Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is a Welsh-born British actor whose film credits include American Psycho, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, 3:10 to Yuma and the upcoming film Terminator Salvation. In addition to starring roles, such as Batman, in big budget Hollywood films, he has long been heavily involved in independent and art house films.
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 becomes 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 impressive cult status on the internet. Entertainment Weekly called Bale one of the "Most Creative People in Entertainment", after his performance in American Psycho.
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FILMOGRAPHYKilling Pablo (2009) (in production) .... Major Steve Jacoby
Public Enemies (2009) (post-production) .... Melvin Purvis
Terminator Salvation (2009) (post-production) .... John Connor
... aka T4: Salvation (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Terminator: Die Erlösung (Germany)
The Dark Knight (2008) .... Bruce Wayne / Batman
... aka Batman: The Dark Knight (USA: informal title)
... aka The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
I'm Not There. (2007) .... Jack / Pastor John
... aka I'm Not There (Germany) (USA: poster title)
3:10 to Yuma (2007) .... Dan Evans
The Prestige (2006) .... Alfred Borden
Rescue Dawn (2006) .... Dieter
The New World (2005) .... John Rolfe
Harsh Times (2005) .... Jim Luther Davis
Batman Begins (2005) .... Bruce Wayne / Batman
... aka Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
... aka Howl's Moving Castle (International: English title) (USA)
Maquinista, El (2004) .... Trevor Reznik
... aka The Machinist (International: English title) (USA)
Equilibrium (2002) .... John Preston
... aka Cubic (Europe: English title: video title)
Reign of Fire (2002) .... Quinn Abercromby
Laurel Canyon (2002) .... Sam
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) .... Mandras
... aka Capitaine Corelli (France)
Shaft (2000) .... Walter Wade, Jr.
... aka Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)
American Psycho (2000) .... Patrick Bateman
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) .... Demetrius
... aka Sogno di una notte di mezza estate (Italy)
... aka William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (USA: complete title)
All the Little Animals (1998) .... Bobby Platt
Velvet Goldmine (1998) .... Arthur Stuart
Metroland (1997) .... Chris
... aka Metroland (Spain)
The Secret Agent (1996) .... Stevie
... aka Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
The Portrait of a Lady (1996) .... Edward Rosier
Pocahontas (1995) (voice) .... Thomas
Little Women (1994) .... Laurie
Prince of Jutland (1994) .... Amled
... aka Amled, prinsen af Jylland (Denmark)
... aka Prinsen af Jylland (Denmark: video title)
... aka Royal Deceit (USA)
Swing Kids (1993) .... Thomas Berger
Newsies (1992) .... Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
... aka Newsboys
... aka The News Boys (UK)
Henry V (1989) .... Boy
Empire of the Sun (1987) .... Jim 'Jamie' Graham
Mio min Mio (1987) .... Jum-Jum/Benke
... aka ???, ??? ??? (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka Mio in the Land of Faraway
... aka Mio min Mio (Norway)
... aka Mio, moy Mio (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka The Land of Faraway
