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Christian Bale

Biography

Christian Bale

Actor Producer

Born
January 30, 1974
Age
52 years old
Place of birth
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Years active
1981 – present
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66

Credits

57

Movies

6

TV series

46

Years active

6.8

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Christian Bale

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Career timeline

  1. 1974 · Born

    Born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

  2. 1981 · Screen debut

    Entertainment Tonight (TV)

  3. 2005 · Breakthrough

    Batman Begins (Movie)

  4. 2022 · First production

    Amsterdam (Movie)

  5. 2026 · Latest release

    The Bride! (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama44
  • Action12
  • Crime12
  • Thriller12
  • Adventure11
  • History10
Highest-rated title The Dark Knight 2008 8.5 Most popular title The Dark Knight 2008 8.5

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Christian Bale in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. — Heat 2 Upcoming as Vincent Hanna Movie
  2. — Best of Enemies Upcoming as Gennady Vasilenko Movie
  3. 2026 Madden Upcoming as Al Davis Movie
  4. 2026 The Bride! as Frank Movie
  5. 2025 Sibyl as (Archive footage) Movie
  6. 2022 The Pale Blue Eye as Augustus Landor Movie
  7. 2022 Amsterdam as Burt Berendsen Movie
  8. 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder as Gorr Movie
  9. 2019 Ford v Ferrari as Ken Miles Movie
  10. 2018 Vice as Dick Cheney Movie
  11. 2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle as Bagheera (voice) Movie
  12. 2017 Hostiles as Captain Joseph J. Blocker Movie
  13. 2016 The Promise as Chris Myers Movie
  14. 2015 The Big Short as Michael Burry Movie
  15. 2015 Knight of Cups as Rick Movie
  16. 2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings as Moses Movie
  17. 2013 American Hustle as Irving Rosenfeld Movie
  18. 2013 Out of the Furnace as Russell Baze Movie
  19. 2012 The Dark Knight Rises as Bruce Wayne Movie
  20. 2011 The Flowers of War as John Miller Movie
  21. 2011 Making of "The Flowers of War" TV
  22. 2010 The Fighter as Dicky Eklund Movie
  23. 2009 Public Enemies as Melvin Purvis Movie
  24. 2009 Terminator Salvation as John Connor Movie
  25. 2008 The Dark Knight as Bruce Wayne Movie
  26. 2008 Gotham Tonight as Bruce Wayne TV
  27. 2007 I'm Not There as Jack / Pastor John Movie
  28. 2007 3:10 to Yuma as Dan Evans Movie
  29. 2007 Rescue Dawn as Dieter Dengler Movie
  30. 2006 The Prestige as Alfred Borden Movie
  31. 2005 The New World as John Rolfe Movie
  32. 2005 Harsh Times as Jim Luther Davis Movie
  33. 2005 Batman Begins as Bruce Wayne / Batman Movie
  34. 2005 Tankman Begins as Batman (archive footage) Movie
  35. 2004 The Machinist as Trevor Reznik Movie
  36. 2003 Laurel Canyon as Sam Movie
  37. 2002 Equilibrium as John Preston Movie
  38. 2002 Reign of Fire as Quinn Abercromby Movie
  39. 2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin as Mandras Movie
  40. 2000 Shaft as Walter Wade, Jr. Movie
  41. 2000 American Psycho as Patrick Bateman Movie
  42. 1999 Mary, Mother of Jesus as Jesus of Nazareth Movie
  43. 1999 All the Little Animals as Bobby Platt Movie
  44. 1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius Movie
  45. 1998 Dying to Tell the Story as Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice) Movie
  46. 1998 Velvet Goldmine as Arthur Stuart Movie
  47. 1998 Metroland as Chris Movie
  48. 1996 The Secret Agent as Stevie Movie
  49. 1996 The Portrait of a Lady as Edward Rosier Movie
  50. 1995 Pocahontas as Thomas (voice) Movie
  51. 1994 Little Women as Laurie Movie
  52. 1994 Prince of Jutland as Amled Movie
  53. 1993 Swing Kids as Thomas Berger Movie
  54. 1992 HBO First Look as Self TV
  55. 1992 Newsies as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly Movie
  56. 1991 A Murder of Quality as Tim Perkins Movie
  57. 1990 Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins Movie
  58. 1989 Henry V as Robin the Luggage-Boy Movie
  59. 1987 Empire of the Sun as Jim Movie
  60. 1987 Mio in the Land of Faraway as Jum-Jum / Benke Movie
  61. 1987 Heart of the Country as Ben Harris TV
  62. 1986 Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna as Tsarevich Alexei TV
  63. 1981 Entertainment Tonight TV
  1. 2022 The Pale Blue Eye Movie
  2. 2022 Amsterdam Movie
  1. 2005 Harsh Times Movie

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Quick facts

How old is Christian Bale?

Christian Bale is 52 years old, born on January 30, 1974.

Where was Christian Bale born?

Christian Bale was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.

What was Christian Bale’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Christian Bale is Entertainment Tonight (1981).

How many movies and series has Christian Bale made?

Our catalogue lists 63 titles for Christian Bale: 57 movies and 6 TV series.

What is Christian Bale’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The Dark Knight has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

Also born on January 30

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