Cinema Blend Actor of the Month June '05

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Cinema Blend
Actor of The Month June 2005


Cinema Blend's Actor of the Month is bestowed to an actor or actress for their contribution to film these days. The actor/actress has been voted upon by the Cinema Blend Staff, and might be featured in the Ring of the site logo at some point during the month. That being said, the “coveted” Cinema Blend Actor of the Month Award for June, 2005 goes to Christian Bale.

The 10th Anniversary issue of Entertainment Weekly crowned Christian Bale as one of the "Top 8 Most Powerful Cult Figures" of the past decade, citing his incredible and legendary cult status on the Internet. EW also calls Bale one of the "Most Creative People in Entertainment" after his brilliant turn as the psychopathic yuppie serial killer in American Psycho (2000). And Premiere lauded him as one of the "Hottest Leading Men Under 30." Christian Bale has garnered a huge international audience ever since he wowed critics with his devastating performance in Steven Spielberg's WWII epic Empire of the Sun (1987).



Bale made his professional debut opposite British comedian Rowan Atkinson on the London West End stage. He auditioned with 4000 other kids for the coveted role of James Graham in Spielberg's Empire of the Sun. Bale received a special citation for Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor from the National Board of Review -- an award specially created for his performance in Empire. In the following decade, Welsh-born Bale has appeared in Shakespeare, dramas and comedies demonstrating a versatility, depth and range that has made him one of the best reviewed actors today and one of the most popular actors on the Internet. Bale is the youngest in a family of 3 older sisters (Erin, Sharon, and Louise).







Read Cinema Blend Reviews of Christian Bale Films :


The Machinist
Newsies
Reign of Fire





Catch Christian this month in Batman Begins.


Show your appreciation for all things Bale!

[Karl Hungus]

When I was younger, I used to watch this Norweigan fantasy movie, The Land of Faraway, all the time.

I couldn't remember the name and when I did find the movie again, about a year ago, I discovered that Christian Bale, at 13, was one of the stars in it.

It really is a great kids movie, although I don't remember how good Bale was in it.

[Deus Ex Machina]

He can sing and dance too! NEWSIES!! SWING KIDS!!

[IyakaMae]

I loved Swing Kids. That and the movie where he was in China with John Malkovich.