Editing Rosamund Pike (section)

=== 1998–2013: Early roles and breakthrough ===
While she was still at Oxford, Pike acted in and directed various plays, including one by [[Simon Chesterman]] who was then a graduate student.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/reviews/theatre/but%20is%20a%20lie.htm|title=Review of "Everything Before the 'But' Is a Lie" in the "Daily Info, Oxford".|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101822/http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/reviews/theatre/but%20is%20a%20lie.htm|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> She made appearances on British television shows, including ''[[A Rather English Marriage]]'' (1998),<ref name="Rosamund"/> ''[[Wives and Daughters (1999 TV series)|Wives and Daughters]]'' (1999) and the miniseries ''[[Love in a Cold Climate (2001 TV series)|Love in a Cold Climate]]'' (2001). She appeared as Sarah Beaumont in an episode of the series ''[[Foyle's War]]''. After graduating, she was offered a role as a [[Bond girl]] and [[MI6]] agent assigned to aid [[James Bond]] in ''[[Die Another Day]]'', and also appeared in the show ''[[Bond Girls Are Forever]]'' and, shortly afterwards, the [[BAFTA]] tribute to the [[List of James Bond films|''James Bond'' film series]]. She was the first Bond girl to have attended Oxford.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/oct/13/features.magazine|title=The name's Pike, Rosamund Pike|last=Husband|first=Stuart|date=12 October 2002|work=The Guardian|access-date=29 June 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920092949/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/oct/13/features.magazine|archive-date=20 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Pike then played Elizabeth Malet in ''[[The Libertine (2004 film)|The Libertine]]'' (2004), co-starring [[Johnny Depp]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Elizabeth |last=Weitzman |title=Actress Pike knows how to take her roles to extremes |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=20060309&id=UiwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FUUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6511,5827314 |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |date=9 March 2006 |access-date=17 October 2014}}{{dead link|date= February 2017}}</ref> which won her the [[BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{cite news|title=2005 Winners announced 8th British Independent Film Awards |url=http://www.bifa.org.uk/releases/2005-winners-announced-8th-british-independent-film-awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902022459/http://www.bifa.org.uk/releases/2005-winners-announced-8th-british-independent-film-awards |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 September 2012 |work=British Independent Film Awards |date=30 November 2005 |access-date=17 October 2014}}</ref> In the same year, she portrayed Rose in ''[[Promised Land (2004 film)|Promised Land]]'', a film about Israel,<ref name="Rosamund">{{cite web|title= Rosamund Pike – Biography |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/rosamund-pike/biography.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327164809/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/rosamund-pike/biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 March 2012 |work=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref> and starred as scientist Samantha Grimm in the [[Doom (film)|cinematic adaptation]] of the computer game series ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|title=Interview with Rosamund Pike at the Hollywood Premiere of "Doom"|url=http://movies.about.com/od/doom/a/doomrp101705.htm|publisher= | website = [[About.com]]|access-date=24 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912162627/http://movies.about.com/od/doom/a/doomrp101705.htm|archive-date=12 September 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Rosamund Pike (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pike at the premiere of ''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]'' during the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
In 2005, she appeared as Jane, the elder sister of Elizabeth (played by [[Keira Knightley]]), in ''[[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride & Prejudice]]''. Pike then starred in the film adaptation of [[Anne Michaels]]' novel ''[[Fugitive Pieces (film)|Fugitive Pieces]]''. She starred as a successful attorney in the film ''[[Fracture (2007 film)|Fracture]]'', opposite [[Anthony Hopkins]] and [[Ryan Gosling]]. Pike was a judge at the [[Costa Book Awards]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/pandora-tendulkar-ton-is-news-to-shilpa-1203696.html| title= Pandora: Tendulkar ton is news to Shilpa|date=19 December 2008|work=The Independent|access-date=29 June 2017|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000424/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/pandora-tendulkar-ton-is-news-to-shilpa-1203696.html|archive-date=29 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Her stage credits include ''[[Hitchcock Blonde]]'' by [[Terry Johnson (dramatist)|Terry Johnson]] and [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[Summer and Smoke]]'', both in London's [[West End of London|West End]], and ''[[Gas Light]]'' at London's [[Old Vic Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Trueman|first=Matt|title=London's Old Vic challenges celebrities to stage a musical in 24 hours|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/04/old-vic-24-hour-musical|access-date=24 November 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=4 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225030345/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/04/old-vic-24-hour-musical|archive-date=25 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, she played the title character in ''Madame De Sade'' during the Donmar's West End season.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23541568-details/The+man+with+the+Midas+touch/article.do |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822151403/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23541568-details/The%2Bman%2Bwith%2Bthe%2BMidas%2Btouch/article.do |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2008 |title=The man with the Midas touch |access-date=26 May 2009 |date=19 August 2008 |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |first=Louise |last=Jury}}</ref>

