Patrick Bateman is the titular protagonist villain of Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 controversial novel American Psycho and its film and stage adaptations. He lives in 1980's Manhattan and works on Wall Street. The very image of a yuppie, he is obsessed with his health, cleanliness, appearance, money and music collection. However, he has a darker side; he is a serial killer, rapist, cannibal and necrophile. In the 2000 film, he was portrayed by Christian Bale, who also played Walter Wade Jr. in Shaft. In the West End musical adaptation, he was portrayed by Matt Smith, who would later portray T-5000 in Terminator Genisys.
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