Question: Which English actor, born in 1957 and considered a method actor, starred in the 2009 musical drama film "Nine."

Context articles: Aaron Sidwell
Alexander Fiske-Harrison
Hugo Johnstone-Burt
Daniel Day-Lewis
Michael Ironside
Christian Bale filmography
Falling Awake (film)
Rhythm (2000 film)
Nine (2009 live-action film)
Dilip Kumar

Aaron Michael Sidwell (born 12 September 1988) is an English actor and singer .
 He is best known for playing villain Steven Beale in the British soap opera EastEnders, originating the role of Michael Dork in Loserville in the West End and fronting his own pop group, The Boston Plan.
 He was also the first British actor to play Johnny in Green Day's American Idiot musical.
 Sidwell is a method actor, known for using Stanislavski technique
Alexander Rupert Fiske-Harrison (born 22 July 1976) is an English prize-winning author and journalist, broadcaster and conservationist.
 His writing has been noted for his immersion in his subject matter.
 He also trained and worked for some years as a Method actor.
Hugo Johnstone-Burt (born 1987/1988) is a Scottish-born Australian actor.
 He grew up in Sydney and decided to become an actor after attending his first drama class.
 Johnstone-Burt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2009.
 He appeared in small roles in Australian dramas "Rake", "Sea Patrol" and "", before he was cast as Fish Lamb in "Cloudstreet".
 The role earned him two ASTRA Award nominations.
 Johnstone-Burt went on to star in "Carelesss Love" and he took on the role of Constable Hugh Collins in ABC1's "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries".
 In 2012, Johnstone-Burt appeared in "Tricky Business" and filmed a guest role in "Home and Away".
 He has also appeared in the musical drama film "Goddess" (2013) and the disaster film "San Andreas" (2015).
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English actor who holds both British and Irish citizenship.
 Born and raised in London, he excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre, before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years.
 Despite his traditional actor training at the Bristol Old Vic, he is considered to be a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles.
 He would often remain completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedules of his films, even to the point of adversely affecting his health.
 He is one of the most selective actors in the film industry, having starred in only five films since 1998, with as many as five years between roles.
 Protective of his private life, he rarely gives interviews and makes very few public appearances.
Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a Canadian actor best known by his stage name Michael Ironside.
 He has worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions.
 He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters.
 Ironside is a method actor, who stays in character between filming scenes.
British actor Christian Bale has starred in various films, as well as advertisements and a video game.
 He made his acting debut in 1986, on the television film "".
 The following year, he made his film debut starring alongside John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson in the war film "Empire of the Sun".
 Bale's role of a young boy, interned in China by the Japanese, received praise from most film critics.
 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.
 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.
 He received a role in the 1994 drama "Little Women", which garnered positive reviews.
 Bale lent his voice for the Disney animated film "Pocahontas" in 1995, although it received a mixed reception and attained box office success.
 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".
 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.
 The same year, he portrayed Jesus of Nazareth in the television movie "Mary, Mother of Jesus".
Falling Awake (originally titled Shine On) is a 2009 musical drama film directed by Agustín, who co-wrote it with Michael Baez and Doug Klozzner.
 Andrew Cisneros stars as a Latino musician in New York City who attempts to overcome the problems if his poor neighborhood.
 It premiered at the New York International Latino Film Festival and was released in the US on January 29, 2010.
Rhythm (Tamil: ரிதம் ) is a 2000 Tamil musical drama film written and directed by Vasanth and produced by V. Natarajan.
 The film stars Arjun, Jyothika, Ramesh Aravind and Meena in lead roles with Lakshmi, Nagesh and Manivannan in supporting ones.
 The music is composed by A. R. Rahman, while cinematography was predominantly handled by P. S. Vinod and Sreekar Prasad edited the film.
 The film was released in September 2000, receiving highly positive reviews from critics and became commercially successful.
 The film's soundtrack by A. R. Rahman was also very successful and received a cult for musical drama films .
Nine is a 2009 romantic musical drama film directed and produced by Rob Marshall and written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella.
 The film is an adaptation of the 1982 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical 1963 film "8½".
 In addition to songs from the stage musical, all written by Maury Yeston, the film has three original songs, also written by Yeston.
 The ensemble principal cast consists of Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Fergie, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, and Sophia Loren.
Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922) is an Indian film actor, producer and activist.
 Also known as the "Tragedy King", he is credited with bringing realism to film acting since his first film which was released in 1944.
 He is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time.
 He has been described as "the ultimate method actor" (natural actor) by Satyajit Ray.
 Kumar is one of the biggest Indian movie stars, and a pioneer of method acting, predating Hollywood method actors such as Marlon Brando.
 Kumar debuted as an actor in the film "Jwar Bhata" (1944), produced by Bombay Talkies.
 His career has spanned over six decades and over 65 films.
 Kumar is known for roles in films such as the romantic "Andaz" (1949), the heartwarming "Babul" (1950), the impassioned "Deedar" (1951), the swashbuckling "Aan" (1952), the dramatic "Devdas" (1955), the comical "Azaad" (1955), "Naya Daur" (1957), "Yahudi" (1958), "Madhumati" (1958), "Kohinoor" (1960), the epic historical "Mughal-e-Azam" (1960), the social "Gunga Jamuna" (1961) and "Ram Aur Shyam" (1967).