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My Take
Christian Bale fascinates me because he treats his own body as a set to be built and demolished. The drastic physical transformations get the headlines, but I think they are symptoms of something deeper: a refusal to let any visible trace of himself survive into the role. His Academy Award for The Fighter rewarded exactly that disappearance. What I respect most is that he took the credibility earned in character work and spent it headlining Batman without ever seeming compromised — the rare actor who can carry a blockbuster and still feel dangerous. He may be the last of the full-immersion school, and cinema is richer for it.
Overview
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. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to four British Academy Film Awards nominations.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christian Bale
- Name (Japanese)
- クリスチャン・ベール
- Reading
- くりすちゃん・べーる
- Born
- January 30, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Haverfordwest, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / voice actor / character actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 2016 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Comedy
- 2004 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.