Rosamund Pike

**Rosamund Pike** is an English actress who portrays Moiraine Damodred on Prime Video's *The Wheel of Time*. She also serves as a producer for the show.

On June 19, 2019, it was announced that Pike was cast as Moiraine.

Pike has narrated the first three books in *The Wheel of Time* book series. For the first book, *The Eye of the World*, Pike won the Audie Award for Best Female Narrator.

## General overview

### Personal

Born on January 27, 1979 in London, England, actress Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike is the only child of a classical violinist mother, Caroline (Friend), and an opera singer father, Julian Pike. Due to her parents' work, she spent her early childhood traveling around Europe. Pike attended Badminton School in Bristol, England and began acting at the National Youth Theatre. While appearing in a National Youth Theatre production of "Romeo and Juliet", she was first spotted and signed by an agent, although she continued her education at Wadham College, Oxford, where she read English Literature, eventually graduating with an upper second class honors degree.

Prior to portraying Moiraine, Pike was best known for portraying Amy Elliott Dunne in *Gone Girl* (2014), Helen in *Jack Reacher* (2012), Jane Bennett in *Pride and Prejudice* (2005), and Bond girl Miranda Frost in *Die Another Day* (2002). In 2021, Rosamund Pike won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her critically acclaimed role as the ruthless carer Marla Grayson in *I Care A Lot*.

Pike is in a long-term relationship with businessman Robie Uniacke, and the couple have two sons together.

### 2021 Golden Globe Award

Rosamund Pike was filming the first season of *The Wheel of Time* at the time of the 2021 Academy Awards ceremony, so the Academy contacted showrunner Rafe Judkins's office to see where they should send Pike's Golden Globe award. Without informing Pike, Judkins had the award sent to their office in Prague. During the filming of a scene for episode 107 *The Dark Along the Ways*, actor Daniel Henney pulled the Golden Globe out of his character's bag and presented it to Pike.

Judkins described it in his 2022 interview with *Dragonmount* when asked about any fun stories from filming:

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> We did when Rosamund won her Golden Globe for *I Care a Lot*, we presented it to her on set. So we had this scene, it was a scene in Fal Dara where that core group of seven were together. We did it because I like pranks and the Golden Globes people had contacted my office to see what to do with her Golden Globe and I was like, "Send it to me. I've got a plan."
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### Audiobook narration

On October 21, 2021, it was announced that Pike would narrate the audiobook for *The Eye of the World*, the first book in *The Wheel of Time*. She was subsequently nominated for an Audie Award, which are awards for achievements in spoken word such as audiobook narration and audiodrama performances. On March 28, 2023, Rosamund Pike won the Audie for Best Female Narrator for *The Eye of the World*.

Pike continues to narrate *The Wheel of Time* audiobooks.

## Credits

* *The Wheel of Time* TV series
	+ Season 1 - Moiraine Damodred, producer
	+ Season 2 - Moiraine Damodred, co-executive producer
	+ Season 3 - Moiraine Damodred, co-executive producer

* *The Wheel of Time - Explained*
	+ 101. "What is an Aes Sedai?" - narrator
	+ 104. What is the Dragon? - narrator

* *The Wheel of Time* book series
	+ Book 1 *The Eye of the World  (*book spoilers!*)* - audiobook narrator; 2021 re-release
	+ Book 2 *The Great Hunt  (*book spoilers!*)* - audiobook narrator; 2022 re-release
	+ Book 3 *The Dragon Reborn  (*book spoilers!*)* - audiobook narrator; 2023 re-release

* Events
	+ London premiere, November 15, 2021
	+ CCXP on December 6, 2021 - panelist
	+ The Prime Experience: The Wheel of Time FYC on May 16, 2022 - panelist

## Quotes

On March 17, 2021, Pike stated the following on Instagram with the release of the first-look video of Moiraine:

