How tall is Christian Bale - Page 5

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5ft 11.7in (182.1cm)
James said on 22/Jun/11
In the prestiage and batman looks no bigger than 5'11 (180cm)
Terryman said on 22/Jun/11
never seen him look more than 182cm hell in Batman at times he looked a flat 5'11(180cm) as bruce wayne!
the shredder said on 20/Jun/11
Watched The Fighter and Dark Knight ... My estimate is 182cm is great .
bob125 said on 20/Jun/11
Mx says on 19/Jun/11
6'1" barefoot....he is listed at 6'2" in every other site which is easy to believe as he isnt that much shorter than 6'3" samuel l jackson and is pretty much the same height as michael caine so maybe 6'1.5"

Umm, From what I've seen, Michael Caine pretty much towers over Bale...
Godred said on 19/Jun/11
looked no where near 6`2 next to Jackman or even 6`1, 6 ft max barefoot.
James said on 19/Jun/11
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 19/Jun/11
Probably fluctuates between 183cm and 184cm

Nope Bale is 6ft max
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 19/Jun/11
Probably fluctuates between 183cm and 184cm
Mx said on 19/Jun/11
6'1" barefoot....he is listed at 6'2" in every other site which is easy to believe as he isnt that much shorter than 6'3" samuel l jackson and is pretty much the same height as michael caine so maybe 6'1.5"
Joy said on 14/Jun/11
183cm is right.
TruebloodFan said on 14/Jun/11
if he's less than 6', than A. Eckhart is 5'9 and that's hard likely. I think Bale is as listed.
Lenad said on 14/Jun/11
probably floats between 181 and 182cm
James said on 13/Jun/11
Freeman 188cm
Caine 185cm
Bale 182cm
to Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 13/Jun/11
true height is only barefoot.everybody is wearing shoes it means everyone is getting about 1 inch (2-3 cm) so that is pointless to say somebodys height with shoes on.
Godred said on 13/Jun/11
I doubt he`d say he was 6 ft if he was taller, on the pics he might be wearing insole lifts, I know someone who seems to have got suspiciously taller, yet is past the age for growing.
@ agon said on 12/Jun/11
I seen him in Hammersmith, london 7 years back im 5'11.5 almost exactly I had to look up at him a bit 6'1" definitely
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 12/Jun/11
I seriously doubt he's 6ft1.5 barefoot. In shoes maybe?

Freeman 188cm
Caine 186cm
Bale 183cm
@ johno said on 12/Jun/11
5'10-5'11 is wrong for him.he's not under 6'0 for sure,but more like 6'1.
agon said on 11/Jun/11
He looks around 5'11''. No way is this guy over 6'
Matthew 6'2" said on 10/Jun/11
strong 6'1.5" beside samuel l jackson 6'3"
Alexander(190 cm) said on 9/Jun/11
Christian Bale is as tall as Morgan Freeman or Michael Caine. So he is at least 1,85m tall
Godred said on 9/Jun/11
No way 6`1 even in shoes.
hello said on 9/Jun/11
He is definitely no shorter than 6'0" please stop speculating
John said on 9/Jun/11
@Chris I agree 6'2" could also definitely be a possibility.

The whole time i seen the two stand beside each other bale looked no more than an inch shorter than jackson

It says 6 foot here but other records claim 6'2" so 6'1" at peak would be accurate
Seriously said on 9/Jun/11
Caine was 6'2 at his peak and now is 6'1.Bale is at least 6'0.
James said on 8/Jun/11
Caine looks 6ft actually these days. 6'1 when younger.

bale looks 5'11 in the batman films and only in the Machinist when he was RAKE thin did he look 6ft. In the prestige as well bale looked 5'10.5. Probably just an illusion of course.
hd said on 7/Jun/11
he's definitely 6'0 or taller.
Alex said on 5/Jun/11
He looks 5'11.5-6'0 and to be 125lbs for that movie is insane. I can't imagine being 125lbs at 6'0!
Chris said on 4/Jun/11
Didnt look that much shorter than 6'2.5 samuel l jackson in shaft id say a strong 6'1" atleast
James said on 31/May/11
Looks 5'10-5'11 a lot but maybe its cuase he is kinda scrawny/small proportioned in build.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 27/May/11
Didn't look 6ft in The Fighter when standing with 5ft7.5 Mark Wahlberg
Godred said on 27/May/11
@Kyle - not. 6ft in shoes.
Kyle said on 24/May/11
No Believe it or not he is pretty tall i have seem him before in London back in 2005

a strong 6'1" definitely
James said on 22/May/11
he can look 5'11
joewhite31 said on 12/May/11
He's 6 ft 0 in shoes. 5'11" barefoot.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 8/May/11
183cm(6"0) is a plausible estimate for Bale...the batman suit probably brought him to 188cm(6"2) though. At night he probably drops to 182.5cm(5"11.75) and wakes up at 184cm(6"0.5)
Sam said on 6/May/11
I personally don't believe either guy is the type or even has the diminutive stature to want to wear lifts. Camera angles, yes. I think Nolan and Bale are really just about the same height.
SAK said on 5/May/11
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 30/Apr/11
USYD, 184.5cm is a weak 6"1. 183.5cm is a strong 6"0
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How did u work that out. To be 6ft1 you have to be atleast 185.42cm, so to make life easier let's say 6ft1 is 185.5cm. So 185cm can be seen as a weak 6ft1(even though ur half a cm below the mark). Therefore 184.5cm will be 6ft0.5 or could be described as a solid 6ft that's all, not a weak 6ft1, that's would be stupid.

Bale is no lower then 183cm/6ft and this is his Iowest point, so i suspect he 6ft0.5/184cm around mid-day.
90skid said on 4/May/11
It could be that maybe they were in lifts and also it can be camera angles. Bale looks no more than 182cm(5'11.5).
The Horse of FUNK said on 2/May/11
"Shaun says on 1/Mar/11
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Looks taller than 187cm listed Colin Firth."

