Caren Pistorius

Pistorius was born in Rustenburg, South Africa. Her family moved to Auckland, New Zealand, when she was 12. She took drama classes at school.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/celeb-news/kiwi-caren-pistorius-hollywood-coup-20886|title=Kiwi Caren Pistorius' Hollywood coup|journal=Now to Love|date=23 November 2016|accessdate=3 September 2021}} She studied at the Auckland University of Technology.{{Cite web| title = How Caren Pistorius Won the West| author = Jenny Hendrix| work = Interview Magazine| date = June 2015| accessdate = 2015-07-09| url = http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/caren-pistorius| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150714004803/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/caren-pistorius| archive-date = 14 July 2015|url-status = live}}

Pistorius began her professional acting career at the age of 19, when she made her television debut in the American television series Legend of the Seeker in the episode "Confession”, playing Luna.{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/confession/umc.cmc.3bt0na85w7xzhfn8gs7ob47il?showId=umc.cmc.6nqy4gsigg4skxne5dt3q3g4t|title=Confession - Legend of the Seeker (Season 1, Episode 11)|date=31 January 2009 |accessdate=2023-10-07}}{{cite web|url=http://tviv.org/Legend_of_the_Seeker/Confession|title=Legend of the Seeker/Confession|publisher=The TV IV|date=2022-04-22|accessdate=2023-10-07}} Pistorius played the role of Chloe in the romantic drama film The Most Fun You Can Have Dying, directed by Kirstin Marcon, which was released on 26 April 2012.{{cite web|url=http://themostfunyoucanhavedying.com |title=The Most Fun You Can Have Dying |publisher=The Most Fun You Can Have Dying|accessdate=2023-10-07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/The-Most-Fun-You-Can-Have-Dying-review/tabid/418/articleID/253174/Default.aspx |title=The Most Fun You Can Have Dying review |publisher=3 News |date= |accessdate=2023-10-07}} The same year, Pistorius appeared as Amy in the comedy series Hounds.{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/on-the-box/8100592/The-Best-TV-of-2012 |title=The Best TV of 2012 |date=20 December 2012 |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |accessdate=7 October 2023|last=Philpott|first=Chris}}{{cite news|url = http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/on-the-box/7119223/Is-Hounds-the-best-Kiwi-comedy-ever|title = Is Hounds The Best Kiwi Comedy Ever?|date = 18 June 2012|publisher = Stuff.co.nz|accessdate =7 October 2023|last=Philpott|first=Chris}}

In 2013, Pistorius appeared as Rose Harper in the crime drama series The Blue Rose. The same year, she was cast in the miniseries Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, playing Beth Ridgeway, as well as the comedy-drama series Offspring, where she played the supporting role of Eloise Ward.{{cite web|url=http://tviv.org/The_Blue_Rose/This_Night_Has_Opened_My_Eyes|title=The Blue Rose/This Night Has Opened My Eyes|publisher=The TV IV|accessdate=2023-10-07}}

In 2015, Pistorius co-starred with Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender and Ben Mendelsohn in the Revisionist Western film Slow West, where she played the role of Rose Ross. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2015 and was first released on 15 May 2015 in the United States, with a simultaneous release on video on demand.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/slow-west|title=Slow West|website=New Zealand Film Commission|accessdate=2023-10-07}}{{cite web |date=24 March 2015 |title=Michael Fassbender Saddles Up In First Trailer For Slow West |url=http://thefilmstage.com/trailer/michael-fassbender-saddles-up-in-first-trailer-for-slow-west |accessdate=2023-10-07 |website=TheFilmStage.com}}

In 2016, Pistorius was cast in the romantic drama film The Light Between Oceans, in which she played the character Lucy Grace Rutherford / Adult Lucy Grace.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/light-between-oceans-film | title=The Light Between Oceans (12A) | work=British Board of Film Classification|access-date=2023-10-07}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/light-between-oceans-review-michael-921836|title='The Light Between Oceans': Film Review|last=Frosch|first=Jon|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 30, 2016|access-date=2023-10-07}} The same year, Pistorius played the role of Laura Tyler in the biographical film Denial.

