Chris Pine (L) and Host Max Greenfield attend the 12th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on June 8, 2013, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson)
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2013
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Chris Pine poses for a portrait at CinemaCon 2013 on April 18, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello)
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2014
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Chris Pine attends the Celebration of Chris Pine's cover of Flaunt Magazine at Beautique on November 22, 2014, in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai)
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2014
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Chris Pine arriving at Ashburton District Court on March 17, 2014, in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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2015
8949 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, USA
Chris Pine takes the podium to announce the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 15, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter)
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2015
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Chris Pine attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 22, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt)
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2016
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
Chris Pine attends the premiere of Disney's "The Finest Hours" at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 25, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin)
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2016
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Chris Pine attends the "Hell Or High Water" Photocall during the 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2016, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
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2016
Sydney, Australia
Chris Pine poses during a photocall for Star Trek Beyond on July 7, 2016, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne)
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2017
6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
Chris Pine attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Wonder Woman' at the Pantages Theatre on May 25, 2017, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix)
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2018
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Chris Pine attends the Turner Upfront 2018 arrivals on the red carpet at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 16, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris)
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2018
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Chris Pine attends the European Premiere of "Outlaw King" & Headline gala during the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on October 17, 2018, in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland)
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2018
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Chris Pine attends the "Outlaw King" press conference during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 7, 2018, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by GP Images)
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2018
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Chris Pine attends the European Premiere of "Outlaw King" & Headline gala during the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on October 17, 2018, in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland)
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2018
New York City, NY, USA
Chris Pine attends a Q&A for "Outlaw King" on November 7, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Adrian Edwards)
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2019
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Gal Gadot and Chris Pine attend the Premiere Of TNT's "I Am The Night" at Harmony Gold on January 24, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire)
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New York City, NY, USA
Chris Pine is seen on January 28, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Gardiner Anderson)
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Achievements
Membership
Awards
ShoWest Award
2009
3655 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA
Chris Pine, the recipient of the Male Star of Tomorrow Award, arrives at the ShoWest awards ceremony at the Paris Las Vegas during ShoWest, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, April 2, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller)
CinemaCon Award
2013
3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA
Chris Pine, the recipient of the Male Star of the Year Award, attends the CinemaCon 2013 Final Night Awards at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners on April 18, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ryan Miller)
Chris Pine, the recipient of the Male Star of Tomorrow Award, arrives at the ShoWest awards ceremony at the Paris Las Vegas during ShoWest, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, April 2, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller)
Chris Pine, the recipient of the Male Star of the Year Award, attends the CinemaCon 2013 Final Night Awards at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners on April 18, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ryan Miller)
Chris Pine (L) and Host Max Greenfield attend the 12th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on June 8, 2013, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson)
Chris Pine takes the podium to announce the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 15, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter)
Chris Pine attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 22, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt)
Chris Pine attends the premiere of Disney's "The Finest Hours" at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 25, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin)
65 Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France
Chris Pine attends the "Hell Or High Water" Photocall during the 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2016, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
Chris Pine attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Wonder Woman' at the Pantages Theatre on May 25, 2017, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix)
Chris Pine attends the Turner Upfront 2018 arrivals on the red carpet at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 16, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris)
Chris Pine attends the European Premiere of "Outlaw King" & Headline gala during the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on October 17, 2018, in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland)
Chris Pine attends the "Outlaw King" press conference during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 7, 2018, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by GP Images)
Chris Pine attends the European Premiere of "Outlaw King" & Headline gala during the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on October 17, 2018, in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland)
Gal Gadot and Chris Pine attend the Premiere Of TNT's "I Am The Night" at Harmony Gold on January 24, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire)
(Princess Mia has just turned 21 and is supposed to succee...)
Princess Mia has just turned 21 and is supposed to succeed her grandmother as the Queen of Genovia, but an unmarried woman can't be made queen. She now has 30 days to find a husband!
(After school trouble-maker Luther pushes another student ...)
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(The story of the early days of California wine making fea...)
The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris".
(The greatest adventure of all time begins with Star Trek,...)
The greatest adventure of all time begins with Star Trek, the incredible story of a
young crew's maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S.
Enterprise.
