Christian Bale
Christian Charles Phillip Bale (born January 30, 1974 in Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire , Wales ) is a British - American actor . In 2011 he received the Oscar and the Golden Globe for best supporting actor in The Fighter . As part of the Golden Globe Awards 2019 , he received the Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy for his impersonation of Dick Cheney in Adam McKay's Political Satire Vice - The Second Man .
Life
youth
His father, the entrepreneur and activist David Bale (1941–2003), comes from South Africa, his mother Jenny James from England. He has an older half-sister and two sisters. Bale got around a lot in his youth. The family lived in Wales, England and Portugal , among others . Bale dropped out of school when he was sixteen. In 1991, his parents divorced. While his mother stayed in England with his sisters, Bale moved with his father to Los Angeles , California at the age of seventeen .
Career
Christian Bale came into contact with film and television at an early age. In 1983 he was seen in various commercials (including for Pac-Man ) on British television. He had his first major role in 1986 in the television adaptation Anastasia . In the children's film Mio, My Mio he got his second leading role. In 1987 he was from Steven Spielberg for the role of young main character in the movie Empire of the Sun selected. The film Swing Kids by Thomas Carter , in which he participated five years later, was a failure. For the role in this film, as well as the 1992 film Die Zeitungsjungen , he trained in dance and martial arts for ten weeks . On the recommendation of Winona Ryder , he was for a role in 1994 Little Women selected and two years later, Bale received a role alongside Nicole Kidman in Portrait of a Lady by Jane Campion .
At Velvet Goldmine , he was a reporter whose work forced himself to remember all that he wanted to forget. In A Midsummer Night's Dream he played Demetrius . He won the Chlotrudis Award in 2001 for his portrayal of the psychopath Patrick Bateman in American Psycho . In the following years Bale could be seen in Equilibrium, among others. In 2004 he surprised everyone in the film The Machinist , in which he played an emaciated factory worker. For this role, Bale lost almost 30 kilograms. To get the role of Batman in Christopher Nolan's comic adaptation Batman Begins from 2005, he had to pick up again. That's why he was forced to build enough muscle mass for six months with hard physical training to be able to credibly embody the comic hero on screen.
In 2006, he played the German-American fighter pilot Dieter Dengler in Werner Herzog's film Rescue Dawn , who was shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War and who fled a prisoner-of-war camp of Pathet Lao at risk of death .
In 2007 he played Bob Dylan in I'm Not There . In the same year he shot the Western Death Train to Yuma . In 2008 he appeared again as Batman in the hugely successful comic book adaptation The Dark Knight , which was a sequel to Batman Begins .
In 2009 he played John Connor in Terminator: Redemption , the fourth installment in the Terminator series. Bale has signed a contract for two more Terminator films. In February 2009, an audio recording was published on the Internet that shows Bale having a tantrum on the set of Terminator: Salvation : Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut had problems with the light in one scene, whereupon Bale lost his temper and the man yelled at him for minutes, grossly insulting him and threatening not to appear on the set until the technician was fired. Bale publicly apologized for his reaction, which he described as completely exaggerated.
2009 Bale took over the role of the FBI -Agenten Melvin Purvis in Public Enemies as an opponent of by Johnny Depp embodied John Dillinger .
In David O. Russell's boxing drama The Fighter , Bale slipped into the role of boxer and trainer Dicky Eklund alongside title character Mark Wahlberg (as Micky Ward ) . This earned him numerous film awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and his first Oscar in the same category.
Bale, who signed a contract for three Batman films, played the main character Bruce Wayne alias Batman for the last time in The Dark Knight Rises in 2012 . The film also became a big box-office hit.
Independently of the studio, Bale visited the victims of the Aurora shooting at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood , Colorado on July 24, 2012 .
In December 2018, the biography Vice came to US cinemas about the US Vice President Dick Cheney . For the portrayal of the eponymous person, Bale received a Golden Globe Award in the category Best Actor - Comedy or Musical . In 2019, he played the British racing driver Ken Miles in the film Le Mans 66 - Against Every Chance . For his performance he was again nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category Best Actor - Drama .
Private
Bale has been married to former model and make-up artist Sibi Blažić since 2000 . The couple have two children together: a daughter, who was born in Santa Monica , California, in 2005 , and a son, who was born in August 2014. In addition to British citizenship , Bale has also been US citizens since 2014 .
Bale's stepmother is the American feminist , journalist and suffragette Gloria Steinem . Christian Bale is an active supporter of environmental organizations such as Sea Shepherd , Greenpeace , World Wide Fund for Nature and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund .
Filmography
- 1986: Heart of the Country (TV four-part)
- 1986: Anastasia ( Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna , TV)
- 1987: Mio, my Mio (Mio min Mio!)
- 1987: Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun)
- 1989: Henry V. (Henry V)
- 1990: Treasure Island ( Treasure Island , TV movie)
- 1991: Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square (short film)
- 1991: A Murder of Quality (TV movie)
- 1992: The Newsies
- 1993: Swing Kids
- 1994: Hamlet - Prince of Jutland (Prince of Jutland)
- 1994: Betty and Her Sisters (Little Women)
- 1995: Pocahontas (voice for Thomas )
- 1996: Portrait of a Lady (The Portrait of a Lady)
- 1996: The Secret Agent
- 1997: Metroland
- 1998: Velvet Gold Mine
- 1998: All the Little Animals
- 1999: A Midsummer Night's Dream (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- 1999: Maria - The Holy Mother of God ( Mary, Mother of Jesus , TV)
- 2000: American Psycho
- 2000: Shaft - Any questions? (Shaft)
- 2001: Corelli's Mandolin (Captain Corelli's Mandolin)
- 2002: Laurel Canyon
- 2002: Reign of Fire (Reign of Fire)
- 2002: Equilibrium
- 2004: The Machinist (The Machinist)
- 2005: Batman Begins
- 2005: The New World
- 2005: Harsh Times - Life on the Limit (Harsh Times)
- 2006: Rescue Dawn
- 2006: Prestige - The Masters of Magic (The Prestige)
- 2007: I'm Not There
- 2007: Death train to Yuma (3:10 to Yuma)
- 2008: The Dark Knight
- 2009: Terminator: The Redemption (Terminator Salvation)
- 2009: Public Enemies
- 2010: The Fighter
- 2011: The Flowers of War (Jin líng shí san chai)
- 2012: The Dark Knight Rises
- 2013: An Eye for an Eye (Out of the Furnace)
- 2013: American Hustle
- 2014: Exodus : Gods and Kings
- 2015: Knight of Cups
- 2015: The Big Short
- 2016: The Promise
- 2017: Enemies - Hostiles (Hostiles)
- 2018: Mowgli: Legend of the jungle ( Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle , Voice)
- 2018: Vice - The Second Man (Vice)
- 2019: Le Mans 66 - Against every chance (Ford v. Ferrari)
synchronization
- David Nathan has been his German standard dubbing voice since Velvet Goldmine in 1998 .
- Bale is dubbed by Patrick Winczewski in The Rule of Fire .
- In the 2009 film Public Enemies , he stars alongside Johnny Depp , who is also dubbed by David Nathan. Since both actors couldn't have the same voice, Christian Bale was dubbed by Sascha Rotermund .
Awards
year | Award | category | Movie | Result |
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1987 | NBR Award | Best youth actor | The realm of the sun | Won |
1989 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actor - Drama | The realm of the sun | Won |
2001 | Chlotrudis Award | Best Actor | American Psycho | Won |
2001 | Empire Award | Best Actor | American Psycho | Nominated |
2001 | London Critics' Circle | Best British Actor of the Year | American Psycho | Nominated |
2001 | OFCS Award | Best Actor | American Psycho | Nominated |
2004 | CIFF | Best Actor | The machinist | Won |
2005 | Irish Film and Television Award | Best Actor (International) | Batman Begins | Nominated |
2005 | European film award | Best Actor | The machinist | Nominated |
2005 | Saturn Award | Best Actor | The machinist | Nominated |
2006 | London Critics Circle | Best British Actor | The machinist | Nominated |
2006 | MTV Movie Awards | Best movie hero | Batman Begins | Won |
2006 | Empire Award | Best Actor | Batman Begins | Nominated |
2006 | Saturn Award | Best Actor | Batman Begins | Won |
2006 | Scream Award | Best superhero | Batman Begins | Nominated |
2006 | Scream Award | Best acting performance | Batman Begins | Nominated |
2007 | Empire Award | Best Actor | Prestige - the masters of magic | Nominated |
2007 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Special Award |
Death train to Yuma , I'm Not There , Rescue Dawn |
Won |
2007 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor (Drama) | Rescue Dawn | Nominated |
2008 | London Film Critics' Circle Awards | Best British Actor of the Year | Death train to Yuma | Nominated |
2008 | Independent Spirit Awards 2008 | Robert Altman Award (with Todd Haynes , Laura Rosenthal , Cate Blanchett , Richard Gere , Heath Ledger , Ben Whishaw , Marcus Carl Franklin , Bruce Greenwood , Charlotte Gainsbourg ) |
I'm not there | Won |
2008 | Scream Award | Best superhero | The Dark Knight | Won |
2008 | Scream Award | Best Fantasy Actor | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2008 | National Movie Awards | Best actor | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | Empire Award | Best Actor | The Dark Knight | Won |
2009 | People's Choice Award | Favorite superhero | The Dark Knight | Won |
2009 | People's Choice Award | Favorite action lead actor | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | People's Choice Award | Favorite leading actor | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | People's Choice Award | Favorite Team (with Heath Ledger ) | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | People's Choice Award | Favorite Ensemble (with Heath Ledger , Gary Oldman , Michael Caine , Morgan Freeman , Aaron Eckhart , Maggie Gyllenhaal ) |
The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Acting Ensemble (with Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal) |
The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | Empire Award | Best sci-fi / fantasy / superhero | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | Saturn Award | Best Actor | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | MTV Movie Awards | Best actor | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | MTV Movie Awards | Best fight (with Heath Ledger) | The Dark Knight | Nominated |
2009 | Teen Choice Awards | Best Actor - Action / Adventure | Terminator: Salvation | Nominated |
2010 | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | 2nd place |
