Christian Bale

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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

Thor: Love and Thunder	Gorr the God Butcher	2022
Untitled David O. Russell		2022
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	2017
Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction	Self	2017
Spielberg	Himself - Actor	2017

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Thor: Love and Thunder	Gorr the God Butcher	2022
Untitled David O. Russell		2022
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	2017
Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction	Self	2017
Spielberg	Himself - Actor	2017
The Promise	Chris Myers	2017
21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards	Himself	2016
73rd Golden Globe Awards	Himself - Nominee	2016
The Big Short	Michael Burry	2015
Knight Of Cups	Rick	2015
Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus - Gods and Kings	Himself	2015
Exodus: Gods And Kings	Moses	2014
The Drunken Peasants	Himself (archive footage)	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)	2013
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
Weekend Ticket	Himself	2013
The Dark Knight Rises	Bruce Wayne / Batman	2012
The Batmobile	Himself	2012
CBS This Morning	Himself	1992
The Flowers of War	John Miller	2011
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure	Himself (archive footage)	2011
Dish Nation	Self	2011
Big Morning Buzz Live	Himself - Guest	2011
Behind the Scenes with Melissa Leo	Himself	2011
The Fighter	Dicky Eklund	2010
Death Battle	Batman	2010
Cage Insider	Himself	2010
Public Enemies	Melvin Purvis	2009
Terminator Salvation	John Connor	2009
Batman Tech	Himself	2008
The Dark Knight	Bruce Wayne / Batman	2008
Batman Unmasked	himself	2008
Gotham Tonight	Bruce Wayne	2008
5 Second Movies	Batman	2008
Nostalgia Critic	Batman (archive footage)	2008
I'm Not There	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'	Himself	2006
The New World	John Rolfe	2005
Made in Hollywood	Self	2005
Harsh Times	Jim Luther Davis	2005
Batman Begins	Batman	2005
Tankman Begins	Batman (archive footage) (uncredited)	2005
Howl's Moving Castle	Howl	2004
The Insider	Himself	2004
The Machinist	Trevor Reznik	2004
Equilibrium	John Preston	2002
Reign of Fire	Quinn Abercromby	2002
Laurel Canyon	Sam	2002
HypaSpace	Himself	2002
Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Mandras	2001
Shaft	Walter Wade, Jr.	2000
American Psycho	Patrick Bateman	2000
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square	Himself	1999
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
Metroland	Chris	1997
The Secret Agent	Stevie	1996
The Portrait Of A Lady	Edward Rosier	1996
Pocahontas	Thomas (voice)	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	Himself	1992
Newsies	Jack Kelly / Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly	1992
A Murder of Quality	Tim Perkins	1991
The Dreamstone	Wildit (voice)	1990
Treasure Island	Jim Hawkins	1990
Henry V	Robin the Luggage-Boy	1989
Empire Of The Sun	Jim	1987
Going Live!	Himself	1987
Mio in the Land of Faraway	Jum-Jum / Benke	1987
Citizen Steve	Himself	1987
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna	Alexei	1986
Entertainment Tonight	Himself (archive footage), Himself	1981
CBS News Sunday Morning	Self	1979

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Harsh Times

2005

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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