In 2010, she appeared in the British film ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' and in the Canadian film ''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]'' in which she plays Miriam. That same year, she starred in a production of ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' on a UK tour. Pike recorded voicework for a lead role in the film ''[[Jackboots on Whitehall]]'' (2010) and lent her voice to a series of James Bond audio books, narrating ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (novel)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rosamund Pike narrates 'The Spy Who Loved Me' for new Ian Fleming audiobooks|url=http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=9196&t=mi6&s=news| access-date= 12 January 2011|publisher=mi6.co.uk|date= 12 January 2011|archive-date=26 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126113311/http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=9196&t=mi6&s=news|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Also in 2010, Pike voiced the character [[Pussy Galore]] in the [[BBC Radio 4]] adaptation of Fleming's ''[[Goldfinger (novel)#Adaptations|Goldfinger]]''. In 2011, she played the character Kate Sumner in the Bond spoof film ''[[Johnny English Reborn]]'', playing a [[psychologist]] and English's love interest. The film is a sequel to the 2003 film ''[[Johnny English]]'' and was a box office success, taking over $160&nbsp;million.

In 2012, she played the role of [[Andromeda (mythology)|Queen Andromeda]] in the fantasy epic ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]''. She replaced [[Alexa Davalos]], who had played the role in ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' and had dropped out due to a scheduling conflict.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/wrath-of-the-titans-cast-rosamund-pike-pauly-100738/ |title=Rosamund Pike Joins 'Wrath of the Titans' as Andromeda |publisher= | website= screenrant.com |year=2011 |access-date=13 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128033336/http://screenrant.com/wrath-of-the-titans-cast-rosamund-pike-pauly-100738/ |archive-date=28 January 2013 |url-status= live}}</ref> Taking the role in ''Wrath of the Titans'' meant she had to drop out of consideration for a role in ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/superman/17001/rosamund-pike-signs-up-for-wrath-of-the-titans-drops-out-of-superman-race |title=Rosamund Pike signs up for Wrath of the Titans, drops out of Superman race |publisher=denofgeek.com |date=9 February 2011 |access-date=6 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222140035/http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/superman/17001/rosamund-pike-signs-up-for-wrath-of-the-titans-drops-out-of-superman-race |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Although the film was not well received by critics, it grossed over $300&nbsp;million and critics considered her performance to be one of the film's highlights.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/review-wrath-of-the-titans-represents-a-big-step-forward-from-the-first-film/ |title=Review: 'Wrath Of The Titans' represents a big step forward from the first film |publisher=Uproxx |date=28 March 2012 |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112071740/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/review-wrath-of-the-titans-represents-a-big-step-forward-from-the-first-film |archive-date=12 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> She starred as Helen Rodin, the female lead alongside [[Tom Cruise]] in the thriller ''[[Jack Reacher (film)|Jack Reacher]]'', an adaptation of the novel ''[[One Shot (novel)|One Shot]]'' by [[Lee Child]]. The film opened to positive critical reception and grossed over $218&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web| title=''Jack Reacher'' (2012)|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oneshot.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=28 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216094248/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oneshot.htm|archive-date=16 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year she had a supporting role in ''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'' (2013).