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Hugh 190-192cm says on 2/Mar/10
Does look 184cm next to Samuel L Jackson in Shaft
Lenad says on 19/Feb/10
A 6ft2 Bale would equal a 6ft6 Liam Neeson DejaVu says on 11/Feb/10
In all the premiere and even the movies, he looks at least 3 inches shorter than Freeman though. GO to Getty Images and search for Freeman and Bale. I swear he looks 5'11 max in most of the pictures. Mightyman says on 9/Feb/10
Some one at a local studio who has worked with bale says 5'10 tops without shoes. Still good hieght thou. With normaly dress shoes just under 6 foot. With boots and lifts above 6 foot. Not difficult guys. Dont know why people say a 5'8 person is short either you taller guys just like saying that or really some of you need therapy lol. Rob G says on 31/Jan/10
JD89, as to weight it's not necessarily true, at 5'10"ish I weight about 200 pounds, but I'm heavily build. It's all in body type, see Russel Crowe for instance. I agree on Bale's height, about 6ft, granted. JD89 says on 16/Jan/10
when he filmed BATMAN BEGINS weighted between 190-200 pounds so his height must be at least 5'11(180cm) , in italian television BALE was described 6'2(188cm) but i think is more like in the 5'11.5/6'00 range , he's for sure the best actor in the world now. Anonymous says on 15/Jan/10
Worthington and Bale never even stand next to each other in Terminator Salvation. The picture of them face to face-Worthington is chained up and hanging. hadassah says on 11/Jan/10
He looks a lot shorter than Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation, after my friend told me SW is only 5'8", I just couldn't believe it and said: "No way!..."
Must be the special effects.... Lenad says on 11/Jan/10
Looked 4-5 inches shorter than Liam Neeson in Batman Anonymous says on 10/Jan/10
Weak 6'... more likely 181-182 range. anonymous says on 30/Dec/09
i didn't even see 4 inches between him and 6'4" Liam Neeson. I'd give him 5'11", a strong one. Lenad says on 29/Dec/09
Looked 184cm in American psycho Oscar says on 27/Dec/09
Height decreasing throug the day is the effect of gravity.. When you get up in the morning your own weight starts to pull down so the spaces in your column as well as your leg joint get compressed and it shows in your height. Bale looks a solid 6 feet guy. Lenad says on 26/Dec/09
Probably a solid 182cm barefoot RobertJ says on 25/Dec/09
Hugh - To bad he looks nothing like superman, he's a a great actor but he has a very intense face with none of the classic facial features that superman should have e.g. Christopher reeve, Brandon Routh, etc. klem says on 25/Dec/09
To me he doen't appear tall in movies, but he looks over average/tallish, I believe he is my category, around 182cm or weak 6-0. Hugh 190-192cm says on 24/Dec/09
If he was 2 inches taller he'd be perfect for the part of superman. anan says on 19/Dec/09
One thing which bugs me is that christian bale is not 6"2. He is 6 feet. I mean come on was it impossible to fing a guy who matched Batman's specs and can act? I'm more pissed of than I was when they cast Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Anonymous says on 19/Dec/09
saw him just of baker st, london, whilst he was jogging. This was in 2004. Slowest jogger in the world. He was shoulder level/eye level with me at the junction he stopped at. He was wearing running shoes and i was wearing vans slipons. I'm 5'11" in the morning, 5'10.5" otherwise. So with my half inch soles and i guess his similar soles. Bearing in mind neither of us were standing up to full height like we were trying to justify how tall we were. So i figure he's around 5'11" if he stood up straight. Hugh 191cm says on 24/Nov/09
Looked 6ft1ish in Shaft beside 6ft2.5 Big Sam Damo says on 6/Nov/09
looks the same height as Dicaprio, a strong 5'11" Chris says on 4/Nov/09
Well the crazy thing here is that you are all liars. I met Christian Bale while he was wearing his bat man uniform ( and so was I) and his ears were a horse hair's higher than mine. I am a African American male mail man that is 6'3" without the batman uniform on, so if my arithmetic correct that makes him 6'2.25 (a horse hair never lies!!!!!) Heightcritique says on 3/Nov/09
I agree with the listed height. 6'0 barefoot and 6'1" in shoes is what he appears on most of his films. Compared to 6'2 Cain, and 6'2" Freeman, he does appear to be 6'00 or 2" shorter: Click Here Daveyy says on 24/Oct/09
Legit 184 cm guy... maybe a full 6'1 with shoes on Rob G says on 23/Oct/09
Easy 6ft IMO. Oleg says on 21/Oct/09
always seemed tall, sometimes even six-one. I think he's strong 6ft Hugh 191cm says on 19/Oct/09
182-183cm? Josh.J says on 13/Oct/09
