Table of Biography
Christian Bale is a well-known English actor. Christian Bale is most recognized for his role as Batman and John Connor among others.
Early Life
Christian Bale was born on 30 January 1974 and he will turn 50 years old in January 2024. He hails from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. He has dual citizenship in both the UK and the USA whereas his ethnicity is English as both his parents are English. Moreover, his full name is Christian Charles Philip Bale.
Talking about his family, his parents are his father David Bale, and his mother Jenny James. His father is an entrepreneur and activist whereas his mother is a circus performer. Likewise, this personality has two elder sisters namely Sharon and Louise. Further, she also has a half-sister named Erin. Erin is his sister from his dad’s 1st marriage.
His parents divorced in the year 1991. Then at the age of 17 years, he and his sister Louise moved with their father to Los Angeles. Ever since then, this personality has lived in LA. His father then married feminist Gloria Steinem in 2000. Sadly, his father passed away in 2003 due to brain lymphoma.
Talking about his extended family, both his grandfathers were popular personalities. One was a stand-up comedian whereas the other was a stand-in for actor John Wayne. His family left Wales when he was only two years old. The family finally settled in Bournemouth, England, after having lived in Portugal and Oxfordshire, England.
Regarding his educational journey, this personality studied at Bournemouth School. However, he left the school at the age of 16 years. As a child, this personality trained in ballet whereas his 1st acting role was at the young age of 8 years. It was in a commercial for the fabric softener “Lenor”.
Further, this personality has also appeared in a Pac-Man cereal commercial. He considered taking acting professionally only after his sister was cast in a West End musical. Later, he participated in school plays. During this time, he also performed alongside Rowan Atkinson in the play The Nerd in the West End in the year 1984.
Caption: Christian Bale with his mother and sister in an old photograph. Source: 9GAG
Christian Bale – Career and Professional Life
Professionally, Christian Bale is a well-known actor. People recognize him for his versatility and also for his recurring physical transformations in his roles. He has also received numerous awards. Some awards that this actor has bagged include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In the year 2011, he was included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Talking about his acting career, this actor had his breakthrough role at the young age of 13 years. It was with the 1987 war film Empire of the Sun. People recognized this actor more for playing the role of serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho in the year 2000. People also recognize this actor for playing the lead role in The Machinist in the year 2004.
Then in the year 2005, this actor played the role of superhero Batman in Batman Begins. He then reprised this role in the subsequent sequels The Dark Knight in 2008 and The Dark Knight Rises in 2012.
In the following year, i.e. 2006, he worked on the period drama The Prestige. Then in 2009, he appeared in Terminator Salvation and Public Enemies. Likewise, in 2014, he starred in Exodus: Gods and Kings and The Promise in 2016.
Caption: Christian Bale playing the role of Batman. Source: Batman News
More Details
Likewise, this actor bagged the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for his role of boxer Dicky Eklund’s The Fighter. It is a 2010 biographical film. Later, for his work in American Hustle in 2013, The Big Short in 2015, and Vice in 2018, this actor received both Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations.
For his role as a politician Dick Cheney in Vice, he grabbed his 2nd Golden Globe Award. Then for his role as race car driver Ken Miles in Ford v Ferrari in 2019, he earned a 5th nomination at the Golden Globe Awards.
During the promotion of The Flowers of War in December 2011, he and a crew from the CNN TV network attempted to visit Chen Guangcheng. Chen is a confined blind barefoot lawyer. They attempted to meet Chen in a village in eastern China. However, the authorities forced the actor to retreat after scuffling with guards at a checkpoint.
Finally, the actor had the chance to meet Chen at a dinner held by the nonprofit Human Rights First in the following year. During this dinner, the actor presented Chen with an award. Moreover, the actor also voiced Chen’s story in Amnesty International’s podcast namely In Their Own Words.
Caption: Christian Bale received the Golden Globes Award in 2019. Source: The Guardian
Christian Bale – Brand Endorsements
He made his appearance in a Lenor fabric softener commercial as a young boy in 1982. In 1983, he also appeared in a Pac-Man advertisement.
Christian Bale – Personal Life
Christian Bale is a happily married man and his wife is Sandra “Sibi” Blažić. His wife is a former model and the couple tied the knot in Las Vegas on 29 January 2000. Together, the lovely couple has two children namely Joseph and Emmeline Luka Bale.
Moreover, the actor was a vegetarian since the young age of 7 years. However, he was in and out of vegetarianism as of 2009. At a young age, he stopped eating red meat after reading the children’s book Charlotte’s Web. This actor is also an animal rights activist. As such, the actor supports organizations like Greenpeace, the Doris Day Animal League, the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, and Redwings Horse Sanctuary.
Likewise, the actor was arrested in London on 22 July 2008. This happened after his mother as well as sister Sharon reported the police for an alleged assault at a hotel. The authorities released him on bail. However, the actor denied the allegations. He also called this incident a deeply personal matter.
Caption: Christian Bale strolling around China Doll in Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, in May 2021, with his daughter and wife. Source: Getty
Body Measurements
Christian Bale stands tall at an approximate height of 6 feet or 1.83 meters. Likewise, the English actor has a body weight of 80 kg or 176 lbs. Similarly, the actor has a chest-waist-biceps measure of 42-32-16 inches respectively. The English actor has brown eyes and hair of the same color.
Social Media
Talking about his social media presence, Christian doesn’t seem to have any official account on platforms like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, TikTok, etc. However, we can find numerous fan pages on those platforms.
Christian Bale – Net Worth 2024
Moving on, this famous English actor has a net worth of approximately $120 million US dollars.