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Christian Bale Pictures & Biography
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Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30th January, 1974) is a British actor from Haverfordwest, which is in Pembrokeshire in Wales, in the United Kingdom.
Christian Bale was born to the late David Bale (who was married to Gloria Steinem) and Jenny Bale, who was a circus performer. He has three older sisters: Erin Bale-Kreunen (a musician), Sharon Bale (a computer professional) and Louise Bale (a director/actress). Bale spent his childhood in a variety of countries including the United Kingdom, Portugal and the United States.
He began his acting career by appearing in a Pac-man cereal advert in the UK at age 9 and then appeared a year later in the West End play The Nerd. His breakthrough came in 1987 when he was picked for the role of Jim in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun. He next appeared in Henry V and TV roles before taking on several movie projects in row starting in 1992 with the Disney musical Newsies. For this role and his role in the 1993 film Swing Kids Bale trained for 10 weeks in dancing and martial arts.
After this he drew further attention when he won the much-coveted role of Laurie in Little Women, having been hand-picked for the role by Winona Ryder,who was set to play Jo in the film. He has since won roles in notable films such as Velvet Goldmine and the lead in American Psycho. He recently played the title role in Batman Begins.
Christian Bale Filmography
Actor
• The New World (2005)
• Batman Begins (2005)
• Howl's Moving Castle (2005)
• The Machinist (2004)
• Laurel Canyon (2003)
• Equilibrium (2002)
• Reign of Fire (2002)
• Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
• Shaft (2000)
• American Psycho (2000)
• All the Little Animals (1999)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
• Metroland (1999)
• Velvet Goldmine (1998)
• Royal Deceit (1997)
• The Portrait of A Lady (1996)
• The Secret Agent (1996)
• Little Women (1994)
• Swing Kids (1992)
• Newsies (1992)
• A Murder of Quality (1991)
• Treasure Island (1989)
• Henry V (1989)
• The Land of Faraway (1987)
• Empire of the Sun (1987)
Voice
• Pocahontas (1995)
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