i think almost everyone here agrees he's not a solid 6ft guy. 182cm during day, 181cm in the evening? Shaun says on 26/Sep/09
182 cm is about right. If he said he was 6' he clearly is very close to this, I'd say he is rounding up like most actors under 6' do. 5'11.5" I'd say. Alfred Borden says on 26/Sep/09
@LedgerForever , dude it has nothing to do with weight, if youve done Biology or something at highschool its to do with your spinal disc cartilages,as you are sleeping ,they have no pressure theyjust expand back in thier normal form,but after long day at work,they get squeezed again and you lose 2-3 cm in height. trust me :P Alfred Borden says on 26/Sep/09
@LedgerForever , dude it has nothing to do with weight, if youve done Biology or something at highschool its to do with your spinal disc cartilages,as you are sleeping ,they have no pressure theyjust expand back in thier normal form,but after long day at work,they get squeezed again and you lose 2-3 cm in height. trust me :P Hugh 191cm says on 26/Sep/09
Christian Bale height: 5 ft 11.75 in (182cm) Lenad says on 25/Sep/09
Christian Bale height: 5 ft 11.5 in (182cm) Josh.J says on 17/Sep/09
does look 6'0" next to russell crowe (5'10.5").
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russell is wearing boots and bale dress shoes. i perceiver no substantial difference. Original says on 15/Sep/09
6' for me. 5'11.5' minimum. Sam says on 9/Sep/09
I think he is somthing like 5'11 1/2 , but 6'0 is very possible. The 5'10 guesses are pretty off. novo says on 3/Sep/09
a weak 6 foot Marcelo C. says on 31/Aug/09
C.B. doesn´t look taller than 5ft11 next to M.Caine in "Batman..." (moreover, I wouldn´t bet more than 5ft10.5). Consider he´s for sure wearing high heeled boots in that film...... Anonymous says on 24/Aug/09
I saw him in Croatia few years ago at the beach i think he is about 181cm T.J. says on 17/Aug/09
6' for Christian Bale. never looks over it, hardly looks under it Daniel says on 14/Aug/09
The guy is tricky. In Terminator Salvation he seemed no more than 1.80m (5'11''), but in Public Enemies looked a strong 1.83m (6' even) dmeyer says on 13/Aug/09
near crowe he realy looks 6 ft dmeyer says on 13/Aug/09
this guy is nearer 182 like 5 ft 11.5 yoyo says on 12/Aug/09
in The Machinist Bale was less than 130pounds. To be honest in Batman Darknight Bale looks nothing more than 5ft11(strong), Cain 6ft.05, Freeman 6ft2, Aaron Eckhart at 5ft10ish. yoyo says on 12/Aug/09
in The Machinist Bale was less than 130pounds. To be honest in Batman Darknight Bale looks nothing more than 5ft11(strong), Cain 6ft.05, Freeman 6ft2, Alan Eckhart at 5ft10ish. Lenad says on 7/Aug/09
I'm starting to think a weak 6ft0 now 182-183cm RICHARD says on 5/Aug/09
He always looks about 6' flat next to actors that are 5'9-5'11. He was about three inches taller than Anton Yelchin in Terminator:Salvation and about the same height as Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. He was also taller than Johnny Depp in Public Enemies. Jake says on 1/Aug/09
i am, 3cm shorter in the evening that in the morning? Sorry but that is an exaggeration I know personally I shrink 2cm Max. RisingForce says on 31/Jul/09
Yeah, he did look tall in Public Enemies. aram x says on 30/Jul/09
My height only varies by about 1 cm throughout the day...maybe it's because I am not very physically active. ledgerforever says on 28/Jul/09
2 to 3 cms that means almost 1 inch(2.5 cms) cmn u really belive that now i can understand weight increasing or decreasing but height. has any one got any scientific link which can show me an article on this particular topic. i tried to check mine it was pretty constant throughout the day so i i am says on 24/Jul/09
ledgerforever!!! It is a scientific fact that your height in the morning is not the same as in the evening. Just measure yourself in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. You'll see that you lose almost 2-3cm. ledgerforever says on 24/Jul/09
some of the comments i read state that a persons height increases in the morning and decreases in the evening thts so bull mates ur height remains constant throughout the day klem says on 24/Jul/09
I pictured him a weak 6' when watching prestigue... I think he is one of those guys who are inbetween: strong 5-11-weak 6'. Just like me(181-182cm afternoon) DejaVu says on 23/Jul/09
I agree he looks tall in Public Enemies, but we don't know how tall are his costars. Hugh 191cm says on 13/Jul/09
I will say he does look at least 6ft if not 6ft1 in public enemy. some guy says 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 says on 20/Jun/09
Looks 6 feet here next to 5'9" Gyllenhaal and 5'10"-ish Eckhart.
