Keira Knightley

Known for ActingBorn 1985-03-26 (age 41)Teddington, London, England, UK

Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. She has starred in both independent films and big-budget blockbusters and is particularly noted for her roles in period dramas. Her accolades include two Empire Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award and one Laurence Olivier Award. Knightley was appointed an OBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity. Born in London to actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald, Knightley obtained an agent at age six and initially worked commercials and television films. She appeared as Sabé, Padmé Amidala's handmaiden, in the science fiction blockbuster Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). Knightley had a break-through role portraying a tomboy footballer in the sports film Bend It Like Beckham (2002). She achieved global stardom with her portrayal of Elizabeth Swann in the fantasy swashbuckler series Pirates of the Caribbean. In the same year, she appeared in the Christmas romantic comedy Love Actually (2003) and was labelled a promising teen star. For her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in the period romance Pride & Prejudice (2005), Knightley was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. At age 20, she became the third-youngest Best Actress nominee at the time. Knightley starred in a series of further period pieces, portraying a complex love interest in Atonement (2007), tastemaker Georgiana Cavendish in The Duchess (2008), and the titular socialite in Anna Karenina (2012). She then forayed into contemporary dramas, appearing as an aspiring musician in Begin Again (2013) and a medical student in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014). Knightley returned to historical films by playing cryptoanalyst Joan Clarke in The Imitation Game (2014), earning her a second round of Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, and starred as the eponymous belle époque writer in Colette (2018) to critical acclaim. On stage, Knightley has appeared in two West End productions: The Misanthrope in 2009, which earned her an Olivier Award nomination, and The Children's Hour in 2011. She also starred as the eponymous heroine in the 2015 Broadway production of Thérèse Raquin. Knightley is known for her outspoken stance on social issues, and has worked extensively with Amnesty International, Oxfam, and Comic Relief. She is married to musician James Righton, with whom she has two daughters.Read more

Movies & web series

The Sound Collector

The Making of King Arthur

According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest

The Imitation Game

Pride & Prejudice

Once Upon a Time...

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

The Seasons Alter

The Perfect Gift

Atonement

My Grandparents' War

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Royal Celebration

Official Secrets

Collateral Beauty

Begin Again

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Black Doves

The Graham Norton Show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Red Nose Day Actually

Love Actually

Screen One

The Duchess

Colette

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King

Never Let Me Go

Everest

The Jacket

Boston Strangler

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Anna Karenina

Steve

The Wonderful World of Disney

Doctor Zhivago

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

The Aftermath

Charlotte

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

The Bill

Misbehaviour

The Oscars

The Woman in Cabin 10

A Dangerous Method

The Daily Show

Bend It Like Beckham

King Arthur