Keira Knightley

ActorProducer Mar 26 (age 41) Teddington, London, England, UK 1988–2026 (38 year career)

6.2 avg rating

Biography

Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. She has starred in both independent films and big-budget blockbusters and is particularly noted for her roles in period dramas. Her accolades include two Empire Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award and one Laurence Olivier Award. Knightley was appointed an OBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity. Bo…

Known For

Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Elizabeth Swann

Film

The Imitation Game

Joan Clarke

Film

Pride & Prejudice

Elizabeth Bennet

Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Elizabeth Swann

Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Elizabeth Swann

Film

Atonement

Cecilia Tallis

Film

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Sabé

Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Elizabeth Swann

Filmography

Acting (108)

Movies (72)

A Pirate's Life For Me

2026

as Elizabeth Swann

The Woman in Cabin 10

2025

as Laura 'Lo' Blacklock

The Perfect Gift

as Herself

The Sound Collector

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Boston Strangler

2023

as Loretta McLaughlin

6.6

Charlotte

2022

as Charlotte Salomon (voice)

Silent Night

as Nell

Misbehaviour

as Sally Alexander

The Aftermath

as Rachael Morgan

Official Secrets

as Katharine Gun

Greed

as Self

Berlin, I Love You

as Jane

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

as Sugar Plum Fairy

Colette

as Colette

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

as Elizabeth Swann

6.7

Red Nose Day Actually

as Juliet

Collateral Beauty

as Amy Moore

Everest

as Jan Arnold

The Imitation Game

as Joan Clarke

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

as Cathy Muller

Begin Again

as Gretta James

Laggies

as Megan Burch

Once Upon a Time...

as Gabrielle Chanel

Anna Karenina

as Anna Karenina

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

2012

as Penelope "Penny" Lockhart

Stars in Shorts

as Woman

Wide-Awake

as The Witch

A Dangerous Method

as Sabina Spielrein

Never Let Me Go

as Ruth C.

Last Night

as Joanna Reed

London Boulevard

as Charlotte

Steve

as Woman

The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers

2009

as The Fairy

5.2

The Duchess

2008

as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

7.0

The Edge of Love

2008

as Vera Phillips

6.2

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

as Elizabeth Swann

Atonement

as Cecilia Tallis

Silk

as Hélène Joncour

O2 Wireless Festival Presents: Daft Punk Live

2007

as Self (Patron)

7.0

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

2007

as Self

7.7

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

2007

as Em (voice)

5.1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

as Elizabeth Swann

7.4

According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest

as Self

Pride & Prejudice

as Elizabeth Bennet

The Jacket

as Jackie Price

Domino

as Domino Harvey

King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion

2005

as Self

King Arthur

2004

as Guinevere

6.3

The Making of King Arthur

2004

8.7

Stories of Lost Souls

2004

as Leah

5.7

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King

2004

as Self

7.0

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

as Elizabeth Swann

Love Actually

as Juliet

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

as Self

7.5

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

2003

4.0

Bend It Like Beckham

2002

as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton

6.3

Thunderpants

2002

as Music School Student

Pure

as Louise

New Year's Eve

as Leah

The Seasons Alter

as Helena

Princess of Thieves

as Gwyn

The Hole

as Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith

6.2

Deflation

2001

as Jogger

3.3

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Sabé

Coming Home

as Young Judith

The Treasure Seekers

as The Princess

Innocent Lies

as Young Celia

A Village Affair

as Natasha Jordan

Royal Celebration

as Angela

The Worst

as Holly

Conception

Dr. Jason III

as (rumored)

Television (36)

Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions

2026

as Herself

Black Doves

2024

as Helen Webb

7.1

The Sound Collector

2023

as Narrator

My Grandparents' War

2019

as Self

7.3

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews

2016

1.0

Discovering Fashion

2016

as Self (archive footage)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.1

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.8

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.1

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.2

Neverland

2011

as Tinker Bell (voice)

6.1

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.0

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The Reichen Show

as Self

My Shot With

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

American Idol

as Self

Doctor Zhivago

as Lara Antipova

Richard & Judy

as Self

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self - Guest

Oliver Twist

as Rose Fleming

Coming Home

as Young Judith

The View

1997

as Self

4.3

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Gwyn

The Daily Show

as Self

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Guest

6.4

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

HBO First Look

as self

Screen One

as Angela

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

The Bill

as Sheena Rose

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (2)

Movies (1)

Charlotte

2022

Executive Producer

6.4

Television (1)

Black Doves

2024

Executive Producer

7.1