self (archive footage)
1996
Critics' Choice Movie Awards as Self - Nominee (credit only)
1995
Pocahontas as Thomas (voice)
1994
Little Women as Laurie
1994
Royal Deceit as Amled
1993
Swing Kids as Thomas Berger
1993
GMTV as Self
1992
HBO First Look as Self
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter
1992
Newsies as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
1991
A Murder of Quality as Tim Perkins
1991
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square as Himself
1990
Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins
1989
Henry V as Robin the Luggage-Boy
1987
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun as Self
1987
Empire of the Sun as Jim
1987
Mio in the Land of Faraway as Jum-Jum / Benke
1987
Heart of the Country as Ben Harris
1987
Citizen Steve as Self - Actor
1986
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna as Tsarevich Alexei
1982
Wogan as Self

Crew

1999
The Alien Legacy as Thanks

Production

The Church of Living Dangerously as Producer
2022
The Pale Blue Eye as Producer
2022
Amsterdam as Producer
2005
Harsh Times as Executive Producer
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