Keira Knightley British Actress Born 1985 in Teddington

Keira Knightley (26 March 1985, Teddington) is a British actress. Among the titles she is known for are Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).

Early life

Her education includes Esher College and Teddington School.

Career

Her screen career on record begins in 1995 with A Village Affair. The 1990s brought Innocent Lies (1995) and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, as Sabé). Her 2000s credits include Love Actually (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006, as Elizabeth Swann). During the 2010s, she worked on The Imitation Game (2014, as Joan Clarke) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales (2017). Work from the 2020s includes Silent Night (2021) and Black Doves (2024).

Keira Knightley’s credits add up to 47 films and 4 TV series from 1995 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (11), followed by comedy (8) and fantasy (7). Her credits run up to The Woman in Cabin 10 in 2025. Of her six titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) has the highest, at $1.07 billion.

Johnny Depp appears in four of her listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Orlando Bloom (four titles) and Liam Neeson (three titles). Gore Verbinski directed three of her titles on record. Joe Wright is credited as director on two of them, including Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Anna Karenina (2012).

Recognition

Keira Knightley received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire. The list of wins also includes an award at the Jupiter Awards and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit (2006) for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2006 for Pride & Prejudice is also listed. In total, she has won 5 awards and earned 4 nominations.

Personal life

She has been married to James Righton since 2013. She has 2 children on record.