Popsugar Celebrity Award Season Where Is Christian Bale From? Golden Globes Viewers Really Didn't Know Christian Bale Spoke Like That, Huh? 7 January 2019 by Kelsey Garcia Image Source: Getty / Paul Drinkwater Christian Bale's rollicking, expletive-filled speech wasn't the only thing that surprised viewers of the 2019 Golden Globes. At it turns out, a whole lot of people didn't realise the Vice actor, who won the award for best performance by an actor in a musical or comedy film, spoke like that. So, we're here to dispel any lingering confusion and confirm that he does in fact speak like that because he's Welsh — well, technically. Christian was born in Haverfordwest, a quaint town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in 1974. His parents, however, are both English, and he spent a good amount of his adolescence in Surrey and Dorset in England. For that reason, Christian has insisted on a number of occasions that he considers himself more English than Welsh. While he's clearly mastered the American accent after memorable roles in American Psycho, The Dark Knight, and The Big Short, you have to chalk it up to good acting. Related: Presenting the 2019 Golden Globe Awards Winners! Christian Bale's Acceptance Speech 1 / 22 Reactions on Twitter I constantly forget that Christian Bale’s real accent sounds like a cartoon chimney sweep #GoldenGlobes — How To Be Alone (by me Lane Moore) is out now (@hellolanemoore) January 7, 2019 2 / 22 LMAO why is it always a surprise when I hear Christian Bale’s accent? I go through this like twice a year.— Britt Julious (@britticisms) January 7, 2019 3 / 22 Christian Bale has an accent!? Am I the only one who didn’t know that!? 🤦🏽♀️ #GoldenGlobes— Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) January 7, 2019 4 / 22 Anyone else not realize Christian Bale has an English accent? #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/GSkUd35X5L— chelsea sherlock (@musovogr) January 7, 2019 5 / 22 I thought Christian Bale was doing a british accent to be funny and boy was it making me mad!!— Joel Kim Booster (@ihatejoelkim) January 7, 2019 6 / 22 I feel like if you drop Christian Bale's accent in water you get a fully grown Michael Caine— Sady Doyle (@sadydoyle) January 7, 2019 7 / 22 Christian Bale's real life accent sounds like the cabbie that discovers a dead body in a BBC procedural. Make it make sense.— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) January 7, 2019 8 / 22 Americans when they hear Christian Bale talk in a British accent 🤦♂️ #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/0NzZc73F0I— Ali (@RoyMustang786) January 7, 2019 9 / 22 I love the crazy accent Christian Bale puts on whenever he accepts awards. So fun. #GoldenGlobes— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) January 7, 2019 10 / 22 RT IF YOU FORGOT CHRISTIAN BALE HAD A BRITISH ACCENT— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) January 7, 2019 11 / 22 Had no idea this many people believed Christian Bale was American.— Craig Bro Dude (@CraigSJ) January 7, 2019 12 / 22 Christian Bale at the 2019 Golden Globes Image Source: Getty / Paul Drinkwater 13 / 22 Image Source: Getty / Paul Drinkwater 14 / 22 Image Source: Getty / Paul Drinkwater 15 / 22 Image Source: Getty / Paul Drinkwater 16 / 22 Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz 17 / 22 Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz 18 / 22 Image Source: Getty / Valerie Macon / AFP 19 / 22 Image Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison 20 / 22 Image Source: Getty / Valerie Macon / AFP 21 / 22 Image Source: Getty / Daniele Venturelli 22 / 22 Award SeasonTwitter ReactionsCelebrity FactsGolden Globe AwardsChristian Bale