Rosamund Pike

While studying at Oxford, Rosamund had a relationship with Simon Woods who in 2005 played her love interest in ‘Pride and Prejudice’. She later was engaged to Joe Wright, the film’s director, however, in 2008, the marriage was called off at the last minute.

She has been in a relationship with Robie Uniacke, a businessman and math researcher since December 2009. The couple has two sons, Solo (born May 6, 2012), and Atom (December 2, 2014) while, Robie Uniacke, 16 years her senior, has four other children from two previous relationships.

A skilled cellist, she speaks German and French fluently and lives in West End, London.

Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike was born on January 27, 1979, in Hammersmith, London to Caroline and Julian Pike. Her mother is an opera singer and her father is a professor of music and head of operatic studies at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Rosamund is the only child of her parents.

Until the age of seven, young Rosamund spent much of her childhood accompanying her parents all over Europe, where their professional commitments took them. During this time, seeing her parents rehearse and perform on stage, she became enamored with acting and wanted to take it up as a career.

She enrolled at the Badminton School in Bristol at the age of 11, having won a scholarship. She learned to play the piano and the cello and took up acting in real earnest at the age of 16 after joining The National Youth Theatre.

Her performance onstage as Juliet in a production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ when she was 18 caught the eye of a theatrical agent, who assisted her to commence her professional acting career.

Disappointingly, she was refused by all the drama schools she applied to, leaving her with no alternative but to seek admission to Oxford University's Wadham College to study English literature. During her college days, she often took up acting roles to pay her way through.

After graduating, she found the lack of acting opportunities dismaying and decided to work at Waterstone's bookshop but life changed radically in late 2001, when she was offered a role in a James Bond film, ‘Die Another Day’ as a ‘Bond’ girl alongside Pierce Brosnan.

The first ‘Bond’ girl to have an Oxford degree, she also appeared in ‘Bond Girls Are Forever’, a special show, and in a tribute to the ‘James Bond’ series by ‘BAFTA’.

In 2003, following the huge release of ‘Die Another Day’ that brought her international fame, she again took to the stage to act in a play, ‘Hitchcock Blonde’. Her performance was acclaimed but somewhat controversial as in one scene; she appeared in nothing else but high-heeled shoes.

In 2004, she played an important role in ‘The Libertine’ that starred Johnny Depp. For her performance in the film, she received critical acclaim and the award for the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ at the’ British Independent Film Awards’. In the same year, she appeared in two more films, ‘The Promised Land’, and the cinematic adaptation of the computer game series ‘Doom’.

In 2005, she played the part of ‘Jane’ alongside Keira Knightley who played the character of ‘Elizabeth’ in ‘Pride and Prejudice’.

Her performance in the movie ‘Gone Girl’ (2014) was highly appreciated and she received many award nomination for her role.