Actor who is remembered for his role in the movie "Star Trek": Who is Chris Pine?

His real name is Christopher Whitelaw Pine, he was born on August 26, 1980 in Los Angeles, California. He was born to Robert Pine, whose his father was an actor, and to Gwynne Gilford, a former actress, whose his mother was a psychotherapist. Pine has an older sister, Katherine, who is also an actress, and his maternal grandmother is Anne Gwynne, a Hollywood actress.

Educated at Oakwood School, Pine later graduated from the University of California with a bachelor degree in 2002. Wanting to find "a place where he belongs" while in college, Pine was not interested in joining any association and decided to do theater instead. Pine played Orestes and Shakespeare in a play by playwright Caryl Churchill at La Val's Subterranean Theatre, and at Zellerbach Hall. After graduating from college, Pine trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco while attending the Williamstown Theater Festival.

Pine's first acting role was when she appeared in the 2003 episode of the medical drama tv series "ER". In the same year, he also appeared in episodes of the TV drama series "The Guardian" and the police drama TV series "CSI: Miami".

The following year, "Why Germany?" Pine appeared in the sequel romantic comedy "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" as Nicholas Devereaux, the love interest of Anne Hathaway's main character. While the film was a box office success, it received negative and mixed reviews. In 2005, Pine resumed his career by appearing in an episode of the drama TV series "Six Feet Under" and a direct-to-video independent film "Confession" and another short film, "The Bulls".

Later, he played the role of Shawn Best in the television movie "Surrender, Dorothy" released in early 2006. Later in the year, he played the character of Jake Hardin in "Just My Luck," a romantic comedy in which he co-starred with Lindsay Lohan. Released on May 12, 2006, the film received generally negative reviews. Later that year, Pine starred in the romantic comedy "Blind Dating" with Eddie Kaye Thomas, Anjali Jay, Jane Seymour and Jayma Mays. The film received mixed and negative reviews. He also starred in the action comedy "Smokin' Aces" with Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, Andy Garcia and Alicia Keys. The film did well at the box office, despite mixed reviews.

Pine played the one-man play "The Atheist," written by Ronan Noone, on the Center Stage, New York, in late 2006. In 2007, he co-starred with Scott Wolf in the Los Angeles production of "Fat Pig", a play by Neil LaBute. He received positive reviews for his performance. He then played the role of real-life Napa Valley vintner Bo Barrett in the 2008 comedy-drama film "Bottle Shock."

The following year, he accepted the role of James T. Kirk in the critically and audience-acclaimed sci-fi action movie "Star Trek" (2009). That same month, he made a brief appearance to promote the film on "Saturday Night Live" with Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy. The movie was a huge hit, and was successful at the box office. For the rest of the year, he starred in Beau Willimon's Los Angeles production "Farragut North."

In the fall of 2009, Pine began filming the disaster action thriller "Unstoppable" (2010), directed by Tony Scott and written by Mark Bomback. The movie, which was released in 2010, received generally positive reviews and was successful with its production budget. In the summer of 2010, Pine appeared in the Los Angeles production of the black comedy "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" and won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle's leading actor award for his role. The game was cited as one of the top 15 games ever written in 2014.

In the fall of 2010, Pine starred in the romantic comedy spy movie "This Means War," opposite Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy. The film was released in February 2012 and received generally negative reviews. Later, he voiced the character of Jack Frost in the animated fantasy action-adventure movie "Rise of the Guardians". He co-starred with Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, and Michelle Pfeiffer in the family drama "People Like Us", which was shot early the following year and released in June 2012. He reprized the role of Captain Kirk in the sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness", which was released in the US on May 15, 2013.

In 2009, Pine was in talks to play Jack Ryan in a remake of Tom Clancy's novels, starring in the action thriller "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" (2014). He is the fourth actor to play this character. The following year, he guest-starred in Netflix's comedy TV mini-series "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" and voiced for the adult animated sitcom "SuperMansion."

In 2015, he appeared with Margot Robbie and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the apocalyptic science fiction movie "Z for Zachariah", based on the book of the same name, directed by Craig Zobel. The film, in which the performances of the actors were especially praised, received generally positive reviews.

In May 2015, it was reported that Pine would play one of the Howard brothers in the crime drama movie "Hell or High Water" alongside Ben Foster. The film, which premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, was screened in August of the same year. In addition, the film received great acclaim with the performances of the actors and achieved a successful revenue. Pine reprized the role of Captain Kirk in the sci-fi action movie based on the TV series "Star Trek Beyond." The film was praised and acclaimed for its direction, actors, music and visual effects.

He also starred alongside Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana in the American action thriller "The Finest Hours," which was released in January 2016. In July of that year, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on "SuperMansion."

In 2015, Pine appeared in the superhero movie "Wonder Woman" as Steve Trevor alongside Gal Gadot. The movie was released in June 2017, where it received positive reviews. He also guest-starred in the second season of "SuperMansion" and the third season of "Angie Tribeca" in 2017. Additionally, he reprized her role in the TV series "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later".

The following year, he played Dr. Alexander Murry in the science fiction adventure fantasy film "A Wrinkle in Time" based on the novel of the same name. In the same year, he appeared in the action drama movie "Outlaw King" as Robert the Bruce. The film began filming in Scotland on August 21, 2017, and was released on Netflix on November 9, 2018. The film was met with mixed reviews. In July 2017, cable network TNT announced that he would appear as Jay Singletary in a limited television series "One Day She'll Darken." In addition, Pine served as executive producer with director Patty Jenkins and writer Sam Sheridan. Finally, the drama "I Am the Night" started airing in January 2019.

In 2020, Pine played the role of Westley in the mini comedy series "Home Movie: The Princess Bride for Quibi". He appeared in the series to raise money for World Central Kitchen. On June 13, 2018, director Patty Jenkins announced that Pine would reappear as Steve Trevor in the sequel, "Wonder Woman 1984." Released in December 2020, the film received mixed reviews from critics. It also failed to meet the production budget.

In 2020, Pine co-starred with Thandiwe Newton in the spy thriller "All the Old Knives", a film adaptation of the novel of the same name and directed by Janus Metz Pedersen. Pine also served as executive producer on the film. Released in limited theaters and on Amazon Prime Video on April 8, 2022, the film received generally positive reviews.

Pine executive produced and co-starred in the 2022 action-thriller "The Contractor." The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $2.1 million at the box office. He next starred alongside Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne and Nick Kroll in the psychological thriller "Don't Worry Darling" directed by Olivia Wilde and released in September 2022. The film was a commercial success at the box office, receiving mixed reviews.

In September 2017, it was announced that he would play the role of Robert F. Kennedy and executive produce on the Hulu limited series based on the Larry Tye biography "Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon." In August 2019, it was announced that Pine would play the character of Walter Cronkite in "Newsflash," a drama about how the media covered the Assassination of John F. Kennedy.

In December 2020, it was reported that he will star in the fantasy heist comedy "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Between Thieves" based on the role-playing game of the same name. In February 2022, it was announced that Pine would make his directorial debut with the mystery comedy "Poolman" and will also star in the lead role.

Personal life

Pine dated South African model Dominique Piek from late 2011 to early 2013. Later, he was romantically involved with British actress Annabelle Wallis from 2018 to early 2022.

Pine stated in many of his interviews that although he comes from a very religious family, he does not belong to any religion and describes himself as agnostic. He also likes to eat Italian food and his hobbies include listening to music, playing video games and traveling.