Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike
Pike in 2018
Born
Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike

1979 (age 44–45)[a]
Hammersmith, London, England
Alma materWadham College, Oxford
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
PartnerRobie Uniacke (2009–present)
Children2
AwardsFull list

Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike[2] (born 1979)[a] is an English actress and producer. Prolific in both film and television, she is particularly known for her portrayals of morally ambiguous women in psychological thrillers and dramas. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards.

Pike studied at Wadham College, Oxford and began her acting career by appearing in stage productions including Romeo and Juliet at the National Youth Theatre. She had her breakthrough for her film debut as Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day (2002), and had supporting roles in the period dramas Pride & Prejudice (2005), An Education (2009) and Made in Dagenham (2010).

In the next decade, Pike had mainstream film appearances in Johnny English Reborn (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012), Jack Reacher (2012) and The World's End (2013). She received acclaim for her starring role as Amy Dunne in the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014), which earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award, British Academy Film Award, and Academy Award for Best Actress.[3] Pike then portrayed Ruth Williams Khama in the biopic A United Kingdom (2016) and Marie Colvin in the war film A Private War (2018), for which she received her second Golden Globe Award nomination. She won her first Golden Globe Award for her leading performance in the dark comedy film I Care a Lot (2020), while her supporting role in the black comedy Saltburn (2023) earned her additional nominations from the Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards.[4]

On television, Pike won a Primetime Emmy Award for her role in the comedy miniseries State of the Union (2019).[5] In 2021, she began starring as Moiraine Damodred in the Amazon Prime Video fantasy series The Wheel of Time, and in 2024, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series as an executive producer of the science fiction series 3 Body Problem.

  1. ^ Rosamund Pike (27 January 2021). "It's my internet birthday! (Somewhat different from my real birthday) This is me and my Dad some time in the Summer of my birth year, 1979 ..." Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2021 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Brady, Tara (17 November 2016). "Rosamund Pike: from Bond girl to Gone Girl to leading woman". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ^ Speicher, Jeffrey (21 April 2024). "The 10 Best Villains in Thriller Movies, Ranked". Collider.
  4. ^ Hammond, Pete (17 February 2021). "'I Care A Lot' Review: Golden Globe-Nominated Rosamund Pike Wickedly Good In Sharp Dark Satire That Suits The Moment". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.


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