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Christian Bale
Actor, ProducerBorn January 30, 1974 (51 years)
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.
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.
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Christian Bale Filmography
| 2026 | Madden · as Al Davis |
| 2026 | The Bride · as Frankenstein's Monster |
| 2023 | The Boy and the Heron · as Shoichi Maki |
| 2022 | The Pale Blue Eye · as Augustus Landor |
| 2022 | Amsterdam · as Burt Berendsen |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder · as Gorr |
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari · as Ken Miles |
| 2018 | Vice · as Dick Cheney |
| 2018 | Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle · as Bagheera (voice) |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | The Promise · as Chris Myers |
| 2015 | The Big Short · as Michael Burry |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups · as Rick |
| 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 |
| 2011 | The Flowers of War · as John Miller |
| 2010 | The Fighter · as Dicky Eklund |
| 2009 | Public Enemies · as Melvin Purvis |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation · as John Connor |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight · as Bruce Wayne |
| 2008 | Gotham Tonight (TV Series) · as Bruce Wayne |
| 2007 | I'm Not There · as Jack / Pastor John |
| 2007 | 3:10 to Yuma · as Dan Evans |
| 2006 | The Prestige: Now That's Magic · as Alferd Borden |
| 2006 | Rescue Dawn · as Dieter Dengler |
| 2006 | The Prestige · as Alfred Borden |
| 2005 | The New World · as John Rolfe |
| 2005 | Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe · as Patrick Bateman |
| 2005 | Harsh Times · as Jim Luther Davis |
| 2005 | Batman Begins · as Bruce Wayne / Batman |
| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle · as Howl |
| 2004 | The Machinist · as Trevor Reznik |
| 2002 | Equilibrium · as John Preston |
| 2002 | Reign of Fire · as Quinn Abercromby |
| 2002 | Laurel Canyon · as Sam |
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin · as Mandras |
| 2000 | Shaft · as Walter Wade, Jr. |
| 2000 | American Psycho · as Patrick Bateman |
| 1999 | Mary, Mother of Jesus · as Jesus Of Nazareth |
| 1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Demetrius |
| 1998 | All the Little Animals · as Bobby Platt |
| 1998 | Velvet Goldmine · as Arthur Stuart |
| 1998 | Dying to Tell the Story · as Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice) |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | The Secret Agent · as Stevie |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady · as Edward Rosier |
| 1995 | Pocahontas · as Thomas (voice) |
| 1994 | Little Women · as Laurie |
| 1994 | Royal Deceit · as Amled |
| 1993 | Swing Kids · as Thomas Berger |
| 1992 | Newsies · as Jack 'cowboy' Kelly |
| 1991 | A Murder of Quality · as Tim Perkins |
| 1990 | Treasure Island · as Jim Hawkins |
| 1989 | Henry V · as Robin The Luggage-Boy |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun · as Jim |
| 1987 | Mio in the Land of Faraway · as Jum-Jum / Benke |
| 1987 | Heart of the Country (TV Series) · as Ben Harris |
| 1986 | Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (TV Series) · as Tsarevich Alexei |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2005 | Harsh Times · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Fatal Addiction: Heath Ledger · as Self |
| 2022 | Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer · as Self |
| 2022 | Heath Ledger: A Tragic Tale · as Self |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder · as Self - Gorr |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Self - Gorr |
| 2020 | Joker: Put on A Happy Face · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | 2020 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2019 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2019 | 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Spielberg · as Self - Segment "empire Of The Sun" |
| 2016 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | 73rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2015 | The Wolfpack · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | 2014 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | 70th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | The 39th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | Ending the Knight · as Self |
| 2012 | The Batmobile · as Self |
| 2012 | 2012 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | The 84th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Shut Up Little Man · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The 83rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2011 | 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2011 | The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2011 | 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2010 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Heath Ledger: A Tribute · as Self |
| 2009 | The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2008 | Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene · as Self |
| 2008 | Batman Tech · as Self |
| 2008 | Batman Unmasked · as Self |
| 2007 | DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Scream Awards 2007 · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | 2006 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2006 | Celebrity Debut · as Self |
| 2006 | Making 'the New World' · as Self |
| 2005 | 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies · as Self - Place #26 |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Batman Begins: Behind the Mask · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops · as Self |
| 2002 | HypaSpace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | Entertainers with Byron Allen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1998 | Fox and Friends (USA) (TV Series) · as Self - Exodus |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards (TV Series) · as Self / Presenter |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square · as Self |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Going Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | Fantástico (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |