Christian Bale
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1974-01-30 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as
- Christian Charles Philip 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
TV Shows (12)
Wogan
1982
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Gotham Tonight
2008
as Bruce Wayne
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
1986
as Tsarevich Alexei
Making of "The Flowers of War"
2011
Heart of the Country
1987
as Ben Harris
Movies (78)
The Dark Knight
2008
as Bruce Wayne
Batman Begins
2005
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
The Prestige
2006
as Alfred Borden
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Bruce Wayne
American Psycho
2000
as Patrick Bateman
Ford v Ferrari
2019
as Ken Miles
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
as Moses
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Gorr
The Bride!
2026
as Frank
The Big Short
2015
as Michael Burry
Vice
2018
as Dick Cheney
Terminator Salvation
2009
as John Connor
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018
as Bagheera (voice)
American Hustle
2013
as Irving Rosenfeld
Pocahontas
1995
as Thomas (voice)
Public Enemies
2009
as Melvin Purvis
The Pale Blue Eye
2022
as Augustus Landor
Amsterdam
2022
as Burt Berendsen
The Machinist
2004
as Trevor Reznik
3:10 to Yuma
2007
as Dan Evans
Heat 2
Equilibrium
2002
as John Preston
Hostiles
2017
as Captain Joseph J. Blocker
The Flowers of War
2011
as John Miller
Out of the Furnace
2013
as Russell Baze
Ending the Knight
2012
as Self
Knight of Cups
2015
as Rick
The Fighter
2010
as Dicky Eklund
Reign of Fire
2002
as Quinn Abercromby
Empire of the Sun
1987
as Jim
Little Women
1994
as Laurie
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021
as Self
Treasure Island
1990
as Jim Hawkins
Citizen Steve
1987
as Self - Actor
Rescue Dawn
2007
as Dieter Dengler
The New World
2005
as John Rolfe
The Promise
2016
as Chris Myers
Shaft
2000
as Walter Wade, Jr.
The Resurrection of Christ
2026
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
as Mandras
Tankman Begins
2005
as Batman (archive footage)
Spielberg
2017
as Self - Segment "Empire of the Sun"
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
as Edward Rosier
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
2008
as Self
I'm Not There
2007
as Jack / Pastor John
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
as Self
Velvet Goldmine
1998
as Arthur Stuart
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Demetrius
Madden
2026
as Al Davis
Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999
as Jesus of Nazareth
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
2007
as Self
Harsh Times
2005
as Jim Luther Davis
A Murder of Quality
1991
as Tim Perkins
Swing Kids
1993
as Thomas Berger
The Batmobile
2012
as Self
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987
as Jum-Jum / Benke
Sibyl
2025
as (Archive footage)
Laurel Canyon
2003
as Sam
Newsies
1992
as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
Henry V
1989
as Robin the Luggage-Boy
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Self - Gorr
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991
as Self
Prince of Jutland
1994
as Amled
The Secret Agent
1996
as Stevie
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
1987
as Self
Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'
2009
as Self
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022
as Self
All the Little Animals
1999
as Bobby Platt
Metroland
1997
as Chris
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
as Self
Shaft: Still the Man
2000
as Self
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
2020
as Self
The Making of American Hustle
2014
as Self
Best of Enemies
as Gennady Vasilenko
Dying to Tell the Story
1998
as Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice)
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
2015
as Self
Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn
2007
as Self
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
2008
as Self
About Christian 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 suppor… With 90 credits spanning from 1981 to 2026, Christian Bale has appeared in 78 films and 12 TV shows.
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- The Dark Knight (2008) — as Bruce Wayne
- Batman Begins (2005) — as Bruce Wayne / Batman
- The Prestige (2006) — as Alfred Borden
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — as Bruce Wayne
- American Psycho (2000) — as Patrick Bateman
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