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Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American film, stage, and television actor.
Born in Los Angeles to actor parents Creator/RobertPine and Creator/GwynneGilford, Pine was studying English at Berkeley when finally bitten by the acting bug. Prior to his breakout role as Captain James T. Kirk in ''Film/StarTrek2009'', Pine played mostly in [[RomanticComedy romantic comedies]], leading fandom to be initially wary of his casting. However, his performance in the film received accolades from critics and fans alike as well as the enthusiastic endorsement of Creator/WilliamShatner himself.
Not to be confused with the former [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Australian politician]], Christopher Pyne. Also not to be confused with Chrises [[Creator/ChrisEvans Evans]], [[Creator/ChrisHemsworth Hemsworth]], or [[Creator/ChrisPratt Pratt]], who have also had roles in superhero movies.
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!! Selected Filmography:
* ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries2RoyalEngagement'' (2004) as Nicholas Devereaux
* ''Film/JustMyLuck'' (2006) as Jake Hardin
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' Kelvin Timeline film series as [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesJamesTiberiusKirk James T. Kirk]]
** ''[[Film/StarTrek2009 Star Trek]]'' (2009)
** ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' (2013)
** ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' (2016)
* ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}'' (2010) as Will
* ''Film/{{This Means War|2012}}'' (2012) as FDR Foster
* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' (2012) as JackFrost
* ''Film/JackRyanShadowRecruit'' (2014) as Literature/JackRyan
* ''Film/HorribleBosses 2'' (2014) as Rex Hanson
* ''Film/IntoTheWoods'' (2014) as PrinceCharming
* ''Series/WetHotAmericanSummerFirstDayOfCamp'' (2015) as Eric
* ''Film/ZForZachariah'' (2015) as Caleb
* ''Film/TheFinestHours'' (2016) as Bernie Webber
* ''Film/HellOrHighWater'' (2016) as Toby Howard
* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse as ComicBook/SteveTrevor:
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' (photo only; 2016)
** ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' (2017)
** ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' (2020)
* ''Film/{{A Wrinkle in Time|2018}}'' (2018) as Dr. Alex Murray
* ''Film/OutlawKing'' (2018) as UsefulNotes/RobertTheBruce
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' (2018) as [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker / Spider-Man]] of Earth-1610B (voice)
* ''Series/IAmTheNight'' (2019) as Jay Singletary
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''
** "[[Recap/AmericanDadS16E4RabbitEars Rabbit Ears]]" (2019) as Alistair Covax
* ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride'' (2020) as Westley
* ''Film/AllTheOldKnives'' (2022)
* ''Film/TheContractor'' (2022)
* ''Film/DontWorryDarling'' (2022) as Frank
* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'' (2023) as Edgin Darvis[[note]]Also an executive producer[[/note]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' (2023) as King Magnifico (voice)
* ''Newsflash'' (TBD) as Creator/WalterCronkite
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!!Examples of tropes in his roles:
* TheCastShowoff: Besides playing Captain Kirk and other acting projects, Chris Pine is also musically talented. He belted his voice as Prince Charming in ''Film/IntoTheWoods'', and sang a parody of Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" in his SNL monologue to rant about the confusion of him and the other Hollywood Chrises. [[invoked]]
* TheCharmer: His characters are generally quite charismatic and likable.
* DeadpanSnarker: A lot of his characters have this going for them.
* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: ''Star Trek: Into Darkness'' got this reaction from some people, and the streak only continued with ''Hell or High Water'' and ''Wonder Woman''. [[invoked]]
* LargeHam: When the situation calls for it, he can pull this trope off beautifully. His "Agony" duet in ''Film/IntoTheWoods'' would make Creator/WilliamShatner proud.
* LovableRogue: Plays these characters quite often.
* MrFanservice:
** His bedroom scene in ''Film/StarTrek2009'' heavily features all of the above.
** So does his bath scene in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''.
** His SNL monlogue song lampshades his tendency to do this in real life as well: Kate [=McKinnon=] points out that he (and all the Chrises) frequently wear "raggedy tees that are tight just around the pecs".
* OhCrap: He gets a ton of these moments in ''Film/StarTrek2009''.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: His character in ''Princess Diaries 2'' usually has an English accent.
* ProductionPosse: He's been in the two Wonder Woman films as well as a series and he has also made two films with David Mackenzie.
* StarMakingRole: James Kirk in ''Film/StarTrek2009''. [[invoked]]
* WhatBeautifulEyes: His blue eyes are quite striking and often given a lot of focus in his roles.
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