Christian Bale filmography

British actor Christian Bale has starred in various movies. Bale's role of a young boy, interned in China by the Japanese, received praise from most film critics.[1][2] Two years later, Bale had a minor role in Henry V, a drama film based on William Shakespeare's play The Life of Henry the Fifth. It has been considered one of the best Shakespeare film adaptations ever made.[3][4] In 1992, Bale starred as Jack Kelly in the Walt Disney musical drama Newsies, which was a critical and commercial failure; however, it gained a cult following.[5][6] He received a role in the 1994 drama Little Women, which garnered positive reviews.[7] Bale lent his voice for the Disney animated film Pocahontas in 1995, although it received a mixed reception and attained box office success.[8] He starred as British journalist Arthur Stuart in the Todd Haynes-directed drama Velvet Goldmine (1998). Although critics were divided on the film, Bale's role was "eagerly anticipated".[1][9] Bale portrayed Demetrius in the critically praised 1999 film A Midsummer Night's Dream, an adaptation of Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Michael Hoffman.[10][11] The same year, he portrayed Jesus of Nazareth in the television movie Mary, Mother of Jesus.
In 2000, Bale starred in the psychological thriller American Psycho in which he played the serial killer Patrick Bateman.[12] His portrayal received positive reviews from critics and is often considered his breakthrough role.[13][14] The same year, he starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson in the critically praised action crime film Shaft.[15] He co-starred with Nicolas Cage and Penélope Cruzin the romance drama Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). The film was panned by film critics and had a poor commercial performance.[16] For the portrayal of Trevor Reznik in the psychological thriller The Machinist (2003), he lost 63 pounds (28.5 kg).[17] Although the film was commended by critics, it was a commercial failure. Bale starred as Bruce Wayne / Batman in Batman Begins(2005), a reboot of the Batman film series directed by Christopher Nolan.[18] His portrayal of Wayne / Batman was critically acclaimed and the movie became a box office success.[19] He subsequently lent his voice in the Batman Beginsbased video game with the same title. In 2006, he portrayed German-American aviator Dieter Dengler in the war drama Rescue Dawn. Despite positive reviews, the film was a box office flop.[20] The same year, he starred in The Prestige(2006) alongside Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson. It received positive reviews and was a commercial success in the box office.[21] Bale co-starred with Russell Crowe in the Western 3:10 to Yuma (2007) which was positively received by movie critics.[22]
Bale reprised his role as Wayne / Batman in the second part of Nolan's Batmanfilm series, the sequel of 2005's Batman Begins entitled The Dark Knight (2008). After its release, the film received highly positive reviews and is considered one of the best films of the 2000s.[23][24] It grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.[25] A year later, he starred in the fourth installment of the Terminatorfilm series, Terminator Salvation (2009) as John Connor. The film was poorly received by most movie critics, however, it was a commercial success.[26] The same year, Bale starred together with Johnny Depp in the critical and commercial success Public Enemies as FBI agent Melvin Purvis.[27] He acted alongside Mark Wahlberg in the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010) as Dicky Eklund. The film was critically acclaimed and a commercial success.[28] The Fighter earned Bale the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 83rd Academy Awards.[29] In 2012, Bale starred in the third and final installment of Nolan's Batman film trilogy entitled The Dark Knight Rises as Wayne / Batman. As with its prequels, the film received positive acclaim from movie critics.[30] The Dark Knight Rises has earned more than $1 billion worldwide thus becoming the third highest-grossing film of 2012.[25][31] For his role as Michael Burry in the biographical dramedy The Big Short, he was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.[32][33]
== Films ==
Title 	Year	Role 	Director(s) 	Ref (s)	 	 	 	 	
Title 	Year	Role 	Director(s) 	Ref (s)	Mio in the Land of Faraway	1987	Yum Yum	Vladimir Grammatikov	[34]
Empire of the Sun 	1987	Jim Graham 	Steven Spielberg 	[35]
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Henry V 	1989	Falstaff's Boy 	Kenneth Branagh 	[38]
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Newsies 	1992	Jack Kelly 	Kenny Ortega 	[41]
