Christian Bale
Acting
Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Forbes magazine ranked him as one of the highest-paid actors in 2014. Born in Wales to English parents, Bale had his breakthrough role at age 13 in Steven Spielberg's 1987 war film Empire of the Sun. After more than a decade of performing in leading and supporting roles in films, he gained wider recognition for his portrayals of serial killer Patrick Bateman in the black comedy American Psycho (2000) and the titular role in the psychological thriller The Machinist (2004). In 2005, he played superhero Batman in Batman Begins and again in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), garnering acclaim for his performance in the trilogy, which is one of the highest-grossing film franchises. Bale continued in starring roles in a range of films outside his work as Batman, including the period drama The Prestige (2006), the action film Terminator Salvation (2009), the crime drama Public Enemies (2009), the epic film Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) and the superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). For his portrayal of boxer Dicky Eklund in the 2010 biographical film The Fighter, he won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Further Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations came for his work in the black comedy American Hustle (2013) and the biographical dramedies The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018). His performances as politician Dick Cheney in Vice and race car driver Ken Miles in the sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019) earned him a second win and a fifth nomination respectively at the Golden Globe Awards.
Madden
Al Davis
The Bride!
Frankenstein's Monster / 'Frank'
Sibyl
(Archive footage)
The Pale Blue Eye
Augustus Landor
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
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Amsterdam
Burt Berendsen
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
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Thor: Love and Thunder
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Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
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Joker: Put on a Happy Face
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Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
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Ford v Ferrari
Ken Miles
Vice
Dick Cheney
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Bagheera (voice)
Hostiles
Captain Joseph J. Blocker
Spielberg
Self - Segment "Empire of the Sun"
The Promise
Chris Myers
The Big Short
Michael Burry
Knight of Cups
Rick
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
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Exodus: Gods and Kings
Moses
The Making of American Hustle
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American Hustle
Irving Rosenfeld
Out of the Furnace
Russell Baze
Ending the Knight
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The Dark Knight Rises
Bruce Wayne
The Batmobile
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The Flowers of War
John Miller
The Fighter
Dicky Eklund
Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'
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Public Enemies
Melvin Purvis
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
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Terminator Salvation
John Connor
The Dark Knight
Bruce Wayne
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
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Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
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Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn
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I'm Not There
Jack / Pastor John
3:10 to Yuma
Dan Evans
Rescue Dawn
Dieter Dengler
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
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The Prestige
Alfred Borden
The New World
John Rolfe
Harsh Times
Jim Luther Davis
Batman Begins
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Tankman Begins
Batman (archive footage)
The Machinist
Trevor Reznik
Laurel Canyon
Sam
Equilibrium
John Preston
Reign of Fire
Quinn Abercromby
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Mandras
Shaft
Walter Wade, Jr.
American Psycho
Patrick Bateman
Shaft: Still the Man
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Mary, Mother of Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth
All the Little Animals
Bobby Platt
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Demetrius
Dying to Tell the Story
Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice)
Velvet Goldmine
Arthur Stuart
Metroland
Chris
The Secret Agent
Stevie
The Portrait of a Lady
Edward Rosier
Pocahontas
Thomas (voice)
Little Women
Laurie
Prince of Jutland
Amled
Swing Kids
Thomas Berger
Newsies
Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
A Murder of Quality
Tim Perkins
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
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Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins
Henry V
Robin the Luggage-Boy
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
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Empire of the Sun
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Mio in the Land of Faraway
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Citizen Steve
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