It
is
the
birthday
of
one
of
the
most
talented
actors
in
Hollywood,
Christian
Bale.
The
handsome
and
brilliant
English
star
turns
41
today.
Bale
first
caught
the
public
eye
at
the
age
of
13,
when
he
was
cast
in
the
starring
role
of
Steven
Spielberg's
Empire
of
the
Sun
(1987).
In
2000,
he
garnered
critical
acclaim
for
his
portrayal
of
serial
killer
Patrick
Bateman
in
American
Psycho.
One
of
the
best
features
of
this
actor
is
that
he
goes
to
great
lengths
to
portray
characters
in
film
perfectly.
We
can't
forget
the
incredible
transformation
that
we
saw
of
Christian
Bale
in
'The
Machinist'.
Although
the
actor
did
not
win
and
Oscar,
his
makeover
and
acting
skills
made
him
a
talented
star
who
tries
to
keep
it
original.
Bale
lost
63
pounds
(28.5
kg)
to
play
the
role
of
Trevor
Reznik
the
psychological
thriller
movie.
Christian
Bale
became
a
worldwide
sensation
after
starring
as
Bruce
Wayne/Batman
in
Christopher
Nolan's
'Batman
Begins'
in
2005.
His
greater
commercial
recognition
and
acclaim
just
kept
spreading
further
with
Batman
movies
from
the
franchise,
'The
Dark
Knight'
(2008)
and
'The
Dark
Knight
Rises'
(2012).
Bale
got
his
first
Academy
Award
for
Best
Supporting
actor
for
his
performance
as
Dicky
Eklund
in
the
biopic
'The
Fighter'
in
2010.
Even
for
this
movie,
Bale
had
lost
weight
and
was
only
66
kgs.
Christian
Bale
received
his
second
Academy
Award
nomination,
his
first
in
the
Best
Actor
category
for
his
performance
in
American
Hustle.
For
his
role
as
Irving
Rosenfeld,
Christian
Bale
donned
belly
pot
and
a
different
look.
As
it
is
the
birthday
of
Christian
Bale,
here
are
some
of
the
major
transformations
on-screen
which
left
us
speechless.
The
Machinist
We
can't
forget
the
incredible
transformation
that
we
saw
of
Christian
Bale
in
The
Machinist.
Bale
lost
63
pounds
(28.5
kg)
to
play
the
role
of
Trevor
Reznik
the
psychological
thriller
movie
in
2005.
Batman
Begins
Within
a
year,
Bale
built
up
his
body
and
put
on
weight
for
the
muscle
mass
so
as
to
play
Batman
on-screen
in
2006.
Rescue
Dawn
For
Rescue
Dawn,
Christian
Bale
weighed
61
kgs
in
2006.
The
Dark
Knight
Now
the
Batman
returns
again
and
we
got
to
see
a
new
look
of
Christian
Bale.
He
was
more
built
and
weighed
86
kgs.
The
Fighter
For
his
role
as
Dickie
Eklund
in
2010's
hit
release,
The
Fighter,
Christian
Bale
was
again
lean
and
looked
completely
different
on-screen.
He
weighed
66
kgs
then
and
even
won
Oscar,
Golden
Globe
and
Critics'
Choice
Awards
to
name
a
few
for
his
performance.
The
Dark
Knight
Rises
After
The
Fighter,
Bale
put
on
weight
again
to
portray
Bruce
Wayne
once
more
in
the
final
installment
of
Christopher
Nolan's
movie.
Bale
reportedly
weight
90
kgs
then.
American
Hustle
After
a
series
of
weight
loss
and
weight
gain
and
weight
loss
again,
Bale
got
to
junk
and
put
on
43
lbs.
to
play
a
'70s
con
artist
in
the
Abscam
themed
movie
in
2013.
Exodus
Gods
and
Kings
Finally,
Christian
Bale
is
back
to
his
previous
body
and
lost
his
belly
fat
in
2014
release,
Exodus.