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Christian Bale height: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

UK Actor from Batman Begins and The Machinist said recently on his weight loss for that role: "I just assumed that I would be around 145. But then I just decided I was going to go for it. It’s just an extra nine pounds, and I can drop that in a week or so. But I’m 6 foot — it’s just not healthy"

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Godred says on 10/Feb/12
Still think 5`11 is right.
johno says on 10/Feb/12
and ras you talk the words out of my mouth, wait until they do they do start promoting, i'm wondering where bale is going to pull off looking 3 inches taller then hardy at 6'0. I expect hardy to be around just above bales eyebrow level according to your estimate.

bale 5'10 - 5'10.75 max
johno says on 10/Feb/12
@chris listen, your didn't get the point. Point being, bale equals in freeman in height when we clearly know, freeman is taller. How much taller is another issue, some would say 1 inch but thats just a dream, anywhere between 2.5 - 3 inches and even with freeman ''6'1.25 - 6'1.5 now-a-days,'' bale would not reach 6'0 nor 5'11.5, he could would basically come up short - no pun intended.
Chameleon says on 10/Feb/12
I thought Bale was 180? Wonder what he actually is.
Chris says on 9/Feb/12
@Johno In first pic Freeman is losing posture, he always looks 1.5'' taller than Bale, I posted pics below. Bale 6' stop trolling. Freeman 6'1.25-6'1.5 nowadays.
Ras_ says on 9/Feb/12
Wait until BOTH of them start promoting the movie,then you will see how much of a failed troll are you LOL.
183cm.
SAK says on 9/Feb/12
ok johno, how is this shot more accurate Click Here you cant even see the legs or footwear.

Anyway, lets agree to disagree, sorry for calling you a troll.
johno says on 8/Feb/12
@SAK, as i stated earlier, he looks in the upper 5'9 range with the 5'9 - 5'9.5 in those decent screen shots, no lifts and looks nowhere close to 5'11.5, that surely can be agreed on.

I estimated bale in the 5'10 range at best ie 5'10 - 5'10.75 and nothing more..

''Compared to everyone else bale looks 5'11.5/6f'', well if you mean by everyone else celebrities such as the 6'2 listed morgan freeman, then yeh ..

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Here he is, looking 1 inch taller then the 6'2 listed freeman, since we believe bale does not wear lifts, its only fair to say bale is 6'3 right? since they are right next to each other and its a direct relationship. Actually morgan is slouching, so bale is 6'2.5 right? And look, he's about 1.5 inches taller then the 5'8.5 katie holmes with her 4 inch heels making him, 6'2 with shoes and 6'1 without right? so your 5'11.5 is off to with some prominent celebrities, since someone like bale does not wear lifts right?

Now, if we talk a bit more sense. Heres bale with freeman again in a better more accurate shot ..

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Freeman is around 3 inches taller then bale. Freeman is listed as 6'2 but most likely has shrunk from that, if i had to pick a number i would pick 6'1, making bale in the 5'10 range at best. 5'11.5 and 6'0 in all reality, is to far out.

If i really wanted to troll. I would state hardy states himself as 5'9. Using the general rule of thumb that most celebrities exaggerate height, i could argue he's 5'8.75 and bale is the same height or a bit taller as clearly shown in those perfect head-to-toe comparison shots - Theres no lifts there, i could argue bale looks a flat 5'9 there with R-E-A-S-O-N but im generous, i still stated he looked in the top 5'9 range and went with the 5'10 range ie 5'10 - 5'10.75, nows thats being completely fair and impartial. He looks it with freeman and looks it with mark wahlberg to.

Tom hardy 5'9 - 5'9.5
Christian bale 5'10 range (looks shorter then this next to hardy)
Morgan freeman 6'1
kate holmes 5'8.5
Chris says on 8/Feb/12
Legit 6'. No way 5'10. Click Here Hardy himself admitted.
SAK says on 8/Feb/12
johno says on 1/Feb/12
Tom hardy 5'9 - 5'9.5
Christian bale 5'9.5 - 5'10 in comparison to hardy
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So compared to Hardy he looks 5ft9.5/5ft10. Yet compared to everyone else Bale looks 5ft11.5/6ft.