Wow, I have no idea what's going on in this photo. Has the picture been tampered with?
James said on 1/May/11
Bale is certainly not 184cm
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 30/Apr/11
USYD, 184.5cm is a weak 6"1. 183.5cm is a strong 6"0
James said on 26/Apr/11
Rob sorry don't mean to be annoying but are you postive that bale is actually 183cm?

I saw the Prestige last night and i thought bale looked like maybe 5'10 in that film........ he is also a few inches shorter than Ashton Kutcher who demeyer met and said he did not look over 6'2 to him.

Maybe its bale's body type that makes him look smaller than he actually is. i can't belive he was given 6'2 in the past as well.

If he is 6'0 then he is a short looking 6ft guy in my opinion.

Editor Rob
if you see terminator salvation he has a scene with michael ironside. Mike wasn't under 5ft 9 when I saw him for sure, and he looked more than just 1 inch taller.
lewo said on 21/Apr/11
there is a picture of him with hugh jackman
if we think jackman is 6'2" , bale is at least 6' or more
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Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 15/Apr/11
lol in Shauns pic Bale looks taller than Colin Firth...
Godred said on 13/Apr/11
He`s 5`11, 6 ft in shoes - it`s f`king distracting.
James said on 10/Apr/11
can look a weak 6ft with michael caine as well
DMaN1528 said on 6/Apr/11
i would say 5foot11.5
SAK said on 5/Apr/11
He could be 182cm/5ft11.5, but no lower.
TruebloodFan said on 5/Apr/11
i find 5ft11 hard to believe. go to the Aaron Eckhart article and check the photo Anonymous posted. Bale, Maggie G and Eckhart from 'Dark Knight' lined up. Eckhart seems to be 5ft10, Bale is indeed 6ft. He is taller than Maggie even when she's packed. Either that, or Bale used lifts for that event and I find that hard to believe. His height never fluctuates in movies, except TDK where he looked a tad taller than the late H. Ledger.
Tempest said on 1/Apr/11
He's 5'11" with narrow shoulders that make him appear taller.
James said on 29/Mar/11
SAK says on 28/Mar/11
James says on 21/Mar/11
5'11 1/2 is not impossible given how much shorter he looks than 6'2 (188cm) Ashton Kutcher.
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Well Kutcher is 189cm/6ft2.5, and if you think Bale is 2.5" shorter, that makes Bale 6ft0, like the listing above suggests.

Demeyer met Ashton Kutcher and said he did not look over 6'2
Menace 195cm said on 29/Mar/11
I think he is indeed 5'11. Click Here
SAK said on 28/Mar/11
James says on 21/Mar/11
5'11 1/2 is not impossible given how much shorter he looks than 6'2 (188cm) Ashton Kutcher.
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Well Kutcher is 189cm/6ft2.5, and if you think Bale is 2.5" shorter, that makes Bale 6ft0, like the listing above suggests.
James said on 21/Mar/11
joewhite31 says on 19/Mar/11
5'11" is correct, yes, he can look over 6'0" because of his skinny frame. He's easily 6 ft in shoes.

5'11 1/2 is not impossible given how much shorter he looks than 6'2 (188cm) Ashton Kutcher.
joewhite31 said on 19/Mar/11
5'11" is correct, yes, he can look over 6'0" because of his skinny frame. He's easily 6 ft in shoes.
James said on 4/Mar/11
Yeah the only time Bale looked taller than 6' was in the Machinist.
ikbtops said on 3/Mar/11
Nice strong 6'0". Possibly 6'0".25 or more out of bed.
James said on 1/Mar/11
Michael Caine looks 6ft with Bale but is Caine standing straight?
Shaun said on 1/Mar/11
Is this guy as lift wearer at times?? Because next to Michael Caine Click Here and Colin Firth recently at the oscars he's looking a good 6 ft 2 somehow... Yet other times he looks like he's struggling with a flat 6 ft.
Shaun said on 1/Mar/11
I think Bale can often look 6 ft 1.
Shaun said on 1/Mar/11
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Looks taller than 187cm listed Colin Firth.
James said on 28/Feb/11
No doubt in Dark Knight Rises Freeman will look 187cm and Michael Caine will look 184cm.
James said on 22/Feb/11
In the scenes bale shared with freeman in batman begins i think personally christian lookd more 182cm than 183cm but maybe freemans hair makes him look taller. Can I add as well that freeman made keanu reeves look 184cm in Chain Reaction but was freeman 189cm back then?

here are some pics from the batman begins premier. 182cm is not impossible fore bale but i think he is classic 6ft guy. Liam Neeson looks 192cm a lot as well but could that be bad posture?

Look 182cm here with freeman and neeson looks 190cm with bad posture
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Looks 183cm here
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In the Dark Knight Rises it will be intereting to see how tall bale will look next to morgan because i think morgan freeman is 187cm today.
DejaVu said on 19/Feb/11
Thats a 2 inches difference between Bale and Freeman. The lowest i would go for Bale is 5'11.5 at night.
Sam said on 16/Feb/11
Yeah, I don't see a 3 inch difference between Freeman and Bale, especially in Johno's second photo. 2 inches is easier to buy. Also, there's no photo from that "3:10 to Yuma" event where the difference between Bale and Crowe appears to be less than 1.5 inches.
johno said on 11/Feb/11
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The difference between morgan and bale is more like 3-3.5 inches. Morgan has been listed as 6'2 on here but, could be closer to 6'1 at his current age.
johno said on 11/Feb/11
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Footwear isn't present however, the gap in height is near enough to that in the film. Bale had larger heels in the pics i posted earlier compared to wahlberg. Terrific film by the way.
jtm said on 11/Feb/11
joaquin phoenix was taller than mark wahlberg in own the night and i will say this again when bale is standing as tall as possible in fighter there is a 5 inch difference between wahlberg and bale.

wahlberg:5'7
bale:6'0
phoenix:5'8
crowe:5'9.75-5'10
johno said on 10/Feb/11
....Although pheonix could be as low as 5'7, he has been documented as low as 5'7 in some corners. Crowe in turn could be as low as 5'9. I'll siding with 5'10.5 for bale for now although, he could be taller but i don't think he is in the keanu reeves 6'0 category. The man is extremely proportional, long legs with symmetricall features. Very thin at times, he could pull a 6'0 off on screen quite easily but a 1.5 inch exaggeration might be in order not quite the 2-3 inch exaggerations alot of celebs pull out and not quite the 4 inch blaitent exaggerations guys like arnold and vin diesel quote..
johno said on 10/Feb/11
- I don't think russel crowe is that much shorter then bale. For instance in the following pictures, theres barely any difference,

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You can see the footwear in the last picture, pretty similar. At the end of the day i dnt see much of a height difference between crowe bale, 1 inch.

