Given the question: What key details about christian bale can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: christian charles philip bale -lrb- born 30 january 1974 -rrb- is an english actor . he has starred in both blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses . bale first caught the public eye at the age of 13 , when he was cast in the starring role of steven spielberg 's '' empire of the sun '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- . based on the original story by j. g. ballard , bale played an english boy who is separated from his parents and subsequently finds himself lost in a japanese internment camp during world war ii . in 2000 , he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of serial killer patrick bateman in '' american psycho '' . he is known for going to great lengths to portray characters in film , notably for the psychological thriller '' the machinist '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , where he lost 63 pounds -lrb- 28.5 kg -rrb- to play the role of trevor reznik . bale went on to receive greater commercial recognition and acclaim for his performance as bruce wayne/batman in christopher nolan 's '' batman begins '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , '' the dark knight '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- and '' the dark knight rises '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- . he also portrayed dicky eklund in the david o. russell-directed biopic '' the fighter '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , for which he received critical acclaim and won several awards , including the academy award for best supporting actor , the golden globe award for best supporting actor and the screen actors guild award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role . in 2013 , he starred in the comedy-drama '' american hustle '' , another film directed by russell , which garnered him critical acclaim and a second academy award nomination , and first in the best actor category .
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- years active is 1982 -- present- caption is christian enemies '' during the 2009 los angeles film festival . bale at the film premiere of '' public- birth name is christian charles philip bale- spouse is sandra blazic 2000- parents is david bale jenny james- children is 2- birth date is 30 january 1974- nationality is british- image is christian bale 2009.jpg- birth place is haverfordwest , pembrokeshire , wales , uk- occupation is actor