I can buy he could be 181cm/5ft11.25 but i still see him @ 5ft11.5/182. Saying Bale is 5ft9.5 is trolling.
Mr-KILLER-SHRIMP says on 7/Feb/12
Johno's logic again is spot on. I'm not buying anything over 5'10" barefoot for Bale either.
johno says on 7/Feb/12
Chris says on 6/Feb/12
Tom Hardy admitted using 3'' boots to be near Bale's height. I agree with Ras, you're trolling. Bale at 5'10 IS INSANE. 6' for him.

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I can post more pictures of that scene if your like, its pretty clear. Hardy has no lifts in those shots. Hardy looks bale eye to eye. Hardy is between 5'9 - 5'9.5, you can do the simple maths. As i said before, 6'0 is a fanboy dream. The 5'10 range would be best him.

tom hardy 5'9 - 5'9.5
bale 5'10 - 5'10.75 (Looks in the upper 5'9 range with hardy)
Chris says on 6/Feb/12
Tom Hardy admitted using 3'' boots to be near Bale's height. I agree with Ras, you're trolling. Bale at 5'10 IS INSANE. 6' for him.
johno says on 5/Feb/12
You should not take the s u n tabloid as a reliable source. These 3 inches rumours seem only that, a rumours well at least not in that particular fight scene on the steps. First of all there is no way you get 3 inch lifts in those shoes and 2) It would be very dangerous to do a fight scene on some steps, with lifts on so at least in that particular scene, hardy did not have lifts on, visibly you could tell plus, he matched bale in height.

Bale is not 5'11 or above ..
johno says on 5/Feb/12
Ras_ says on 2/Feb/12
@Johno,please stop trolling...if you aren't ABSOLUTELY DO NOT compare him with Tom when he is "Bane" its absurd...he is wearing lifts in his boots as stated earlier in production so both "Batman" and "Bane" can look eachother eye to eye and that is not a rumour its a fact.Anything below 5'11.25 for Bale is not serious.
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Your name randomly pops out of nowhere and calls me a troll, i call that trolling. 5'11.25 seems like a fanboy dream. In that particular set of pictures, the fight scene between bane and batman set on the footsteps of that building, hardy does not appear to have any lifts on if anything, bale does since batman's shoes look quite chunky. I don't know what kind of lifts they used since, bane is ment to tower batman, or at least be taller, clearly hardy is not and has not been made to appear to, what is the point?

No wonder if the fighter, bale did not dominate the 5'7 mark wahlberg in height, its because he isn't that much above average. A legit 5'11ish guy would look tallish, bale does not. Bale is not in the 5'11 range and 6'0, well ......

Hardy 5'9 - 5'9.5
christian bale 5'10 the best ( looks in the upper end of the 5'9 range in comparison with hardy, no lifts )
Ras_ says on 2/Feb/12
@Johno,please stop trolling...if you aren't ABSOLUTELY DO NOT compare him with Tom when he is "Bane" its absurd...he is wearing lifts in his boots as stated earlier in production so both "Batman" and "Bane" can look eachother eye to eye and that is not a rumour its a fact.Anything below 5'11.25 for Bale is not serious.
johno says on 1/Feb/12
..................Point being, he's very far from the 6'0 mark and similary, not close to the 5'11 figure. Best he could be is 5'10.5 but could even shorter as evident by the tom hardy comparisons.
johno says on 1/Feb/12
@chris, your first link, you can't tell wear the actors are standing and what on thus bale gains a bit of height and in your second link where the entire bodyshots becomes avaliable, bale barely has any height on the 5'9 - 5'9.5 tom hardy.

Plus, any height he does have at the top of his head is due to his rubber mask. The tip of his head is not that high thus, tom hardy and bale and nearly equals in height.

