Rosamund Pike
Born in 1979
in London, England, actress Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike is the only child of a
classically trained violinist's mother, Caroline (Friend), and a father of a
singer, Julian Pike. Because of her parents' jobs, she spent her childhood
travelling around Europe. Pike was a student at the Badminton School in
Bristol, England and began acting at the National Youth Theatre. Pike first
appeared in the National Youth Theatre production "Romeo and Juliet".
She was then signed by an agent after she was spotted. Pike also began acting
at the National Youth Theatre. The film she made her debut in was a huge-budget
action thriller. But her subsequent films were mostly independent films like
Promised Land (2004) and The Libertine (2004). For which she was awarded the
award for Best Supporting Actress award in The British Independent Film Awards.
Pride & Prejudice (2005) included Pike as one of the Bennet girls. A
brief venture into Hollywood film was followed by the action flick, Doom (2005)
as well as the thriller Fracture (2007) However, she returned to her
smaller-scale films with her outstanding performances in three films: An
Education (2009) Then Dagenham (2010), and An Education. Dagenham (2010) and
the lead role alongside 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) and also played the role as "Andromeda" in the
sci-fi epic, Wrath of the Titans (2012). Pike returned to action films as the
main actress, playing Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012).
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