Empire of the Sun
Gains international attention as a child actor playing Jim Graham in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Christian Bale Biography and Timeline
Follow Christian Bale through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Christian Bale, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1987–2018Years on this page
1987
2000
American Psycho
Stars as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, a dark satire adapted from Bret Easton Ellis's novel.
2005
Batman Begins
Takes the role of Bruce Wayne and Batman in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins.
2010
The Fighter
Plays boxer Dicky Eklund in The Fighter, earning major supporting-actor recognition.
2011
Academy Award
Wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter.
2018
Vice
Portrays former United States Vice President Dick Cheney in the political satire Vice.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.