Tom hardy 5'9 - 5'9.5
Christian bale 5'9.5 - 5'10 in comparison to hardy
Chris says on 31/Jan/12
Bale at 5'10 is insane. The guy is an honest 6 footer (He's listed 6'1 in many sites and even at 6'2). That pic is misleading. Here are other two pics and Bale is clearly taller. Click Here
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johno says on 30/Jan/12
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- As someone posted earlier, he hardly has any height on the 5'9 tom hardy. Contrary to popular belief, hardy has no lifts and infact, bales boots give him an advantage.

tom hardy 5'9 - 5'9.5
bale 5'9.5 - 5'10 with hardy ( Cannot work this one out )
Mr-KILLER-SHRIMP says on 27/Jan/12
He's 5'11" MAX.
Dmeyer says on 11/Jan/12
In movies looks 182cm on Getty images 183cm
Sam says on 10/Jan/12
Bale looks the same height or maybe a smidge taller than Christopher Nolan, who himself looks a smidge taller than DiCaprio in some photos. I think Bale is 183-184 out of bed and 181-182 by the end of the day.
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jake, 1.82 m- 1.83 m says on 6/Jan/12
Rob, has Bale been listed as any other height before?
[Editor Rob: he was added at this with the 6 foot quote nearly 6 years ago now.]
DejaVu says on 6/Jan/12
He drops under 6'0 at night. But 6'0 is a fair listing.
Godred says on 4/Jan/12
Still don`t buy him at the full 6 ft,looks average too many times.
Ras_ says on 4/Jan/12
If Caine was standing as straight as Bale,he would be around an inch taller(in 2008),as I said he is probably 0.5in below 183cm as his lowest height.If it was my job to list him I'd also put him at 6ft because he does seem to be that tall,but can also look as low as 5'11 at certain times...but I can't see him below 180/181cm.anytime of the day
Chris says on 2/Jan/12
All these pics are from the Dark Knight Premiere. Click Here
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He looks even taller than 6'1 Michael Caine and 5'9 Maggie Gyllenhaal in heels. Like i said, he looks a 6 footer with everyone except with Wahlberg. Mark wears lifts.
Sam says on 30/Dec/11
So, Rob would you guess that Bale would be a smidge (1 cm) taller than Leonardo DiCaprio?
[Editor Rob: they are very close, at times bale can look a 182 guy aswell]
Chris says on 29/Dec/11
He looks a 6 footer with everyone except with Wahlberg, any chance that Mark was wearing lifts? A guy who claims be 5'10 when he really is 5'8. Very possible that he had a boost on those pics.
Ras_ says on 29/Dec/11
182/183cm.Looks one inch shorter give or take,than Michael Caine and was noticeably shorter than Morgan Freeman and especially Liam Neeson,I can agree on him being 3+/4 inches shorter than Neeson,however it would be nicer if they made him atleast to be 6'2 in lifts or something to be atleast Freeman's height,because in the birthday party scene in Batman Begins he looked around 3 inches shorter than Freeman...The lowest id give him would be 180cm night height
mrheigheels says on 28/Dec/11
Sam says 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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to the secord and third picture (sam w. and nolan) i am about 180 at night time but my father is about 184,8 at nighttime and in a mirror the height diference is about the same as them on the picture
Godred says on 27/Dec/11
@lovre - Not even a weak 6 ft.
D says on 27/Dec/11
Chameleon says on 14/Dec/11
@D: Would you rule out 180cm for him?

maybe last thing at night
lovre says on 26/Dec/11
strong 6
Chameleon says on 21/Dec/11
Godred I agree he doesnt look over 180 barefoot with Wahlberg lol. Sure hes 6' wearing dress shoes , but thats it.
Godred says on 19/Dec/11
@samuel - I don`t think he ever hits 6`1 even in shoes.
samuel says on 18/Dec/11
he is 6'1 morning 182.5 night
Godred says on 18/Dec/11
@Chris - Better pictures,I`m sorry but I still don`t buy Bale as a legit 6 footer,needs better comparison shots that the first photo.
Otis says on 17/Dec/11
I just watched American Psycho and he looked very tall there.
Amazing how tall movies make you look
Chris says on 17/Dec/11
@Godfred.

Jackman's footwear: Click Here
Bale's footwear: Click Here

I couldn't find Caine's footwear, but he normally use dress shoes like these: Click Here
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Now if you ask me for pictures of them barefoot and together i don't have those. Find another way to convince yourself that Bale is not a legit 6' guy.
Godred says on 17/Dec/11
@Chris - terrible photo can`t see shoes/ground and therefore can`t compare,still 5`11 to me.
Chris says on 15/Dec/11
Legit 6' guy.