Pistorius then played Lorraine Cassidy in the 2017 Australian post-apocalyptic horror drama film Cargo. The same year, she was cast in the miniseries Wake in Fright, as Janette Hynes.{{cite web|last1=Giroux|first1=Jack|title='Cargo' First Look: Martin Freeman Stars in the Zombie-Infested Drama|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/cargo-first-look/|website=/Film|date=24 September 2016|accessdate=2023-10-07}}

In 2018, Pistorius was cast to play the role of Anne in the comedy-drama film Gloria Bell, also starring Julianne Moore.{{cite web|title= Gloria Bell|website=Stage6|url=http://www.stage6films.com/movies/gloria-bell|access-date=2023-10-07}} The same year, she appeared in the post-apocalyptic steampunk film Mortal Engines.{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |title=''Spider-Verse' Raises $35M+ As 'The Mule' Kicks Up $17M+ In Pre-Christmas Period, But 'Mortal Engines' Breaks Down With $7M+ |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-mortal-engines-clint-eastwood-the-mule-weekend-box-office-1202520137/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 16, 2018 |access-date=2023-10-07}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mortal-engines-review-1166727|title='Mortal Engines': Film Review|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=2023-10-07}}

In early 2020, Pistorius was cast to play the role of Claire in the film High Ground, which premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on 23 February 2020, with the Australian premiere at the Brisbane International Film Festival later that year, and theatrical release in Australia on 28 January 2021.{{cite web | last1=Gumurdul | first1=Julie Narndal | last2=Rademaker | first2=Laura | last3=May | first3=Sally K. | title=How historically accurate is the film High Ground? The violence it depicts is uncomfortably close to the truth | website= The Conversation | date=9 February 2021 | url=http://theconversation.com/how-historically-accurate-is-the-film-high-ground-the-violence-it-depicts-is-uncomfortably-close-to-the-truth-154475 | access-date=2023-10-07}}{{cite web | title=Gan Gan | website=Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788-1930| publisher= Centre for 21st Century Humanities, University of Newcastle (Australia) | url=https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/detail.php?r=715 | access-date=2023-10-07}} Also that year, Pistorius starred with Russell Crowe, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson and Austin P. McKenzie in the action thriller film Unhinged, where she played the role of Rachel Flynn.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/russell-crowe-movie-unhinged-casts-caren-pistorius-1202646632/|title=Caren Pistorius To Star Opposite Russell Crowe In Solstice Studios' 'Unhinged'|first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro|publisher=Deadline|date=2019-07-15|access-date=2023-10-07}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/features/unhinged-caren-pistorius-russell-crowe-1234742478/|title='Unhinged' Star Caren Pistorius on Returning to Movie Theaters and Working with Russell Crowe|first=Jenelle|last=Riley|publisher=Variety|date=2020-08-20|access-date=2023-10-07}}{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/caren-pistorius-goes-toe-to-toe-with-russell-crowe-in-unhinged/|title=Caren Pistorius goes toe-to-toe with Russell Crowe in 'Unhinged'|first=Don|last=Groves|publisher=if.com.au|date=2020-07-31|access-date=2023-10-07}}

Pistorius was cast in the psychological thriller film The Marsh King's Daughter, where she played the role of Beth, the mother of Helena Pelletier, which was released in the United States on November 3, 2023, by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/the-marsh-kings-daughter-review-daisy-ridley-ben-mendelsohn-terrifying-wilderness-suspense-drama-1235590363/|title='The Marsh King's Daughter' Review: Daisy Ridley And Ben Mendelsohn Lift A Terrifying Wilderness-Set Father-Daughter Story|first=Pete|last=Hammond|publisher=Deadline|date=2023-11-02|access-date=2023-11-27}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/movies/the-marsh-kings-daughter-review.html|title='The Marsh King's Daughter' Review: Smoke on the Water|work=The New York Times|date=2023-11-02|access-date=2023-11-27}}{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/the-marsh-kings-daughter-check-out-the-complete-cast-of-new-psychological-thriller-film/articleshow/104949803.cms|title=The Marsh King's Daughter: Check out the complete cast of new psychological thriller film|publisher=The Economic Times|date=2023-11-03|access-date=2023-11-27}}

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