Rosamund Pike

Born in London, England in 1979, Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike was the sole child of Caroline (Friend), the classical violinist's mother as well as Julian Pike, an opera father of a singer. Due to her parents' job, she spent much of in her early years traveling throughout Europe. Pike was born in Bristol and attended Badminton School. She 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 after she was noticed. Pike also began acting at the National Youth Theatre. While her debut film was a high-budget action movie, her film performances were mostly in smaller independent films such as Promised Land (2004) and The Libertine (2004). The Libertine won her the Best Supporting Actress Award at The British Independent Film Awards for the film. Pride & Prejudice (2005) was her first film. Following the action film Doom (2006) and the action thriller Fracture (2007), Pike attempted a brief stint in Hollywood film. However, she returned to smaller films with extraordinary performance in three films: An Education (2008), Dagenham (2010), and Dagenham (2010) and the lead 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). She returned to action-oriented films with the female lead opposite Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012).