Rosamund Pike
Born in
London, England in 1979, Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike was the sole child of
Caroline (Friend) (Friend), a classical violinist mom as well as Julian Pike,
an opera singer father. She spent her childhood travelling across Europe as a
result of her parents' work. Pike went to Badminton School in Bristol, England
and was a part of the National Youth Theatre. Pike first appeared in the
National Youth Theatre production "Romeo and Juliet". She was signed
by an agent after she was spotted. Pike also began acting at the National Youth
Theatre. Although her debut film was a high-budget action movie however, the
work that followed was primarily in smaller, independent films like Promised
Land (2004), The Libertine (2004), (for which she was awarded the Best
Supporting Actress award at The British Independent Film Awards) as well as
Pride & Prejudice (2005) as one of the Bennet daughters. A brief
excursion into Hollywood film was followed by the action flick, Doom (2005) and
the thriller, Fracture (2007), but she returned to films with smaller budgets
with exceptional performance in three films: An Education (2009) Then Dagenham
(2010), and An Education. Dagenham (2010), and the lead role with Paul Giamatti
in Barney's Version (2010).As she continued her stage work 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). She was back in action films with her female lead in the film Jack Reacher
(2012). Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012).
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