Rosamund Pike
Born in London, England in 1979, Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike was the sole child of Caroline (Friend) who was the classical violinist's mother, as well as Julian Pike, an opera musician dad. Both parents were extremely hard-working and she traveled extensively across Europe during her childhood. Pike went to Bristol's Badminton School and started acting at the National Youth Theatre. Pike was only 23 when she was cast in "Romeo and Juliet" at the National Youth Theatre. She was then recognized by an agent and signed. While her debut film was a huge-budget action film, her work was mainly in smaller independent movies 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 first feature film. Following a brief appearance in Hollywood, Doom (2005) and Fracture (2006) followed. She returned to film, delivering outstanding performance