Crowe is listed as 5'11.75, 6'0 virtually, this seems very far out there. He was about 2 inches taller then Joaquin Phoenix. Phoenix is in the wahlberg territory of height, 5'7.5. I believe crowe is 5'9.5 and bale an inch taller then him 5'10.5
Giulio88 said on 10/Feb/11
I remember "The Departed" and Wahlberg was much shorter than Di Caprio!!! Bale is not much taller than Kate Beckinsale!!!
Sam said on 8/Feb/11
If Christian Bale is 5'10.5", how tall are these other guys, all reported in the 5'9"-6' range and clearly shorter than him?:
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johno said on 7/Feb/11
As a sidenote, i find it ironic that guys like christian bale and leonardo dicaprio are always estimated between 5'11-6'0, with the naysayers speculating a height of 5'11 minimum and the discussion of 5'10, 5'9 doesn't even come up and guys like wahlberg get hit hard, with height estimations as low as 5'6, and debates that he is between 5'7-5'9, no mention of 5'10 what so ever when he is clearly only 2-2.5 inches shorter then bale and 1.5 inch shorter then dicaprio. Thats why i believe guys like bale give a taller then reality height impression and guys like wahlberg with stumpy limbs never get estimated higher then actual heights.

Bale is 5'10-5'10.5 (brandon routh dwarfed him also, didn't look close to 6'0 at the golden globes)
Leonardo dicaprio 5'9-5'10
mark wahlberg 5'7.5
johno said on 7/Feb/11
Its hard to judge the height between bale and mark wahlberg. I was aim for complete pictures including footwear. Both are wearing thick heels, with bales looking 0.7 inches thicker then wahlberg. The height difference seems 2 inches or so and deducting that 0.7 inch heel advantage bale has, i believe bale is 2-2.5 inches taller then mark wahlberg. Whatever height bale is at, deduct 2 inches for mark wahlbergs.
Giulio88 said on 7/Feb/11
But if Wahlberg is shorter than Di Caprio, how could be 6 feet? Bale is about 5.10.5!!!
Sam said on 7/Feb/11
Saw The Fighter and it's funny, you'd never guess a 4 inch difference between Wahlberg and Bale for most of the movie (maybe a weak inch!). Bale's dodgy posture doesn't help. But when they get on an even surface like in the boxing arena scenes, the height difference becomes much more apparent.
jtm said on 7/Feb/11
wahlberg is 5'7 but in fighter he was 5 inches taller than wahlberg.
johno said on 6/Feb/11
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Another shot. Christian bale and mark wahlberg
johno said on 6/Feb/11
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With bale at 6'0, how tall is mark wahlberg?
Bon_ said on 2/Feb/11
he's 5'11.5
DejaVu said on 25/Jan/11
He can look 5'11-6'1. He is a legit 6'0.
James said on 21/Jan/11
184m in the morning 182-183cm at night.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 21/Jan/11
6"0.5(184cm) in the morning
SAK said on 21/Jan/11
He is more likely to be 183cm, but could be down to 182cm @ night-time.
James said on 20/Jan/11
Leung says on 20/Jan/11
James, contrary to your comments, in those photos he looks a solid 6' next to 189cm Kutcher.

Well in the second pic i posted there actually looks 4 or 3.5 inches between them.......i agree though in the first pic bale looks 6'1 (185cm) is Kutcher is 189cm but I don't think bale is as tall as 6'1 though.

182cm is not impossible.
Leung said on 20/Jan/11
James, contrary to your comments, in those photos he looks a solid 6' next to 189cm Kutcher.
Spence said on 19/Jan/11
He looks a week 6 foot in The Fighter...to me he always looks about this height. I think Rob has it right
James said on 19/Jan/11
rob do you think though there is a fair chance bale might be 5'11.5?

Editor Rob
it's not an impossibility, but 6 foot at the moment is fair
James said on 18/Jan/11
rob do you think bale looks 5'11 or at best 5'11.5 with 189cm Ashton Kutcher?

There both leaning fowward in the pic.
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Editor Rob
it's tough photos, sometimes bale can look 5ft 11.5
Lenad said on 15/Jan/11
182cm looks closer to the truth
joewhite31 said on 14/Jan/11
Bale is never 6' barefoot.
peyotetimes said on 14/Jan/11
It's nice to see some people actually giving this guy his listed height, which I might add I agree with...rather than the rampant disagreement of -0.5" to -1.5" that a majority seem to have with pretty much EVERY listing.

