Rosamund Pike

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