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I thought Crowe was 5'10.5"? I think 181 is in the right range. Rika says 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 says 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. mofo says 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 says on 6/Jun/09
He looks a weak 6ft. seen him next to a 6'4 TV presenter cb says 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 says 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 says 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 The Ben says 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 DejaVu says 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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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 says on 18/May/09
He also looks tallish here:
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JJ its not that misleading. Turns out Worthington could be 5.8. He has great sceen presence though. JJ says on 17/May/09
Photos are so misleading
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Bale looks about 6'2 here. Josh.J says 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 says 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 says 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 says on 2/May/09
I'm sure Hugh thinks Bale is a solid 6ft1 bigd says on 24/Apr/09
Met him and we were eye to eye. i'm 5'11" Alternateuniverse says on 12/Apr/09
That was not Bale. thetrue says 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 says 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 says on 8/Apr/09
The most he could be is 183cm. The shortest he could be is 180cm. MarcusTheSwede says 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 says on 4/Apr/09
hmmmm 185cm is stretching it. 183-184cm I wouldn't rule out though. Rodrigo says on 3/Apr/09
He is 1,85 m Lenad says on 26/Mar/09
181-182cm Knuckle9 says on 22/Mar/09
Seems around my height. 183 in the morning, 181.5 at night. Herman says on 22/Mar/09
He is shorter than 6'2" Hugh Jackman in The Prestige, no way he is 6'2" Anonymous says on 13/Mar/09
I'd say about 181cm. Vibram says 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 says on 9/Mar/09
A solid 5ft11 if you ask me. Random Person says 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 says on 28/Feb/09
I'm sure Hugh would say I'm 6ft0 if he met me. \\_-_-_-Hugh-_-_-_/ says on 27/Feb/09
A strong 6ft. 6ft2 in the batman costume. \\ -_-_-(Hugh)-_-_-/ says on 25/Feb/09
At least 6ft. Leggim says on 23/Feb/09
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Batman height is 6'2 nolan says 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 says 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 says on 19/Feb/09
i'm only just 5'11" by the way. about 5'10.5" by the end of the day nolan says 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 says on 17/Feb/09
i guess the max height for him is 6'0.5", very solid 6' Vibram says on 16/Feb/09
his thick hair adds 1cm at least norwegian179cm says on 12/Feb/09
It is true as Jesper Blomquist said, old norwegians are much shorter than old swedes and danes, but we started growing tall one generation ago. but I don't think we have caught up with the swedes yet. btw, norwegian average height is beeing taken down by all the immigrants, even all the soldiers of fortune from poland are bringing the average down. I'm not beeing a racist! I just state that etnic norwegians are getting taller and taller, and that is easily seen if you compare peoples heights with ages ;) Leggim says on 11/Feb/09
I saw him one year ago. I'm 6'3. He is 6'1 sam says on 9/Feb/09
a little over 6 foot Lmeister says on 9/Feb/09
U gotta remember that he is also taller than Aaron Eckhart who is a weak 5ft11. cb says on 9/Feb/09
I swear to guys, I just can't see him taller than 181cm. 5"11' sounds right to me. Vibram says 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 says on 9/Feb/09
Cb I was being sarcastic. Its flat out stupid how Bale gets listed at 6ft2. cb says 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 says 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 says on 8/Feb/09
I totally agree Lenad. Lenad says 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 says on 7/Feb/09
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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 says 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 says on 6/Feb/09
I don't think Christian Bale's 6' even standing on his toes. Check out this link.... Click Here Mdub says on 6/Feb/09
I don't think Christian Bale's 6' even standing on his toes. Check out this link.... Click Here MarcustheSwede says 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. says on 5/Feb/09
F@#&ing Christian Bale is F@#&ing 6 feet F%&$ing tall! MarcustheSwede says 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 says 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 says on 30/Jan/09
Looked 6' in The Dark Knight. Anonymous says on 29/Jan/09
without lifts not taller than 5'10.5 tim says 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. Lenad says 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 says on 24/Jan/09
6' flat but has horrible posture on several occasions, giving him that 5'10"-5'11" look. Lenad says 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. says 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 says 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 says 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 says 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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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 ****. Josh.J says 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.
