Christopher Whitelaw "Chris" Pine is an American actor, who is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the 2009 film Star Trek and its two sequels Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond (all with Zachary Quinto as Spock and Karl Urban as McCoy), as well as Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984. He also starred in over 15 other films, including Just My Luck, Smokin' Aces, Unstoppable, This Means War, Hell or High Water, and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Additionally, he voiced Jack Frost in DreamWorks' Rise of the Guardians and Peter Parker/Ultimate Spider-Man in Marvel's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
For Disney he portrayed Nicholas Devereaux in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, as well as Cinderella's Prince in the 2014 fantasy musical film Into the Woods. He also played Sam Harper in the 2012 Touchstone Pictures film People Like Us, Bernard "Bernie" Webber in The Finest Hours, Dr. "Alex" Murry in A Wrinkle in Time, and voiced King Magnifico in the 2023 Disney animated feature film Wish.[1][2]
Roles[]
Sam Harper
(People Like Us)
(People Like Us)
Bernard "Bernie" Webber
(The Finest Hours)
(The Finest Hours)
Gallery[]
Chris Pine attending the 2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
Chris Pine speaks onstage during the 2013 CinemaCon awards ceremony.
Chris Pine arrives at the 71st annual Golden Globes in January 2014.
Chris Pine speaks onstage at the 87th annual Academy Awards in February 2015.
Chris Pine attending the 2015 D23 Expo.
Chris Pine attending the 69th annual Cannes Film Fest in May 2016.
Chris Pine speaks at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con.
Chris Pine with Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, and Reese Witherspoon speak onstage at the 2017 D23 Expo.
Chris Pine at the premiere of A Wrinkle in Time in February 2018.
Chris Pine attending the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
Chris Pine speaks onstage during the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2019.
Chris Pine behind the scenes of Wish.
Chris Pine at the Wish premiere in November 2023.
Trivia[]
- He was considered for the role of Sam Flynn in Tron: Legacy, along with Casey Affleck, Ryan Gosling, and Michael Stahl-David.[citation needed]
- He is the only member of the famous Hollywood Four Chrises (the other three being Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, and Chris Pratt) to have not been cast in an MCU movie. Ironically, he starred in a film based on a DC Comics character instead.
- However, he still gained a bunch of roles under the Disney wing.
References[]
- ↑ "Chris Pine Joins the Cast of Disney's 'Wish' (Exclusive)". One Take News (Mar 24, 2023).
- ↑ "Chris Pine To Play King Magnifico In Disney Animation's 'Wish' – CinemaCon". Deadline (Apr 26, 2023).
External links[]
Chris Pine on Wikipedia
Chris Pine on IMDb
