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There are few actors who are as recognizable today to audiences as Christian Bale, which is somewhat ironic, as he is known for transforming his physical appearance to better suit the character he is playing. And while many know him for his myriad of roles on the silver screen, what is less commonly known about him is that Bale is something of a watch connoisseur when he’s not creating instantly memorable characters on screen.
In this newest piece of our-long running series, we will take a closer look at the life, career, and watch collections of the inimitable English actor.
Who is Christian Bale?
Christian Charles Philip Bale was born on January 30th, 1974 in Haverfordwest, Wales, to David Bale and Jenny James. His father was an entrepreneur and activist and his mother was a circus performer. He has two older sisters, Sharon and Louise, and a half-sister from his father’s first marriage named Erin.
Bale’s childhood was somewhat itinerant, and he has stated that the family had lived in 15 different towns by the time he was 15.
Christian Bale’s Early Show Business Career
Bale fell into acting somewhat accidentally, as his sister was cast in a West End musical when he was a child, and he then began to see it as a viable career option. In his youth, he would appear in a commercial for the fabric softener Lenor, as well as an ad for Pac-Man cereal. Notably, Bale has never had any formal training as an actor.
Mainstream Success as an Actor
Bale was exposed to an international audience at a fairly young age, as he was only 13 years old when he first broke out in Steven Spielberg’s 1987 period drama Empire of the Sun. This role would propel him into the international spotlight, and Kenneth Branagh would soon ask the young man to appear in his filmed version of Shakespeare’s Henry V in 1989.
Bale would also appear in the 1992 Disney musical Newsies, which has now become a cult classic in its own right. Bale would appear in a variety of films in the mid and late 1990s to varying degrees of success. These would include notable appearances in a 1994 adaptation of Little Women and the voice of Thomas in Disney’s Pocahontas.
In 2000, Bale would play one of his most iconic roles, that of sociopathic stock broker Patrick Bateman in the pitch-black comedy American Psycho. A scathing satire of the 1980s “greed is good” ethos, Bale’s compelling and demanding performance would receive praise from a multitude of critics, causing the film to become a much-loved cult classic in recent years.
In 2004, he would appear in Brad Anderson’s The Machinist, a role for which he lost 63 pounds and again received critical praise for. The following year, he would make his first appearance as Bruce Wayne, better known as Batman, in 2005’s Batman Begins, the first in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed “Dark Knight” trilogy of Batman films.
In 2015, he would appear in Adam McKay’s satire about the 2008 financial crash, The Big Short, and reteam with the director again three years later to play Dick Cheney in McKay’s film Vice. The latter would earn him a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy.
What Are Christian Bale’s More Recent Projects?
Most recently, Bale was seen as Gorr the God Butcher in the newest Marvel film, Thor: Love and Thunder. He will also be appearing in two other films, Amsterdam and The Pale Blue Eye, both of which are set to be released in 2022.
What Watches are in Christian Bale’s Watch Collection?
Bale has been spotted wearing numerous Cartier watches over the course of his career, including a Cartier Drive, a Cartier Santos 100, and a Cartier Calibre, among others.
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