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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 30, 1974
Place of Birth
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Also Known As
- 克里斯汀·貝爾
- คริสเตียน เบล
- クリスチャン・ベール
- 크리스찬 베일
- كريستيان بيل
- Christian Charles Philip Bale
- 克里斯蒂安·贝尔
- ქრისტიან ბეილი
- کریستین بیل
- كریسچن بەیڵ
- כריסטיאן צ'ארלס פיליפ בייל
Christian Bale
6.0 Popularity
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
0.0
Frankenstein's Monster
The Bride!
2026
0.0
(Archive footage)
Sibyl
2025
6.8
Augustus Landor
The Pale Blue Eye
2022
7.7
Self
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022
6.1
Burt Berendsen
Amsterdam
2022
6.9
Self - Gorr
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
6.4
Gorr
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
8.5
Self
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021
8.1
Self
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
6.7
Self
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
2020
Credits
The Bride!
as Frankenstein's Monster
2026
0.0
Sibyl
as (Archive footage)
2025
0.0
The Pale Blue Eye
as Augustus Landor
2022
6.8
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
as Self
2022
7.7
Amsterdam
as Burt Berendsen
2022
6.1
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
as Self - Gorr
2022
6.9
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Gorr
2022
6.4
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
as Self
2021
8.5
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
2020
8.1
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
as Self
2020
6.7
Ford v Ferrari
as Ken Miles
2019
8.0
Vice
as Dick Cheney
2018
7.0
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Bagheera (voice)
2018
6.5
Hostiles
as Captain Joseph J. Blocker
2017
6.9
Spielberg
as Self - Segment "Empire of the Sun"
2017
7.6
The Promise
as Chris Myers
2016
6.9
The Big Short
as Michael Burry
2015
7.4
Knight of Cups
as Rick
2015
5.7
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
as Self
2015
5.8
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Moses
2014
5.9
The Making of American Hustle
as Self
2014
0.0
American Hustle
as Irving Rosenfeld
2013
6.9
Out of the Furnace
as Russell Baze
2013
6.6
Ending the Knight
as Self
2012
7.2
The Dark Knight Rises
as Bruce Wayne
2012
7.8
The Batmobile
as Self
2012
6.8
The Flowers of War
as John Miller
2011
7.4
Making of "The Flowers of War"
2011
8.5
The Fighter
as Dicky Eklund
2010
7.4
🎬
Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'
as Self
2009
7.0
Public Enemies
as Melvin Purvis
2009
6.7
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
as Self
2009
10.0
Terminator Salvation
as John Connor
2009
6.1
The Dark Knight
as Bruce Wayne
2008
8.5
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
as Self
2008
7.0
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
as Self
2008
7.4
Gotham Tonight
as Bruce Wayne
2008
7.3
Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn
as Self
2007
8.0
I'm Not There
as Jack / Pastor John
2007
6.5
3:10 to Yuma
as Dan Evans
2007
7.2
Rescue Dawn
as Dieter Dengler
2007
7.0
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
as Self
2007
9.0
The Prestige
as Alfred Borden
2006
8.2
The New World
as John Rolfe
2005
6.5
Harsh Times
as Jim Luther Davis
2005
6.4
Batman Begins
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
2005
7.7
Tankman Begins
as Batman (archive footage)
2005
8.1
The Machinist
as Trevor Reznik
2004
7.5
Laurel Canyon
as Sam
2003
6.0
Equilibrium
as John Preston
2002
7.0
Reign of Fire
as Quinn Abercromby
2002
6.2
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Mandras
2001
6.0
Shaft
as Walter Wade, Jr.
2000
6.0
American Psycho
as Patrick Bateman
2000
7.4
🎬
Shaft: Still the Man
as Self
2000
6.0
Mary, Mother of Jesus
as Jesus of Nazareth
1999
4.0
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
All the Little Animals
as Bobby Platt
1999
6.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Demetrius
1999
6.4
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
1999
4.6
Dying to Tell the Story
as Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice)
1998
0.0
Velvet Goldmine
as Arthur Stuart
1998
6.9
Metroland
as Chris
1997
5.8
The Secret Agent
as Stevie
1996
5.5
The Portrait of a Lady
as Edward Rosier
1996
6.0
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
1996
8.1
Pocahontas
as Thomas (voice)
1995
6.9
Little Women
as Laurie
1994
7.3
Prince of Jutland
as Amled
1994
5.4
Swing Kids
as Thomas Berger
1993
6.7
GMTV
as Self
1993
5.6
HBO First Look
as Self
1992
4.9
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Presenter
1992
8.1
Newsies
as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
1992
6.7
A Murder of Quality
as Tim Perkins
1991
5.4
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
as Self
1991
8.6
Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins
1990
6.6
Henry V
as Robin the Luggage-Boy
1989
7.2
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
as Self
1987
6.3
Empire of the Sun
as Jim
1987
7.5
Mio in the Land of Faraway
as Jum-Jum / Benke
1987
6.0
Heart of the Country
as Ben Harris
1987
0.0
Citizen Steve
as Self - Actor
1987
5.9
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
as Tsarevich Alexei
1986
6.6
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
Entertainment Tonight
1981
4.1
🎬
Madden
as Al Davis
N/A
0.0
🎬
Best of Enemies
as Gennady Vasilenko
N/A
0.0