Chris Pine was born in Los Angeles, California to Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford; he also has an older sister, Katherine. His father was an actor who appeared in CHiPs as the sergeant Joseph Getraer. His mother was an actress and is now a practicing psychotherapist. His maternal grandparents were Anne Gwynne, a Hollywood actress, and Max M. Gilford, a Hollywood attorney. He has stated in an interview that he is "probably agnostic". He is of Welsh and Jewish descent on his mother's side. Pine received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 and while he was there studied English at the University of Leeds in England for one year. After graduation, he studied at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.Pine's first acting role was in a 2003 episode of ER; the same year, he also appeared in episodes of The Guardian and CSI: Miami. In 2004, he appeared in Why Germany?, a short film, and in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.In 2007, Pine turned down a role in a film adaptation of White Jazz, under production but unreleased as of late 2009, in order to accept the part of James T. Kirk in the 2009 Star Trek, which was released to critical and viewer acclaim in May of that year. That same month, he made a brief appearance promoting the film on Saturday Night Live with co-stars Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy.
After guest starring roles on the TV series' CSI: Miama, The Guardian, and ER, Chris Pine moved on to feature films. Pine caught the attention of the ladies in the audience with the lead role of 'Lord Nicholas Devereaux' in Princess Diaries 2 opposite Anne Hathaway. Pine took on one of the leads in the independent film Bottle Shock co-starring Alan Rickman in 2008. He also entered the world of huge budgets and even bigger special effects with his starring role as the young James T Kirk in JJ Abrams' Star Trek (2009).
Chris Pine
Chris Pine
Chris Pine
Chris Pine
Chris Pine
