Christian Bale
cumpleaños: 1974-01-30 | lugar de nacimiento: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UKChristian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and recurring physical transformations to play his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. Bale is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine included him on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011. 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, Bale played superhero Batman in Batman Begins and reprised the role in the sequels 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 historical drama The Promise (2016). For his portrayal of boxer Dicky Eklund in the 2010 biographical film The Fighter, Bale won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Further Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations came in subsequent years for his work in the black comedy American Hustle (2013) and the biographical dramedies The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018). Bale's roles as politician Dick Cheney in Vice and race car driver Ken Miles in the sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019) respectively earned him a second win and a fifth nomination at the Golden Globe Awards.
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as Dead Rabbit Skellington
as Self
as Augustus Landor
as Burt Berendsen
as Ken Miles
as Bagheera
as Dick Cheney
as Captain Joseph J. Blocker
as Chris Myers
as Michael Burry
as Rick
as Moses
as Irving Rosenfeld
as Russell Baze
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
as Himself
as John Miller
as Dick "Dicky" Eklund
as John Connor
as Melvin Purvis
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
as Himself
as himself
as Dan Evans
as Jack/Pastor John
as Alfred Borden
as Dieter Dengler