With 6'2 Jackman (bending) and 6'1 Michael Caine.

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Chameleon says on 14/Dec/11
@D: Would you rule out 180cm for him?
Godred says on 10/Dec/11
@Melanie - and there goes the girls again always overestimating by the standard 2 inches.
D says on 8/Dec/11
Sam says on 7/Dec/11
How can confirm for a fact that Christian Bale is 5'11.5", D? Do you have a video or photo of Bale being measured barefoot? Otherwise, nothing is confirmed

Because I can confirm that from personal experience he isn't 6'. My job is advantageous in as much as I have insight in particular references such as an actors height.
Sam says on 7/Dec/11
How can confirm for a fact that Christian Bale is 5'11.5", D? Do you have a video or photo of Bale being measured barefoot? Otherwise, nothing is confirmed
randolph says on 1/Dec/11
What's a few inches but where it matters?
jake, 1.82 m- 1.83 m says on 30/Nov/11
Good estimates Maio, I think Rob has Eckhart listed correctly thought at 1.80 m (weak 5" 11).
kevin says on 29/Nov/11
maio thats exactly my guesses. exept neeson at peak full 6ft4in
Tman says on 27/Nov/11
I agree with 5'11(1,82m)
D says on 27/Nov/11
Melanie says on 26/Nov/11
Christian is 6'1-6'2..

He really isn't anywhere above 5'11.5". I can confirm that as a fact.
D says on 27/Nov/11
zkk says on 26/Nov/11
D - Hardy is wearing lifts for the role of Bane. It's a confirmed fact.

Confirmed where?
Melanie says on 26/Nov/11
Christian is 6'1-6'2..Perfect height for men coming from a girl's point of view..I love slim tall men like we all girls too. I stood next to time at premier and he was tall as he looks..He looked definetly at least 6'1..Those guys with a nice height like that always get girls.
zkk says on 26/Nov/11
D - Hardy is wearing lifts for the role of Bane. It's a confirmed fact.
D says on 25/Nov/11
Click Here who's listing is wrong? Christian Bales? Yep. Tom Hardys? Yep. I put Tom Hardy 's lack of height down to poor posture. Christian Bales height is all about his posture. They're both in the 5'10 range IMO. I've only met one of them and he wasn't 6ft
jazm says on 21/Nov/11
Why was he 'supposed to be considerably shorter than Hugh Jackman'? It's not like they were playing historical characters. They were fictional? Bale seriously looked no taller than 5'11 in that movie
Silent d says on 19/Nov/11
Solid 6 footer. Sometimes he looks a little shorter but i guess movie magic. I think is prestige he was supposed to be considerably shorter than hugh jackman. Power play.
Aubrey says on 19/Nov/11
I'm 5'10 1/2 and I met Bale a year ago. He looks 6 ft to me.
Franklin says on 19/Nov/11
I'm 5'10 1/2 and I met Christian at The Fighter premiere. He's definitely a solid 6 ft. And as for Mark Wahlberg he's not 5'7, he's 5'9 1/2
jman says on 16/Nov/11
He looked pretty short (about 5'10) in The Prestige and The Dark Knight. Looked pretty tall in Harsh Times. Perhaps he slouches a lot these days.
LAN JIAO says on 14/Nov/11
5'11 and nothing more.
jamz says on 13/Nov/11
5'11
Godred says on 5/Nov/11
5`11.
Giraffe says on 1/Nov/11
Anywhere from 5'10.5 to 5'11.5, around 6ft in shoes.
jake, 1.82 m says on 19/Oct/11
I don't think he's under 5ft 11.75in (1.82 m).
lorne says on 18/Oct/11
James says on 30/Sep/11
Bale 182-183cm
Jackman 188cm
Michael Caine 185cm

I second that
Mr. Tempus says on 14/Oct/11
A solid 5'11
joewhite31 says on 11/Oct/11
Bale never looked 6'0" barefoot.
Megan says on 9/Oct/11
He is only 5 feet 10
DMan says on 7/Oct/11
Here he is at 'The Fighter' premiere with 5'7 Mark Wahlberg.