It's like such people need to bring the listings down to the equivalent relative of their exaggerated heights...lol
dennis said on 11/Jan/11
Donchino is right , in every scene in The fighter he looks above average height and he completely towers Wahlberg so defentely not under 6 feet ,he is taller than most of his acting crew in most movies he's in so. then i think his thin but yet well built body type makes an illusion that he may be closer to 6'2 but he is not. bulkier body types makes a shorter illusion. while thin body types make a taller.
maximus meridius said on 10/Jan/11
I always thought he was 6ft 2in but he is really 6ft 6ft is not average height average height for White British males is between 5ft 9in and 5ft 10in tall starts off from 5ft 11in and above.
James said on 9/Jan/11
he struggled to look 6ft in my opinion in comparison to morgan freeman in begins. he looked 5'11 1/2 in comparison.

both bale and val kilmer who have both played the role of batman are legit 182cm actors not quite the 6ft there advertised at.
Go said on 5/Jan/11
GM, based on that picture Brandon Routh is 6'3.
maximus said on 4/Jan/11
Even if he is 5'11" thats far from short. With shoes he is 6' to 6'1. He is one of the few leading actors that can hold his own in the height department. He is taller than Cruise, pacino, Deniro even Vin Diesel. If Russell Crow is 5'10.5"...then from a picture I have seen them together in... Bale is definetly right at or barely below 6'. Thats not short by Holly Wood standards.
maximus said on 3/Jan/11
5'11" sounds fair....maybe 6' if he stands up straight.
GM said on 22/Dec/10
Christian Bale and Brandon Routh Click Here
Routh is only 6'2.5" as by celeb heights
Wilbur said on 19/Dec/10
That quote, he was just estimating. He must be like 5 11 and thats close to 6 ft, so he rounded it up.
donchino said on 18/Dec/10
pretty tall guy, just saw the fighter, looked above average height in every scene,
6 foot is good
Anonymous said on 14/Dec/10
Bale is at least 6 foot tall and he isn't to all
I'm even seen american psycho he's jacked up
James said on 10/Dec/10
I agreee 182cm could be potentially more accrute than 183cm.
James said on 8/Dec/10
he is closer to 182cm than 184cm.
James said on 30/Nov/10
Nah no way 184cm with Liam Neeson.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 26/Nov/10
Actually don't rule out 6"0.25(184cm)
Dennis said on 23/Nov/10
no way he is under 6 feet , i mean in The prestige in some scenes Bale and Jackman looks the same height , Bale is minimum 6 feet and probably 6'1 in the old fashion shoes he is wearing in the prestige compared to 6'2 jackman
RobertJ said on 19/Nov/10
Actually Superman is 6'3'' in the comics and the new Spider-man actor is around 5'10''.
Tommy lee said on 15/Nov/10
Christian Bale is 6'0 Batman is listed 6'2 by DC universe, Brandon Routh is 6'2.5 Superman is 6'4, Tobey Mcguire is 5'8 Spiderman is listed 5'10. does anybody notice the actors are almost always 2 inches shorter than the character
James said on 11/Nov/10
Well Michale Caine could have also been 6'1.75 at his peak.
Larc186-188cm said on 11/Nov/10
1 inch shorter than Michael Caine who shrunk to 6'1 today (and was 6'2 at peak).
Around 2 inches taller than 5'10ish Russel Crowe.
2-2.5 inches shorter than 6'2.5 Brandon Routh.
Around 2 inches shorter than legit 6'2 Hugh Jackman in "The Prestige.
At least 3.5 inches shorter than 6'4 Liam Neeson in "Batman Begins".

That would put him at 6'0-6'0.25 max. Pushing 6'1 with shoes on.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 6/Nov/10
Probably 5"11.75(182cm) at night...
James said on 6/Nov/10
I think 6'0 is fair enough when you look at him with Russell Crowe.
Pamco said on 5/Nov/10
I would pin him down to 5'11, looked like that in Prestige.
mmafan said on 2/Nov/10
6'2 morgan freeman, hunched over is still taller than Bale. I think he is about 5'11 or so
some guy said on 24/Jun/09
Heard him admit on many occasions that he is 6'0" and that being 6'2" was nonsense that the media always made up.
wedge said on 20/Jun/09
Looks 6 feet here next to 5'9" Gyllenhaal and 5'10"-ish Eckhart.
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wedge said on 15/Jun/09
I thought Crowe was 5'10.5"? I think 181 is in the right range.
Rika said on 15/Jun/09
A strong 6 feet and hes 1-2inch taller than 5'9 Russell crowe....so how does that make him 6ft? :p.

I'd say a very weak 6ft 181cm.
wedge said on 14/Jun/09
looks like a strong 6 feet to me. he looks about 1-2 inches taller than russell crowe and 5'9" katie holmes, who is wearing some pretty high heels.
James said on 11/Jun/09
lol it looks like Freeman is slouching next to Bale on purpose. He does look a weak 6'0 in those pics.
Rika said on 11/Jun/09
I've never actually seen him to be 6'0. He doesnt really have that build.

But if Rob says 6'0m then it must be then. or 5'11? Anyone got any good pics?
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With 5'10 Russel Crowe.
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Brandon something on the right, idk who he is.
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Freeman does look shorter, he is slouching, but his shoulders arestill higher than Bales. Freeman listed as 6'1-6'2?
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Neeson looks 6'3 nowadays. 6'4 before 2002 and began to shrink maybe?
James said on 10/Jun/09
mofo Bale never really looks 5'10ish. Maybe with real bad posture?
mofo said on 7/Jun/09
Iam surprised with this guy seen him look around 5ft11.5 but then have seen him look around 5ft10ish I would need to see foot wear and a few more pics of the guy but Iam guessing right 5ft10.5 - 5ft11 to be safe this is a rough guess. Don forget the height a celeb states for a man is normally an inch taller than they really are. He states 6ft has his height so im guessing around 5ft11 or there abouts.
For a woman they always underestimate their height by an inch normally to appear shorter than they really are.
Anonymous said on 6/Jun/09
He looks a weak 6ft. seen him next to a 6'4 TV presenter
James said on 3/Jun/09
I don't buy over 6feet either no way. I think Bale could be 6'0 or around 5'11.75.
cb said on 2/Jun/09
What's for sure, it's that Bale cannot be (clearly) taller than 6 ft. So all those estimates above are ridiculous and not worth writing. Personally I think that Bale is 5ft11 or very slightly above. Take a precise look at him near Brandon routh. There are enough pics on the web.
bobo said on 30/May/09
The Ben: McConaughey was wearing huge boots in that film. And given that we can't see the footwear of either of them and it is shot from a film designed to be a close up, it is pretty much worthless. How big do you think the box was on Terminator when Bale and Worthington did their close up?
Comets said on 29/May/09
he always looks like one of those actors who are taller than they appear but i got a shock here when i found out that he was 5cm taller than i assumed him to be
Roger said on 27/May/09
6'2'', I don't understand why it still even gets mentioned when Bale said himself, as can be read on the top of this page, that he is 6 ft. He looks it, for sure. Pretty much one of the lamer discussions as Bale luckily never felt the need to stretch himself verbally (pun intended).
James said on 26/May/09
Ben but Bale does have noticible edge over Aron Eckchart.
The Ben said on 26/May/09
I think 6ft tops..
I've been trying to find some pics of him and mathew mcconaughey together for a comparison. this is all i could find. they look about the same Click Here
James said on 25/May/09
Well I think recently Caine has shrunk to 185cm. When that photo was taken in 2006 Caine might have still been 186cm hence there being about 3cm between him and Bale. But judging by that pic I woulden't go over 6ft for Bale.
DejaVu said on 25/May/09
I always believed in a strong 6 footer for bale but he really looks under 6 foot next to Michael Caine. He looks a 5'11.5 there but Jackman also looks shorter than his 6'2 listed height.
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Josh.J said on 19/May/09
this guy's height is so hard to pin down. just when i was sure he was a strong 5'11 guy i see evidence that he's taller. i give up, im just gonna say he's between 180-183cm.
Sam said on 18/May/09
He also looks tallish here:
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bobo said on 18/May/09
JJ its not that misleading. Turns out Worthington could be 5.8. He has great sceen presence though.
JJ said on 17/May/09
Photos are so misleading

