Christian Charles Philip Bale born 30 January is an English actor. Bale first caught the public eye at the age of 13, when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg 's Empire of the Sun Based on the original story by J. Ballard , Bale played an English boy who is separated from his parents and subsequently finds himself lost in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.

He is known for going to great lengths to portray characters in films, notably for the psychological thriller The Machinist , where he lost 63 pounds Bale went on to receive greater commercial recognition for his starring role as Batman in Christopher Nolan 's Batman Begins , The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises His portrayal of Dicky Eklund in the David O.

Russell -directed biographical film The Fighter , earned him critical acclaim and a number of awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since gained further acclaim as well as subsequent Academy Award , Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe nominations for his roles in Russell's American Hustle and Adam McKay 's The Big Short His first acting role was a commercial for the fabric softener Lenor in A year later, he appeared in a Pac-Man cereal commercial playing a child rock star.

In , he made his stage debut in The Nerd on London's West End with Rowan Atkinson. Bale made his film debut as Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia in the made for television film Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna in , [17] 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.

His performance as Jim Graham in Empire of the Sun earned him widespread critical praise and the first ever "Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor" award from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Bale starred in the musical films Newsies and Swing Kids , the latter about teenagers who secretly listened to forbidden jazz during the rise of Nazi Germany.

In , Bale played serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho , director Mary Harron 's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis ' controversial novel. Bale was briefly dropped from the project in favour of Leonardo DiCaprio , but DiCaprio eventually dropped out to star in The Beach , and Bale was cast once again. He researched his character by studying the novel and prepared himself physically for the role by spending months tanning and exercising in order to achieve the " Olympian physique" of the character as described in the original novel.

American Psycho premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to much controversy. Roger Ebert condemned the film at first, calling it pornography [21] and "the most loathed film at Sundance," [22] but gave it a favourable review, writing that Harron had "transformed a novel about bloodlust into a film about men's vanity. On 14 April , Lions Gate Films released American Psycho in cinemas.

Bale was later approached to make a cameo appearance in another Bret Easton Ellis adaptation, The Rules of Attraction , a film loosely connected to American Psycho , but he declined out of loyalty to Harron's vision of Bateman, which he felt could not be properly expressed by anyone else.

Bale's first role after American Psycho was in the John Madden adaptation of the best-selling novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Captain Corelli's Mandolin was Bale's second time working with John Hurt , after All the Little Animals.

From to , Bale starred in three feature films, such as Laurel Canyon , which was generally well received by critics. Critics generally focused on star Frances McDormand 's performance over the rest of the cast, however.

They trained for their respective roles by boxing and working out. Equilibrium featured a fictional martial art called Gun Kata that combined gunfighting with hand-to-hand combat.

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After a year's hiatus, Bale returned in to play Trevor Reznik, the title character in the psychological thriller The Machinist. Bale gained attention for his devotion to the role and for the lengths to which he went to achieve Reznik's emaciated, skeletal appearance. So I was really dying for something to arrive. Then when this one did, I just didn't want to put it down.

I finished it and, upon the kind of revelation that you get at the end, I immediately wanted to go back and re-visit it, to take a look at what clues I could have gotten throughout". Bale, an admirer of Hayao Miyazaki 's Spirited Away , [37] was then cast as the voice of the title character, Howl in the English language dub of the Japanese director's fantasy anime adventure Howl's Moving Castle , an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones 's children's novel.

It was reported that Bale had previously auditioned for the role of Robin in Batman Forever , but lost out to Chris O'Donnell. However, this rumour was later dispelled by Bale himself in a magazine interview. Bale beat Jake Gyllenhaal , his closest competitor for the role. Still fresh off The Machinist , it became necessary for Bale to bulk up to match Batman's muscular physique.

He was given a deadline of six months to do this.

Bale recalled it had been far from a simple accomplishment: I couldn't do one push up the first day. All of the muscles were gone, so I had a real tough time rebuilding all of that. Bale had initial concerns about playing Batman, as he felt more ridiculous than intimidating in the Batsuit. He dealt with this by depicting Batman as a savage beast. He explained his interpretation of the young boy: The creature Batman creates is an absolutely sincere creature and one that he has to control but does so in a very haphazard way.

But I'm not going to bitch about it because I get to play Batman", he said. Bale reprised the role of Batman in the sequel The Dark Knight.

He trained in the Keysi Fighting Method, and performed many of his own stunts. Bale reprised the role again for the second and final sequel, The Dark Knight Rises , released on 20 July , [58] which made Bale the longest-lasting actor to portray Batman on film to date. Following the shooting at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises , he visited survivors in an Aurora, Colorado hospital.

