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Christian Bale, born on January 30, 1974 in Haverfordwest, United Kingdom, is a film actor, voice actor and character actor. As of 2026, Christian Bale is 52 years old. Awards on record include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2011), Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Comedy (2016) and Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (2004). The listed height is 183 cm.
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.
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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)
- Origin
- Haverfordwest, United Kingdom
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / voice actor / character actor / film producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
2. Background
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. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Christian Bale born?
Born January 30, 1974 (age 52).
Where is Christian Bale from?
Christian Bale is from Haverfordwest, United Kingdom.
What does Christian Bale do?
Christian Bale works as actor, film actor, voice actor, character actor, film producer.
How tall is Christian Bale?
Christian Bale is 183 cm.
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