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Bale looks about 6'2 here.
James said on 16/May/09
Josh look at pictures of him next to 5'10.5 Russel Crowe at the 3:10 to Yuma premier.
Josh.J said on 15/May/09
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found a nice pic of bale and russell crowe who is around 5'11 (5'10.5 according to this site). one thing im not sure of is russell's footware. if they have the same heel advantage then bale is indeed very close to 6'0 as he claims. if crowe is wearing sneakers then bale is in the 5'11.5 range.
Josh.J said on 15/May/09
just rewatched equilibrium and he was very similar to sean bean who is 5'10.5" on this site. maybe had a cm or two on him but that probably was due to shots where bale was closer to the camera. couldnt see a full inch though so im going with 181cm for bale.
Alfred Borden said on 4/May/09
I got his autograph at the dark knight premiere, he is 5 11,as it was the evening i guess. people do get 1 inch shorter during that time.
Lenad said on 2/May/09
I'm sure Hugh thinks Bale is a solid 6ft1
bigd said on 24/Apr/09
Met him and we were eye to eye. i'm 5'11"
Big King said on 19/Apr/09
Yes, Bale is a strong 6'0" guy. He was definitely several inches shorter than 6'4" Liam Neeson.
Alternateuniverse said on 12/Apr/09
That was not Bale.
thetrue said on 9/Apr/09
Click Here if we're looking in this video,at 57th seconds christian bale appera in front of singer of incubus brandon boyd (that was 6ft).I think that bale is 10cm shorter than brandon,defenitelly 175cm
thetrue said on 9/Apr/09
If we're look in this video on the 57th seconds,bale appear in front of brandon boyd, the singer of incubus(that was 6ft).i think bale it's 10cm taller,then i'm said it's 175cm
Lenad said on 8/Apr/09
The most he could be is 183cm. The shortest he could be is 180cm.
MarcusTheSwede said on 8/Apr/09
183 would be right.Not a cm taller.I have looked of over 100 pictures with Christian Bale(big fan of him) and he is definately not taller then 183 cm.Can be shorter but as tallest 183.It is really enough looking at snap pictures in from Dark Knight he stands beside Aaron Eckhart.Great actor fantastic.I am a big fan but he is not taller than 183 max.In the morning shorter in the evening.Have a nice day u all.
Hugh 190cm said on 4/Apr/09
hmmmm 185cm is stretching it. 183-184cm I wouldn't rule out though.
Rodrigo said on 3/Apr/09
He is 1,85 m
Knuckle9 said on 22/Mar/09
Seems around my height. 183 in the morning, 181.5 at night.
Herman said on 22/Mar/09
He is shorter than 6'2" Hugh Jackman in The Prestige, no way he is 6'2"
Anonymous said on 13/Mar/09
I'd say about 181cm.
Vibram said on 11/Mar/09
5ft11 flat looks right based on the recent evidence. I'm sure if he was a solid 6ft he wouldn't have possessed such massive boots in Batman, they gave him at least 2" - 3" extra. I guess they wanted him to look 6ft2 considering Ledger was 6ft1 and so probably 6ft2 in low-cut boots. The thing is with Bale is his fluctuating build: he can look 6ft2+ at first glance when bulked, but a mere 5ft10.5 looking guy when skinny in the "Machinist".

