Christian Bale

Known for ActingBorn 1974-01-30 (age 52)Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Dying to Tell the Story

The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

The Dark Knight

Making of "The Flowers of War"

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

The Prestige

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Ford v Ferrari

Tankman Begins

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

E! True Hollywood Story

Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn

MTV Movie & TV Awards

The Dark Knight Rises

Batman Begins

Spielberg

The Machinist

Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight

The Big Short

The Flowers of War

Shaft: Still the Man

The Fighter

American Psycho

Empire of the Sun

Gotham Tonight

3:10 to Yuma

Ending the Knight

Little Women

Vice

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

Hostiles

Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

Equilibrium

The Pale Blue Eye

Rescue Dawn

The Promise

Henry V

Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life

American Hustle

The Batmobile

The Alien Legacy

Heart of the Country

Velvet Goldmine

Pocahontas

Public Enemies