Chris Pine first appeared in the Episode: "A Thousand Cranes" of the American medical drama television series āERā in 2003. He went on to make his big-screen debut in the 2004 American romantic comedy film āThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagementā directed by Garry Marshall. Despite receiving a lukewarm response from critics, the film emerged as a decent commercial success. Following his debut, he went on to star in films like āConfessionā (2005), āJust My Luckā (2006), āBlind Datingā (2006), and āBottle Shockā (2008). In 2009, he portrayed James T. Kirkā in the American science fiction action film āStar Trekā directed by J. J. Abrams. The film was the eleventh installment in the āStar Trek film seriesā and was a critical and commercial success. Pine also received several award nominations, including the 2 āMTV Movie Awardā nominations, for his performance in the film. The following year, he appeared in the American action thriller film āUnstoppableā directed by Tony Scott. The film earned praise from critics and scored an approval rating of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.Ā
In 2012, he was seen playing the role of āFranklin "FDR" Fosterā in the American romantic comedy spy film āThis Means Warā directed by McG. Even though the film was panned by critics, it did decent business at the box office. The following year, he reprised his role as āJames T. Kirkā in āStar Trek Into Darkness,ā the twelfth film in the Star Trek franchise and the sequel to the 2009 āStar Trek.ā The film garnered positive reviews and was a major commercial success. He next portrayed āJack Ryanā in the 2014 American action thriller film āJack Ryan: Shadow Recruitā directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film opened to a mixed reception and was a commercial success. That same year, he also appeared in the American crime comedy film āHorrible Bosses 2ā which was also a financial success. In 2016, he returned to play āJames T. Kirkā in the thirteenth installment in the Star Trek series, āStar Trek Beyond.ā The film was a major critical and commercial success. That same year, he also starred in the American neo-Western crime film āHell or High Waterā directed by David Mackenzie. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and did well at the box office.Ā
The year 2017 saw the release of the American superhero film āWonder Womanā where Pine was seen playing the role of āSteve Trevor.ā The film earned wide praise from critics and was a massive financial success, grossing over $822.3 million on a budget of $120ā150 million. Pine also bagged the āTeen Choice Awardā for his performance in the film. He next appeared in films like āA Wrinkle in Timeā (2018), āSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseā (2018), and āLove, Antoshaā (2019). He reprised his role as āSteve Trevorā in the 2020 American superhero film āWonder Woman 1984,ā the sequel to the 2017 āWonder Woman.ā The film received a mixed response from critics. He is all set to appear in the upcoming American action film āThe Contractorā directed by Tarik Saleh.