On a side note, 5f9 Michael Keaton was small for a Batman, but was convincing. I doubt a 5ft9 actor would be considered for the role again in this day and age, which is a shame.
Lenad said on 9/Mar/09
A solid 5ft11 if you ask me.
Random Person said on 3/Mar/09
Hmmm, I'm straying towards a weak 5'11 after seeing several pics. I'd say 6'1 in the Batman costume though, or maybe more.
Lenad said on 28/Feb/09
I'm sure Hugh would say I'm 6ft0 if he met me.
\_-_-_-Hugh-_-_-_/ said on 27/Feb/09
A strong 6ft. 6ft2 in the batman costume.
\ -_-_-(Hugh)-_-_-/ said on 25/Feb/09
At least 6ft.
Leggim said on 23/Feb/09
to Victor Hexum
Batman height is 6'2
nolan said on 22/Feb/09
yeah positive. Everyone he passed did a double take. He is possibly THE slowest jogger in the world. everytime he reached a junction my sister and me would be standing next to him.
Victor Hexum said on 21/Feb/09
Bale is 5'10.5 in the dark knight he wore large heels which made him 6'
but i could still see batman being 5'10 theres nothing wrong with that height i think its the ideal height not to tall not to short just right.and when your batman you gotta do alot of acrobatics so you wouldent wanna be to lanky i mean look at thouse guys who do parcour
nolan said on 19/Feb/09
i'm only just 5'11" by the way. about 5'10.5" by the end of the day
nolan said on 18/Feb/09
I was standing next Bale when he was jogging on the spot near baker st, london in 2005. I'm 5'11" and we were pretty much nose to nose.
LOL said on 17/Feb/09
i guess the max height for him is 6'0.5", very solid 6'
Vibram said on 16/Feb/09
his thick hair adds 1cm at least
Leggim said on 11/Feb/09
I saw him one year ago. I'm 6'3. He is 6'1
sam said on 9/Feb/09
a little over 6 foot
Lmeister said on 9/Feb/09
U gotta remember that he is also taller than Aaron Eckhart who is a weak 5ft11.
cb said on 9/Feb/09
I swear to guys, I just can't see him taller than 181cm. 5"11' sounds right to me.
Vibram said on 9/Feb/09
He looks 1" 1-5" taller next to 5ft10.75 Russell Crowe. I agree with the 6ft / 183cm or hair under at 182cm. The 6ft2 / 188cm on various fan sites are stupid claims.
Lenad said on 9/Feb/09
Cb I was being sarcastic. Its flat out stupid how Bale gets listed at 6ft2.
cb said on 8/Feb/09
take a look at the Internet Movie Data Base and look for Bale's height. They list him as 1,79m. Even if I think that might be just under his actual height (and that the actor's heights are changing almost weekly on this site) you gotta admit that no agency would downgrade actors by at least 4inches. More likely they add one or two inches and push it to the extrme. Bale is not 6"2', that should be clear for everybody. 6ft is the absolute Max for this guy and he's reaching it probably with shoes on. Compare him to Christopher Nolan and Brandon Routh, Morgan Freeman. The difference is obvious.

And Hugh, please stop complaining about guys downgrading celbrities, I don't appreciate this neither, but you tend to upgrade almost every celebrity on this site. You seem to know the celebritie's height better than themselves, don't you?!

I repeat it, but Lenad's heights are just too extreme and just ridiculous.
Take a trip to reality pal.
cb said on 8/Feb/09
yeah sure Lenad, I'm sure Hugh would agree with you if you told us that Tom Cruise is 8ft8. My personal guess for Bale is 7ft. hahaha
Hugh said on 8/Feb/09
I totally agree Lenad.
Lenad said on 7/Feb/09
Chistian Bale is 6ft2. The truth is that Liam Neeson is 6ft6, Katie Holmes is 5ft11, Michael Caine is 6ft3, Brandon Routh is 6ft6 and Hugh Jackman is 6ft5.
TELLEM said on 7/Feb/09
James says on 6/Feb/09
Well some actors can loose thier temper on sets. Its defnintly not unheard of.

losing your temper is one thing, bale blew a gasket for a near 5 min. thats BS.
Lmeister said on 6/Feb/09
U gotta remember that Christian is clearly taller than 5ft7-5ft9 guys in movies and also of screen, if he'd be only 5ft10-5ft11 the height difference compared to guys like Steve Zahn, Jared Leto, Taye Diggs etc...wouldn't be so obvious. About his temper, I think a lot of method actors have personal problems, because they are so devoted to acting. One good example is Mr Bales performance in the Machinist. Dropping that much weight cannot be healthy physically nor mentally.
Mdub said on 6/Feb/09
I don't think Christian Bale's 6' even standing on his toes. Check out this link.... Click Here
MarcustheSwede said on 5/Feb/09
Mr.R Haha yeeeeh Christian Bale did get very angry at that guy...so fun to hear...he is great..but he maybe has got some issues.hehe
Mr. R. said on 5/Feb/09
F@#&ing Christian Bale is F@#&ing 6 feet F%&$ing tall!
MarcustheSwede said on 4/Feb/09
Yes 6.0 would be accurate.At the most.One strange thing is.When Christian appeared at a promo and stood beside Liam Neeson he appeared taller then Liam..thats weird..is he wearing lifts at premiers?..Ive seen and looked at many pictures and 6.0 at most would be accurate...thats why it looked so weird seeing him taller then Liam at the premier..cause I have in my mind always pictured Liam Neeson as much taller then Bale..strange.
Lenad said on 31/Jan/09
The whole 6'2 business is totally laughable. Hes at best 6'0 and if anything hes a little under.
D said on 30/Jan/09
Looked 6' in The Dark Knight.
Anonymous said on 29/Jan/09
without lifts not taller than 5'10.5
tim said on 27/Jan/09
6' at most. he didnt seem very tall in 'the new world', though he was very thin. i remember seeing him next to the girl, and thinking that she is the same proportion of him as colin farrell. i would say farrell is 5'10.5 so bale is probably only around 5'11.
glenn said on 25/Jan/09
thank you anonymous.
Lenad said on 24/Jan/09
I can buy a strong 179cm at the lowest. I'd put more money on 5ft11 range. The only movie he looked 6'0 min was American Psycho I thought.
linebacker40 said on 24/Jan/09
6' flat but has horrible posture on several occasions, giving him that 5'10"-5'11" look.
Lenad said on 21/Jan/09
Nah I think more in the 5ft11 range. He might be a strong 179cm but no less. No more than a weak 183cm if you ask me though.
Jason W. said on 20/Jan/09
i would say that YES, Bale does wear lifts, and that he would be more accurately in the 5'10 height range.
Red mans girl said on 19/Jan/09
Bale is one of the hardest celeb heights to peg... I swear sometimes he does look 6'1 and other times he barely looks 5'10.. Its so weird because its such a major difference from movie to movie and photo to photo.. I would guess he is probably about 5'11.5 and does have bad posture accounting for him looking shorter a lot of the time.. Weird though..
Sam said on 19/Jan/09
Also it would appear that Bale is leaning against a truck. I'm not sure about lifts. I wouldn't argue in the picture with Nolan that I posted that the angle gives Bale an advantage. But, to be fair, I think some of the other photos posted give Nolan an angle advantage.
BerryRed said on 17/Jan/09
Sam, the solution to your argument is that it's quite possible that Bale wears lifts on certain occasions.

