Christian Bale
Actor, Celebrity
1974 –
Who is Christian Bale?
Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. He has starred in both blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses.
Bale first caught the public eye at the age of 13, when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun. Based on the original story by J. G. Ballard, Bale played an English boy who is separated from his parents and subsequently finds himself lost in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. In 2000, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. He earned a reputation as a method actor after he lost 63 pounds to play the role of Trevor Reznik in The Machinist.
Bale went on to receive greater commercial recognition and acclaim for his performance as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.
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- Born
- Jan 30, 1974
Haverfordwest - Also known as
- Christian Charles Philip Bale
- Christian Morgan Bale
- Christian Charles Phillip Bale
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Sibi Blazic
(2000/01/29 - )
- Sibi Blazic
- Children
- Ethnicity
- English people
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Bournemouth School
- Dolphin School
- Lived in
- California
- England
- Portugal
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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