Christian Bale

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Christian Bale at the Berlinale 2019

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 (1988)

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 with his wife Sibi Blažić at the Berlinale 2019

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

synchronization

Awards

year Award category Movie Result
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

Commons : Christian Bale  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Star Bale 'taped in angry rant'. In: BBC News . February 4, 2009, accessed February 8, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Christian Bale apologizes. In: Focus Online . May 6, 2009, accessed February 8, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Kurtis Lee, Ryan Parker: Batman actor Christian Bale visits victims, hospital personnel. In: The Denver Post. July 24, 2012, accessed February 8, 2020 .
  4. ^ Robin Turner: Christian Bale reportedly applying for US citizenship. In: WalesOnline. April 16, 2010, accessed February 8, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Johnny Davis: Christian Bale Is Esquire's January Cover Star. In: Esquire . October 12, 2014, accessed on February 8, 2020 (English, interview).
  6. ↑ Christian Bale Wears Sea Shepherd. In: Ocean Sentry. July 27, 2008, Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).
  7. ^ Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart Germany: Christian Bale in "Batman": private life and awards. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
  8. ^ Admin: The double life of Christian Bale. In: News24viral. Accessed June 6, 2020 (German).
  9. ↑ David Nathan. In: German synchronous card index . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
personal data
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