AKA Christian Charles Phillip Bale

Born: 30-Jan-1974
Birthplace: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Empire of the Sun

Bale had made TV commercials and appeared on the London stage before starring in Empire of the Sun (1987), an adaptation of the J. G. Ballard novel. For a few years he was a song-and-dance man-child, in the quaint Newsies and Swing Kids. Bale has since acted mostly in small, independent films like Metroland and All the Little Animals. He was the titular crazed killer in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's bloody American Psycho, and when anti-movie-violence activists protested the film, Bale did not win them over when he explained, "I found the script really funny."

He has won raves as the caped crusader in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and was arrested for assault against his mother and sister as the latter film opened in London. He was born Christian Charles Phillip Bale, but has adopted a stage middle name, identifying himself Christian Morgan Bale.

Father: David Bale (pilot, d. 30-Dec-2003, brain lymphoma)
Mother: Jenny James (circus performer)
Mother: Gloria Steinem (stepmother, married Bale's father in 2000)
Sister: Erin Kreunen (musician)
Sister: Sharon Bale (software designer)
Sister: Louise Bale (avant garde filmmaker, b. 22-Jul-1972)
Wife: Sibi Blazic ("Sandra", Winona Ryder's personal assistant, m. 29-Jan-2000)
Daughter: (b. 27-Mar-2005)

    Assault 21-Jul-2008 London, England

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Dark Knight (16-Jul-2008)
    3:10 to Yuma (7-Sep-2007)
    I'm Not There (3-Sep-2007)
    The Prestige (17-Oct-2006)
    Rescue Dawn (9-Sep-2006)
    Harsh Times (18-Aug-2006)
    The New World (25-Dec-2005)
    Batman Begins (15-Jun-2005)
    The Machinist (18-Jan-2004)
    Equilibrium (18-Oct-2002)
    Reign of Fire (9-Jul-2002)
    Laurel Canyon (18-May-2002)
    Captain Corelli's Mandolin (19-Apr-2001)
    Shaft (16-Jun-2000)
    American Psycho (21-Jan-2000)
    Mary, Mother of Jesus (14-Nov-1999)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream (26-Apr-1999)
    All the Little Animals (13-Sep-1998)
    Velvet Goldmine (21-May-1998)
    Metroland (30-Aug-1997)
    The Portrait of a Lady (18-Oct-1996)
    The Secret Agent (7-Sep-1996)
    Pocahontas (15-Jun-1995) [VOICE]
    Little Women (21-Dec-1994)
    Prince of Jutland (23-Feb-1994)
    Swing Kids (5-Mar-1993)
    Newsies (10-Apr-1992)
    A Murder of Quality (1991)
    Treasure Island (22-Jan-1990)
    Henry V (8-Nov-1989)
    Empire of the Sun (9-Dec-1987)
    Mio in the Land of Faraway (16-Oct-1987)
    Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (7-Dec-1986)

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