(Chris Pine (Star Trek) stars in the intense and gripping ...)
Chris Pine (Star Trek) stars in the intense and gripping thriller, Carriers. The terrifying story follows four teens who discover that they are far more dangerous to one another than the deadly global virus they are desperate to outrun. Filled with pulse-pounding suspense, Carriers takes place in a world where laws and rules no longer apply, and no one can be trusted. Not even your friends.
(Just days before leaving for Nashville to pursue a life l...)
Just days before leaving for Nashville to pursue a life long dream of being a singer/songwriter, Rhett's (Chris Pine) girlfriend, Samantha (Bre Blair), realizes that "his" future may not be "their" future.
(With an unmanned runaway train carrying toxic chemicals a...)
With an unmanned runaway train carrying toxic chemicals about to derail near a medium-Sized town, a brave engineer and his conductor give chase in a locomotive and stop the train in the nick of time.
(FDR (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) are covert CIA oper...)
FDR (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) are covert CIA operatives and best buddies...until they both fall for charming and sexy Lauren (Reese Witherspoon). Their friendship is put to the ultimate test as they wage an epic battle for her affection, using their surveillance skills and an array of high-tech gadgetry - may the best spy win!
(Sam Harper (Chris Pine), a struggling corporate trader in...)
Sam Harper (Chris Pine), a struggling corporate trader in New York City, is in trouble after one of his deals violates federal law and the Federal Trade Commission threatens him with an investigation. Sam's boss (Jon Favreau) urges him to bribe federal officials, at Sam's own expense.
(An epic adventure of a group of heroes with extraordinary...)
An epic adventure of a group of heroes with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit, Pitch, tries to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces to protect the hopes, beliefs and the imagination of children all over.
(When a ruthless mastermind, Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) d...)
When a ruthless mastermind, Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) declares a one-man war on the Federation, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise set out on their most explosive manhunt of all time.
(Based on the CIA analyst created by espionage master Tom ...)
Based on the CIA analyst created by espionage master Tom Clancy, "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" is a blistering action thriller that follows Ryan (Chris Pine, "Star Trek") from his quiet double-life as a veteran-turned-Wall Street executive to his all-out initiation as a hunted American agent on the trail of a massive terrorist plot in Moscow.
(The director of Smokin' Aces brings you this action-comed...)
The director of Smokin' Aces brings you this action-comedy where a limo driver with a dark past takes on an eccentric billionaire client in hopes of a big payday.
(Chris Pine, Margot Robbie, and Chiwetel Ejiofor are the l...)
Chris Pine, Margot Robbie, and Chiwetel Ejiofor are the last three people on earth, struggling to survive, secrets, suspicions, and threats in this intense thriller based on the award-winning book.
(When a massive winter storm traps more than 30 sailors on...)
When a massive winter storm traps more than 30 sailors on a fast-sinking ship, four U.S. Coast Guard members set out to rescue them in a 12-seat boat, braving 60-foot waves and hurricane-force winds, in a heroic action-thriller based on a true story.
(Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges star in this tau...)
Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges star in this taut action-drama about two brothers who turn to crime to save their family's land-and the Texas Ranger out to stop them.
(On a rescue mission, the USS Enterprise is attacked by Kr...)
On a rescue mission, the USS Enterprise is attacked by Krall, a warlord sworn against the Federation. Crashed on an uncharted world, the crew must join forces with Jaylah, a rebellious alien warrior, to escape and stop Krall from triggering all-out war.
(For The Love of Spock celebrates the life and career of S...)
For The Love of Spock celebrates the life and career of Star Trek's Mr. Spock and the actor who played him, Leonard Nimoy, in a never-before-seen way: through the eyes of his son and director Adam Nimoy.
(Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of t...)
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers… and her true destiny.
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I Am the Night tells the gripping story of Fauna Hodel (India Eisley), a teenage girl who is given away at birth, and grows up outside of Reno, Nevada. Fauna lives more-or-less comfortably with the mysteries of her origin, until one day she makes a discovery that leads her to question everything.
Chris Pine is an American actor. Pine portrayed a young Captain James Kirk in the Star Trek franchise and Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman.
