Christian Bale biography
Christian Bale is an American-English actor (born 1974), born on 30 January 1974 in Haverfordwest.
Christian Bale's screen career began in 1986 with Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, playing Alexei.
Christian Bale has appeared in 51 films and 5 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Bride! (2026), The Boy and the Heron (2023), The Pale Blue Eye (2022).
Honours include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Comedy and Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award.
Coming up next: Madden (2026).
- Also known as
- Christian Charles Phillip Bale, Christian Charles Philip Bale, Christian Morgan Bale
- Born
- 30 January 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Haverfordwest
- Work
- Actor, Film actor, Voice actor, Character actor, Film producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1986 to present
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Comedy
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
Christian Bale filmography
52 films and 5 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Madden | Al Davis | Post-production | |
| 2026 | The Bride! | Frankenstein's monster/Frank | ||
| 2023 | The Boy and the Heron | Shoichi Maki | Voice; English dub | |
| 2022 | The Pale Blue Eye | Augustus Landor | Also producer | |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Gorr the God Butcher | ||
| 2022 | Amsterdam | Burt Berendsen | Also producer | |
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari | Ken Miles | ||
| 2018 | Vice | Dick Cheney | ||
| 2018 | Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Bagheera | Voice and motion capture | |
| 2017 | Hostiles | Captain Joseph J. Blocker | ||
| 2017 | Song to Song | English | ||
| 2016 | The Promise | Christopher "Chris" Myers | ||
| 2015 | The Big Short | Michael Burry | ||
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Rick | ||
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Moses | ||
| 2013 | American Hustle | Irving Rosenfeld | ||
| 2013 | Out of the Furnace | Russell Baze | ||
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Bruce Wayne / Batman | ||
| 2011 | The Flowers of War | John Miller | ||
| 2010 | The Fighter | Dicky Eklund | ||
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Melvin Purvis | ||
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | John Connor | ||
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Bruce Wayne / Batman | ||
| 2007 | I'm Not There | Jack Rollins / Pastor John | ||
| 2007 | 3:10 to Yuma | Dan Evans |
Show all 52 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Prestige | Alfred Borden / Fallon | ||
| 2006 | Rescue Dawn | Dieter Dengler | ||
| 2005 | The New World | John Rolfe | ||
| 2005 | Harsh Times | Jim Davis | Also executive producer | |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Bruce Wayne / Batman | ||
| 2004 | The Machinist | Trevor Reznik | ||
| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle | Howl Pendragon | Voice; English dub | |
| 2002 | Reign of Fire | Quinn Abercromby | ||
| 2002 | Laurel Canyon | Sam | ||
| 2002 | Equilibrium | John Preston | ||
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Mandras | ||
| 2000 | American Psycho | Patrick Bateman | ||
| 2000 | Shaft | Walter Wade Jr. | ||
| 1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | ||
| 1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Arthur Stuart | ||
| 1998 | All the Little Animals | Bobby Platt | ||
| 1997 | Metroland | Chris Lloyd | ||
| 1996 | The Secret Agent | Stevie | ||
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady | Edward Rosier | ||
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Thomas | Voice | |
| 1994 | Little Women | Theodore "Laurie" Laurence | ||
| 1994 | Prince of Jutland | Prince Amled | ||
| 1993 | Swing Kids | Thomas Berger | ||
| 1992 | Newsies | Jack Kelly | ||
| 1989 | Henry V | Falstaff's Boy | ||
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun | Jim Graham | ||
| 1987 | Mio in the Land of Faraway | Yum Yum |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mary, Mother of Jesus | Jesus of Nazareth | Television film | |
| 1991 | A Murder of Quality | Tim Perkins | Television film | |
| 1990 | Treasure Island | Jim Hawkins | Television film | |
| 1987 | Heart of the Country | Ben Harris | 4 episodes | |
| 1986 | Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna | Alexei | Television film |