<Li> Christian Bale as Alfred Borden ( The Professor ) / Fallon , a working class magician . Christian Bale expressed interest in playing the part and was cast after Jackman . Although Nolan had previously cast Bale as Batman in Batman Begins , he did not consider Bale for the part of Borden until Bale contacted him about the script . Nolan said that Bale was `` exactly right '' for the part of Borden and that it was `` unthinkable '' for anyone else to play the part . Nolan described Bale as an actor `` terrific to work with '' who `` takes what he does very , very seriously '' . Nolan suggested that the actors should not read the original novel , but Bale ignored his advice . </Li>
<Li> Christian Bale as Alfred Borden ( The Professor ) / Fallon , a working class magician . Christian Bale expressed interest in playing the part and was cast after Jackman . Although Nolan had previously cast Bale as Batman in Batman Begins , he did not consider Bale for the part of Borden until Bale contacted him about the script . Nolan said that Bale was `` exactly right '' for the part of Borden and that it was `` unthinkable '' for anyone else to play the part . Nolan described Bale as an actor `` terrific to work with '' who `` takes what he does very , very seriously '' . Nolan suggested that the actors should not read the original novel , but Bale ignored his advice . </Li>
who played the role of fallon in prestige
who played the role of fallon in prestige
Christian Bale
Christian Bale