Bio
Christopher Whitelaw Pine was born in Los Angeles, California on August 26, 1980 to actors Robert Pine and Gwynne Glifford. His maternal grandparents were Hollywood actress Anne Gywnne and Hollywood attorney Max M. Gliford. He has a sister named Katie. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley, and attended the University of California in Berkeley where he majored in English.
His career in acting started in theater where he performed at the Williamstown Theater Festival, the University of California as well as theater companies in Los Angeles. He started his TV career in 2003 when he guest starred in ER, and went on to appear in the short filmWhy Germany? in 2004. He was the love interest of Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, playing the role of Lord Nicholas Devereaux, where he got his big break. He then appeared in the dramatic thriller Confession and the short story The Bulls. He kept himself visible by appearing in American Dreamz and Six Feet Under. In 2006, he starred with Lindsay Lohan in another romantic comedy, Just My Luck, and appeared in the play The Atheist. He was recently seen in the movie Smokin’ Aces (2007) with Jeremy Piven and Ben Affleck.
His career in acting started in theater where he performed at the Williamstown Theater Festival, the University of California as well as theater companies in Los Angeles. He started his TV career in 2003 when he guest starred in ER, and went on to appear in the short filmWhy Germany? in 2004. He was the love interest of Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, playing the role of Lord Nicholas Devereaux, where he got his big break. He then appeared in the dramatic thriller Confession and the short story The Bulls. He kept himself visible by appearing in American Dreamz and Six Feet Under. In 2006, he starred with Lindsay Lohan in another romantic comedy, Just My Luck, and appeared in the play The Atheist. He was recently seen in the movie Smokin’ Aces (2007) with Jeremy Piven and Ben Affleck.
