Chris Pine: News

Born on August 26, 1980, Chris Pine is an American actor, best known for his performance in ‘The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement’ (2004) opposite actor Anne Hathway. Born to actors Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford, Pine completed his education at the University of California and later joined American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He made his acting debut with the Television series ‘ER’ in 2003. He got his breakthrough with ‘The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement,’ which is the second installment of the blockbuster hit ‘The Princess Diaries.’ Between 2004 and 2021, Pine has worked in more than 30 Hollywood movies some of which were commercially successful including ‘Just My Luck’ (2005), ‘Star Trek’ reboot film series (2009-2016), ‘Unstoppable’ (2010), ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ (2014), ‘The Finest Hours’ (2016), ‘Wonder Woman’ (2017) and ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ (2020), amongst others. He has also worked in more than 15 TV shows, as of 2021, including ‘The Guardian’ (2003), ‘CSI: Miami’ (2003), ‘American Dreams’ (2004) and ‘Six Feet Under’ (2005). As of 2021, Pine has received one Boston Society of Film Critics Award, one Scream Award, one Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, one Washington D.C. Film Critics Association Award, and one Teen Choice Award. In 2014 in New Zealand Pine failed to pass a routine roadside breath alcohol test and was disqualified for driving for six months. He was also ordered to pay a reparation of NZ$93. Pine calls himself a left-leaning liberal and had endorsed Hilary Clinton in the 2016 US Presidential elections.