Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur.
 Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series "" in the early 2000s.
 Intent on pursuing a career as a rapper, he departed the series in 2007 following the release of his debut mixtape, "Room for Improvement".
 He released two further independent projects, "Comeback Season" and "So Far Gone", before signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009.
"R U Professional" is a 2009 satirical song by the American indie rock band The Mae Shi, inspired by a July 2008 outburst by actor Christian Bale on the set of "Terminator Salvation".
 Bale was filming with actress Bryce Dallas Howard when he berated director of photography, Shane Hurlbut, for walking into his line of sight.
 An audio recording of the incident appeared on website TMZ on February 2, 2009.
 The Mae Shi composed and recorded the song later in the same day, and released it the next day.
 The group stated that the piece was created to honor Bale.
 The song parodies Bale by sampling his voice from the 2008 diatribe.
 The chorus incorporates Bale's use of the word "professional" from his flare-up.
 The lyrics reference several films the actor starred in, including "Newsies", "Swing Kids", "American Psycho", and "The Dark Knight".
Joel Hodge is an American cinematographer, best known for being the Director of Photography for the independent film "Bellflower."
 Hodge was nominated for the 2012 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography, losing to the significantly bigger budget "The Artist".
 The award was announced the day before "The Artist" won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
 Eric Kohn of IndieWire criticized the inclusion of The Artist into awards that should recognize lesser known films.
 He suggested Hodge should have been given the recognition.
 Screen Junkies also included both cinematographers among three it named Best Cinematographers for 2012.
The Oktaves is a Filipino rock supergroup formed in 2011 consisting of Ely Buendia (of Eraserheads, Pupil, and The Mongols), Nitoy Adriano (of The Jerks), and Hilera members Chris Padilla, Ivan Garcia, and Bobby Padilla.
 The band was named after the music term "Octave", which is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency.
 This principle also mirrors the age and experience of its band members spread through three decades of Filipino music, whereas Adriano began during the 1970s, while Buendia began during the 1980s, and the rest of the younger band members began during the 1990s.
 Buendia also collaborated with The Jerks and Hilera on different independent projects, which also prompted him to form the band.
Newsies (released as The News Boys in the United Kingdom) is a 1992 American musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega in his film directing debut.
 Loosely based on the New York City Newsboys Strike of 1899 and featuring twelve original songs from composers Alan Menken and J.A.C. Redford, it stars Christian Bale, David Moscow, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret.
Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor.
 He has starred both in blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses.
Newsies The Musical is a Disney Theatrical Productions stage musical based on the 1992 musical film "Newsies", which in turn was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City.
 The show has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein.
 The musical premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2011 and made its Broadway debut in 2012.
The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura (Spanish: "Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados de Cateura" ), also known as the Recycled Orchestra, is an orchestra composed of children from the landfill area of the city of Asuncion, called Cateura, in the capital of Paraguay, who play musical instruments made from scrap materials collected from the adjacent landfill site.
 Initiated in 2006 of two independent projects by the program "Sounds of the Earth", the orchestra has performed internationally, including performances with Stevie Wonder and American heavy metal bands Metallica and Megadeth, after having been privatized by its current director in 2012.
 The current administrative director is reported to the prosecution for alleged lack of transparency.
Ciro Pessoa Mendes Corrêa (born June 12, 1957), also known by his Dharma name Tenzin Chöpel, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, guitarist, screenwriter, journalist, writer, activist and poet, famous for being one of the founding members of the influential rock band Titãs and for his later work with pioneering post-punk/gothic rock band Cabine C.
 He also formed numerous other short-lived and lesser known projects in the mid-1980s/1990s before beginning a solo career in 2003.
Telephone Free Landslide Victory is a 1985 album by musical group Camper Van Beethoven, released on Independent Projects.
 It featured the band's best known song, "Take the Skinheads Bowling".
 The album has sold well over 60,000 copies.

Question: What English actor starred in the musical film Newsies but is known for doing blockbusters and lesser known independent projects?
Answer: Christian Charles Philip Bale