Not the best angle, but here's a pick with Bale and 6ft Arnie:
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Sam said on 16/Jan/09
Angles and postures vary things considerably. Here he looks 2 inches taller than Nolan:
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I disagree with the previous opinions that Bale's too serious as Batman. Nolan gave him some witty lines in both movies. Whereas nobody has done a Bond as serious as Craig before, there have been several silly Batmans. The second that Batman gets too comedic, you're straying into Adam West-Joel Schumacher territory. It doesn't get into overt irony or campiness, and that's one reason why some people consider The Dark Knight to be the best "comic book" movie to date. Not that I'm saying Bale has a sense of humor personally, since he obviously (for whatever reasons) can be kind of a miserable ****.
glenn said on 12/Jan/09
good pic for height comparison though is what i meant to write.
Josh.J said on 11/Jan/09
Last of the links of cb has a good picture of the cast standing relatively straight. I think bale and chris nolan are more or less the same in height.

you can also compare morgan freeman with them and looks like he has 5-6 cm on bale.

here's link to the picture: Click Here
cb said on 11/Jan/09
than what can you tell me about this.
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glenn said on 11/Jan/09
nolan? who is he? i think i have nolan.i have a pic standing behind bale.he doesnt pose.we are both sideways.good for though.horrible posture in general with him.he is 6ft.
cb said on 11/Jan/09
glenn, don't you have a pic with bale or did you at least see him once?
besides , how tall is Christopher Nolan. cause he and Bale looks always veryvery similar in height.
Josh.J said on 9/Jan/09
I do agree james he does have bad posture in the pics. maybe this is abit better. i think eckhart is standing straight and bale is leaning slightly towards the great michael caine. I think if he straightens his posture, he'll have an inch on eckhart. i think 6'0" is correct (althought i think he is on the weakish side).

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ps. if only i could get a pic of bale next to zach braff, then i can figure out if he is a genuine 6'
glenn said on 9/Jan/09
caine was most likely 6-2 in his heyday.bale is 6ft.or a hair more.
Hugh said on 9/Jan/09
Not necessarily James. Maybe he isn't 6ft0.75. But he's certainly no less than 6ft. I think Eckhart is 5ft11, Neeson 6ft4, Freeman 6ft2.5, Caine 6ft1.5 and Bale about 6ft0.5 maybe.
Josh.J said on 9/Jan/09
Looks to me like he is roughly same as Eckhart who on this site is 180cm.

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then sometimes, he looks like he has max of an inch on him. so i guess he is around 180~183cm.

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Hugh said on 7/Jan/09
I think Bale looked not much shorter than Hugh Jackman in the Pretige. 6ft0.75 = 185cm.
Alex24nis said on 6/Jan/09
Bale is 5'11 = 180cm max.Im working in hotel in Chicago like a valet parking boy
and i have seen Bale two times in person.
BW said on 4/Jan/09
Christian Bale is very difficult to give a height on. But here are my personal observations.
- looked at least 7cm+ shorter than 6ft2 Morgan Freeman.
- 1 inch shorter than Michael Caine (i doubt he is the height listed on this site considered him next to barfooted 6ft2 Clive Owen in Children of men
- I saw at least 4in between him and Liam Neeson in Batman Begins but on the premier photos he looks at least 12 cm shorter.
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- looks barely 5'11 next to Brandon Routh (for more proof just google the internet with both names you'll see 1 pic where they are both sides showing)
- didn't look taller than Aaron Eckhardt in The Dark Knight (5'11)
- and really looked 5'11 next to Morgan Freeman in The Dark Knight (scene where they are both standing in China and Bale takes a pfotograph. Just watch the movie you'll see the diufference.
- besides, he looks the same height as Christopher Nolan (not more than 5'11)

Conclusion: Bale's 181cm MAX. Can't be taller judging by movies and pics. My personal guess is 5'11.
dr. no said on 4/Jan/09
I just met J Beaumont yesterday and he is maximum 5'9"--I am 5'10" and he was shorter than me.

dream on Mr. Beaumont (you probably were dreaming to have met Mr. Bale). Bale is never under 6 ft.
Lenad said on 3/Jan/09
More than half the time I wonder if Bale is closer to 5ft11.
J Beaumont said on 3/Jan/09
I just met Christian Bale yesterday and he is maximum 5'10"--I am 5'11" and he was shorter than me.
glenn said on 3/Jan/09
i have a pic where im standing behind bale.both are sides showing actually.ill post it one day.
Mayfair said on 3/Jan/09
I'd be amazed if he was a millimetre over 5.10 - even if he was stretched on a rack! Does slouch and stoop a lot though.
The Dutch 6.1 followed by Danes 6.0 are the tallest people in the world - good point about Koreans.
Interestingly Americans tallest in 19th century at 5.10 for males are now more like 5.8.
Sam said on 31/Dec/08
I would guess Val Kilmer and Bale to be just about the same height each at exactly 6 feet tall, although Bale can have bad posture as Glenn notes. Don't forget the corny Adam West, who is the actual tallest Batman at a peak height of 6'2".
Lenad said on 31/Dec/08
If Bale is 6ft2 then Katie Holmes is 5ft11.
yoyo said on 27/Dec/08
6ft Val Kilmer was still the tallest lengend heroes BatMen. Bale was a weak 6ft. Unlikely as tall as Kilmer. Bale looks a solid 180ish.
BruceWayne said on 21/Dec/08
Rob, during the MMA 2006, Bale gets the award for the best superhero. When he comes to take it he stands opposite to Routh for a short time, on level ground and with no angle advantage for anyone. You can see that the height difference between them is at least that of the pics of cb. Bale can't be over 5'11.
glenn said on 21/Dec/08
did i say that about morgan? i totally forgot i saw him at the batman party.seemed 6-2.i only ever saw again in 1990.i guess he did seem 6-3 then.
BerryRed said on 20/Dec/08
I can't imagine Bale's posture constistantly being so poor that they'd appear 5'10.5" next to 6'+ actors. Unless he's a hunchback or has polio. Which I doubt.
BruceWayne said on 19/Dec/08
Bale has a poor posture in that pic but he is closer to the camera, has a strong angle advantage. But I think it doesn't actually matter since they try to give him a taller look in Batman movies anyway. You won't find sequences there in which he looks short, because Batman as an intimidating superhero must be tall. It's the same with James Marsden, he mostly looks the height of Jackman in X-Men, although he is over 10cm shorter.
181 said on 19/Dec/08
I agree with BerryRed, Bale does look 1m79 and Brandon Routh is six two. Rob, time for a downgrade.

