Christian Bale Biography
A native of Haverfordwest, United Kingdom, Christian Bale is a popular 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 acquired various distinctions, including two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award.
Christian Bale Age
Bale is 48 years old as of 2022. He was born on 30 January 1974 in Haverfordwest, United Kingdom. He celebrates his birthday on 30 January every year.
Christian Bale Height
Bale stands at a height of 6 feet 0 inches(1.83 m) tall and weighs 82 kg (181 lbs).
Christian Bale Education
Bale attended Bournemouth School, later saying he left school at age 16.
Christian Bale Family
Bale was born and raised in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, to English parents—Jenny James, a circus performer, and David Bale, an activist, and entrepreneur. He has remarked, “I was born in Wales but I’m not Welsh—I’m English.” He has two elder sisters, Louise and Sharon, and a half-sister from his father’s first marriage, Erin.
Christian Bale Wife
Bale married loving and caring Sandra “Sibi” Blažić, a former model, in Las Vegas on 29 January 2000. The partners have a daughter and a son. In 2000, he became feminist Gloria Steinem’s stepson following her marriage to his father, who died in 2003 of brain lymphoma.
Christian Bale Net Worth
Bale has an estimated net worth of $120 million.
Christian Bale Artistry and Public image
Bale is known for his exhaustive dedication to the weight fluctuations that his parts demand as well as “the intensity with which he completely inhabits his roles”, with The Washington Post’s Ann Hornaday rating him among the most physically gifted actors of his generation.
Max O’Connell of RogerEbert.com deemed Bale’s commitment to altering his physical impression”an anchoring facet to a description of focus” in his performances, while the Los Angeles Times’s Hugh Hart likened the urgency that drives Bale’s acting style to method acting, adding that it “convincingly animates even his most excessive physical transformations.” He has said that he does not practice method acting and that he does not use a particular technique.
He named Rowan Atkinson as his template as an actor and added that he was mesmerized by him when they worked together. He also studied the work of Gary Oldman, crediting him as the reason for his pursuit of acting.
He has been identified for his versatility; Martha Ross of The Mercury News named him one of his generation’s most versatile actors. Known to be very private about his personal life, Bale has said that his objective was to embody characters without showing any aspect of himself.
He explained that “letting people know who you are” does not help create different characters, viewing anonymity as “what’s giving you the ability to play those characters”. During interviews to promote films in which he puts on an accent, Bale would continue speaking in the given accent. Bale has also been noted for portraying roles with an American accent, with The Atlantic’s Joe Reid listing him among those who “work least in their native accents”; in real life, Bale speaks in an “emphatic, non-posh” English accent.
Christian Bale Movies and Tv Shows
- The Dark Knight 2008
- Batman Begins 2005
- The Dark Knight Rises 2012
- American Psycho 2000
- Thor: Love and Thunder 2022
- The Machinist 2004
- Le Mans ’66 2019
- Vice 2018
- Fighter 2010
- The Big Short 2015
- The Prestige 2006
- Empire of the Sun 1987
- Equilibrium 2002
- Terminator: Salvation 2009
- Exodus: Gods And Kings 2014
- Little Women 1994
- Newsies 1992
- Public Enemies 200
- 9 Hostiles 2017
- Pocahontas 1995
- Ending the Knight Amsterdam 2022
- Howl’s Moving Castle 2004
- Out of the Furnace 2013
- 3:10 to Yuma 2007
- Reign of Fire 2002
- Rescue Dawn 2006
- The Promise 2016
- Harsh Times 200
- 5 Shaft 2000
- The Flowers of War 2011
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle 2018
- Mary, Mother of Jesus 1999
- Swing Kids 1993
- Knight of Cups 2015