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ABOUT Christian Bale
as John Connor

Christian Bale - Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles

VITAL STATS

Date of birth: January 30, 1974

Birth place: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Sun sign: Aquarius

Currently resides in: Santa Monica, California

Eye color:

Height: Anywhere from 5' 10½" (1.79 m) to 6'2"

Family:
  • Although Bale was born in Wales, his parents were South African-born entrepreneur, commercial pilot, and talent manager David Bale, and English circus clown and performer Jenny James.
  • He is the youngest of four children. After leaving Wales in 1976, Bale spent his childhood in several countries, including England, Portugal, and the United States.
  • Daughter: Emmaline Bale. Born April 3, 2005 in Santa Monica, CA; mother, Sibi Blazic
  • Father: David Bale. Born c. 1939 in South Africa; divorced from Bale s mother; married Gloria Steinem Sep. 3, 2000; died Dec. 30, 2003, from brain lymphoma
  • Mother: Jane Bale. Divorced from Bale s father
  • Sister: Erin Bale. Older
  • Sister: Louise Bale. Older
  • Sister: Shannon Bale. Older
  • Step-mother: Gloria Steinem. Married David Bale Sep. 3, 2000

Education: Attended college in Southern California in the mid-1990s

Notable features:

Hobbies:

Charities/Causes: Christian is active in many organizations, including Ark Trust, Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Foundation, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, the Redwings Sanctuary, and the Happy Child Mission, and a school for street kids in Rio De Janeiro.

Actor bio:
Despite having all the necessary tools to become a star – looks, talent, presence – actor Christian Bale lacked one necessary ingredient at the start of his career: tolerance for being in the spotlight. After achieving instant celebrity after being tapped by Steven Spielberg to star in his epic period film, “Empire of the Sun” (1987), Bale suddenly discovered that he hated dealing with publicity. Instead of faking his way through interviews and junkets, he mentally checked out, sometimes sitting through an entire session without answering and occasionally flat out refusing to participate. But as he got older, he realized that the publicity aspect of acting was vital to his success, so he grew more and more comfortable with every new career landmark – “Little Women” (1994), “American Psycho” (2000), “Batman Begins” (2005) and its sequel "The Dark Knight" (2008) chief among them.
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    CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
    Non-acting careers:

    Big break:
    Newsies (1992) .... Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
    ... aka Newsboys
    ... aka The News Boys (UK)

    Best known for: Playing Batman in "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight"

    Movies:

    1. Terminator Salvation (2009) .... John Connor
      ... aka T4: Salvation (USA: promotional abbreviation)
      ... aka Terminator: Die Erlösung (Germany)
    2. The Dark Knight (2008) .... Bruce Wayne / Batman
      ... aka Batman: The Dark Knight (USA: informal title)
      ... aka The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
    3. I'm Not There. (2007) .... Jack / Pastor John
      ... aka I'm Not There (Germany) (USA: poster title)
    4. 3:10 to Yuma (2007) .... Dan Evans
    5. The Prestige (2006) .... Alfred Borden
    6. Rescue Dawn (2006) .... Dieter
    7. The New World (2005) .... John Rolfe
    8. Harsh Times (2005) .... Jim Luther Davis
    9. Batman Begins (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Batman / Bruce Wayne
    10. Batman Begins (2005) .... Bruce Wayne / Batman
      ... aka Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
    11. Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) (voice: English version) .... Howl
      ... aka Howl's Moving Castle (International: English title) (USA)
    12. El maquinista (2004) .... Trevor Reznik
      ... aka The Machinist (International: English title) (USA)
    13. Equilibrium (2002) .... John Preston
      ... aka Cubic (Europe: English title: video title)
    14. Reign of Fire (2002) .... Quinn Abercromby
    15. Laurel Canyon (2002) .... Sam
    16. Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) .... Mandras
      ... aka Capitaine Corelli (France)
    17. Shaft (2000) .... Walter Wade, Jr.
      ... aka Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)
    18. American Psycho (2000) .... Patrick Bateman


    TV Shows:
    1. A Murder of Quality (1991) (TV) .... Tim Perkins
    2. Treasure Island (1990) (TV) .... Jim Hawkins
      ... aka Devil's Treasure (Australia: video title)
    3. "Heart of the Country" (1987) TV mini-series .... Ben Harris (unknown episodes)
    4. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) (TV) .... Alexei

    Stage:

    Awards: Too many to list here.


    Upcoming projects:
    1. Killing Pablo (2011) (in production) .... Major Steve Jacoby
    2. Prisoners (2011) (announced)
    3. The Fighter (2011) (pre-production) .... Dicky Eklund
    4. Public Enemies (2009) (completed) .... Melvin Purvis



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      ACTOR QUOTES
      • [interview in "Spin" magazine, March 1996] An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.
      • [on dealing with the resulting media attention of Empire of the Sun (1987) at age 13] It was horrific. I was almost crying in interviews and running away during press conferences, pretending I was going to the bathroom and just disappearing.
      • [on the sudden fame that resulted after Empire of the Sun (1987)] I enjoyed making the film, but I was shocked when I received all the attention when I got home to Bournemouth. Girls were all over me, boys wanted to fight me, and I was being asked to open local fêtes when all I wanted to do was ride my BMX bike in the woods. I told my parents I wasn't interested in doing anything again because the attention ruined it.
      • I don't want to know about the lives of other actors and I don't want people to know too much about me. If we don't know about the private lives of other actors, that leaves us as clean slates when it comes to playing characters. That's the point, they can create these other characters and I can believe them. I think if you're a good enough actor, that's the way to longevity in the film business. Keep everybody guessing.
      • I started my career without fans.
      • [on his 63-pound weight loss for "The Machinist" (El maquinista (2004))] I had a stupid kind of feeling of invincibility, like, "I can do it, I can manage it". I really did feel like I hit this point of enlightenment.
      FUN FACTS
      • Hand-picked by director/writer Mary Harron and author Bret Easton Ellis to star in American Psycho (2000). Consequently, was noted by the media as the first star of American Psycho (2000), only to lose the part to Leonardo DiCaprio and then win it back again.
      • Is an excellent horseman and an avid reader.
      • He trained for 10 weeks in dancing and martial arts for the dance sequences in Newsies (1992) and Swing Kids (1993).
      • He has an uncanny ear for accents - he has used a different accent for each of his films to date.
      • Bale was handpicked by Winona Ryder for the coveted role of Laurie (Theodore Laurence) in Little Women (1994).
      • His father, David Bale, married feminist icon Gloria Steinem on September 3, 2000.
      • A devoted animal lover, Christian has two dogs [Mojo and Ramone] and three cats [Miriam, Molly, and Lilly], which are all strays that he found.
      • His grandfather doubled for John Wayne in two movies, in Africa.
      • His first on-screen role was in 1983 at age 9 in a British commercial for Pac-Man cereal.
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        Christian, 33, is happily married to Sandra “Sibi” Blazic, who is four years his senior. She is a one-time model, make-up artist, and personal assistant to Winona Ryder, who happened to be Christian’s co-star on “Little Women.” They have a named Emmaline, who was born on March 27, 2005 in Santa Monica, California.
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        As John Connor in "Terminator Salvation"
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        From "The Machinist" to "Batman Begins" in less than 1 year
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        "American Psycho"







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