Christian Bale
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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
E! True Hollywood Story
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Honest Trailers
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Early Show
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
HBO First Look
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Howl's Moving Castle
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Little Women
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pocahontas
Oppenheimer
Shaft
Thor: Love and Thunder
Public Enemies
The Fighter
3:10 to Yuma
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
American Psycho
Out of the Furnace
The Big Short
Ford v Ferrari
Vice
The Machinist
Exodus: Gods and Kings
The Prestige
Barack Obama: Making History
Rescue Dawn
The Dark Knight
Newsies
Amsterdam
The Dark Knight Rises
Knight of Cups
Terminator Salvation
Batman Begins
Hostiles
The Pale Blue Eye
American Hustle
Production Credits
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