Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike born 1979 is a British actress and producer Known for her portrayals of complex and morally ambiguous women in independent cinema and psychological thrillers her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award a Golden Globe Award and a Laurence Olivier Award in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two BAFTAs A graduate of Wadham College Oxford Pike drew early recognition from her work in stage productions including Romeo and Juliet at the National Youth Theatre before her professional debut as Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day 2002 Supporting roles in the period dramas Pride Prejudice 2005 An Education 2009 and Made in Dagenham 2010 were followed by further mainstream film credits including Johnny English Reborn 2011  Wrath of the Titans 2012 Jack Reacher 2012 and The Worlds End 2013 For her portrayal of Amy Dunne in the psychological thriller Gone Girl 2014 Pike earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress Pikes career further progressed with her portrayals of Ruth Williams Khama in the biopic A United Kingdom 2016 and Marie Colvin in the war film A Private War 2018 She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her leading role in the black comedy I Care a Lot 2020 During this period she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress for her role in the comedy miniseries State of the Union 2019 After starring as Moiraine Damodred in the Amazon Prime Video fantasy series The Wheel of Time 20212025 she received renewed acclaim and awards nominations for her performance in the satirical thriller Saltburn 2023 For producing the Netflix science fiction series 3 Body Problem 2024 Pike earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series In 2025 she returned to the stage for the first time in 15 years with her performance in the Royal National Theatre production Inter Alia for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress Description above is from the Wikipedia article Rosamund Pike licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors is on Wikipedia