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Christian Bale

Birth at 30 January 1974
Actor 92 1986 - 2026 #55
Guest 62 1989 - 2018 #1512
Producer 3 2005 - 2022 #80939
Entire filmography 124 1986 - 2026 #543
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Christian Bale was born on January 30, 1974 in Wales. His family members are creative people. Both my grandparents were actors and my mother was a ballerina. Genes took their toll, so at the age of 10, he begins to play on stage, where Rowan Atkinson notices him and invites him to participate in the play “Moron”. This was followed by roles in films such as Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna and Mio, My Mio. Nevertheless, thanks to the historical drama Empire of the Sun (1987), Christian saw the world more
Christian Bale was born on January 30, 1974 in Wales. His family members are creative people. Both my grandparents were actors and my mother was a ballerina. Genes took their toll, so at the age of 10, he begins to play on stage, where Rowan Atkinson notices him and invites him to participate in the play “Moron”. This was followed by roles in films such as Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna and Mio, My Mio. Nevertheless, thanks to the historical drama Empire of the Sun (1987), Christian saw the world stage, even though the boy was only 13 years old. This was followed by fame, and as the actor himself admits, it was truly terrible. He even decided not to return to the movies, but in time he came to his senses and the next year took part in the filming of the film “Henry V”.

1992 opens a new stage in Bale’s life, when he begins to play only adult roles in films, the first of which was a role in the film “Newspaper Carriers”, and then in the film “Little Women”. Since 1996, a series of secondary roles in such films as “Secret Agent”, “Portrait of a Lady”, etc. followed. His participation in All Little Animals, which was shown outside the competition in Cannes, was praised by critics. By the end of the millennium, Bale was already an established actor, recognized and loved by the audience. The year 2000 was marked not only by the American Psychopath But also the actor's marriage to Sibe Blazik. In 2005, they had a daughter named Emma.

You can endlessly list all the films with Bale. This and Equilibrium , which, unfortunately, did not receive proper recognition, and the role of the famous man-bat in "Batman: The Beginning" "Fighter," etc. Despite the fact that Christian is put on a par with the famous actors of the XX and XXI centuries, he is critical of himself, telling fans that if they knew what he really is, they would certainly change their attitude towards him.

Film festival nominations and awards (30)

Golden Globes 2020

Best actor (drama)
Ford v Ferrari

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020

Best actor
Ford v Ferrari

British Film Academy 2019

Best actor
Vice

Oscar 2019

Best actor
Vice
ALL NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019

Best actor
Vice

Golden Globes 2019

Best actor (comedy or musical)
Vice

British Film Academy 2016

Best supporting actor
The Big Short

Golden Globes 2016

Best actor (comedy or musical)
The Big Short

Oscar 2016

Best supporting actor
The Big Short

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016

Best supporting actor
The Big Short

British Film Academy 2014

Best actor
American Hustle

Golden Globes 2014

Best actor (comedy or musical)
American Hustle

Oscar 2014

Best actor
American Hustle

MTV Movie Awards 2014

Best screen reincarnation
American Hustle

MTV Movie Awards 2013

Best shirtless performance
The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience

Georges 2013

Best foreign actor

Saturn 2013

Best actor
The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience

British Film Academy 2011

Best supporting actor
The Fighter

Saturn 2011

Best supporting actor
The Fighter

Golden Globes 2011

Best supporting actor
The Fighter

Oscar 2011

Best supporting actor
The Fighter

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011

Best supporting actor
The Fighter

MTV Movie Awards 2009

Best actor
The Dark Knight

Saturn 2009

Best actor
The Dark Knight

Georges 2008

Best foreign actor

Georges 2006

Best actor

MTV Movie Awards 2006

Best hero
Batman Begins

Saturn 2006

Best actor
Batman Begins

European Film Academy 2005

Audience award for best actor
The Machinist

Saturn 2005

Best actor
The Machinist
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Filmography (124)

