by Nathaniel R
Pike earlier this month in LAYou can see Rosamund Pike's acclaimed performance as a war journalist in A Private War today in movie theaters -- the movie's now gone wide. Pike, who is 39, was born in Hammersmith London, the only child of musician parents. We've been fans of Pike since her slyly terrific work in An Education (2009). Though she's headlined one huge hit (Gone Girl) it still seems like she's waiting for that one role / star vehicle to cement those career gains, and make people remember her name, doesn't it? If you were her agent or management what would you be fighting for right about now? I know I'd immediately put the kabosh on 'the girl' in male-driven action ensemble pictures and fight for more complex female leads -- why not another play? She hasn't been onstage in quite a while.
I'd also be looking for a drama which flirts with mysterious woman elements to capitalize on her Gone Girl fame and her sometimes deliciously remote aura without attempting to recreate that film. Just make sure it's a juicy role because she's up to the task.
After the jump all the posters from her feature film filmography. How many have you seen? And did you remember that she was in them (since you probably saw a few before Gone Girl!)
Act One - Who is that?
DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002) - feature film debut! Pike is one of only 3 Bond girls to ever go on to become an Oscar nominated actor; the others are Halle Berry in Monster's Ball and Kim Basinger in LA Confidential who both won. No former Bond girl has ever been a multiple nominee.
PROMISED LAND (2004)
THE LIBERTINE (2004) - BIFA win for Best Supporting Actress
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005) -London Critics Circle nomination Best Supporting Actress
DOOM (2005)
FRACTURE (2007)
FUGITIVE PIECES (2007)
AN EDUCATION (2009) -BIFA & London Critics Circle nominations for Best Supporting Actress, and SAG nomination Best Ensemble
SURROGATES (2009)
Act Two -Oh, yeah it's whatsher name from Pride & Prejudice and An Education. She's good!
BURNING PALMS (2010)
BARNEY'S VERSION (2010) - London Critics Circle - Best Actress nominee
MADE IN DAGENHAM (2010) - BIFA & London Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress nominee
JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN (2011)
THE BIG YEAR (2011)
WRATH OF THE TITANS (2012)
JACK REACHER (2012)
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (2013) first time receiving top billing
THE WORLD'S END (2013)
A LONG WAY DOWN (2014)
HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS (2014)
WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (2014) top billing
Act Three - Gone Girl and its aftermath!
GONE GIRL (2014) - Oscar & SAG & Globe nominations for Best Actress (and lots of other minor nominations and wins)
RETURN TO SENDER (2015) top billing
A UNITED KINGDOM (2016)
THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART (2017)
HOSTILES (2017)
BEIRUT (2018)
7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE (2018) top billing
A PRIVATE WAR (2018) top billing
Next up for Pike is a relationship comedy series State of the Union with Chris O'Dowd and she's already completed filming two for 2019: she plays Marie Curie in Radioactive with Sam Riley as her husband Pierre Curie and she's in the ensemble of a crime drama Three Seconds starring Joel Kinnaman, Common, and Clive Owen which is about an ex con infiltrating the mob.