Denzel, Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, DiCaprio, Cumberbatch, Daniel Day Lewis, Samuel Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Hiddlestone all 6ft+, above averageYep. Even on casting calls a lot of time they ask for actors and extras to be 5’8-5’11
Bane is a huge character but Tom hardy the actor they chose to play his is only 5’8, it’s definitely some camera stuff because you couldn’t tell watching the movie.
Then you have Pacino, Hardy, DiNero, Hoffman, Downey, Sean Penn and some others as below average.
I really don't see any systematic shortness in actors, but what I do see is that there are like 6'3+. I think being closest to the average height is the easiest to for the director from a technical standpoint, or at least that's what I've heard. So 5'8-5'10 is probably the most normal, just like the nation.