Rosamund Pike
Born in
London, England in 1979, Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike was the only child of
Caroline (Friend) (Friend), the classical violinist's mother as well as Julian
Pike, an opera singer father. Because of her parents' jobs, she spent her childhood
travelling around Europe. Pike went to Bristol's Badminton School and started
acting at the National Youth Theatre. Pike was just 23 when she was cast in
"Romeo and Juliet" at the National Youth Theatre. She was then
discovered by an agent and was signed. Though her debut was a high-budget
action movie The film follow-up was mainly in smaller, independent films such
as Promised Land (2004), The Libertine (2004), (for which she won the Best
Supporting Actress award at The British Independent Film Awards), and Pride
& Prejudice (2005) as one of the Bennet daughters. A brief foray into
Hollywood film followed with the action flick, Doom (2005) as well as the
thriller, Fracture (2007) however, she returned to smaller films with
exceptional performances in three films: An Education (2009) and Dagenham
(2010), and An Education. Dagenham (2010) and the lead opposite Paul Giamatti
in Barney's Version (2010).As she continued her acting career in England, Pike
appeared in the spy spoof, Johnny English Reborn (2011) as well as portrayed
the role as "Andromeda" in the sci-fi epic, Wrath of the Titans
(2012). Pike made a return to action movies as the lead actress opposite Tom
Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012).
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