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Footwear from it...
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Is not looking a full on 6'0er there. 5'11.5 maximum.
James says on 30/Sep/11
Bale 182-183cm
Jackman 188cm
Michael Caine 185cm
Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 26/Sep/11
He's 182-183, Jackman is 186-187 and also Caine today (but he was 188 at peak).
James says on 18/Sep/11
he might be a weak 6'
L says on 18/Sep/11
bale is a weak 6'
James says on 15/Sep/11
lorne says on 15/Sep/11
@James

No, there is not a higher chance he is a fraction under. He is 100% a fraction under.Granted, he isn't under 5ft11.5in at any time of day, and possibly even 5ft11.75in in the evenings.But he definitely drops under 6ft by the afternoon/evenings, becuase Robert Sean Leanord is lucky if he's 6ft, and he's a cm or 2 taller than Bale.
So ultimately Bale wakes up 6ft, or maybe even a tad over, but is 182 cm a few hours after that.End of story

Yeah thats what i ahve been saying becuase with Russell Crowe he can look 182cm.
lorne says on 15/Sep/11
@James

No, there is not a higher chance he is a fraction under. He is 100% a fraction under.Granted, he isn't under 5ft11.5in at any time of day, and possibly even 5ft11.75in in the evenings.But he definitely drops under 6ft by the afternoon/evenings, becuase Robert Sean Leanord is lucky if he's 6ft, and he's a cm or 2 taller than Bale.
So ultimately Bale wakes up 6ft, or maybe even a tad over, but is 182 cm a few hours after that.End of story
James says on 10/Sep/11
He's nothing over 6ft. Higher chance he is a fraction under than over.
Chee-sen says on 9/Sep/11
I saw him in Starbucks on the Warner Bros. lot right before Batman Begins came out. I'm between 6'2-6'3. He wasn't that much shorter than me, and I slouch. So about 6'0-6'1 seems reasonable to me. I would say just over 6'0 sounds right.
lorne says on 9/Sep/11
Alright, it's all good. I would just like to state for the record,(since my comments are gone)Christian Bale is definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, 182cm(5ft11.5in-5ft11.75in) and leave it at that, I can provide evidence, just want my opinion out there.

And thanks for responding Rob, as you always do:)
lorne says on 8/Sep/11
Rob, why we're my comments deleted from this page?!?

I mean I brought up a valid point, that is is, without a shred of doubt, shorter than Robert Sean Leanord who is 6ft max, making Bale 5ft11.5-5ft11.75in(182cm range, essentially) I know my comments weren't offensive or crazy, and I am one of the few posters who brought valid evidence to this debate. Just look at this comment someone else posted:

Alexander(190 cm) says on 9/Jun/11
Christian Bale is as tall as Morgan Freeman or Michael Caine. So he is at least 1,85m tall

He was NEVER as tall as them, and he didn't even look 6ft with either of them, maybe Freeman but Caine had OVER an inch, and he's not over 6'1 today.Just wondering why my sensible comments got deleted when you've left so many goofy ones on here.Please explain Rob when you get the chance...
[Editor Rob: I don't know, it's possible some were deleted by ip range.]
James says on 7/Sep/11
yeah i thought he looked near enough 6'0 next too Neeson.
Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 6/Sep/11
He isn't under 5'11.5 for sure.
His height is probably around 5'11.5-5'11.75, he looks even 6'0 next to Liam Neeson, who is taller than Brandon Routh even today.
James says on 31/Aug/11
182-183cm seems right for bale.
johno says on 29/Aug/11
- Kevin spacey is in the background thats why he looks shorter then he is.
Kevins height is up for debate, however brandons height is more or less stapled down.
johno says on 29/Aug/11
- Kevin spacey is in the background thats why he looks shorter then he is.
Kevins height is up for debate, however brandons height is more or less stapled down.
James says on 29/Aug/11
routh could be 190cm and look how much taller bale looks than listed 5'9.75 kevin spacey.

i agree though johno bale is looking closer too 5'11 with Routh.

I suppouse 5'11.75 (182cm) is a possiblity. bale does not really look taller than a guy like jake gylenhaal for example.
johno says on 27/Aug/11
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The same event, but on a flat stage. Brandon is leaning but the difference between them would not be anything less then 3 inches, probably towards 4 inches..

