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Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor who is known for his intense method acting style, often transforming his body drastically for his roles. Bale is the recipient of many awards, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, and was featured in the Time 100 list of 2011.
Birth Name
Christian Charles Philip Bale
Born
Wednesday, 30 January 1974
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Amsterdam | Burt | 2022 |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | Gorr | 2022 |
| Tueur, trader et psychopathe - L'Amérique de Bret Easton Ellis | Self | 2021 |
| Ford v Ferrari | Ken Miles | 2019 |
| Vice | Dick Cheney | 2018 |
| Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Bagheera | 2018 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Hostiles | Capt. Joseph J. Blocker / Captain Joseph J. Blocker | 2017 |
| Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction | Self | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Amsterdam | Burt | 2022 |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | Gorr | 2022 |
| Tueur, trader et psychopathe - L'Amérique de Bret Easton Ellis | Self | 2021 |
| Ford v Ferrari | Ken Miles | 2019 |
| Vice | Dick Cheney | 2018 |
| Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Bagheera | 2018 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Hostiles | Capt. Joseph J. Blocker / Captain Joseph J. Blocker | 2017 |
| Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction | Self | 2017 |
| Spielberg | Self - Segment "Empire of the Sun" / Self | 2017 |
| The Promise | Chris Myers | 2017 |
| 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Self | 2016 |
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2016 |
| The Big Short | Michael Burry | 2015 |
| Knight of Cups | Rick | 2015 |
| Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus - Gods and Kings | Self | 2015 |
| The Big Short: Getting Real - Recreating an Era | Self | 2015 |
| Exodus: Gods and Kings | Moses | 2014 |
| The Drunken Peasants | Self | 2014 |
| American Hustle | Irving Rosenfeld | 2013 |
| Out of the Furnace | Russell Baze | 2013 |
| The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of the Dark Knight Trilogy | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Weekend Ticket | Self | 2013 |
| The Batmobile | Himself / Self | 2012 |
| The Dark Knight Rises | Bruce Wayne / Batman | 2012 |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self | 2012 |
| The Flowers of War | John Miller | 2011 |
| Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Shut Up Little Man | Self | 2011 |
| Behind the Scenes with Melissa Leo | Self | 2011 |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 2011 |
| The Fighter | Dicky Eklund / Dick "Dicky" Eklund | 2010 |
| Death Battle | Batman | 2010 |
| Cage Insider | Self | 2010 |
| Public Enemies | Melvin Purvis | 2009 |
| Terminator Salvation | John Connor | 2009 |
| Batman Tech | Self | 2008 |
| The Dark Knight | Bruce Wayne / Batman | 2008 |
| Batman Unmasked | himself / Self | 2008 |
| Gotham Tonight | Bruce Wayne | 2008 |
| 5 Second Movies | Batman | 2008 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Batman (archive footage) | 2008 |
| I'm Not There | Pastor John / Jack / Jack/Pastor John | 2007 |
| 3:10 to Yuma | Dan Evans | 2007 |
| Access Hollywood | Himself (archive footage) | 2006 |
| The Prestige | Alfred Borden | 2006 |
| Rescue Dawn | Dieter Dengler | 2006 |
| Making 'the New World' | Self | 2006 |
| The New World | John Rolfe | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Batman Begins | Batman / Bruce Wayne | 2005 |
| Harsh Times | Jim Luther Davis | 2005 |
| Howl's Moving Castle | Howl | 2004 |
| The Insider | Himself | 2004 |
| The Machinist | Trevor Reznik | 2004 |
| Laurel Canyon | Sam | 2003 |
| Equilibrium | John Preston | 2002 |
| Reign of Fire | Quinn Abercromby | 2002 |
| HypaSpace | Self | 2002 |
| Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Mandras | 2001 |
| Shaft | Walter Wade, Jr. | 2000 |
| American Psycho | Patrick Bateman | 2000 |
| Mary, Mother of Jesus | Jesus of Nazareth | 1999 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Self | 1999 |
| All the Little Animals | Bobby Platt | 1999 |
| Velvet Goldmine | Arthur Stuart | 1998 |
| Dying to Tell the Story | Narrator / Dan Eldon | 1998 |
| Metroland | Chris | 1997 |
| The Secret Agent | Stevie | 1996 |
| The Portrait of a Lady | Edward Rosier | 1996 |
| Pocahontas | Thomas (voice) / Thomas | 1995 |
| Little Women | Laurie / Theodore "Laurie" Laurence | 1994 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self (archive footage), Self | 1994 |
| Royal Deceit | Amled | 1994 |
| Swing Kids | Thomas Berger | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Newsies | Jack Kelly / Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly | 1992 |
| A Murder of Quality | Tim Perkins | 1991 |
| Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square | Himself / Self | 1991 |
| Treasure Island | Jim Hawkins | 1990 |
| Henry V | Robin the Luggage-Boy | 1989 |
| Empire of the Sun | Jim / Jim 'Jamie' Graham | 1987 |
| Going Live! | Self | 1987 |
| Mio in the Land of Faraway | Jum-Jum / Benke | 1987 |
| Citizen Steve | Self | 1987 |
| Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna | Alexei | 1986 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Himself (archive footage), Self, Himself | 1981 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | 1979 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Amsterdam | 2022 |
| Harsh Times | 2005 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2020 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 2019 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Won |
| 2019 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2016 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2016 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2014 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2014 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |
| 2011 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
