20 child actors who became more successful now

3) Christian Bale

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Christian Bale got his first big role at 13 in Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun (1987). It was a tough part for a kid, but he pulled it off. For years, he stayed under the radar until American Psycho (2000) changed that. He became a star playing Patrick Bateman, a slick Wall Street killer. Then he put on the Batman suit for The Dark Knight trilogy. He’s known for pushing himself physically for roles. He dropped weight for The Machinist and bulked up for Batman Begins. He won an Oscar for The Fighter (2010) and has kept up the momentum ever since.

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