Editor Rob
I'm not sure they are on level ground. That looks like a little joining board, and nobody knows if it is level...
cb said on 19/Dec/08
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more proof to show you that christian bale is at least 8cm less than Morgan Freeman.
Dennis said on 18/Dec/08
I really doubt that Bale wears lifts, when he could just straighten up that posture of his instead.
Alts said on 18/Dec/08
I think the highest he is is at 181cm and the lowest, 180cm max(5/10.75).
cb said on 17/Dec/08
Jst been watching the The Dark Knight again. (TOP MOVIE by the way). Take a look at the scene between christian bale and Morgan Freeman when they are in Hong Kong and Bale's taking some photographs.Bale looks definitely 8cm shorter than Morgan Freeman. And he also looks 3-4cm shorter than Michael Caine. You can see that when they are both going to the elevator in the Batcave.
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Conclusion: he maybe wearing lifts sometimes. He's 182cm max and 179cm min.
cb said on 17/Dec/08
James, take a look at crowe with 5"9' Ben Foster he looks the same height. Crowe is probably less than 179cm.
Testtube said on 16/Dec/08
Looks more like 5"10.75, cause he and Eckhart were about the same height.
BerryRed said on 16/Dec/08
Wow. Those Routh pics certainly put to rest the 6'1"/6'2" claims for Bale. He looks a solid 5'10.5" there. Is it possible that Bale (at times) wears lifts?
cb said on 16/Dec/08
you right BruceWayne, Bale doesn't lool like a full 6". It's also very possivle that he is 5"11. But I don't think that he's below that mark. Besides, the photo with Routh is a good example.
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BruceWayne said on 15/Dec/08
cb, on your last pic, I can't say that Bale appears taller than Eckhardt there to me. Bale is one of my favorite actors but in my opinion he doesn't look like a 6ft man at all. I think he is maximally 5'11, and I wouldn't be surprised if he was 5'10. Men around 6ft like Christopher Walken have a different stature, they look taller. Next to Brandon Routh Bale looked over 10cm shorter. Nevertheless, one of the greatest actors, I think.
Alucard said on 13/Dec/08
Don't forget that Bale has a huge head aswell. He can look short because of that. He got a head like a halloween pumpkin.
Allnew187 said on 13/Dec/08
He looks about 5"11.75 max.
Leung said on 11/Dec/08
People, Christian Bale has lived in The States since he was a young teenager, therefore it
Hugh said on 11/Dec/08
He's not less than 6ft.
cb said on 11/Dec/08
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Sorry, I don't know how to upload this pic. But that's the link to it.
Lenad said on 10/Dec/08
Christian Bale speaks with a better American accent than Jude Law
cb said on 10/Dec/08
I doubt this guy is above 182cm. He's probably 181 cm in the evening. Just take a look of Bale and Neeson background pics. you can find them on google if you look for bale/neeson. On this pic, they are both on the ice. CB is a little bit closer to the camera and neeson is not standing straight. Bale has an excellent posture on this one and there is a difference of 12 cm between both.
Lenad said on 7/Dec/08
Because he picked up a slight American accent in real life it helps him do a convincing American accent in movies.
RisingForce said on 6/Dec/08
Bale is Six feet even, no use debating it. It's settled, he claims it and looks it.
Halb said on 5/Dec/08
He speaks with an American accent now because he wants to, he changes his accent at will, he is an actor, it is not difficult for him to do, he puposefully kept it after Batman because he didn't want to change back.
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dits said on 5/Dec/08
a little bit about the german height debate,they're definitely not the tallest in Europe;height distribution in germany is more or less like the height distribution in the US.you have quite a few tall people,but there are a lot of shorter ones around too.i was in germany for 3 weeks and noticed that.similarly,my tour also included austria and sweden,and the swedes were definitely the tallest. I could be wrong statistically as I've not checked up on that,but the swedes seemed to be the tallest,with a lot of people being taller than me (im 5'10.5).i was in austria only for 5 days and don't seem to have too much of a memory of them,but in a marketplace they seemed to be similar to the germans.the germans though,seemed to be most well fed,and were quite broad and had the biggest frames out of the three.i saw a lot of fat people in germany,and a lot of well built ones too,especially unlike austria.
Lenad said on 4/Dec/08
James, What the hell is a trans atlantic accent?
Lenad said on 3/Dec/08
Yeah my Aunt lives in America and she has picked up an american accent and people she meets mistake her for an American. So living in america for a long time can change your accent.
MD said on 2/Dec/08
Well, he's been in the US so long that even when you take him out of his American accent for the movies, it's still a very American-sounding English. I've seen a few interviews with him, and even his normal speech is very American, now.
Lenad said on 2/Dec/08
Yeah he does one of the most convincing American accents in movies. A lot of people mistake him for an American if you visit Youtube.
Hugh said on 1/Dec/08
Now I'm afraid I have to disagree with you James. I was shocked to find out that Bale was British due to the fact he's putting on that perfect american accent in Batman.
Marcustheswede said on 23/Nov/08
Yes Bale seems to have it all.Integrity and total proffesionality in everything he takes on.
BruceWayne said on 22/Nov/08
I would also guess that he is 180cm, 181cm max. In the dark knight, he sometimes even looks a little bit short when he wears his boots. I mean, he is not short, but in my opinion, he does not really look like 6ft. Nevertheless my favourite actor, next to Connery.

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