Christian Bale

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Christian Bale
Christian Bale in a black suit at a movie premiere.
Bale at the 83rd Academy Awards, Februar 2011
BornChristian Charles Philip Bale
(1974-01-30) 30 Januar 1974 (age 50)
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
ResidenceLos Angeles, Californie, US
ThriftActor
Years active1982–present
Hauf-marrae(s)Sandra Blažić (2000–present; 1 bairn)
PawrentsDavid Bale
Jenny (née James) Bale
FaimilyGloria Steinem (stepmither)

Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 Januar 1974) is a Inglis actor.[1][2] He haes starred in baith blockbuster films an smawer projects frae independent producers an aort hooses.

Bale first caucht the public eye at the age o 13, when he wis cast in the starrin role o Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987). Based on the oreeginal story bi J. G. Ballard, Bale played an English boy who is separatit frae his parents an subsequently fynds hissel lost in a Japanese internment camp durin Warld War II.[3] In 2000, he garnered creetical acclaim for his portrayal o serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. He earned a reputation as a method actor efter he lost 63 poonds tae play the role o Trevor Reznik in The Machinist (2004).[4]

Bale went on tae receive greater commercial recognition an acclaim for his performance as Bruce Wayne / Batman in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) an The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He portrayed Dicky Eklund in the biopic The Fighter (2010) an aw, for which he receivit creetical acclaim an wan several awairds, includin the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor an the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.

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  1. "Q&A with Christian Bale". Phase9.tv. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. "Christian Bale: American Psycho". IMDB News. Archived frae the original on 23 Julie 2011. Retrieved 21 Julie 2008. I was born in Wales but I'm not Welsh – I'm English"Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 21 August 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Singer, Leigh (19 Februar 2009). "Oscars: the best actors never to have been nominated". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 Februar 2010.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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