Currently, the film is the tenth highest-grossing film worldwide unadjusted for inflation and the third highest-grossing film released in , [60] [61] as well as the most financially successful movie in which Bale has starred. After Batman Begins , Bale returned to appearing in independent films.

He was cast as one of the two lead roles in the South Central Los Angeles David Ayer -helmed crime drama Harsh Times , co-starring Freddy Rodriguez and Eva Longoria. Bale played Jim Luther Davis, a grim Afghanistan War veteran afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder , approached by the Department of Homeland Security and hired as a federal agent. Harsh Times premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and had a wide release on 10 November Terrence Malick directed The New World , a period piece inspired by the stories of Pocahontas , and Bale was cast as John Rolfe.

He shared the screen with Colin Farrell and Q'Orianka Kilcher , who played John Smith and Pocahontas. The majority of screen time was devoted to Farrell and Kilcher; Bale was a secondary character, and only appeared during the last third of the film.

The film was a failure at the U.

And I like getting my hand dirty. In , Bale took on four projects.

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Rescue Dawn , by German filmmaker Werner Herzog , had him playing U. Fighter pilot Dieter Dengler , who has to fight for his life after being shot down while on a mission during the Vietnam War.

Bale left a strong impression on Herzog, with the director complimenting his acting abilities: We made up our own minds long before he did Batman. In The Prestige , an adaptation of the Christopher Priest novel about a rivalry between two Victorian stage magicians , Bale was reunited with Batman Begins ' Michael Caine and director Christopher Nolan. The cast of The Prestige also included Hugh Jackman , Scarlett Johansson , Piper Perabo , and David Bowie.

I'm Not There , in which Bale again worked with Todd Haynes and Heath Ledger who would go on to play The Joker in The Dark Knight , is an artistic reflection of the life of Bob Dylan. He starred with Russell Crowe in a commercially and critically successful western film, 3: Bale was originally cast to play George W.

Bush in Oliver Stone 's film, W. In July , Bale flew into an angry tirade on the set of Terminator Salvation , while filming in New Mexico. According to Bale, Hurlbut had, for the second time, ruined his concentration by walking onto the set during a scene. In an interview with E! Online , assistant director and producer of Terminator Salvation , Bruce Franklin, said it was an isolated incident.

It was the most emotional scene in the movie He is very intensely involved in his character. He didn't walk around like that all day long. It was just a moment and it passed", Franklin said.

Actors Whoopi Goldberg and Terry Crews , [77] directors Darren Aronofsky [78] and Ron Howard , as well as Ain't It Cool News website creator Harry Knowles [79] have also publicly defended Bale's actions, some of them citing the practice that crew members are to remain still while the camera is rolling.

The incident also inspired experimental band The Mae Shi to write the song, " R U Professional ", which features samples from the recording; [80] similarly, Lucian Piane 's remix " Bale Out " is composed almost entirely of audio from the incident.

Stephen Colbert parodied the incident on the 4 February episode of The Colbert Report , in which guest Steve Martin repeatedly walked in front of the camera and was berated by Colbert.

After remaining silent for most of the week, Bale made a public apology on 6 February , 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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I've seen a rough cut of the movie and he has done a wonderful job. Bale starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in David O. Russell 's drama film The Fighter. The comment was censored by NBC. In December , it was announced that Bale would star in the historical drama war film , The Flowers of War , directed by Zhang Yimou.

While on camera, Bale was punched, shoved, and denied access by dozens of Chinese security guards who failed to recognise him. In , Bale portrayed Russell Baze in Scott Cooper 's thriller Out of the Furnace , [93] [94] [95] and starred in American Hustle , which reunited him with director David O. Russell, after their work on The Fighter. Gods and Kings , [] [] which was released on 12 December Bale starred in Adam McKay 's biopic The Big Short , a film based on the book of same name by Michael Lewis about the financial crisis of — In the film, Bale played Michael Burry , a neurologist -turned-hedge fund manager with Asperger syndrome and an ocular prosthesis.

Bale appeared in Knight of Cups directed by Terrence Malick , he was set to appear in Song to Song but was cut from the film. Like his late father, Bale actively supports environmental groups such as Sea Shepherd Conservation Society , Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund.

Along with his wife Sibi, he is on the Board of Trustees of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. On 22 July , Bale "attended a police station in central London by appointment and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault " on his mother, Jenny, and sister, Sharon, at The Dorchester hotel.

Bale has been described in the media as one of the most versatile and talented actors of his generation. There's no more to it than that. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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