Brandon routh 6'2.5 confirmed
Christian bale, as evident by my pictures 3-4 inches shorter
johno says on 27/Aug/11
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Heres the full picture

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Another shot of routh and bale

I have a hard time imagining, bale holding his own against 6'2.5 routh in any ****
Misha says on 26/Aug/11
adams1818: Routh is very strongly his stated height, and I see about three
inches' difference, which would still put Bale so near 5.11.75" as to make quibbling about it pointless. He may not be six feet tall but anything under 5'11" is silly. And as he is always noticeably taller than Russell Crowe, my agrument for Crowe being no taller than 5'10" max is, I feel, compelling.
James says on 26/Aug/11
its been mentioned that routh was standing on a ramp next too bale making him appear maybe 192 or 193cm.

bale did look 183cm with liam neeson.
adams1818 says on 25/Aug/11
I think 181 tops if not less look at that photo with Brandon Routh
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Misha says on 24/Aug/11
After viewing many films and photographs I think Bale is just a hair under six feet and frankly cannot accept Russell Crowe as being a micrometer over 5'10".
I think Crowe wears shoes that have a lot of heel to begin with (no crime in that) and possibly augments their out-of-the-box height with a nuance or two of
his own calculated to add another half inch or so. He can definitely appear near six feet but is clearly getting some help in carrying that impression.
My exact guess is Christian Bale 5'11.75" and Russell Crowe 5'10.25" The photo
James uploaded conveys this perfectly.
James says on 19/Aug/11
6ft. Didn't look anything less than 3.5-4 inches under then 6'3.75 (192cm) Liam Neeson in Batman Begins. here with 5'10 1/2 Russell Crow looks near enough 183cm. Click Here
yh says on 19/Aug/11
five eleven
Hansen says on 18/Aug/11
6"1 in lift boots. just accept he is 180-181.
Nick says on 18/Aug/11
no more than 6' and no less than 5'11''. my bet would be 5'11'' 1/2
James says on 17/Aug/11
6'1 in shoes.
jojolibre says on 17/Aug/11
A mate recently saw him in Cardington and said he's nowhere near 6', he reckons he's about 5' 8" and a bit of a tosser. Tom Hardy's meant to be a nice guy though!
joewhite31 says on 16/Aug/11
He's 6'0" in shoes.
Hansen says on 15/Aug/11
bale was every bite of 5ft11. 6ft w shoe and 6ft1 a hair.
James says on 15/Aug/11
ANDREA[ITA] says on 12/Aug/11
how do you know he was on a ramp? is that your deduction? Next to Liam Neeson, he looks exactly 6ft but that photo made me change idea!

Brandon Routh could be 190cm and rob made the point a while back that routh might have been standing on a ramp hence why he looked so much taller than bale.

Christian Bale 6'0 (183cm)
Brandon Routh 6'2.75 (190cm)
Terryman says on 15/Aug/11
1,82m so far the most convincing bruce wayne, batman though I dont know!...
ANDREA[ITA] says on 12/Aug/11
how do you know he was on a ramp? is that your deduction? Next to Liam Neeson, he looks exactly 6ft but that photo made me change idea!
James says on 11/Aug/11
Brandon was standing on a ramp. bale looks close enough too 183cm with Hugh Jackman.
ANDREA[ITA] says on 8/Aug/11
He's 3.5-4 inches shorter than brandon routh! 180 tops!
Godred says on 2/Aug/11
@Joe - But what kind of footwear?. I could buy 6 ft barefoot but not 6`1, still think he might be 5`11 barefoot,he really does look it sometimes.
James says on 2/Aug/11
jake says on 29/Jul/11
@James, yes it's bizarre. He's not close to that mark and it's an oddly precise figure.

Maybe

Bale is not 6'1 just look at him with 6'2 Hugh Jackman and Michael Caine. 6'0 is fine.

