Profile
Christian Bale
Actor
Male
Born
Jan 30, 1974
Age
39
Hometown
Haverfordwest
Other Names
Bale, Christian C...
Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. Best known for his roles in American films, Bale has starred in both big budget Hollywood films and the smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. Bale first caught the public eye at… Read More
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Romance
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Sibi BlazicMarried 2000 - Present
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Christian Bale
Age 39
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Louise BaleSister, Age 40
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Sharon BaleSister
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Erin BaleSister
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Huge Opening For 'Iron Man 3'Huffington Post - May 05, 2013
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No ShowHuffington Post - Apr 15, 2013
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Mtv Movie Awards: Batman Beefs Up For 'Best Shirtless Performance'MTV News - Apr 12, 2013
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Robert J. Morgan: Why The Bible Is Hollywood's Favorite BookHuffington Post - Apr 10, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1974
Birth
Born on January 30, 1974.
1982
8 Years Old
His first foray into acting was a commercial for the fabric softener Lenor in 1982.
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1984
10 Years Old
In 1984, he made his stage debut in The Nerd, opposite Rowan Atkinson.
TEENAGE
1986
12 Years Old
Bale made his film debut as Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia in the made-for-television film Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna in 1986, which was followed by leading roles in the miniseries Heart of the Country and the fantasy adventure Mio in the Land of Faraway, in which he appeared with Christopher Lee and Nick Pickard.
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1989
15 Years Old
The attention the press and his schoolmates lavished upon him after this took a toll on Bale, and he contemplated giving up acting until Kenneth Branagh approached him and persuaded him to appear in Henry V in 1989.
1990
16 Years Old
In 1990, he played the role of Jim Hawkins opposite Charlton Heston (as Long John Silver) in Treasure Island, an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic book.
1992
18 Years Old
In 1992, Bale starred as Jack Kelly in the Disney musical Newsies, and followed it up in 1993 with another release, Swing Kids, a film about teenagers who secretly listened to forbidden jazz during the rise of Nazi Germany.
TWENTIES
In 1999, Bale contributed to an all-star cast, including Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stanley Tucci and Rupert Everett, portraying Demetrius in an updated version of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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In 2000, he garnered acclaim for his portrayal of serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho.
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From 2002 to 2003, Bale starred in three feature films.
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THIRTIES
After a year's hiatus, Bale returned in 2004 to play Trevor Reznik, the title character in the psychological thriller The Machinist.
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Bale's performance was well received by critics and fans alike, earning him the Saturn Award for Best Actor and the Best Hero award at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards. Bale reprised his role as Batman in the sequel The Dark Knight. He trained in the Keysi Fighting Method, and performed many of his own stunts. The Dark Knight was released in the U.S. on 18 July 2008 and stormed through the box office, with a record-breaking $158.4 million in the U.S. in its first weekend.
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2007
33 Years Old
Writer/director Joe Carnahan confirmed in November 2007 that Bale is also involved in the upcoming movie Killing Pablo in which he is to play Major Steve Jacoby.
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2008
34 Years Old
In July 2008, Bale flew into an angry tirade on the sets of Terminator Salvation, while filming in New Mexico.
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2009
35 Years Old
After remaining silent for most of the week, Bale made a public apology on 6 February 2009, to a Los Angeles radio station, KROQ, stating that the outburst was "inexcusable" and was motivated by the intensity of that day's shooting.
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Bale starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the David O. Russell-directed 2010 drama The Fighter, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and thirty other awards in 2011.
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2011
37 Years Old
While filming The Flowers of War in December 2011, Bale and a CNN crew attempted to visit Chen Guangcheng, a blind "barefoot lawyer" under unofficial house arrest for his activism against China's One Child Policy.
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He reprised his role one last time in the finale The Dark Knight Rises, which was released on 20 July 2012, which made Bale the longest-lasting actor to portray Batman on film to date.
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