The Dark Knight, 2008
The Dark Knight,  2008
8.52 1553947
average of
345500 rates
IMDb9.1 
Countries:  USA UK
Genres:  Sci-Fi Action Thriller Crime Drama
Director:  Christopher Nolan
Cast :  Christian Bale Heath Ledger Aaron Eckhart Maggie Gyllenhaal Gary Oldman Michael Caine Morgan Freeman Chin Han Nestor Carbonell Eric Roberts
Empire of the Sun, 1987
Empire of the Sun,  1987
7.75 69941
average of
18868 rates
IMDb7.7 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama War History
Director:  Steven Spielberg
Cast :  Christian Bale John Malkovich Miranda Richardson Nigel Havers Joe Pantoliano Leslie Phillips Masato Ibu Emily Richard Rupert Frazer Peter Gale
Batman Begins, 2005
Batman Begins,  2005
8.06 841184
average of
201009 rates
IMDb8.2 
Countries:  USA UK
Genres:  Action Sci-Fi Adventure Drama
Director:  Christopher Nolan
Cast :  Christian Bale Katie Holmes Michael Caine Cillian Murphy Tom Wilkinson Liam Neeson Ken Watanabe Gary Oldman Morgan Freeman Rutger Hauer
The Fighter, 2010
The Fighter,  2010
7.88 275788
average of
85079 rates
IMDb7.8 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Biography Sport
Director:  David O. Russell
Cast :  Christian Bale Mark Wahlberg Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Mickey O'Keefe Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg
The Prestige, 2006
The Prestige,  2006
8.49 975055
average of
325366 rates
IMDb8.5 
Countries:  UK USA
Genres:  Thriller Sci-Fi Drama Detective
Director:  Christopher Nolan
Cast :  Christian Bale Hugh Jackman Michael Caine Piper Perabo Rebecca Hall Scarlett Johansson Samantha Mahurin David Bowie Andy Serkis Daniel Davis
The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience, 2012
The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience,  2012
The Dark Knight Rises
8.26 1008217
average of
244018 rates
IMDb8.4 
Countries:  USA UK
Genres:  Sci-Fi Action Thriller Drama Crime
Director:  Christopher Nolan
Cast :  Christian Bale Tom Hardy Anne Hathaway Joseph Gordon-Levitt Marion Cotillard Gary Oldman Morgan Freeman Michael Caine Matthew Modine Ben Mendelsohn
The Big Short, 2015
The Big Short,  2015
7.72 389164
average of
139664 rates
IMDb7.8 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Comedy Biography History
Director:  Adam McKay
Cast :  Christian Bale Steve Carell Ryan Gosling Brad Pitt Melissa Leo Hamish Linklater John Magaro Rafe Spall Jeremy Strong Marisa Tomei
American Hustle, 2013
American Hustle,  2013
7.11 290244
average of
81690 rates
IMDb7.2 
Countries:  USA China
Genres:  Drama Comedy Crime
Director:  David O. Russell
Cast :  Christian Bale Amy Adams Bradley Cooper Jennifer Lawrence Jeremy Renner Louis C.K. Alessandro Nivola Jack Huston Robert de Niro Michael Pena
I`m Not There, 2007
I'm Not There,  2007
7.11 33017
average of
10909 rates
IMDb6.8 
Countries:  Germany Canada USA France
Genres:  Biography Music Western Drama Arthouse
Director:  Todd Haynes
Cast :  Christian Bale Cate Blanchett Heath Ledger Ben Whishaw Marcus Carl Franklin Richard Gere Bruce Greenwood Charlotte Gainsbourg Michelle Williams Julianne Moore
Vice, 2018
Vice,  2018
7.31 140683
average of
59037 rates
IMDb7.2 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Comedy Biography History
Director:  Adam McKay