PS did you know his dad was '6'5'?
jake says on 29/Jul/11
@James, yes it's bizarre. He's not close to that mark and it's an oddly precise figure.
Joe says on 28/Jul/11
I actually met Bale one time, he is about 6'1", and the photo of him with Arnie is telling. Arnie is 6 feet flat, he was 6'2" in his prime. Bale has an inch on six foot Arnie. So 6-1 is about right for him. He is also a couple of inches taller than 5-11 Aaron Eckhart.
James says on 28/Jul/11
jake says on 27/Jul/11
There is a 6ft2.75 (1.90 m) listing for him out there..

HA HA HA HA HA HA
jake says on 27/Jul/11
There is a 6ft2.75 (1.90 m) listing for him out there..
James says on 23/Jul/11
Well i guess if Russell Crowe is 179cm then he does look 6ft in comparison.
HULK says on 23/Jul/11
6FT IM Not too sure
LOOKS same height as CHRIS NOLAN WHO's DEFINITELY 5'11.5
CHRIS NOLAN STANDING NEXT TO leanardo dicaprio(5'11.5)Look the same height
I THINK 5'11/6FT !!!
6'1--6'2 IS JUST PLAIN STUPID
Omar says on 22/Jul/11
I still think he's 6 feet tall. Almost every site on the Internet suggests he is 6 foot so he must be.
Danimal says on 22/Jul/11
At least 5'11".
DejaVu says on 21/Jul/11
If Bale is under 6'0, Crowe will probably only be 5'9.
spence says on 18/Jul/11
seriously guys both freeman and routh make bale look shorter then 5'11 even. The guy looked in the 5'10 range with freeman in SAK'S picture. Even the 5'8 katie holmes in her 4 inch heels has 1.5inch on him so that would make her 6'0 with shoes. And even then bale with his shoes on does not reach that height.

Lets give him benefit of the doubt and say his shoes are only 1 inch in height and he still is 1 inch shorter then katie holmes in her 4 inch heels. Which means he's 5'11 in shoes and a flat 5'10 without. Ok lets even be more generous and say katies heels are 5 inches in height that would make bale 5'11 without shoes and thats if bales shoes are only 1 inch most likely they are 1.2s.

Bottom line bale is 5.10 hes tall because he is a legit 5 foot ten and hes slender and around the same height as justin timberlake who can also pull off a 5'11 to 6'0
James says on 16/Jul/11
Routh was standing on a ramp with bale.
QLR says on 15/Jul/11
Liam Neeson has a good 4-5 inches on him in Batman Begins, so somewhere around 5'11 to 6'0 does seem right.
Voiceless dental fricative says on 15/Jul/11
Brandon Routh owned him. He's probably not a full 6 foot.
SAK says on 13/Jul/11
I use to think he was a legit 6ft0 guy, but now I am leaning towards 5ft11 range, maybe 5ft11.5.

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ujjwal says on 12/Jul/11
on screen he doesnt seem more than 5'10''..a lot heights on this site are exaggerated..
johno says on 10/Jul/11
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Again, looks to edge arnold if they were to stand side by side.
johno says on 10/Jul/11
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Heres bale and arnold. The picture comparison isn't so great but by using mental extrapolation i would say bale egdes out arnie in height. For me arnold is a controversial 5'10 but for some he is a 6footer etc
johno says on 10/Jul/11
Heres the funny thing, at times he looks exactly morgan freemans height
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and at other times, gives away inches
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Either, freeman wears lifts or bale. I knw which one i would go for, which would beg the question, why would a 6'0 need to wear lifts?
johno says on 10/Jul/11
Bale was completely owned by the 6'2.5 brandon routh in height. There was over 3 inches in height difference. Bale a very weak 5'11. Sooner or later, his height will become more obvious.
James says on 6/Jul/11
nowhere near 6'1 with hugh jackman
joewhite31 says on 5/Jul/11
He can look 6'0" but never 6'1". He's much closer to 5'11".
Legend says on 2/Jul/11
5'11.25
Clay says on 2/Jul/11
Looks about 5'11.5-6'0 in American psycho and he's barefoot a lot in that flick.
Logan says on 30/Jun/11
cool guy and it doesn't really matter how tall he is,but...here is a picture of him and dave grohl who also said he's 6ft tall,brandon looks little bit shorter doesn't he?!
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Tyler says on 27/Jun/11
Definite 6 footer.
James says on 25/Jun/11
5'11.75 is defenintly more realistic than 6ft.
James says on 23/Jun/11
Looked 5'11 max in the Prestige
Ali says on 22/Jun/11
I used to think he was 6ft, but in all honesty
I see him at 180cm max. So a flat 5'11.

