Christian Bale
Country: United Kingdom
Gender: M
Birthday: 1974-01-30
Biography
A Welsh-born English actor. In addition to starring roles in big budget Hollywood films, he has long been heavily involved in films produced by independent producers and art houses. Bale first caught the public eye when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun at the age of 13, playing an English boy who is separated from his parents and subsequently finds himself lost in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Since then, he has portrayed a wide range of characters. Bale is especially noted for his cult following: the tenth anniversary issue of Entertainment Weekly hailed him as one of the "Top 8 Most Powerful Cult Figures of the Past Decade", citing his cult status on the Internet. EW called Bale one of the "Most Creative People in Entertainment" in anticipation of the release American Psycho (2000). The Guardian named Bale as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Bale is most well-known for starring as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. All three films earned critical praise and did well at the box office by making over 2 billion combined dollars between the three films. Bale was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales to parents of English descent. His father, David Bale, was an entrepreneur, commercial pilot, and talent manager and his mother, Jenny James, was a circus clown and performer. He is the youngest of four children. After leaving Wales in 1976, Bale spent his childhood in several countries, including England, Portugal and the United States. Settling for four years in Bournemouth and Henley-on-Thames, Bale was educated at Shiplake C of E Primary School, the independent Dolphin School in Berkshire, and at Bournemouth School. He participated actively in rugby union. Bale has described his childhood, with respect to his mother being in the circus, as "interesting". He recalled his first kiss was with an acrobat named Barta. As a child, he trained in ballet and guitar. His sister Louise's work in theatre also influenced his decision to become an actor. Bale's father was very supportive of his son's acting, resigning from his job as a commercial pilot to travel and manage Bale's burgeoning career. Bale's first foray into acting was a commercial for the fabric softener Lenor in 1982, when he was eight years old. He appeared in a Pac-Man cereal commercial playing a child rock star a year later and in 1984 made his stage debut in The Nerd, opposite Rowan Atkinson.
On 29 January, 2000, Bale married Sandra "Sibi" Blažić (born 1970), a one-time model, make-up artist and personal assistant to Winona Ryder; the couple have a daughter, Emmeline, who was born on 27 March 2005, in Santa Monica, California. Since 1992, Bale has resided in Los Angeles.
Actor:
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...Alexei
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2. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986), series...Alexei
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3. Empire of the Sun (1987), film...Jim
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4. Old Russian Kino: Mio min Mio (1987), film
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5. Henry V (1989), film...Robin the Luggage-Boy
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6. Treasure Island (1990), film...Jim Hawkins
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7. Newsies (1992), film...Jack Kelly
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8. Swing Kids (1993), film...Thomas Berger
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9. Royal Deceit (1994), film...Amled
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10. Little Women (1994), film...Laurie
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11. The Portrait of a Lady (1996), film...Edward Rosier
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12. The Secret Agent (1996), film...Stevie
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13. Метроленд (1997), film...Chris
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14. Velvet Goldmine (1998), film...Arthur Stuart
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15. All the Little Animals (1998), film...Bobby Platt
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...Demetrius
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17. Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999), film...Jesus of Nazareth
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18. Shaft (2000), film...Walter Wade, Jr.
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19. American Psycho (2000), film...Patrick Bateman
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20. Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), film...Mandras
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21. Laurel Canyon (2002), film...Sam
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22. Reign of Fire (2002), film...Quinn Abercromby
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23. Equilibrium (2002), film...John Preston
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24. The Machinist (2004), film...Trevor Reznik
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25. Batman Begins (2005), film...Bruce Wayne / Batman
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26. The New World (2005), film...John Rolfe
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27. Harsh Times (2005), film...Jim Luther Davis
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28. The Prestige (2006), film...Alfred Borden
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29. Rescue Dawn (2006), film...Dieter Dengler
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30. 3:10 to Yuma (2007), film...Dan Evans
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31. I'm Not There (2007), film...Jack / Pastor John
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32. The Dark Knight (2008), film...Bruce Wayne / Batman
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33. Terminator Salvation (2009), film...John Connor
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34. Public Enemies (2009), film...Melvin Purvis
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35. The Fighter (2010), film...Dicky Eklund
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36. 13 Flowers of Nanjing (2011), film...John Miller
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37. The Flowers of War (2011), film
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38. The Dark Knight Rises (2012), film...Bruce Wayne / Batman
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39. American Hustle (2013), film...Irving Rosenfeld
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40. Out of the Furnace (2013), film...Russell Baze
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...Himself - Nominee
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42. Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), film...Moses
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43. The Oscars (2014), film...Self - Nominee
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44. The Big Short (2015), film...Michael Burry
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45. Knight of Cups (2015), film...Rick
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46. The Promise (2016), film...Chris Myers
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47. Hostiles (2017), film...Capt. Joseph J. Blocker
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...Self
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49. Vice (2018), film...Dick Cheney
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50. Ford v Ferrari (2019), film...Ken Miles
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51. BAFTAs 2019 (2019), film...Self - Nominee
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...Self (archive footage)
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53. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), film...Gorr
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54. Amsterdam (2022), film...Burt Berendsen
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55. The Pale Blue Eye (2022), film...Augustus Landor
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56. Heath Ledger: A Tragic Tale (2022), film...Self
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57. Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (2022), film...Self
Producer:
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1. Harsh Times (2005), film...executive producer
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2. Amsterdam (2022), film
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3. The Pale Blue Eye (2022), film
Voice:
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1. Pocahontas (1995), film...Thomas
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2. Howl's Moving Castle (2004), film...Howl
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3. Jungle Book (2018), film...Bagheera