2010 | National Board of Review Award | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2010 | Dallas / Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2010 | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2010 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2010 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2010 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2010 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Acting Ensemble (with Mark Wahlberg , Jack McGee , Amy Adams , Melissa Leo ) | The Fighter | Nominated |
2010 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Nominated |
2010 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2010 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Acting Ensemble (with Mark Wahlberg, Jack McGee, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo) | The Fighter | Nominated |
2010 | Satellite Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | 2nd place |
2011 | Golden Globe Award | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Best Acting Ensemble (with Mark Wahlberg, Jack McGee, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo) | The Fighter | Nominated |
2011 | Oscar | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Saturn Award | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Nominated |
2011 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Acting Ensemble (with Mark Wahlberg, Jack McGee, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo) | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Acting Ensemble (with Mark Wahlberg, Jack McGee, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo) | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Acting Ensemble (with Mark Wahlberg, Jack McGee, Amy Adams, Mellisa Leo) | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Nominated |
2011 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Best British Actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2011 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best supporting actor | The Fighter | Won |
2013 | People's Choice Award | Favorite action star | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated |
2013 | People's Choice Award | Favorite superhero | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated |
2013 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Actor in an Action Movie | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated |
2014 | British Academy Film Award | Best Actor | American hustle | Nominated |
2014 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Comedy / Musical | American hustle | Nominated |
2014 | Oscar | Best Actor | American hustle | Nominated |
2014 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Best Acting Ensemble (with Amy Adams , Louis CK , Bradley Cooper , Paul Herman , Jack Huston , Jennifer Lawrence , Alessandro Nivola , Michael Peña , Jeremy Renner , Elisabeth Röhm , Shea Whigham ) |
American hustle | Won |
2014 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Actor | American hustle | Nominated |
2014 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Actor in a Comedy | American hustle | Nominated |
2016 | Oscar | Best supporting actor | The big short | Nominated |
2016 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Comedy / Musical | The big short | Nominated |
2016 | British Academy Film Award | Best supporting actor | The big short | Nominated |
2016 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Best supporting actor | The big short | Nominated |
2018 | Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards 2018 | Best actor | Vice - the second man | Won |
2019 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Actor | Vice - the second man | Won |
2019 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Actor in a Comedy | Vice - the second man | Won |
2019 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor - Comedy / Musical | Vice - the second man | Won |
2019 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Actor | Vice - the second man | Nominated |
2019 | Oscar | Best Actor | Vice - the second man | Nominated |
2020 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor - Drama | Le Mans 66 - Against every chance | Nominated |
Web links
- Christian Bale in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Christian Bale in the nndb (English)
- Christian Bale at AllMovie (English)
- Georg Seeßlen : Christian Bale - Take a walk on the dark side . In: epd film 8/2008; Getidan.de, May 19, 2008
- Andrian Kreye : Christian Bale in Terminator - And deliver us from irony . In: Sueddeutsche.de , May 17, 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Star Bale 'taped in angry rant'. In: BBC News . February 4, 2009, accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Christian Bale apologizes. In: Focus Online . May 6, 2009, accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Kurtis Lee, Ryan Parker: Batman actor Christian Bale visits victims, hospital personnel. In: The Denver Post. July 24, 2012, accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ^ Robin Turner: Christian Bale reportedly applying for US citizenship. In: WalesOnline. April 16, 2010, accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Johnny Davis: Christian Bale Is Esquire's January Cover Star. In: Esquire . October 12, 2014, accessed on February 8, 2020 (English, interview).
- ↑ Christian Bale Wears Sea Shepherd. In: Ocean Sentry. July 27, 2008, Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).
- ^ Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart Germany: Christian Bale in "Batman": private life and awards. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
- ^ Admin: The double life of Christian Bale. In: News24viral. Accessed June 6, 2020 (German).
- ↑ David Nathan. In: German synchronous card index . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bale, Christian |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bale, Christian Charles Phillip (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire, Wales |