In his first major role, the 13-year-old Bale plays Jim Graham, a boy who, after being separated from his family in Shanghai, becomes a prisoner of war in a Japanese internment camp in China during World War II.
The Evolution of Christian Bale
The 'Dark Knight Rises' star has transformed from child actor to superhero in the last 25 years
Empire of the Sun, 1987
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The Evolution of Christian Bale
- Empire of the Sun, 1987
- On Location for Empire of the Sun
- Newsies, 1992
- Swing Kids, 1993
- Metroland, 1997
- Velvet Goldmine, 1998
- American Psycho, 2000
- Reign of Fire, 2002
- The Machinist, 2004
- The New World, 2005
- Batman Begins, 2005
- On Location for The Prestige, 2006
- Rescue Dawn, 2007
- 3:10 to Yuma, 2007
- I’m Not There, 2007
- The Dark Knight, 2008
- Public Enemies, 2009
- Terminator Salvation, 2009
- The Fighter, 2010
- The Flowers of War, 2011
- The Dark Knight Rises, 2012