Rosamund Pike: podcast appearances and interviews

Rosamund Pike, born in 1979, is an English actress and producer. She is recognized for her portrayals of complex and morally ambiguous women in independent cinema and psychological thrillers. Her performance in the film Gone Girl earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and she has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award, along with nominations for two BAFTAs. Pike graduated from Wadham College, Oxford, and initially gained recognition through stage productions such as Romeo and Juliet at the National Youth Theatre. Her professional film debut was as Miranda Frost in Die Another Day (2002). She has appeared in supporting roles in various period dramas, including Pride and Prejudice, An Education, and Made in Dagenham, and has starred in mainstream films like Johnny English Reborn, Wrath of the Titans, Jack Reacher, and The World's End. Pike's career includes notable portrayals such as Ruth Williams Khama in A United Kingdom and Marie Colvin in A Private War. She secured a Golden Globe for her leading role in the black comedy I Care a Lot (2020), and won an Emmy for her role in the miniseries State of the Union (2019). More recently, she starred as Moiraine Damodred in The Wheel of Time series and received acclaim for her performance in the satirical thriller Saltburn (2023). As a producer, she was nominated for an Emmy for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem (2024), and she returned to the stage in 2025, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role in Inter Alia at the Royal National Theatre.