Background
Ethnicity:
Chris’s father is of German and English ancestry. Chris’s maternal grandfather was Jewish, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. Chris’s maternal grandmother was a Texan, and had English, Welsh, and French ancestry.
Chris Pine was born on August 26, 1980, at Cedars Sinai Hospital, in Los Angeles, California, the United States. He was no stranger to show business as a child, having a grandmother, Anne Gwynne, who starred in Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) and House of Frankenstein (1944), and a father, Robert Pine, known for playing Sergeant Joseph Getraer on the popular police-drama CHiPs. Pine's mother, Gwynne Gilford, and sister, Katie, also enjoyed minor acting careers.
Chris's ancestry is Russian Jewish (from his maternal grandfather), English, German, Welsh, and French.
Education
Pine often spent time on Hollywood sets while growing up, though he was mainly interested in sports throughout his youth, but his interest shifted to acting in high school. 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 college, he won a place at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), which has produced luminaries like Richard Harris, Jim Broadbent, John Lithgow, Donald Sutherland, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amy Irving, Stephen Moyer, etc., but a lack of funds, and the prospect of student loan debts, stopped him from doing this course in London.
Once out of the theatre circuit, Chris started auditioning for TV roles and ended up getting minor roles in the TV series’ such as ER, CSI: Miami, and The Guardian.
With his boyish good looks and striking blue eyes, it was only a matter of time before he was tapped for the lead in a romantic comedy; sure enough, he made his feature-film debut in 2004, starring opposite Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.
Pine returned to the genre two years later, this time co-starring with Lindsay Lohan in Just My Luck. He was later given the opportunity to branch out as a villainous neo-Nazi in the ensemble crime flick Smoking Aces (2007).
In 2008, Pine landed the coveted role of Captain James Kirk in the J.J. Adams-directed reboot of the famed Star Trek franchise. Starring fellow up-and-coming actors Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana as Spock and Uhura, respectively, Star Trek was both a critical and box-office success upon its 2009 release, and Pine became an overnight star. He reprised the role of Captain Kirk for Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and again for Star Trek Beyond (2016).
The success of Star Trek opened more doors for Pine, as he went on to earn additional prominent film roles. He starred alongside Denzel Washington in the Tony Scott thriller Unstoppable (2010); became ensnared in a love triangle with Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy in the action rom-com This Means War (2012); and stepped into the role of the titular CIA agent in the Kenneth Branagh-directed Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014).
He also branched out from the usual leading-man fare, portraying a conniving bad guy in Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) and showing a comedic touch in the off-color musical Into the Woods (2014). After returning to type with a heroic role in The Finest Hours (2016), he co-starred as a noble-minded bank robber in Hell or High Water (2016), with Jeff Bridges.
Pine next took on the role of Steve Trevor, ally and love interest to the titular heroine of Wonder Woman (2017). A huge hit thanks to the performances of Pine and co-star Gal Gadot, the feature breathed new life into the DC superhero universe and fueled production on a sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, set for a 2020 debut.
In 2018, Pine enjoyed an important role in A Wrinkle In Time, based on the enduring children's book by Madeleine L'Engle, and starred in the historical drama Outlaw King. The following year, he rejoined Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins to headline the TNT series I Am the Night, playing a reporter who follows a slippery slope down the trail of an unsolved mystery.
Also that year, Pine voiced a version of Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In August 2018, it was reported that Pine would not be reprising his role as Captain Kirk in the fourth film of the Star Trek film series after contract negotiations fell through.
In May 2017, Pine was in negotiations to star in a film adaptation of the novel, All the Old Knives, opposite Michelle Williams. On September 5, 2017, it was announced that Pine is set to star as Robert F. Kennedy in a limited series on Hulu, produced by Sony Pictures Television. He will also serve as an executive producer for the series, based on the Larry Tye biography Bobby Kennedy: The Making Of A Liberal Icon. In May 2019, it was announced that Pine will star in action-thriller Violence of Action.
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2019
Religion
Pine has stated in many of his interviews that despite hailing from a very religious family, he is opposed to following any religion: "I believe in luck and fate and I believe in karma, that the energy you put out in the world comes back to meet you. So if you have positive good energy, hopefully, good things will come to you from the universe… I definitely have a spiritual outlook… I am not a religious guy, I am probably agnostic."
