Chris Pine(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Chris Pine was born in Los Angeles. His parents are actorsRobert PineandGwynne Gilford,and his maternal grandparents wereMax M. Gilford,a president of the Hollywood Bar Association, and actressAnne Gwynne.His sister,Katherine Pine,has also acted. Chris's ancestry is Russian Jewish (from his maternal grandfather), English, German, Welsh, and French. Pine attended Oakwood School in the San Fernando Valley, and went on to study English at the University of California, Berkeley where he received a bachelor's degree. During this time, he spent one year studying at the University of Leeds in England. Pine also studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. After embarking on an acting career, Pine won guest roles in many television series, and made his feature film debut oppositeAnne HathawayinThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).Other roles in film and television followed, but he became an international star when he was cast as James T. Kirk in the hugely successful franchise reboot,Star Trek (2009).
He subsequently starred in the filmsUnstoppable (2010),This Means War (2012),People Like Us (2012),and the sequelStar Trek Into Darkness (2013).In 2014, Pine co-starred inHorrible Bosses 2 (2014)and, as Cinderella's Prince, in the musicalInto the Woods (2014),alongsideMeryl StreepandAnna Kendrick.In 2015, he appeared in the thrillerZ for Zachariah (2015),and in 2016, he headlined the sea-set dramaThe Finest Hours (2016),the third film in the new Trek universe,Star Trek Beyond (2016),and the bank robber dramaHell or High Water (2016).In 2017, Chris played Steve Trevor oppositeGal Gadotin the title role ofWonder Woman (2017),a film that became his biggest domestic earner.
He subsequently starred in the filmsUnstoppable (2010),This Means War (2012),People Like Us (2012),and the sequelStar Trek Into Darkness (2013).In 2014, Pine co-starred inHorrible Bosses 2 (2014)and, as Cinderella's Prince, in the musicalInto the Woods (2014),alongsideMeryl StreepandAnna Kendrick.In 2015, he appeared in the thrillerZ for Zachariah (2015),and in 2016, he headlined the sea-set dramaThe Finest Hours (2016),the third film in the new Trek universe,Star Trek Beyond (2016),and the bank robber dramaHell or High Water (2016).In 2017, Chris played Steve Trevor oppositeGal Gadotin the title role ofWonder Woman (2017),a film that became his biggest domestic earner.
