Christian Bale Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Christian Bale been in? This complete Christian Bale filmography lists 58 credited roles (57 films, 1 TV series), in chronological order from 1987 to 2026, with links to our full guides where available.

Christian Bale movies in order

• Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987) as Jum-Jum / Benke
• Empire of the Sun (1987) as Jim
• Henry V (1989) as Robin the Luggage-Boy
• Treasure Island (1990) as Jim Hawkins
• A Murder of Quality (1991) as Tim Perkins
• Newsies (1992) as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
• Swing Kids (1993) as Thomas Berger
• Prince of Jutland (1994) as Amled
• Little Women (1994) as Laurie
• Pocahontas (1995) as Thomas (voice)
• The Portrait of a Lady (1996) as Edward Rosier
• The Secret Agent (1996) as Stevie
• Metroland (1997) as Chris
• Velvet Goldmine (1998) as Arthur Stuart
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) as Demetrius
• All the Little Animals (1999) as Bobby Platt
• American Psycho (2000) as Patrick Bateman
• Shaft (2000) as Walter Wade, Jr.
• Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) as Mandras
• Reign of Fire (2002) as Quinn Abercromby
• Equilibrium (2002) as John Preston
• Laurel Canyon (2003) as Sam
• The Machinist (2004) as Trevor Reznik
• Batman Begins (2005) as Bruce Wayne / Batman
• Harsh Times (2005) as Jim Luther Davis
• The New World (2005) as John Rolfe
• The Prestige (2006) as Alfred Borden
• Rescue Dawn (2007) as Dieter Dengler
• 3:10 to Yuma (2007) as Dan Evans
• I'm Not There (2007) as Jack / Pastor John
• Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight (2008) as Self
• The Dark Knight (2008) as Bruce Wayne
• Terminator Salvation (2009) as John Connor
• Public Enemies (2009) as Melvin Purvis
• The Fighter (2010) as Dicky Eklund
• The Flowers of War (2011) as John Miller
• The Batmobile (2012) as Self
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Bruce Wayne
• Ending the Knight (2012) as Self
• Out of the Furnace (2013) as Russell Baze
• American Hustle (2013) as Irving Rosenfeld
• Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) as Moses
• Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' (2015) as Self
• Knight of Cups (2015) as Rick
• The Big Short (2015) as Michael Burry
• The Promise (2016) as Chris Myers
• Spielberg (2017) as Self - Segment "Empire of the Sun"
• Hostiles (2017) as Captain Joseph J. Blocker
• Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) as Bagheera (voice)
• Vice (2018) as Dick Cheney
• Ford v Ferrari (2019) as Ken Miles
• Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020) as Self
• Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) as Gorr
• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) as Self - Gorr
• Amsterdam (2022) as Burt Berendsen
• The Pale Blue Eye (2022) as Augustus Landor
• The Bride! (2026) as Frank

Christian Bale TV shows

• E! True Hollywood Story (1996) as Self (archive footage)

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