Christian Bale 1974 51
Christian Bale 1974 51
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.
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2026 The Bride! as Frankenstein's Monster
2025 Madden as Al Davis
2025 Best Of Enemies as Gennady Vasilenko
2022 The Pale Blue Eye as Augustus Landor Producer
2022 Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer as Self
2022 Amsterdam as Burt Berendsen Producer
2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder as Self - Gorr
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder as Gorr
2021 Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale as Self
2020 Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self
2020 Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life as Self
2019 Ford v Ferrari as Ken Miles
2018 Vice as Dick Cheney
2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle as Bagheera (voice)
2017 Hostiles as Captain Joseph J. Blocker
2017 Spielberg as Self - Segment "Empire of the Sun"
2016 The Promise as Chris Myers
2015 The Big Short as Michael Burry
2015 Knight of Cups as Rick
2015 Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' as Self
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings as Moses
2013 American Hustle as Irving Rosenfeld
2013 Out of the Furnace as Russell Baze
2013 The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
2012 Ending the Knight as Self
2012 The Dark Knight Rises as Bruce Wayne
2012 The Batmobile as Self
2011 The Flowers of War as John Miller
2010 The Fighter as Dicky Eklund
2009 Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies' as Self
2009 Public Enemies as Melvin Purvis
2009 Heath Ledger: A Tribute as Self
2009 Terminator Salvation as John Connor
2008 The Dark Knight as Bruce Wayne
2008 Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene as Self
2008 Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight as Self
2007 Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn as Self
2007 I'm Not There as Jack / Pastor John
2007 3:10 to Yuma as Dan Evans
2007 The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan as Self
2006 The Prestige as Alfred Borden
2006 Rescue Dawn as Dieter Dengler
2005 The New World as John Rolfe
2005 Harsh Times as Jim Luther Davis Executive Producer
2005 Batman Begins as Bruce Wayne / Batman
2005 Tankman Begins as Batman (archive footage)
2004 The Machinist as Trevor Reznik
2003 Laurel Canyon as Sam
2002 Equilibrium as John Preston
2002 Reign of Fire as Quinn Abercromby
2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin as Mandras
2000 Shaft as Walter Wade, Jr.
2000 American Psycho as Patrick Bateman
2000 Shaft: Still the Man as Self
1999 Mary, Mother of Jesus as Jesus of Nazareth
1999 All the Little Animals as Bobby Platt
1999 The Alien Legacy Thanks
1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius
1998 Dying to Tell the Story as Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice)
1998 Velvet Goldmine as Arthur Stuart
1997 Metroland as Chris
1996 The Secret Agent as Stevie
1996 The Portrait of a Lady as Edward Rosier
1995 Pocahontas as Thomas (voice)
1994 Little Women as Laurie
1994 Prince of Jutland as Amled
1993 Swing Kids as Thomas Berger
1992 Newsies as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
1991 A Murder of Quality as Tim Perkins
1991 Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square as Self
1990 Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins
1989 Henry V as Robin the Luggage-Boy
1987 The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun as Self
1987 Empire of the Sun as Jim
1987 Mio in the Land of Faraway as Jum-Jum / Benke
1987 Citizen Steve as Self - Actor
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7.36 Documentary 19
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7.02 War 5
6.91 Animation 1
6.84 Action 12
6.81 Thriller 12
6.79 Comedy 9
6.74 Music 4
6.70 Drama 40
6.56 Family 4
6.52 Mystery 5
6.41 Romance 9
6.32 Adventure 11
6.25 Fantasy 4
5.52 TV Movie 3