Good actor, like him
James says on 22/Jun/11
In the prestiage and batman looks no bigger than 5'11 (180cm)
Terryman says 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 says on 20/Jun/11
Watched The Fighter and Dark Knight ... My estimate is 182cm is great .
bob125 says 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 says on 19/Jun/11
looked no where near 6`2 next to Jackman or even 6`1, 6 ft max barefoot.
James says on 19/Jun/11
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 19/Jun/11
Probably fluctuates between 183cm and 184cm

Nope Bale is 6ft max
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 19/Jun/11
Probably fluctuates between 183cm and 184cm
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"
Joy says on 14/Jun/11
183cm is right.
TruebloodFan says 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 is sexy says on 14/Jun/11
probably floats between 181 and 182cm
James says on 13/Jun/11
Freeman 188cm
Caine 185cm
Bale 182cm
to Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says 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 says 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 says 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 says on 12/Jun/11
I seriously doubt he's 6ft1.5 barefoot. In shoes maybe?

Freeman 188cm
Caine 186cm
Bale 183cm
@ johno says 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 says on 11/Jun/11
He looks around 5'11''. No way is this guy over 6'
johno says on 11/Jun/11
5'10-5'11
Matthew 6\'2\" says on 10/Jun/11
strong 6'1.5" beside samuel l jackson 6'3"
Alexander(190 cm) says on 9/Jun/11
Christian Bale is as tall as Morgan Freeman or Michael Caine. So he is at least 1,85m tall
Godred says on 9/Jun/11
No way 6`1 even in shoes.
hello says on 9/Jun/11
He is definitely no shorter than 6'0" please stop speculating
John says 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 says on 9/Jun/11
Caine was 6'2 at his peak and now is 6'1.Bale is at least 6'0.
James says 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 says on 7/Jun/11
he's definitely 6'0 or taller.
Alex says 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 says 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 says 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 says on 27/May/11
Didn't look 6ft in The Fighter when standing with 5ft7.5 Mark Wahlberg
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 27/May/11
Didn't look 6ft in The Fighter when standing with 5ft7.5 Mark Wahlberg
Godred says on 27/May/11
@Kyle - not. 6ft in shoes.
Kyle says 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 says on 22/May/11
he can look 5'11
joewhite31 says on 12/May/11
He's 6 ft 0 in shoes. 5'11" barefoot.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says 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 says 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 says 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 says 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).
lewo says on 4/May/11
I am very confused about christian bale and christopher nolan's height.
In some shot bale looks slightly taller but in some others they look same or nolan looks taller. I cannot understand this amount of irregularities
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The Horse of FUNK says 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 says on 1/May/11
Bale is certainly not 184cm
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 30/Apr/11
USYD, 184.5cm is a weak 6"1. 183.5cm is a strong 6"0
James says 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 says 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 says on 15/Apr/11
lol in Shauns pic Bale looks taller than Colin Firth...
Godred says on 13/Apr/11
He`s 5`11, 6 ft in shoes - it`s f`king distracting.
James says on 10/Apr/11
can look a weak 6ft with michael caine as well
DMaN1528 says on 6/Apr/11
i would say 5foot11.5
SAK says on 5/Apr/11
He could be 182cm/5ft11.5, but no lower.
TruebloodFan says 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 says on 1/Apr/11
He's 5'11" with narrow shoulders that make him appear taller.
James says 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 says on 29/Mar/11
I think he is indeed 5'11. Click Here
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.
James says 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 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.
James says on 4/Mar/11
Yeah the only time Bale looked taller than 6' was in the Machinist.
ikbtops says on 3/Mar/11
Nice strong 6'0". Possibly 6'0".25 or more out of bed.
James says on 1/Mar/11
Michael Caine looks 6ft with Bale but is Caine standing straight?
Shaun says 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 says on 1/Mar/11
I think Bale can often look 6 ft 1.
Shaun says on 1/Mar/11
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Looks taller than 187cm listed Colin Firth.
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