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Christian Bale filmography
Christian Bale, 2009.
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Christian Bale is an English actor who has starred in various films. Bale's role in Empire of the Sun, as a young boy interned in China by the Japanese, received praise from most film critics.[1][2] Two years later, Bale had a minor role in Henry V, a drama film based on William Shakespeare's play The Life of Henry the Fifth. It has been considered one of the best Shakespeare film adaptations ever made.[3][4] In 1992, Bale starred as Jack Kelly in the Walt Disney musical drama Newsies, which was a critical and commercial failure; however, it gained a cult following.[5][6] He received a role in the 1994 drama Little Women, which garnered positive reviews.[7] Bale lent his voice to the Disney animated film Pocahontas in 1995; it received a mixed reception, but attained box office success.[8] He starred as British journalist Arthur Stuart in the Todd Haynes-directed drama Velvet Goldmine (1998). Although critics were divided on the film, Bale's role was "eagerly anticipated".[1][9] Bale portrayed Demetrius in the critically praised 1999 film A Midsummer Night's Dream, an adaptation of Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Michael Hoffman.[10] The same year, he portrayed Jesus of Nazareth in the television movie Mary, Mother of Jesus.

In 2000, Bale starred in the psychological thriller American Psycho in which he played the serial killer Patrick Bateman.[11] His portrayal received positive reviews from critics and is often considered his breakthrough role.[12][13] The same year, he starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson in the critically praised action crime film Shaft.[14] He co-starred with Nicolas Cage and Penélope Cruz in the romance drama Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). The film was panned by film critics and had a poor commercial performance.[15] For the portrayal of Trevor Reznik in the psychological thriller The Machinist (2004), he lost 63 pounds (28.5 kg).[16] Although the film was commended by critics, it was a commercial failure. Bale starred as Batman in Batman Begins (2005), a reboot of the Batman film series directed by Christopher Nolan.[17] His portrayal of Batman was critically acclaimed and the movie became a box office success.[18] He subsequently lent his voice in the Batman Begins based video game with the same title. In 2006, he portrayed German-American aviator Dieter Dengler in the war drama Rescue Dawn. Despite positive reviews, the film was a box office flop.[19] The same year, he starred in The Prestige (2006) alongside Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson. It received positive reviews and was a commercial success at the box office.[20] Bale co-starred with Russell Crowe in the Western 3:10 to Yuma (2007), which was positively received by movie critics[21] and performed moderately at the box office.

Bale reprised his role as Batman in the second part of Nolan's Batman film series, the sequel of 2005's Batman Begins entitled The Dark Knight (2008). After its release, the film received highly positive reviews and is widely considered one of the best films of the 2000s.[22][23] It grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.[24] A year later, he starred in the fourth installment of the Terminator film series, Terminator Salvation (2009) as John Connor. The film was poorly received by most movie critics; however, it was a commercial success.[25] The same year, Bale starred together with Johnny Depp in the critical and commercial success Public Enemies as FBI agent Melvin Purvis.[26] He acted alongside Mark Wahlberg in the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010) as Dicky Eklund. The film was critically acclaimed and a commercial success.[27] The Fighter earned Bale the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 83rd Academy Awards.[28] In 2012, Bale starred in the third, and final, installment of Nolan's Batman film trilogy entitled The Dark Knight Rises as Batman. As with its predecessors, the film received acclaim from movie critics. The Dark Knight Rises has earned more than $1 billion worldwide, thus becoming the third highest-grossing film of 2012.[24][29] For his role as Michael Burry in the Adam McKay-directed biographical dramedy The Big Short, he was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.[30][31] He received another Oscar nomination for Best Actor for portraying Dick Cheney in McKay's Vice.[32] He played Gorr the God Butcher, the villain in the Marvel Studios film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).

Film

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Black and white image of a young Christian Bale facing the camera
Bale promoting Empire of the Sun in 1988
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1987 Mio in the Land of Faraway Yum Yum [33]
Empire of the Sun Jim Graham [34][35]
1989 Henry V Falstaff's Boy [36]
1992 Newsies Jack Kelly [37]
1993 Swing Kids Thomas Berger [38]
1994 Prince of Jutland Prince Amled [39]
Little Women Theodore "Laurie" Laurence [40]
1995 Pocahontas Thomas Voice [41]
1996 The Portrait of a Lady Edward Rosier [42]
The Secret Agent Stevie [43]
1997 Metroland Chris Lloyd [44]
1998 Velvet Goldmine Arthur Stuart [45]
All the Little Animals Bobby Platt [46]
1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius [47]
2000 American Psycho Patrick Bateman [48]
Shaft Walter Wade Jr. [49]
2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Mandras [50]
2002 Laurel Canyon Sam [51]
Reign of Fire Quinn Abercromby [52]
Equilibrium John Preston [53]
2004 The Machinist Trevor Reznik [54]
Howl's Moving Castle Howl Pendragon Voice; English dub [55]
2005 Batman Begins Bruce Wayne / Batman [17]
The New World John Rolfe [56]
Harsh Times Jim Davis Also executive producer [57]
2006 Rescue Dawn Dieter Dengler [58]
The Prestige Alfred Borden / Fallon [59]
2007 3:10 to Yuma Dan Evans [60]
I'm Not There Jack Rollins / Pastor John [61]
2008 The Dark Knight Bruce Wayne / Batman [62]
2009 Terminator Salvation John Connor [63]
Public Enemies Melvin Purvis [64]
2010 The Fighter Dicky Eklund [65]
2011 The Flowers of War John Miller [66]
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Bruce Wayne / Batman [67]
2013 Out of the Furnace Russell Baze [68]
American Hustle Irving Rosenfeld [69]
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings Moses [70]
2015 Knight of Cups Rick [71]
The Big Short Michael Burry [72]
2016 The Promise Christopher "Chris" Myers [73]
2017 Hostiles Captain Joseph J. Blocker [74]
2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Bagheera Voice and motion capture [75]
Vice Dick Cheney [76]
2019 Ford v Ferrari Ken Miles [77]
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Gorr the God Butcher [78]
Amsterdam Burt Berendsen Also producer [79]
The Pale Blue Eye Augustus Landor Also producer [80][81]
2023 The Boy and the Heron Shoichi Maki Voice; English dub [82]
2025 The Bride! † Frankenstein's monster Filming [83]
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† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna Alexei Television film [84]
1987 Heart of the Country Ben Harris 4 episodes [85]
1990 Treasure Island Jim Hawkins Television film [86]
1991 A Murder of Quality Tim Perkins [87]
1999 Mary, Mother of Jesus Jesus of Nazareth [88]

Video game

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Year Title Role Ref(s)
2005 Batman Begins Bruce Wayne / Batman [89][90]

See also

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References

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