Christian Charles Philip Bale was born on 30th January 1974, is an English actor. Christian Bale has starred in both blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. Christian Bale is an English-born mother, Jennifer (James), and a South African-born father, David Bale, whose own parentage was English. Christian's father was a commercial pilot, and the family lived in different countries throughout Bale's childhood, including England, Portugal, and the United States.