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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' Hugh says 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 says 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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I think Bale looked not much shorter than Hugh Jackman in the Pretige. 6ft0.75 = 185cm. Alex24nis says 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 says 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 says 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 says on 3/Jan/09
More than half the time I wonder if Bale is closer to 5ft11. J Beaumont says 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. Mayfair says 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. Lenad says on 31/Dec/08
If Bale is 6ft2 then Katie Holmes is 5ft11. yoyo says 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 says 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. BerryRed says 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 says 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 says 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 says 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 says on 18/Dec/08
I really doubt that Bale wears lifts, when he could just straighten up that posture of his instead. Alts says on 18/Dec/08
I think the highest he is is at 181cm and the lowest, 180cm max(5/10.75). cb says 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 says 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 says on 16/Dec/08
Looks more like 5"10.75, cause he and Eckhart were about the same height. BerryRed says 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 says 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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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 says 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 says on 13/Dec/08
He looks about 5"11.75 max. cb says on 12/Dec/08
The funny thing about Bale is, that sometimes he can really can look huge, and sometimes he's looking shorter than 6".
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not really taller than Christopher Nolan
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Okay, he's not standing straight but the difference is obvious
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3cm shorter than Michael Caine and 3cm taller than Aaron Eckhardt, On this pic, he looks a solid 6", but I'm very sceptical. Leung says on 11/Dec/08
People, Christian Bale has lived in The States since he was a young teenager, therefore it’s completely natural for him to sound American. Hugh says on 11/Dec/08
He's not less than 6ft. cb says 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 says on 10/Dec/08
Christian Bale speaks with a better American accent than Jude Law cb says 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 says 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 says on 6/Dec/08
Bale is Six feet even, no use debating it. It's settled, he claims it and looks it. Halb says 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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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 says on 4/Dec/08
James, What the hell is a trans atlantic accent? Lenad says 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 says 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 says 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 says 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 says on 23/Nov/08
Yes Bale seems to have it all.Integrity and total proffesionality in everything he takes on. BruceWayne says 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. Marcustheswede says on 22/Nov/08
I think Jesper Blomqvist has the truth about Bales Height.I think also he is max 181-82 centimeters.Kul se en till Svensk här föressten.(In English I said nice to see another Swede here)=) Trodde innan jag läste det du skrev att Svenskar hade högre medellängd än vad människor som du skrev uppenbarligen tror i stort.Have a nice day everyone. Hitch says on 22/Nov/08
Bale is at least 6'1. Worked with him on a film. Bigger guy (larger upper body) than expected. A solid 6'1, maybe even reaches 6'2. BruceWayne says on 21/Nov/08
mID, now I guess you're right. I'm the Batman;-) mId says on 21/Nov/08
well batman.. I was in berlin and they just did'nt strike me as tall from memory (not saying there weren't any).. that's why I was shocked to hear tallest in europe.. but like I said, I'm wrong.. moving on :) BruceWayne says on 20/Nov/08
mID, no, most statistic evidence refers to people of the Netherlands as the tallest (by nation, as JesperBlomqvist pointed out). But there are also sources which claim the German people are taller. The Nilotic peoples of Sudan such as the Dinka have been described as the tallest in the world, with the males in some communities having average heights of 1.9 m (6 ft 3) and females at 1.8 m (5 ft 11) but this does not refer to a nation. Nevertheless it is simply nonsense that you were in Germany for a couple of days and nobody was taller than 5'10. Even in the 8th grade you find kids who tower over 5'10 there. I know that because my cousins live there. mId says on 20/Nov/08