Cast :  Christian Bale Amy Adams Steve Carell Sam Rockwell Alison Pill Eddie Marsan Justin Kirk Lisa Gay Hamilton Jesse Plemons Bill Camp
Velvet Goldmine, 1998
Velvet Goldmine,  1998
7.1 23291
average of
9168 rates
IMDb6.9 
Country:  UK
Genres:  Drama Music
Director:  Todd Haynes
Cast :  Christian Bale Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Ewan McGregor Toni Collette Eddie Izzard Emily Woof Michael Feast Janet McTeer Mairead McKinley Luke Morgan Oliver
The New World, 2005
The New World,  2005
6.88 42601
average of
10319 rates
IMDb6.7 
Countries:  USA UK
Genres:  Drama Romance Biography History
Director:  Terrence Malick
Cast :  Christian Bale Colin Farrell Kilcher Q'Orianka Christopher Plummer Wes Studi David Thewlis Noah Taylor Ben Chaplin Jonathan Pryce August Schellenberg
Henry V, 1989
Henry V,  1989
6.92 12561
average of
1367 rates
IMDb7.5 
Country:  UK
Genres:  Drama War Biography History
Director:  Kenneth Branagh
Cast :  Christian Bale Kenneth Branagh Derek Jacobi Paul Scofield Simon Shepherd Ian Holm James Larkin Brian Blessed Judi Dench James Simmons
American Psycho, 2000
American Psycho,  2000
7.3 452459
average of
125019 rates
IMDb7.6 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Crime Thriller
Director:  Mary Harron
Cast :  Christian Bale Willem Dafoe Josh Lucas Reese Witherspoon Cara Seymour Justin Theroux Jared Leto Chloe Sevigny Samantha Mathis Matt Ross
Little Women, 1994
Little Women,  1994
7.82 43534
average of
19011 rates
IMDb7.3 
Countries:  USA Canada
Genres:  Drama Romance Family
Director:  Gillian Armstrong
Cast :  Christian Bale Winona Ryder Gabriel Byrne Trini Alvarado Samantha Mathis Kirsten Dunst Claire Danes Eric Stoltz Mary Wickes Susan Sarandon
Ford v Ferrari, 2019
Ford v Ferrari,  2019
8.67 631694
average of
301667 rates
IMDb8.1 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Biography Sport Drama Action
Director:  James Mangold
Cast :  Christian Bale Matt Damon Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Jon Bernthal Noah Jupe Josh Lucas Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild
3:10 to Yuma, 2007
3:10 to Yuma,  2007
7.85 259794
average of
94571 rates
IMDb7.6 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Action Western Crime Drama
Director:  James Mangold
Cast :  Christian Bale Russell Crowe Logan Lerman Dallas Roberts Ben Foster Peter Fonda Kevin Durand Alan Tudyk Luce Rains Gretchen Mol
The Portrait of a Lady, 1996
The Portrait of a Lady,  1996
6.53 6355
average of
1803 rates
IMDb6.2 
Countries:  UK USA
Genres:  Drama Romance
Director:  Jane Campion
Cast :  Christian Bale Nicole Kidman John Malkovich Barbara Hershey Mary-Louise Parker Martin Donovan Shelley Winters Richard E. Grant Shelley Duvall Viggo Mortensen
The Machinist, 2004
The Machinist,  2004
El Maquinista
7.6 241191
average of
80547 rates
IMDb7.6 
Countries:  Spain France UK USA
Genres:  Thriller Drama
Director:  Brad Anderson
Cast :  Christian Bale Jennifer Jason Leigh Aitana Sanchez-Gijon John Sharian Michael Ironside Larry Gilliard Jr. Reg E. Cathey Anna Massey Matthew Romero Moore Robert Long
Pocahontas, 1995
Pocahontas,  1995
7.88 140426
average of
58375 rates
IMDb6.7 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Animation Musical Drama Romance Adventure Family
Directors:  Mike Gabriel Eric Goldberg
Cast :  Christian Bale Mel Gibson Judy Kuhn Joe Baker Irene Bedard Billy Connolly James Apaumut Fall Linda Hunt John Kassir Danny Mann
