Christian Bale Filmography
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- StarsAmy IrvingOlivia de HavillandJan NiklasStory of Anna Anderson, who claimed to be Anastasia Romanov, the only "surviving" child of the last Czar and Czarina of Russia.Alekséi Nikoláyevich Románov
- StarsSusan PenhaligonSophie CookChristian BaleNatalie is a devoted wife and mother of two, who is abandoned by her husband and left with months of unpaid taxes, mortgage, school fees and grocery bills. She finds that in order to survive in her new circumstances she must either live off the state, or live off men.Ben Harris (Five episodes)
- DirectorVladimir GrammatikovStarsNick PickardChristian BaleTimothy BottomsA lonely boy who is transferred from his dull life with his adoptive parents to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato.Jum-Jum / Benke
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsChristian BaleJohn MalkovichMiranda RichardsonA young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.Jim Graham
*National Board of Review, Outstanding Juvenile Performance
*Young Artist Awards, Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghDerek JacobiSimon ShepherdIn the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.Robin the Luggage-Boy
- DirectorFraser C. HestonStarsCharlton HestonChristian BaleOliver ReedThe treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate Captain Long John Silver.Jim Hawkins
- DirectorGavin MillarStarsDenholm ElliottJoss AcklandGlenda JacksonTaken from the book by John le Carré, George Smiley rallies to the aid of his former intelligence colleague, Ailsa Brimley, to investigate a mysterious letter from a junior master's wife at Carne School, a boy's school. When Smiley goes to Carne to investigate, he finds the junior master's wife brutualy murdered, with her husband as one of the suspects. Smiley begins to scratch at the surface of the closed-knit society of Carne, and soon begins to find that things are not as they seem. Secret societies, sexual abuse, and a mysterious boy, Timothy Perkins, who is either another suspect, witness, or victim.Tim Perkins
- DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsChristian BaleBill PullmanRobert DuvallA musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.Jack "Cowboy" Kelly
Nominated
*Young Artist Awards, Outstanding Youth Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture - DirectorThomas CarterStarsRobert Sean LeonardChristian BaleFrank WhaleyA group of teens adores forbidden music in Nazi Germany just before the outbreak of World War II.Thomas Berger
Nominated
*Young Artist Awards, Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture - DirectorGabriel AxelStarsGabriel ByrneHelen MirrenChristian BaleAn old Norse legend of revenge, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy - Hamlet.Amled
- DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsSusan SarandonWinona RyderKirsten DunstThe March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America.Theodore "Laurie" Lawrence
- DirectorMike GabrielEric GoldbergStarsMel GibsonLinda HuntChristian BaleAn English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.Thomas "voice"
- DirectorJane CampionStarsNicole KidmanJohn MalkovichBarbara HersheyAn American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.Edward Rosier
- DirectorChristopher HamptonStarsBob HoskinsPatricia ArquetteGérard DepardieuVerloc lives in London 1886 with a pretty wife and her retarded brother. He's an agent for the Russian embassy. A new ambassador wants more from him than in the past years - something with a bomb. Verloc also informs the police.Stevie
- DirectorPhilip SavilleStarsChristian BaleLee RossEmily WatsonThe sudden reappearance of his best friend Toni, after a ten year absence, causes Chris to remember his past, to question some of his lifestyle decisions and to re-evaluate his life and marriage to Marion.Chris Lloyd
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsEwan McGregorJonathan Rhys MeyersChristian BaleIn 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.Arthur Stuart
- DirectorJeremy ThomasStarsJohn HurtChristian BaleDaniel BenzaliBobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals. Bobby becomes the old man's apprentice and learns to see the world of nature in a strange idyllic way. But soon the shadow of his stepfather catches up to him and Bobby's world explodes into a grotesque nightmare.Bobby Platt
- DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsKevin KlineMichelle PfeifferRupert EverettLovers' lives are complicated by city law, feuding faerie royalty, and... love.Demetrius
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsChristian BalePernilla AugustMelinda KinnamanMary, Mother of Jesus and her pivotal position in Christianity is portrayed in the story of the woman who has been a symbol of hope and inspiration to people of diverse faiths throughout history.Jesus of Nazaret
- DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh LucasA wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.Patrick Bateman
Nominated
*Empire Awards, Best British Actor - DirectorJohn SingletonStarsSamuel L. JacksonVanessa WilliamsChristian BaleNew York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.Walter Wade, Jr.