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Swing Kids 	1993	Thomas Berger 	Thomas Carter 	[43]
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Prince of Jutland 	1994	Prince Amled 	Gabriel Axel 	[45] 	 	 	 	 	
Little Women 	1994	Theodore 'Laurie' Laurence	Gillian Armstrong 	[46]
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Pocahontas 	1995	Thomas (voice) 	Mike Gabriel& Eric Goldberg	[48]
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The Portrait of a Lady 	1996	Edward Rosier 	Jane Campion 	[50]
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The Secret Agent 	1996	Stevie 	Christopher Hampton 	[52]
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Metroland 	1997	Chris Lloyd 	Philip Saville 	[54]
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Velvet Goldmine 	1998	Arthur Stuart 	Todd Haynes 	[56]
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All the Little Animals 	1998	Bobby Platt 	Jeremy Thomas 	[58]
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 	1999	Demetrius 	Michael Hoffman 	[60]
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American Psycho 	2000	Patrick Bateman 	Mary Harron 	[62]
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Shaft 	2000	Walter Wade Jr. 	John Singleton 	[64]
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin 	2001	Mandras 	John Madden 	[66]
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Laurel Canyon 	2002	Sam 	Lisa Cholodenko 	[68]
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Reign of Fire 	2002	Quinn Abercromby 	Rob Bowman 	[70]
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Equilibrium 	2002	John Preston 	Kurt Wimmer 	[72]
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The Machinist 	2004	Trevor Reznik 	Brad Anderson 	[74]
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Howl's Moving Castle 	2004	Howl (voice) 	Hayao Miyazaki 	[76]
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Batman Begins 	2005	Bruce Wayne / Batman 	Christopher Nolan 	[18]
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The New World 	2005	John Rolfe 	Terrence Malick 	[79]
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Harsh Times 	2005	Jim Davis 	David Ayer 	[81]
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Rescue Dawn 	2006	Dieter Dengler 	Werner Herzog 	[83]
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The Prestige 	2006	Alfred Borden / Fallon 	Christopher Nolan 	[85]
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3:10 to Yuma 	2007	Dan Evans 	James Mangold 	[87]
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I'm Not There 	2007	Jack Rollins / Pastor John	Todd Haynes 	[89]
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The Dark Knight 	2008	Bruce Wayne / Batman 	Christopher Nolan 	[91]
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Terminator Salvation 	2009	John Connor 	McG 	[93]
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Public Enemies 	2009	Melvin Purvis 	Michael Mann 	[95]
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The Fighter 	2010	Dicky Eklund 	David O. Russell 	[97]
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The Flowers of War 	2011	John Miller 	Zhang Yimou 	[99]
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The Dark Knight Rises 	2012	Bruce Wayne / Batman 	Christopher Nolan 	[101]
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Out of the Furnace 	2013	Russell Baze 	Scott Cooper 	[103]
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American Hustle 	2013	Irving Rosenfeld 	David O. Russell 	[105]
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Exodus: Gods and Kings 	2014	Moses 	Ridley Scott 	[107] 	 	 	 	 	
Knight of Cups 	2015	Rick 	Terrence Malick 	[108] 	 	 	 	 	
The Big Short 	2015	Michael Burry 	Adam McKay 	[109]
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The Promise 	2016	Chris 	Terry George 	[112] 	 	 	 	 	
Hostiles 	2017	Captain Joseph J. Blocker 	Scott Cooper 	[113] 	 	 	 	 	
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle	2018	Bagheera 	Andy Serkis 	[114] 	 	 	 	 	
Vice 	2018	Dick Cheney 	Adam McKay 	[115] 	 	 	 	 	
Hanazuki: The Movie 	2019	Rakamus (voice) 	James Wan 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Television ==
Title 	Year	Role 	Director(s) 	Network	Episode(s) 	Ref (s)
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna	1986	Alexei 	Marvin J. Chomsky 	NBC 	Television film	[117]
Heart of the Country 	1987	Ben Harris 	Brian Farnham 	BBC1 	Five episodes 	[118]
Treasure Island 	1990	Jim Hawkins 	Fraser Clarke Heston	TNT 	Television film	[119]
A Murder of Quality 	1991	Tim Perkins 	Gavin Millar 	ITV 	Television film	[120]
Mary, Mother of Jesus 	1999	Jesus of Nazareth	Kevin Connor 	NBC 	Television film	[121]
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