Rosamund Pike

Born in 1979 in London, England, actress Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike was the sole child of a classical violinist mom, Caroline (Friend), and an opera father of a singer, Julian Pike. She spent her childhood travelling throughout Europe as a result of the work of her parents. Pike was a student at the Badminton School in Bristol, England and then began her acting career at the National Youth Theatre. Pike first appeared in a National Youth Theatre production "Romeo and Juliet". She was signed by an agent when she was spotted. Pike also began acting at the National Youth Theatre. While her debut film was a big-budget action film, her work was mainly in smaller independent films such as Promised Land (2004) and The Libertine (2004). She was awarded the Best Supporting Actress Award at The British Independent Film Awards for this film. Pride & Prejudice (2005) was her debut film. Following the action movie, Doom (2006) as well as the thriller Fracture (2007), Pike attempted a brief stint in Hollywood film. But, she returned to smaller films with remarkable performances in three movies: An Education (2008) and Dagenham (2010), and Dagenham (2010) as well as the leading role with Paul Giamatti in Barney's Version (2010). In 2012, Pike portrayed the role of Andromeda in the sci-fi epic Wrath of the Titans (2012). Pike returned to action films as the lead actress opposite Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012).







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