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsNicolas CagePenélope CruzJohn HurtWhen a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.Mandras
- DirectorLisa CholodenkoStarsFrances McDormandAlessandro NivolaChristian BaleWhen an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.Sam
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsMatthew McConaugheyChristian BaleIzabella ScorupcoA brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting everything ablaze, establishing dominance over the planet.Quinn Abercromby
- DirectorKurt WimmerStarsChristian BaleSean BeanEmily WatsonIn an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.John Preston
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsChristian BaleJennifer Jason LeighAitana Sánchez-GijónAn industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.Trevor Reznik
*Sitges Film Festival, Best Actor
Nominated
*European Film Awards, Audience Award for Best European Actor
*Saturn Awards, Best Actor - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya GashûinWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.Howl /voice/
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleMichael CaineKen WatanabeAfter witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.Bruce Wayne / Batman
*MTV Movie & TV Awards, Best Hero
*Saturn Awards, Best Actor
Nominated
*Empire Awards, Best Actor
*Irish Film & Television Awards, Best International Actor
*Russian National Movie Awards, Best Actor
*Scream Awards, Best Superhero/ Most Heroic Performance - DirectorDavid AyerStarsChristian BaleFreddy RodríguezEva LongoriaA tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them.Jim Luther Davis
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsColin FarrellQ'orianka KilcherChristopher PlummerThe story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.John Rolfe
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsChristian BaleSteve ZahnJeremy DaviesA U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.Dieter Dengler
Nominated
*Satellite Awards, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHugh JackmanScarlett JohanssonAfter a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.Alfred Borden/ Fallon
Nominated
*Empire Awards, Best Actor - DirectorJames MangoldStarsRussell CroweChristian BaleBen FosterA small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.Dan Evans
Nominated
*SAG Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - DirectorTodd HaynesStarsChristian BaleCate BlanchettHeath LedgerRuminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.Jack Rollins / Pastor John
*Independent Spirit Awards, Robert Altman Award - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.Bruce Wayne / Batman
*People's Choice Awards, Favorite Superhero
*People's Choice Awards, Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (shared with Heath Ledger)
*People's Choice Awards, Favorite Cast
*Russian National Movie Awards, Best Foreign Actor
*Scream Awards, Best Superhero
Nominated
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Cast
*Empire Awards, Best Actor
*Gold Derby Awards, Ensemble Cast
*MTV Movie & TV Awards, Best Male Performance/ Best Fight (shared with Heath Ledger)/
*People's Choice Awards, Favorite Leading Man/ Favorite Male Action Star
*Saturn Awards, Best Actor
*Scream Awards, Best Fantasy Actor - DirectorMcGStarsChristian BaleSam WorthingtonAnton YelchinIn 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on, and can he be trusted?John Connor
Nominated
*People's Choice Awards, Favorite Action Star - DirectorMichael MannStarsChristian BaleJohnny DeppChristian StolteThe Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.Melvin Purvis
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsMark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy AdamsBased on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.Dicky Eklund
*Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actor
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards,Best Acting Ensemble
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards,Best Supporting Actor
*Gold Derby Awards, Supporting Actor
*Golden Globe Awards, Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
*National Board of Review, Best Supporting Actor
*Satellite Awards, Best Actor in a Supporting Role
*SAG Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated
*BAFTA Awards, Best Actor in a Supporting Role
*Gold Derby Awards, Ensemble Cast
*Saturn Awards, Best Supporting Actor
*SAG Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - DirectorYimou ZhangStarsChristian BaleNi NiXinyi ZhangAn American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.John Miller
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne HathawayEight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.Bruce Wayne / Batman
Nominated
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Actor in an Action Movie
*MTV Movie & TV Awards, Best Shirtless Performance/ Best Hero/ Best Fight (shared with Tom Hardy)
*National Movie Awards, Best Performance – Male
*People's Choice Awards, Favorite Action Movie Star/Favorite Movie Superhero
*Saturn Awards, Best Actor
*Teen Choice Awards, Choice Movie Actor – Action - DirectorScott CooperStarsChristian BaleCasey AffleckZoe SaldanaWhen Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother Russell takes matters into his own hands to find justice.Russell Baze
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsChristian BaleAmy AdamsBradley CooperA con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.Irving Rosenfeld
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Acting Ensemble
*Gold Derby Awards, Ensemble Cast
*Palm Springs International Film Festival, Ensemble Cast Award
*SAG Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated
*AACTA International Awards, Best Actor
*Academy Awards, Best Actor
*BAFTA Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Actor/ Best Actor in a Comedy
*Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
*MTV Movie & TV Awards, Best On-Screen Transformation/ Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Amy Adams)
*Russian National Movie Awards, Best Foreign Actor of the Year
*Satellite Awards, Best Actor in a Motion Picture - DirectorRidley ScottStarsChristian BaleJoel EdgertonBen KingsleyThe defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.Moisés
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsChristian BaleCate BlanchettNatalie PortmanA writer indulging in all that Los Angeles and Las Vegas have to offer, undertakes a search for love and self via a series of adventures with six different women.Rick
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsChristian BaleSteve CarellRyan GoslingIn 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.Michael Burry
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Actor in a Comedy
*Palm Springs International Film Festival, Ensemble Cast Award
*Satellite Awards, Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated
*AACTA International Awards, Best Supporting Actor
*Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actor
*BAFTA Awards, Best Actor in a Supporting Role
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Acting Ensemble
*Gold Derby Awards, Ensemble Cast
*Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
*SAG Awards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role/ Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsOscar IsaacCharlotte Le BonChristian BaleSet during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Ana, and Chris - a renowned American journalist based in Paris.Chris
- DirectorScott CooperStarsScott ShepherdRosamund PikeAva CooperIn 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.Capitan Joseph J. Blocker
- DirectorAndy SerkisStarsChristian BaleCate BlanchettBenedict CumberbatchA human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.Bagheera
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsChristian BaleAmy AdamsSteve CarellThe story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.Dick Cheney
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Actor
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Actor in a Comedy
*Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
*Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association, Best Actor
*Detroit Film Critics Society, Best Ensemble
*Houston Film Critics Society, Best Actor
Nominated
*AACTA International Awards, Best Actor
*Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Best Acting Ensemble
*Dorian Awards, Film Performance of the Year – Actor
*Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Best Actor
*Austin Film Critics Association, Best Actor
*Chicago Film Critics Association, Best Actor
*Detroit Film Critics Society, Best Actor
*Florida Film Critics Circle, Best Actor
*London Film Critics' Circle, Actor of the Year / British/Irish Actor of the Year
*Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society, Best Actor
*Online Film Critics Society, Best Actor
*San Diego Film Critics Society, Best Actor
*San Francisco Film Critics Circle, Best Actor
*Seattle Film Critics Society, Best Ensemble Cast
*St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association, Best Actor
*Utah Film Awards, Best Actor
*Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Best Actor
*Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award, Best Acting Ensemble / Best Actor - DirectorJames MangoldStarsMatt DamonChristian BaleJon BernthalAmerican car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.Ken Miles