Sir Michael Caine,(born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite); is an English film
actor and author. He has appeared in over one hundred films and is one of
Britain’s most recognizable and respected actors. Caine is well known for such
films as Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), Academy Award winning roles for
best supporting actor in both Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and The Cider
House Rules (1999). More recently Michael Caine has played Alfred , the
butler from Batman Begins (2005), and The Dark Knight (2008). Caine is
one of two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting, either lead
or supporting, in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s…the other actor
being Jack Nicholson. In 2000, Caine was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth ll.  

Michael Caine with Christian Bale, right, in The Dark Knight

Christian (Charles Philip) Bale is an English actor who, In addition to starring
in big budget Hollywood  films,  has played in films produced by independent
producers and art houses. Bale first caught the public eye at the age of 13,
when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg’s 1987 film Empire
of the Sun. He has recently received critical acclaim for his performance in
The Fighter (2010),earning him several awards including the Golden Globe
for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture and a  nomination for the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Christian Bale as a lost English boy in a Japanese interment
camp during World War ll. 

 
                  Bale as Batman in The Dark Knight (2008)

             
                Psychological thriller,The Machinist (2004)