The New World movie starring Colin Farrell & Christian Bale
Christian Bale Pictures / John Rolfe History: New Movie Releases The New World Official Site
Christian Bale as John Rolfe
CHRISTIAN BALE's (John Rolfe) decade-plus career spans a unique variety and range. Bale most recently took on the iconic role of Batman, the caped crusader, in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins with Liam Neeson and Gary Oldman.
Born in Wales, Bale grew up in England, Portugal and the USA. He made his film debut in Steven Spielberg's World War II epic Empire of the Sun, drawing both critical attention and a special National Board of Review award for Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor. Bale continued to garner praise for his memorable portrayals of the passionately frustrated Ned Rosier in Jane Campion's The Portrait of a Lady, a cynical journalist in the glam rock epic Velvet Goldmine, a mentally slow runaway in All the Little Animals opposite John Hurt and a Victorian teenager in Christopher Hampton's The Secret Agent. In 1999, critics were unanimous in their acclaim for his gruesomely comic turn as a yuppie serial killer in the controversial American Psycho.
Most recently, Bale starred opposite Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft, Nicolas Cage in Captain Corelli's Mandolin, in the apocalyptic fantasy adventure Reign of Fire, alongside Frances McDormand in Laurel Canyon and the title role of the critically acclaimed The Machinist.
distributed by New Line Cinema
