Born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, to English parents, Bale started acting at a young age, with his first starring role at age 13 in Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun (1987) and he later gained wide recognition as an adult actor in American Psycho (2000) and The Machinist (2004).
Bale famously lost over 4 stone to play his role in the Machinist, and then within six months gained over 7 stone to portray Batman in the movie Batman Begins (2005). He also starred in the film’s sequels The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
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