Politics
Politically, Pine has called himself a "left-leaning liberal." He has stated that both Democrats and Republicans tend to be interchangeable when it comes to certain actions, citing President Obama's strengthening of the Patriot Act.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Pine along with fellow Star Trek coworkers J.J. Abrams, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, George Takei, Justin Lin, Bryan Fuller, and Adam Nimoy, endorsed a movement called Trek Against Trump. The movement endorsed Hillary Clinton.
On November 1, 2016, Pine, along with director Joss Whedon, released a video urging people to vote in the upcoming elections. While the video was a parody of Congress in general, certain commentators took the video to represent the Republican Congress.
Views
Pine claims to have been yet another Hollywood ugly duckling. According to Pine, his younger self was an acne-ridden kid with coke-bottle glasses. To this day, Pine says he still feels more comfortable around people who are “uncomfortable with themselves”.
Pine has stated that Captain Kirk’s fallible nature is what he loves most about playing the character. Pine enjoys being able to play a “buffoon” at times, the know-it-all who makes mistakes and can fluctuate between being charming and being unlikeable. Pine also says sitting in the Captain’s chair, knowing the CGI will bring the scene to life, is like a “trip on some really good stuff.”
Although a director will obviously have their own vision for a film, some directors allow more leeway for their actors to get involved in the creative process. Pine prefers directors who allow him to explore the character more and have some input on what goes on behind the camera.
Pine is attracted to roles that explore masculinity, and men’s relationships with one another. In particular, Pine was attracted to Hell or High Water due to the director’s previous portrayal of male relationships in Starred Up: “His understanding of male relationships and the way they’re articulated and physicalized… was beautiful, sensitive, nuanced and violent all at once.” Pine’s interest in the exploration of masculinity often leads to roles where he plays someone competing with other men in one way or another, like the love triangle in Z for Zachariah or Captain Kirk in Star Trek.
Despite spending his early 20s as a working actor in LA, Pine was never a big drinker and he completely avoided drugs. Pine’s philosophy was that alcohol was somewhat predictable, allowing you to figure out your limit and stay within it.
Quotations:
"I am critical of myself like everyone else. You go to a movie theater and you are forty feet high. I had bad skin as a teenager and I am a shy person, but I think I am in the perfect business to fight my insecurities. You have to learn to love yourself and say "I am pretty cool" instead of being so critical. You can easily fall into the trap of doing that."
"Hollywood is like living in a weird bubble. A bunch of people take care of you and get you stuff, and you're the center of that little microcosmic world. You start believing that it is real and... you deserve it."
"The more you are positive and say I want to have a good life, the more you build that reality for yourself; by creating the life that you want. "
Personality
Pine frequents Los Angeles bar The Roger Room along with Jason Sarayba, John Mayer and Samantha Ronson.
On March 1, 2014, while filming Z for Zachariah in New Zealand, Pine was arrested by police near Methven after failing to pass a routine roadside breath alcohol test. He pleaded guilty to drunk driving on March 17, stating that he drank four vodkas at a local pub. Pine was disqualified from driving in New Zealand for six months and ordered to pay NZ$93 in reparation. He had a clean record, and the judge said that "the incident was out of character."
Pine was immortalized by the internet back in 2015 when he cried during John Legend and Common’s performance of Glory at the 2015 Oscars. Pine said the song spoke to him about the strength of the human spirit, and its power to persevere and overcome barriers.
Physical Characteristics:
Pine has an athletic build, a height of 6 ft or 183 cm, and a weight of 78 kg or 172 pounds. Pine has light brown hair and sparkling blue eyes.
Pine used to hit the gym and do the typical exercises to stay in shape, but he hated how rigid movements like the bench press were. Now, Pine’s workouts revolve around clubbells, which are basically baseball bat-shaped kettlebells. As Pine’s trainer says, clubbells “are why woolly mammoths went extinct.” The exercise mainly involves lunges, squats, presses, and lifts with the giant weights.
Interests
skeet shooting
Politicians
Hillary Clinton
Writers
Daniel Silva, The Meaning of Human Existence by Edward Wilson
Sport & Clubs
tennis
Music & Bands
John Legend
Connections
Chris Pine is currently dating British actress, Annabelle Wallis.