Christian Bale

Acting · 5.4 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: January 30, 1974
From: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

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.

Works

78 films

The Dark Knight

20088.5

The Dark Knight Rises

20127.8

The Prestige

20068.2

Batman Begins

20057.7

Thor: Love and Thunder

20226.4

American Psycho

20007.4

The Bride!

20266.1

Ford v Ferrari

20198.0

The Big Short

20157.4

Terminator Salvation

20096.1

Exodus: Gods and Kings

20145.9

3:10 to Yuma

20077.2

Pocahontas

19956.9

Equilibrium

20027.1

American Hustle

20136.9

The Fighter

20107.4

Little Women

19947.3

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

20186.5

Hostiles

20176.9

The Machinist

20047.5

Vice

20187.0

Reign of Fire

20026.2

Empire of the Sun

19877.5

Public Enemies

20096.7

Rescue Dawn

20077.0

Amsterdam

20226.1

The Pale Blue Eye

20226.8

Shaft

20006.0

The Flowers of War

20117.4

The New World

20056.5

The Promise

20166.8

I'm Not There

20076.5

Harsh Times

20056.4

Out of the Furnace

20136.6

A Midsummer Night's Dream

19996.4

Knight of Cups

20155.7

Heat 2

2026

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

20016.0

Treasure Island

19906.6

The Portrait of a Lady

19966.0

Madden

2026

Velvet Goldmine

19986.9

Henry V

19897.1

Swing Kids

19936.7

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

20218.3

Newsies

19926.7

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

20078.8

Mio in the Land of Faraway

19876.0

Ending the Knight

20127.1

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

20227.0

Laurel Canyon

20035.9

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

20208.0

Spielberg

20177.5

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

20087.0

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

20227.9

The Resurrection of Christ

2026

All the Little Animals

19996.0

A Murder of Quality

19915.7

Tankman Begins

20058.1

Citizen Steve

19876.0

The Secret Agent

19965.6

The Making of American Hustle

2014

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

20098.3

Sibyl

2025

Prince of Jutland

19945.4

Mary, Mother of Jesus

19994.1

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

19876.4

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

19918.5

Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn

20078.0

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

20155.8

Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life

20206.8

Metroland

19975.8

Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'

20097.0

Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight

20087.5

The Batmobile

20126.8

Dying to Tell the Story

19989.0

Shaft: Still the Man

20007.5

Best of Enemies

2026