Childhood Home of Christian Bale

Christian Bale (1974-present) is a well-known actor who has starred classic films, such as American Psycho and as Batman in the Dark Knight Trilogy.

He lived in Capstone Road, where he spent his childhood attending the Bournemouth School for Boys after relocating several times from Wales to Dorset. When Bale lived here, he starred as Jim Graham in Empire in the Sun and won "Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor" by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.

Despite this success, he almost gave up acting due to the constant pressure and attention fame brought, however, he continued on and moved to America after starring in Treasure Island.