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> Wheel of Time fans and future Wheel of Time fans, I am giving you your first exclusive glimpse of Moiraine, woman of mystery, power, calm and strength. Everyone in the Wheel of Time family is excited to show you the full series when it comes to @amazonprimevideo . We love these characters, and it is an honour to have the chance to embody them. Moiraine Sedai is an enigma and a force of nature, never to be underestimated. See a flash of her here, as she embraces the source of the One Power. #blueajah #theonepower @wotonprime #wheeloftime ✨
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On October 29, 2021, *IGN* released an interview with the cast that was done in 2019. Pike said the following on Moiraine:

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> Moiraine is a woman who you never quite know where you stand with her. It's certainly, in our show, it's designed to keep an audience guessing as to her motives. She's someone you always have to be on your toes with, you always have to be reading her on multiple levels. She's surprisingly warm, although she's feared, so that makes an interesting balance, because there's a lot of talk about Aes Sedai in the world of The Wheel of Time, there are many people who've heard of Aes Sedai and have varying conceptions of what they are. People believe they're monsters, people believe they're to be feared, people believe they're in league with the Dark One, some people believe they're a force for good, and all those rumors abound, and certainly in the Two Rivers, they've never actually met an Aes Sedai, so she's greeted with a lot of suspicion and weariness and awe. And it's her job to disarm. She is a protector, but she's also an avenger, and she has tremendous power. Moiraine has a mission, she's the character who comes into our world with a direct sense of purpose and a mission to accomplish, a mission that's been with her since she was much much younger. It's something many Aes Sedai are trying to accomplish and she is determined to be the one to accomplish it.
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## Gallery

### Season 1

Image released with Pike's casting announcement, June 2019Image released with Pike's casting announcement, June 2019Cast photo, September 12, 2019Salli Richardson Whitfield, Daniel Henney, and Pike; season 1 behind the scenesPike, Salli Richardson Whitfield, Madeleine Madden, and Zoë Robins; season 1 behind the scenes
### London 2021 premiere

Images from the season 1 premiere in London on November 15, 2021.

London premiere, November 15, 2021Pike with the main cast for the London premiere on November 15, 2021Pike with the main cast for the London premiere on November 15, 2021
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### Prime Experience FYC 2022

Images from The Prime Experience: The Wheel of Time FYC held in Los Angeles, California on May 16, 2022.

The Prime Experience red carpet, Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience red carpet, Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience red carpet, Daniel Henney and Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience red carpet, Daniel Henney and Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience panel, Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience panel, Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022
The Prime Experience red carpet, Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience red carpet, Daniel Henney and Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience red carpet, Group, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience red carpet, Group, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience red carpet, Group, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience red carpet, Group, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience red carpet, Group, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience panel, group, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience panel, group, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience panel, Rosamund Pike, Rafe Judkins, and moderator Patrick Gomez, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience panel, Daniel Henney and Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience panel, Daniel Henney and Rosamund Pike, May 16, 2022The Prime Experience panel, Daniel Henney, Rosamund Pike, and Rafe Judkins, May 16, 2022
### Season 2

Season 2 behind the scenes with Hassan (presumed actor), May 4, 2022
### Video

Amazon's The Wheel of Time- Who Are Moiraine and Rand? - IGN FirstOctober 29, 2021
## Trivia

* Pike believes she would join the Blue Ajah if she were an Aes Sedai.

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## External links

* Rosamund Pike on Wikipedia
* Rosamund Pike at the Internet Movie Database
* Follow Rosamund Pike (@mspike) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ IGN Africa. Amazon's Wheel of Time Casts Rosamund Pike as Moiraine, Confirms Brandon Sanderson Involvement June 19, 2019.
2. ↑ Simultaneous announcements on official social media:

	* Wheel of time's Instagram: Please welcome Rosamund Pike to the Wheel of Time family. Say hello to Moiraine. #WoTWednesday June 19, 2019.
	* Rosamund Pike's Instagram: Aes Sedai in training.... June 19, 2019.
	* Rafe Judkins' Instagram: Rosamund Pike is Moiraine. That is all. #wheeloftime June 19, 2019.
3. ↑ Tor Books on Twitter: October 21, 2021.
4. ↑ Macmillan Audio announced Pike's win on Twitter. March 28, 2023.
5. ↑ **Rosamund Pike**. Live Q&A with Rosamund Pike. November 19, 2021.