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Image:Christian bale.jpg|thumbnail|right|Christian
Bale

Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30th January,
1974) is a British actor from Haverfordwest, which
is in Pembrokeshire in Wales, in the United
Kingdom.

==Biography==
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|Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun. He
next appeared in Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V and
TV roles before taking on several movie projects
in row starting in 1992 with the Walt Disney
Pictures|Disney musical Newsies.  For this role
and his role in the 1993 film Swing Kids
(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.

==Trivia==
*Christian Bale is known for his flawless ability
to mimic accents. He has used a different one in
almost every movie he has acted in. In 2005, he
told Fresh Air interviewer Terry Gross that he
tends to continue using a role's accent during the
promotional interviews he does for a film, so as
not to confuse his potential audience.

*Christian also is an excellent horseman and avid
reader and he also has a reputation as a great
animal lover. He has two dogs called Mojo and
Ramone and three cats called Miriam, Molly, and
Lilly. He does not eat red meat, reputedly due to
reading the book Charlotte's Web. He is active in
several environmental and animal protection
organizations including the Ark Trust, Greenpeace
and the World Wildlife Fund.

*His great-uncle Rex Bale was also an actor.

*On January 29, 2000 he married Sibi Blazic
(Winona Ryder introduced them). Their daughter was
born March 27, 2005, but they have refused to
reveal her name to the public.

*Christian's father, businessman David Bale
married American feminist icon Gloria Steinem in
2000. It was her first marriage. David died of a
brain lymphoma on December 30, 2003 at the age of
62.

*Bale dropped 63 pounds for The Machinist. After
wrapping up the movie, within six weeks he gained
back the 63 pounds  to audition for the lead in
Batman Begins.
* His height: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm). Bale himself has
said he is 6 feet tall, despite rumours which put
him at 6 ft 2 in.
* Some of his fans call themselves Baleheads.

==Filmography==
Image:Batman Bale.jpg|thumbnail|right|Christian
Bale as Batman in the critically acclaimed Batman
Begins
Image:PrestonLG.jpg|thumbnail|right|Christian Bale
in the sci-fi action/thriller Equilibrium (2002
movie)|Equilibrium
*"Batman 2" (2007/2008) .... Batman/Bruce Wayne
*Rescue Dawn (2006) .... Dieter Dengler
*Harsh Times (2006) .... Jim David
*The New World (2005) .... John Rolfe
*Batman Begins (2005) .... Batman/Bruce Wayne
*Howl's Moving Castle (2004) (English version)
.... Howl (Voice)
*The Machinist (2004) .... Trevor Reznik
*Equilibrium (film)|Equilibrium (2002) .... John
Preston
*Reign of Fire (2002) .... Quinn Abercromby
*Laurel Canyon (movie)|Laurel Canyon (2002) ....
Sam
*Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) .... Mandras
*Shaft (2000 movie)|Shaft (2000) .... Walter Wade,
Jr.
*American Psycho (2000) .... Patrick Bateman
*Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999) (TV) .... Jesus of
Nazareth
*A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) .... Demetrius
*All the Little Animals (1998) .... Bobby Platt
*Velvet Goldmine (1998) .... Arthur Stuart
*Metroland (1997 film)| Metroland (1997) ....
Chris
*The Portrait of a Lady_(film)|The Portrait of a
Lady (1996) .... Edward Rosier
*The Secret Agent (1996) .... Stevie
*Pocahontas (1995 movie)|Pocahontas (1995) (voice)
.... Thomas
*Little Women (1994 movie)|Little Women (1994)
.... Laurie
*Prince of Jutland (1994) .... Prince Amled
*Swing Kids (1993) .... Thomas Berger
*Newsies (1992) .... Jack Kelly/Francis Sullivan
*A Murder of Quality (1991) (TV) .... Tim Perkins
*Treasure Island (1990) (TV) .... Jim Hawkins
*Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V (1989) ....
Falstaff's Boy
*Empire of the Sun (1987) .... Jim
*Mio min Mio (1987) .... Jum-Jum
*Heart of the Country (1987) (mini TV series) ....
Ben Harris
*Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) (TV) ....
Alexei

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000288|name=Christian Bale
*http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800018597&c
f=gen&intl=us/ Christian Bale - Yahoo Movies
*http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor
yId=4700914/ A June 2005 interview with Christian
Bale on NPR´s Fresh Air with Terry Gross