Christian Bale: movies and TV shows
Christian Bale has 95 credits in the archive: 82 films and 13 TV series, from 1981 to 2026. Highest rated: The Dark Knight (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1981 – 2026 · busiest year: 2022 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Bride! | Frank | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 2026 | Madden | Al Davis | Film | — | 52 |
| 2026 | The Resurrection of Christ | Film | — | 52 | |
| 2025 | Sibyl | (Archive footage) | Film | — | 51 |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Gorr | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 2022 | Amsterdam | Burt Berendsen | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 2022 | Amsterdam | Film | 6.1 | 48 | |
| 2022 | The Pale Blue Eye | Augustus Landor | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 2022 | The Pale Blue Eye | Film | 6.8 | 48 | |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder | Self - Gorr | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2022 | Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer | Self | Film | 7.9 | 48 |
| 2021 | Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale | Self | Film | 8.3 | 47 |
| 2020 | Joker: Put on a Happy Face | Self | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 2020 | Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life | Self | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari | Ken Miles | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 2018 | Vice | Dick Cheney | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2018 | Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Bagheera (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 2017 | Hostiles | Captain Joseph J. Blocker | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 2017 | Spielberg | Self - Segment "Empire of the Sun" | Film | 7.6 | 43 |
| 2016 | The Promise | Chris Myers | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Michael Burry | Film | 7.4 | 41 |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Rick | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 2015 | Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' | Self | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Moses | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 2014 | The Making of American Hustle | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 2013 | American Hustle | Irving Rosenfeld | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 2013 | Out of the Furnace | Russell Baze | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Bruce Wayne | Film | 7.8 | 38 |
| 2012 | Ending the Knight | Self | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 2012 | The Batmobile | Self | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 2011 | The Flowers of War | John Miller | Film | 7.4 | 37 |
| 2011 | Making of "The Flowers of War" | TV | 8.5 | 37 | |
| 2010 | The Fighter | Dicky Eklund | Film | 7.4 | 36 |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | John Connor | Film | 6.1 | 35 |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Melvin Purvis | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 2009 | Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Self | Film | 8.3 | 35 |
| 2009 | Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies' | Self | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Bruce Wayne | Film | 8.5 | 34 |
| 2008 | Gotham Tonight | Bruce Wayne | TV | 7.3 | 34 |
| 2008 | Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene | Self | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 2008 | Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight | Self | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 2007 | 3:10 to Yuma | Dan Evans | Film | 7.2 | 33 |
| 2007 | I'm Not There | Jack / Pastor John | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 2007 | Rescue Dawn | Dieter Dengler | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 2007 | The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan | Self | Film | 8.8 | 33 |
| 2007 | Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn | Self | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 2006 | The Prestige | Alfred Borden | Film | 8.2 | 32 |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Film | 7.7 | 31 |
| 2005 | The New World | John Rolfe | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 2005 | Tankman Begins | Batman (archive footage) | Film | 8.1 | 31 |
| 2005 | Harsh Times | Jim Luther Davis | Film | 6.4 | 31 |
| 2005 | Harsh Times | Film | 6.4 | 31 | |
| 2004 | The Machinist | Trevor Reznik | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 2003 | Laurel Canyon | Sam | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 2002 | Equilibrium | John Preston | Film | 7.1 | 28 |
| 2002 | Reign of Fire | Quinn Abercromby | Film | 6.2 | 28 |
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Mandras | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 2000 | American Psycho | Patrick Bateman | Film | 7.4 | 26 |
| 2000 | Shaft | Walter Wade, Jr. | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 2000 | Shaft: Still the Man | Self | Film | 7.5 | 26 |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | TV | 5.2 | 25 |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | Film | 6.4 | 25 |
| 1999 | Mary, Mother of Jesus | Jesus of Nazareth | Film | 4.1 | 25 |
| 1999 | All the Little Animals | Bobby Platt | Film | 6.0 | 25 |
| 1999 | The Alien Legacy | Film | 6.9 | 25 | |
| 1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Arthur Stuart | Film | 6.9 | 24 |
| 1998 | Dying to Tell the Story | Narrator / Dan Eldon (uncredited) (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1997 | Metroland | Chris | Film | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady | Edward Rosier | Film | 6.0 | 22 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.2 | 22 |
| 1996 | The Secret Agent | Stevie | Film | 5.6 | 22 |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Thomas (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 21 |
| 1994 | Little Women | Laurie | Film | 7.3 | 20 |
| 1994 | Prince of Jutland | Amled | Film | 5.4 | 20 |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self | TV | 5.8 | 19 |
| 1993 | Swing Kids | Thomas Berger | Film | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self / Presenter | TV | 8.1 | 18 |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | Self | TV | 5.6 | 18 |
| 1992 | Newsies | Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly | Film | 6.7 | 18 |
| 1991 | A Murder of Quality | Tim Perkins | Film | 5.6 | 17 |
| 1991 | Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square | Self | Film | 8.5 | 17 |
| 1990 | Treasure Island | Jim Hawkins | Film | 6.6 | 16 |
| 1989 | Henry V | Robin the Luggage-Boy | Film | 7.1 | 15 |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun | Jim | Film | 7.5 | 13 |
| 1987 | Citizen Steve | Self - Actor | Film | 6.0 | 13 |
| 1987 | Mio in the Land of Faraway | Jum-Jum / Benke | Film | 6.0 | 13 |
| 1987 | Heart of the Country | Ben Harris | TV | 7.0 | 13 |
| 1987 | The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun | Self | Film | 6.4 | 13 |
| 1986 | Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna | Tsarevich Alexei | TV | 6.7 | 12 |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self | TV | 5.3 | 8 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV | 4.3 | 7 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | TV | 4.3 | 7 | |
| Heat 2 | Film | — | — | ||
| Best of Enemies | Gennady Vasilenko | Film | — | — |