I'm not joking with what I said. if someone told me germans were tall in general I would'nt belive it because they did'nt strike me as tall from memory.. I belive I was there for a couple of days.. 2-4. but I'm not trying to argue with anybody.. I must be wrong since statistics and people from germany say so.. I just said I found it very strange that they were supposed to be tall on avergare because I just never seen them as a tall country. netherlands on the other hand I did. sorry if I offended anyone? why would you lie, so I guess they are tall and I just did'nt notice it when I was there. I know there are some tall germans (famous people) but I just never figured they were tall in general. but I admit I must be wrong then. would be funny if I found some old photos from the trip and people around on all photos were like 5'10.. then you would know where I'm coming from ;) but like I said.. I can't be right then and memory must be playing tricks with me. Are they really supposed to be taller in average than holland too in europe? I'm sorry, I just find that hard to belive.. statistics really show that? leonari says on 20/Nov/08
mId: joking right? Germans are really big. Even taller than austrians who are also fairly tall. But if you were in restaurant for an hour your statement is possible. If you spend a week there you would realize they are tall mId says on 20/Nov/08
and JesperBlomqvist.. of course there are short people in sweden too.. I said that.. but I said that I would say that the average here is 6 feet.. like I said.. I'm not tall in sweden at all.. I'm considered average.. And I bet good money your'e not 6 feet.. because if you were measured in the military you can take away 2 cm from that measurement.. I measurerd myself correctly and were 2 cm shorter than what they said. And don't tell me you are The Goju kai Jesper.. in wich case you are 5'10 tops hehe :) mId says on 20/Nov/08
about the germany thing.. I said I did'nt remember anyone over 5'10.. ofcourse there has to be.. I just pointed out that when I was there.. yes it was a couple of years ago now.. I don't remember them as being tall.. and they would have to be if they were supposeed to be the tallest in europe. Leung says on 19/Nov/08
mId, you never saw anyone over 5’10” in Germany, yes you are weird. BruceWayne says on 19/Nov/08
Well, it depends which source you refer to. This one claims 181 cm average for German men which would be more than the 180.1 cm of the Netherlands: Click Here
And I have also read scientific articles claiming 184cm average height for German men. But I know most data suggests that people from the Netherlands are the tallest. But mID, I don't know what you mean. I'm 6'3, and the majority of my German friends is taller than me, one is 6'8. Are you sure you weren't in the kindergarten? JesperBlomqvist says on 19/Nov/08
By the way, the tallest people in Europe are as follows:
By nation - The Netherlands (average height 180.1 cm)
(second is not Germany - not by far - but Norway).
By ethnic group - Croatia (Dinaproesk Mountains - Average height 181 cm)
By social group - Norwegian Conscripts (ages 16-21, average height 180.4 cm)
Norway is the up and coming country to look out for where tall people are concerned. Old Norwegians are actually much shorter than old Danes and old Swedes, but they started growing tall one generation ago, along with Holland, whereas we are growing tall now, in this generation. In other words, when the currently old people die and the current 40 and 50 year olds become old, Norway will be the tallest in Europe, beating even the Netherlands. For a while, they may even be the tallest in the world, but that will be shortlived, because genetic studies have shown that, in 30 yrs time, the tallest people in the world will hail from South Korea, the tallest Asians who are already 10 cm taller than they were only two decades ago, and 8 cm taller than their North Korean counterparts (who are the same genetic stock). Interesting stuff! JesperBlomqvist says on 19/Nov/08
MID is actually wrong - our average height here in Sweden is not 182.88cm (6 feet), it is actually 177 cm, and that is based on self-reports. As a medical doctor, I can confirm that self-reports are always a little higher than they should be, even humble people like the Swedes add a few centimeters! The problem here is perception, and that's why many people reading this would disagree. You see, the younger people would have a higher average than the real average, and everyone would be shocked to read the real average because older people are less seen, and we are surrounded by youngsters. Also, it is a proven fact that people remember tall people, whereas short people are forgotten. It has been proved in psychological tests that people who are between 174-176 cm are completely forgettable, whereas everyone remembers someone who is 190 cm, which is almost 6'3 as being notably tall. Perception affects a lot of judgements, and even more studies have shown that people are very bad at calculating things such as national averages. I was amused to read that here in Sweden, a survey showed that more than 80% of our people think the fattest people in Europe come from Italy. Again, it is a question of perception - the correct answer was our neighbours Finland, who are also the leaders in Europe for Cardiac Diseases. People just don't realise certain things, but that doesn't make them less true!
