Rosamund Pike

Born in London in 1979, Rosamund Elizabeth Pike is an actor. She is the sole child to a classical violinist mom Caroline (Friend) as well as an opera singer father Julian Pike. She spent her childhood travelling throughout Europe because of the work of her parents. Pike was born in Bristol and went to Badminton School. She then began her acting career at the National Youth Theatre. Pike was only 23 when she appeared in "Romeo and Juliet" at the National Youth Theatre. She was then discovered by an agent and signed. While her film debut was a major-budget action feature The film following was primarily in smaller, independent films like Promised Land (2004), The Libertine (2004), (for which she won the Best Supporting Actress award at The British Independent Film Awards) as well as Pride & Prejudice (2005) as one of the Bennet daughters. After a brief time in Hollywood, Doom (2005) and Fracture (2006) followed. She returned to film with exceptional performances in three smaller films. She also appeared in Johnny English Reborn (2011) and the sci-fi action Wrath of the Titans (2012). With Tom Cruise as her female lead in Jack Reacher (2012), she was back in action films.