Equilibriu m, 2002
Equilibrium,  2002
7.99 355664
average of
184561 rates
IMDb7.3 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Sci-Fi Action Thriller Drama
Director:  Kurt Wimmer
Cast :  Christian Bale Taye Diggs Angus MacFadyen Sean Bean Emily Watson William Fichtner Matthew Harbour Emily Siewert Sean Pertwee Dominic Purcell
Public Enemies, 2009
Public Enemies,  2009
7.3 241105
average of
100728 rates
IMDb6.9 
Countries:  Japan USA
Genres:  Drama Crime Biography History
Director:  Michael Mann
Cast :  Christian Bale Johnny Depp Marion Cotillard Stephen Lang Jason Clarke Stephen Graham Billy Crudup John Ortiz Branka Katic Stephen Dorff
Rescue Dawn, 2006
Rescue Dawn,  2006
7.17 59538
average of
14111 rates
IMDb7.2 
Countries:  USA Luxembourg
Genres:  Biography War Drama Thriller
Director:  Werner Herzog
Cast :  Christian Bale Steve Zahn Zach Grenier Marshall Bell Toby Huss Pat Healy GQ James Oliver Brad Carr Saichia Wongwiroj
Knight of Cups, 2014
Knight of Cups,  2014
6.28 23931
average of
11013 rates
IMDb5.6 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Fantasy Drama Romance
Director:  Terrence Malick
Cast :  Christian Bale Cate Blanchett Natalie Portman Brian Dennehy Antonio Banderas Freida Pinto Wes Bentley Isabelle Lucas Teresa Palmer Imogen Poots
The Flowers of War, 2011
The Flowers of War,  2011
Jin ling shi san chai
8.03 68384
average of
39322 rates
IMDb7.5 
Countries:  China Hong Kong
Genres:  War Action Drama History
Director:  Yimou Zhang
Cast :  Christian Bale Ni Ni Xinyi Zhang Tianyuan Huang Xiting Han Zhang Doudou Tong Dawei Atsuro Watabe Kefan Cao Yangchunzi Yuan
Hostiles, 2017
Hostiles,  2017
7.76 140809
average of
60492 rates
IMDb7.2 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Western
Director:  Scott Cooper
Cast :  Christian Bale Rosamund Pike Wes Studi Rory Cochrane Jesse Plemons Jonathan Majors Ben Foster Adam Beach Kilcher Q'Orianka Timothy Chalamet
Reign of Fire, 2002
Reign of Fire,  2002
6.89 82658
average of
28389 rates
IMDb6.2 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Fantasy Action Thriller Adventure
Director:  Rob Bowman
Cast :  Christian Bale Matthew McConaughey Izabella Scorupco Gerard Butler Scott Moutter David Kennedy Alexander Siddig Ned Dennehy Rory Keenan Terence Maynard
Laurel Canyon, 2002
Laurel Canyon,  2002
6.37 8275
average of
2132 rates
IMDb6.4 
Country:  USA
Genre:  Drama
Director:  Lisa Cholodenko
Cast :  Christian Bale Frances McDormand Kate Beckinsale Natascha McElhone Alessandro Nivola Lou Barlow Russell Pollard Imaad Wasif Mickey Petralia Melissa de Sousa
The Promise, 2016
The Promise,  2016
7.61 87948
average of
17199 rates
IMDb6.1 
Countries:  Spain USA
Genres:  Action Drama Adventure War
Director:  Terry George
Cast :  Christian Bale Oscar Isaac Shohreh Aghdashloo Charlotte Lebon Angela Sarafyan Tom Hollander Numan Acar Rade Serbedzija
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings,  2014
6.99 149536
average of
66332 rates
IMDb6.0 
Countries:  UK Spain USA
Genres:  Fantasy Action Drama Adventure
Director:  Ridley Scott
Cast :  Christian Bale Joel Edgerton John Turturro Aaron Paul Ben Mendelsohn Maria Valverde Sigourney Weaver Ben Kingsley Isaac Andrews Abbass Hiam
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