By the way, I met Christian Bale at a dinner, and he is no taller than 181 cm at most. My army papers show that when I was 18 I was 183 cm and that is what he is according to this site, but something must be wrong because standing face to face with him, he was a good inch shorter (maybe we had different heels, but still, he is no taller than 181 for sure) than me. mId says on 19/Nov/08
that's weird you say germany have the tallest because when I was there for a few days and I can't remember seeing anyone over 5'10 my whole trip. and I was in big shopping-mall's and stuff.. weird huh :) BruceWayne says on 18/Nov/08
I recently read that the tallest people come from the Netherlands (Man average height 6), directly followed by German people (man average height 5'11.5). Some sources also say Germany has the tallest people in the world. American average height for men was 5'9. mId says on 18/Nov/08
oh, just have to add one more difference.. american football and baseball and basketball are not as big here as they are in america obviously.. I would say basketball is the most popular here out of the three. we have soccer (we call it football here) instead of american football. even though you can watch the superbowl and stuff and some people play it here.. but it is not a big sport at all here. our version of baseball is translated burn-ball.. and is not a real sport or televised.. and is played more for fun. you strike and if you don't make a homerun or are are safe you can get burned (similar to baseball) but like I said we play it more for fun sometimes (college-students) and we add drinking.. so translated we call it drunk-burn-ball.. basicly it's drunken baseball ;D later man! mId says on 18/Nov/08
I hear the netherlands (holland) have the tallest people in europe though. almost all of their kickboxers are really tall. 6'2 - 6'4 and I hear that the average is like 6'1 there for males? I would say that 6 feet is considered average height here in sweden. and I get the impression that americans would have their average as 5'10.. I can't see why we should be taller? hehe.. when you say some of my people james you make it sound like we are some kind of tribe :D we are all the same man ;) while we are on the topic.. why do you americans always portray us swedes in movies to talk with a really weird language, weird names and live on ICE basicly :D my cousin married an american and moved there (chicago). and when he was here to visit he first off all thought we would hate him because he was american?! c'mon man.. we are raised on american things here ;D and then he was chocked that we watch the same shows on tv that you do and it's not dubbed or anything. we don't really like swedish movies (not many made) or swedish music. we watch your movies and listen to your music. because of this english is like a second language to us.. trust me we even understand the latest "slang". we watch for example UFC events live like you (only you have to pay for it *hehe*) and almost all tabloids and magazines are about your celeb's.. and with the internet we are as current on new things like example future movies coming up like you are. So people who see us as that stereotype potrayed in some movies would be chocked if he or she ever visited :) the only difference I see in our country's is that we are way to weak to criminals here.. everybody hates it. It feels like you can do whatever you want here and get away with it :/ like a damn kindergarden for criminals. and alot of immigrants really seem to come here to exploit it :( anyway.. /greetings from sweden and sorry for the long post ;) mId says on 18/Nov/08
also It feels like most of the girls here are around 5-10. there are not many women I tower over. often women are my height.. that's not good for your ego :) my girlfriend is little under 5-4 and is almost always the shortest wherever we go :) and if you are 150cm what's that like 5 feet? then you are called a midget by doctors. mId says on 18/Nov/08
I was reading further down on the page about height in sweden.. I'm a legit 6' feet. little more most of the days (this is night of course I'm 6-1 out of bed). I live in sweden and I feel short here. my father is my height. my brother is 6-1 and I am the shortest out of all my six male cousins (two of them are over 6-3). some females call me tall but men call me short ;D average anyway.. most guys here are 6 to 6-1 it feels like. you see 6-3 guys everywhere and I alone have two friends who are 6-8. I think out of my friends only two are under 6 at 5-10. of course there are short people here too but if you are 5'10 maybe even 5-11 you are considered short here. If you look at my classphoto from college I guess you would call it I'm one of the shortest.. most people are 6-1 and then of course there are some 6-2 to 6-3 people in it. I wish I was atleast 6'1 because I do a little mixed martial arts and people always have reach on me it seems. funny being 6 feet and feeling like mike tyson when it comes to reach :P /greetings from sweden Anshelm says on 16/Nov/08
On the parents' influence to your growth: I'm 180 cm (5'11"), my dad's 164 cm (5'4½") and my mom's 153 cm (5'¼"). My sister is 159 cm (5'2½"). Guess I got the mailman's genes. Josh says on 14/Nov/08
Oh In some pics he looks 5'11.5 (182cm) so hes 6'0 max. Josh says on 14/Nov/08
Looks exactly 6'0.5 (184cm) so 6'0 is right for him. Hugh says on 12/Nov/08
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