Christian Bale

1. He auditioned for the role of Robin in the movie Batman Forever (1995). The part went to Chris O'Donnell but Christian won the bigger prize ten years later.
2.Christian's full name is Christian Charles Philip Bale and he was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
3. He lost over 60 pounds to play the emaciated insomniac Trevor Reznik in the film The Machinist (2004).