Rosamund Pike

Born in London, England in 1979, Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike was the sole child of Caroline (Friend) (Friend), a classical violinist mom and Julian Pike, an opera musician dad. Due to their job, she spent much of her childhood touring around Europe. Pike went to Badminton School in Bristol, England and started acting at 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 observed. Pike also began acting at the National Youth Theatre. Although her first 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). She won the Best Supporting Actress Award at The British Independent Film Awards for the film. Pride & Prejudice (2005) was her first feature film. After a brief stint in Hollywood, Doom (2005) and Fracture (2006) followed. She returned to film, delivering outstanding performances in three smaller films. She was also in Johnny English Reborn (2011) and the sci-fi drama Wrath of the Titans (2012). In the film, she starred with Tom Cruise as her female lead in Jack Reacher (2012), she returned to action movies.