Christian Bale acted in films.
American Hustle is a 2013 American black comedy-crime film directed by David O. Russell . Christian Bale . He has since gained further acclaim as well as subsequent Academy Award , Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe nominations for his roles in Russell 's American Hustle ( 2013 ) and Adam McKay 's The Big Short ( 2015 ) . The Machinist is a 2004 psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar .