Chris Pine#Early life

Pine was born on August 26, 1980{{cite news|title=Monitor|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 30, 2013|issue=1274|page=20}}{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-celebrity-3dd1876bcc582d30b848b5099355445c|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 22–28|publisher=Associated Press|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816201434/https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-celebrity-3dd1876bcc582d30b848b5099355445c|archive-date=August 16, 2021|url-status=live}} in Los Angeles, California.{{ cite news |last=Srivastava |first=Khushi |date=19 April 2023 |title=15 Highest Paid Actors: From Tom Cruise to Will Smith |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/highest-paid-actors-1217340 |work=Pinkvilla |access-date=2 August 2023 }}{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Clayton|url=https://variety.com/lists/chris-pine-best-movies-performances-ranked/hell-or-high-water-2016|title=Chris Pine's Best Movies and Performances Ranked|work=Variety|date=August 26, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827134321/https://variety.com/lists/chris-pine-best-movies-performances-ranked/z-for-zachariah-2015/|archive-date=August 27, 2021|url-status=live}} His father, Robert Pine, is an actor who co-starred on CHiPs as Sergeant Joseph Getraer, while his mother, Gwynne Gilford, is a former actress who became a psychotherapist.{{cite web |url= http://www.theeagle.com/brazos_life/aggie-connections-move-actor-to-help-bryan-school/article_4cba8628-ec5d-5a7d-9e40-74d6aab42164.html |title= Aggie connections move actor to help Bryan school |work= theeagle.com |first= Tom |last= Turbiville |date= February 7, 2010 |access-date= July 19, 2010 |archive-date= December 29, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190950/https://theeagle.com/brazos_life/aggie-connections-move-actor-to-help-bryan-school/article_4cba8628-ec5d-5a7d-9e40-74d6aab42164.html |url-status= live }} He has an older sister, Katherine, who has also acted.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/star-treks-hot-new-hero-chris-pine-vol-71-no-20/|title=Star Trek's Hot New Hero Chris Pine|work=People|first1=Alexis|last1=Chiu|first2=Scott|last2=Huver|date=May 25, 2009|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190943/https://people.com/archive/star-treks-hot-new-hero-chris-pine-vol-71-no-20/|url-status=live}}

His maternal grandmother, Anne Gwynne, was a Hollywood actress. His maternal grandfather, Max M. Gilford, who came from a Russian Jewish family,{{Cite news|url=http://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/jews-making-news-seth-meyers-takes-late-night|title=Jews Making News: Seth Meyers Takes Over Late Night|date=February 26, 2014|work=Atlanta Jewish Times|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190938/https://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/jews-making-news-seth-meyers-takes-late-night/|url-status=live}} was an attorney who was elected president of the Hollywood Bar Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-chris-pine-pg,0,422326.photogallery?index=2|title=10 things you didn't know about Chris Pine|first=Denise|last=Martin|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 7, 2009 |access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190955/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-chris-pine-pg-photogallery.html|url-status=live}} His uncle, Greg Max Gilford,{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0318529/bio |title=Max M. Gilford |website=IMDb |access-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190946/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0318529/bio |url-status=live }} is a former recording artist for Dunhill Records, who became a computer consultant, then later a Recovery Mentor/Support Specialist for United Healthcare.

Pine attended the Oakwood School for high school,{{cite news|url=https://patch.com/california/studiocity/actor-chris-pine-grew-up-in-studio-city-with-people-like-us/|title= Actor Chris Pine Grew Up in Studio City With 'People Like Us'|date= June 27, 2012|work=Patch|access-date=August 29, 2021}} which he described as "a Jewish liberal school in the Valley,"{{Cite magazine |last=Acevedo |first=Angelica |date=2019-01-25 |title=Chris Pine Recalls Attending His First Rock Concerts, Raps 'Ice Ice Baby' On 'Jimmy Kimmel': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/chris-pine-jimmy-kimmel-video-8494958/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |magazine=Billboard}} then went on to graduate from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in English.{{cite web |url= https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/05/chris-pine200905 |title= To Boldly Star |first= Krista |last= Smith |work= Vanity Fair |date= May 2009 |access-date= July 19, 2010 |archive-date= December 29, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190957/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/05/chris-pine200905 |url-status= live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chris-pine/bio/227470|work=TV Guide|title=Chris Pine biography|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190953/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chris-pine/bio/227470/|url-status=live}} While in college, Pine wanted to find a "place where he'd belong", and was not interested in joining a fraternity. Instead, he began doing theater.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/chris-pine-the-next-action-hero-20131219|title=Chris Pine, the Next Action Hero|work=Men's Journal|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116231006/http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/chris-pine-the-next-action-hero-20131219|archive-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=dead}} As a member of the UC Berkeley Theater Department, Pine performed in a Caryl Churchill play at La Val's Subterranean Theater and performed Orestes and Shakespeare at Zellerbach Hall.{{Cite web |url= http://tdps.berkeley.edu/page/2/?s=artistic |title= Search Results artistic: UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies |website= tdps.berkeley.edu |access-date= October 20, 2017 |archive-date= October 21, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004534/http://tdps.berkeley.edu/page/2/?s=artistic |url-status= dead }}{{Citation|last=Cal At Sundance|title=Actor Chris Pine '02 on Best Memories at UC Berkeley Theater Dept|date=January 27, 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EXJN62xJ9c|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190935/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EXJN62xJ9c|url-status=live}}

He was an exchange student at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom for one year.{{cite web|title=Chris's new role is light years from Leeds digs|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/film/Chris39s-new-role-is-light.5226864.jp|date=May 1, 2009|work=Yorkshire Post|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012094907/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/chris-s-new-role-is-light-years-from-leeds-digs-1-2344673|url-status=live}} After graduating from Berkeley, he was an apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.{{cite web|title='Awards Chatter' Podcast — Chris Pine ('Hell or High Water')|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-chris-pine-hell-high-water-953918|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190939/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-chris-pine-hell-high-water-953918|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=The King's Stag|url=http://wtfestival.org/main-events/king-stag-the/|work=Williamstown Theatre Festival|access-date=March 9, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190954/https://wtfestival.org/main-events/king-stag-the/|url-status=live}} He had a Berkeley professor who was an adjunct at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, which is often misstated as him studying at ACT itself.{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/self-aware-artist-63947/|title=The Self-Aware Artist|date=June 15, 2009 }}

Pine's first acting role was in a 2003 episode of ER; the same year, he also appeared in episodes of The Guardian and CSI: Miami.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Actor39s-Yorkshire-days-recalled-as.5197676.jp|title=Actor's Yorkshire days recalled as new Star Trek film hits the screens|date=April 23, 2009|first=Paul|last=Robinson|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=April 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427083042/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Actor39s-Yorkshire-days-recalled-as.5197676.jp|url-status=dead}}

In 2004, he appeared in Why Germany? and in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Pine played the part of Nicholas Devereaux, the love interest of Anne Hathaway's leading character. In 2005, Pine appeared in an episode of the series Six Feet Under, as well as in Confession, an independent film that was released directly to video, and The Bulls, another short film.{{cite news|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20090515-205256/Star-Trek-launches-Chris-Pine--to-stardom|title=Star Trek launches Chris Pine to stardom|first=Nestor|last=Torre|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=May 15, 2009|access-date=July 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519055016/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20090515-205256/Star-Trek-launches-Chris-Pine--to-stardom|archive-date=May 19, 2009}}

Pine appeared in the television film Surrender, Dorothy which aired in early 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/chris-pine-out-magazine_n_3224497.html|title=Chris Pine Covers Out: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Star Dishes On Gay Roles, Love Scenes|work=Huffington Post|date=May 6, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2017}} He played Jake Hardin in the American film Just My Luck, a 2006 romantic comedy in which he starred opposite Lindsay Lohan.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/12/movies/12luck.html|title=In 'Just My Luck,' Lindsay Lohan Is a Career Girl Hunting Love|work=The New York Times|date=May 12, 2006|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191001/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/12/movies/12luck.html|url-status=live}} Later that year, Pine appeared in the comedy Blind Dating and in the action film Smokin' Aces.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/movies/26smok.html|title=Sometimes Pulp Fiction Emphasizes Pulp Over Fiction|work=The New York Times|date=January 26, 2007|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208175759/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/movies/26smok.html|url-status=live}} Pine performed the one-man play The Atheist at Center Stage, New York, in late 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/theater/reviews/30athe.html|title=A Reporter's Machiavellian Side|work=The New York Times|date=November 30, 2006|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191008/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/theater/reviews/30athe.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/hollywoods-chris-pine-stars-in-off-broadways-atheist-starting-nov-24-com-135743|title=Hollywood's Chris Pine Stars in Off-Broadway's Atheist Starting Nov. 24|work=PlayBall|date=October 10, 2006|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190945/https://www.playbill.com/article/hollywoods-chris-pine-stars-in-off-broadways-atheist-starting-nov-24-com-135743|url-status=live}} In 2007, he starred opposite Scott Wolf in the Los Angeles production of Neil LaBute's play Fat Pig, winning positive reviews for his depiction of a competitive alpha-male friend. He portrayed Napa Valley vintner Bo Barrett in the 2008 film Bottle Shock.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bottle-shock-125727|title=Bottle Shock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 28, 2008|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190938/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bottle-shock-125727|url-status=live}}

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In 2007, Pine turned down a role in a film adaptation of White Jazz{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38541|title=Clooney Drops Out of White Jazz, Too|first=Joe|last=Carnahan|date=October 22, 2007|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191028/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/38541-clooney-drops-out-of-white-jazz-too|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/chris-pine-was-once-scared-play-capt-kirk-wbna30036360|title=Chris Pine was once "scared" to play Capt. Kirk|date=April 3, 2009|work=Access Hollywood|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190942/https://www.today.com/popculture/chris-pine-was-once-scared-play-capt-kirk-wbna30036360|url-status=live}} to accept the part of James T. Kirk in the 2009 Star Trek film, which was released to critical and viewer acclaim in May of that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/6413616.html?plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:521a3e9c-ba76-465f-b453-88a85c82a859|title=As Kirk, Chris Pine boldly goes where we've been before|first=Geoff|last=Boucher|date=May 7, 2009|work=chron.com|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191007/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies/article/As-Kirk-Chris-Pine-boldly-goes-where-we-ve-been-1528628.php?plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey%253A521a3e9c-ba76-465f-b453-88a85c82a859|url-status=live}} That same month, he made a brief appearance promoting the film on Saturday Night Live with co-stars Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy.{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/star-trek-stars-beam-snl-wbna30673886|title=Star Trek stars beam up to SNL|work=Access Hollywood|date=May 10, 2009|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191010/https://www.today.com/popculture/star-trek-stars-beam-snl-wbna30673886|url-status=live}} During the rest of the summer of 2009, he appeared in the Los Angeles production of the Beau Willimon play Farragut North.{{cite news|last=McNulty|first=Charles|title=Review: Farragut North at the Geffen Playhouse|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 25, 2009|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/06/review-farragut-north-at-the-geffen-playhouse.html|access-date=September 19, 2009|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191019/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/06/review-farragut-north-at-the-geffen-playhouse.html|url-status=live}} Pine appeared in the Los Angeles production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore during the summer of 2010,{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66D06F20100714|title=Review: The Lieutenant of Inishmore a gruesome pleasure|last=Reiner|first=Jay|date=July 13, 2010|work=Reuters|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011600/http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/14/us-stage-lieutenant-idUSTRE66D06F20100714|url-status=live}} for which he won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle's lead appearance award.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-pine-ed-harris-win-167833|title=Chris Pine, Ed Harris Win L.A. Drama Critics Circle Theater Awards|date=March 15, 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 28, 2014|archive-date=July 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707201502/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-pine-ed-harris-win-167833|url-status=live}}

In the fall of 2009, Pine began filming the action film Unstoppable, directed by Tony Scott and written by Mark Bomback, which was released in November 2010. In the film, he played a young train conductor who helped a veteran railroad engineer (Denzel Washington) stop an unmanned half mile long runaway freight train carrying toxic liquids and poisonous gases from wiping out a nearby city.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613287/20090604/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129100243/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613287/20090604/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Exclusive: Chris Pine In Talks To Join Denzel Washington For Unstoppable|last=Ditzian|first=Eric|date=June 4, 2009|work=MTV|access-date=July 19, 2010}} The Hollywood Reporter named Pine as one of the young male actors who are "pushing—or being pushed" into taking over Hollywood as the new "A-List."{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/hollywoods-list-redefined-44771|title=Hollywood's A-List Redefined|last1=Blank|first1=Emily|date=November 15, 2010|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=June 26, 2012|last2=Schutte|first2=Lauren|archive-date=April 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423220342/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/hollywoods-list-redefined-44771|url-status=live}}

In 2011, Pine sat down with William Shatner, the actor who originated the role of Captain Kirk more than forty years earlier, for the feature length documentary The Captains, which Shatner wrote and directed. The film sees Shatner interview Pine about his career and how it felt to take the role of Kirk.{{cite web|title=Exclusive Clips from William Shatner's 'The Captains'|url=http://trekmovie.com/2011/07/18/exclusive-clips-from-william-shatners-the-captains-how-to-watch-doc-for-free-online|publisher=Trekmovie.com|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=July 22, 2011|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190949/https://trekmovie.com/2011/07/18/exclusive-clips-from-william-shatners-the-captains-how-to-watch-doc-for-free-online/|url-status=live}}

File:Chris Pine 2, 2013.jpg in 2013]]

Pine filmed the romantic comedy This Means War with Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy during the fall of 2010 in Vancouver.{{cite web|url=http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/100717--film-starring-reese-witherspoon-to-be-shot-in-vancouver|date=September 12, 2010|title=Film starring Reese Witherspoon to be shot in Vancouver|first=Bruce|last=Claggett|work=NEWS1130|access-date=September 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323154324/http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/100717--film-starring-reese-witherspoon-to-be-shot-in-vancouver|archive-date=March 23, 2012}} This Means War was released in February 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118035289|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416092848/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118035289|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 16, 2011|date=April 11, 2011|title=Fox dates 'Chronicle,' 'This Means War'|first=Rachel|last=Abrams|work=Variety|access-date=April 12, 2011}} Pine voiced the character of Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rise-of-guardians-trailer-chris-pine-346118|date=July 6, 2012|title='Rise of the Guardians' Trailer Delves Into Jack Frost's Backstory|first=Valerie|last=Swayne|work=hollywoodreporter.com|access-date=April 15, 2015|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191023/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rise-of-guardians-trailer-chris-pine-346118|url-status=live}} Pine co-starred with Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, and Michelle Pfeiffer in the family drama People Like Us, which was filmed in early 2011 and released in June 2012.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/01/10/michelle-pfeiffer-welcome-to-people/|date=January 10, 2011|title=EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Pfeiffer cast as Chris Pine's mom in 'Welcome to People'|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191026/https://ew.com/article/2011/01/10/michelle-pfeiffer-welcome-to-people/|url-status=live}} He reprised the role of Kirk in the sequel to 2009's Star Trek, titled Star Trek Into Darkness, released in the US on May 15, 2013.Hepburn, Ned. (November 24, 2011) [http://www.blackbookmag.com/movies/star-trek-sequel-to-open-may-17th-2013-1.41773 'Star Trek' Sequel To Open May 17th, 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127014322/http://www.blackbookmag.com/movies/star-trek-sequel-to-open-may-17th-2013-1.41773|date=November 27, 2011}}, Blackbookmag.com; retrieved June 24, 2012.

In 2009, Pine entered talks to play CIA analyst Jack Ryan in a reboot of Tom Clancy's novels.{{cite news|last=Leins|first=Jeff|title=Chris Pine in Talks to Play the New Jack Ryan|publisher=News in Film|date=October 13, 2009|url=http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/10/13/chris-pine-in-talks-to-play-the-new-jack-ryan|access-date=October 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016115355/http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/10/13/chris-pine-in-talks-to-play-the-new-jack-ryan/|archive-date=October 16, 2009|url-status=dead}} He starred in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, which was released in 2014. Pine was the fourth actor to play the character, after Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=60011|title=Chris Pine in Talks to Play Jack Ryan|work=ComingSoon.net|date=October 14, 2009|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191026/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/60011-chris-pine-in-talks-to-play-jack-ryan|url-status=live}} In 2014, Pine was in talks to star in a thriller about the United States Coast Guard, The Finest Hours,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-pine-talks-star-disney-697214|title=Chris Pine in Talks to Star in Disney Coast Guard Drama|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191022/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-pine-talks-star-disney-697214|url-status=live}} released in January 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/chris-pine-thriller-the-finest-hours-pushed-to-2016-by-disney|title=Chris Pine Thriller 'The Finest Hours' Pushed to 2016 by Disney|work=TheWrap|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191035/https://www.thewrap.com/chris-pine-thriller-the-finest-hours-pushed-to-2016-by-disney/|url-status=live}} He guest-starred in Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/wet-hot-american-summer-chris-pine-kristen-wiig-jon-hamm-jason-schwartzman-cast-1201361747|title='Wet Hot American Summer': Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm & Jason Schwartzman Join Cast|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 28, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191020/https://deadline.com/2015/01/wet-hot-american-summer-chris-pine-kristen-wiig-jon-hamm-jason-schwartzman-cast-1201361747/|url-status=dead}} and lent his voice for SuperMansion in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/crackle-art-of-more-dennis-quaid-supermansion-sports-jeopardy-1201492421|title=Crackle Sets Premiere Dates For 'The Art Of More', 'Supermansion', 'Comedians In Cars…' – TCA|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 5, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191023/https://deadline.com/2015/08/crackle-art-of-more-dennis-quaid-supermansion-sports-jeopardy-1201492421/|url-status=dead}}

In May 2015, Pine was confirmed to play one of the Howard brothers along with Ben Foster in Hell or High Water (originally called Comancheria).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/comancheria-chris-pine-ben-foster-cbs-films-1201420484|title='Comancheria' With Chris Pine, Ben Foster & Jeff Bridges Acquired By CBS Films|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 4, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190950/https://deadline.com/2015/05/comancheria-chris-pine-ben-foster-cbs-films-1201420484/|url-status=dead}} After premiering at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the film was released in August 2016.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/hell-or-high-water-release-date-chris-pine-1201765909|title=Chris Pine's 'Hell or High Water' to Hit Theaters in August|work=Variety|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191034/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/hell-or-high-water-release-date-chris-pine-1201765909/|url-status=live}} Clayton Davis of Variety found Pine's performance in the film to be his best, writing that Pine "shows his reserved range as a leading man." Pine reprised the role of Kirk in Star Trek Beyond. Filming began in June 2015 in Canada,{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/453879-filming-begins-on-star-trek-3-at-the-squamish-boulders-in-british-columbia|title=Filming Begins on Star Trek 3 at the Squamish Boulders in British Columbia|work=ComingSoon.net|date=June 25, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627002147/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/453879-filming-begins-on-star-trek-3-at-the-squamish-boulders-in-british-columbia|url-status=live}} and the film was released in the US in July 2016.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-trek-beyond-gets-new-release-date-1201596328|title='Star Trek: Beyond' Gets New Release Date|work=Variety|date=September 17, 2015|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191024/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-trek-beyond-gets-new-release-date-1201596328/|url-status=live}} Also in July 2016, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for his work on the series SuperMansion.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-emmys-2016-nominees-winners-list-20160714-snap-story.html|title=Complete list of 2016 Emmy nominations and winners|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 18, 2016|access-date=October 3, 2016|archive-date=July 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714190232/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-emmys-2016-nominees-winners-list-20160714-snap-story.html|url-status=live}} That same year, Pine was featured on singer Barbra Streisand's album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, in which the two duetted on a medley of the songs "I'll Be Seeing You" and "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face".{{cite web|last1=Gans|first1=Andrew|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/watch-chris-pine-barbra-streisand-duet|title=Watch Chris Pine-Barbra Streisand Duet on My Fair Lady Tune|work=Playbill|date=August 25, 2016|access-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127005757/https://www.playbill.com/article/watch-chris-pine-barbra-streisand-duet|archive-date=November 27, 2020|url-status=live}}

In 2015, Pine was cast as Steve Trevor, opposite Gal Gadot, in the superhero film Wonder Woman.{{cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/chris-pine-closes-deal-to-star-opposite-gal-gadot-in-wonder-woman-exclusive|title=Chris Pine Closes Deal to Star Opposite Gal Gadot in 'Wonder Woman' (Exclusive)|publisher=The Wrap|date=July 28, 2015|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190949/https://www.thewrap.com/chris-pine-closes-deal-to-star-opposite-gal-gadot-in-wonder-woman-exclusive/|url-status=live}} The film was released in June 2017 to positive reviews.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wonder-woman-review-roundup-critics-dc-superman-batman-a7762471.html |title=Wonder Woman review roundup – Critics conclude Patty Jenkins' film better than Batman v Superman |first=Jack |last=Shepherd |date=May 30, 2017 |access-date=September 17, 2021 |work=The Independent |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530111818/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wonder-woman-review-roundup-critics-dc-superman-batman-a7762471.html |archive-date=May 30, 2017}} Also in 2017, he reprised his roles in the second season of SuperMansion and the film Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later,{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/01/31/february-streaming-calendar-netflix-hulu-amazon-acorn/97085854|title=February streaming calendar: 'Santa Clarita Diet,' 'Golden Girls'|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=February 13, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191023/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/01/31/february-streaming-calendar-netflix-hulu-amazon-acorn/97085854/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/wet-hot-american-summer-ten-years-later-trailer-premiere-date-amy-poehler-elizabeth-banks-netflix-1202118039|title='Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later' Trailer & Premiere Date: The Gang's All Here — Again|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 22, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191029/https://deadline.com/2017/06/wet-hot-american-summer-ten-years-later-trailer-premiere-date-amy-poehler-elizabeth-banks-netflix-1202118039/|url-status=dead}} guest-starred in the third season of Angie Tribeca (including an episode where his father was also a guest star),{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/02/08/natalie-portman-chris-pine-ed-helms-angie-tribeca |title=Natalie Portman, Chris Pine, Ed Helms among guests on Angie Tribeca |last=Snierson |first=Dan |date=February 9, 2017 |access-date=February 13, 2017 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190949/https://ew.com/tv/2017/02/08/natalie-portman-chris-pine-ed-helms-angie-tribeca/ |url-status=live }} and narrated the season two finale episode of National Geographic's Breakthrough.{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/breakthrough-ana-lily-amirpour-nat-geo-1201811552|title='Breakthrough': Ana Lily Amirpour on How She Was Lured to Create an Animated Cancer Monster for Nat Geo|publisher=IndieWire|date=May 2, 2017|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191022/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/breakthrough-ana-lily-amirpour-nat-geo-1201811552/|url-status=live}}

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In 2018, Pine played Dr. Alexander Murry in the fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time, based on the novel of the same name,{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/chris-pine-ava-duvernay-a-wrinkle-in-time-mr-murray-1201840739/|title=Chris Pine Joins Ava DuVernay's 'A Wrinkle In Time'|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 21, 2016|access-date=July 29, 2017|archive-date=November 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121224011/https://deadline.com/2016/10/chris-pine-ava-duvernay-a-wrinkle-in-time-mr-murray-1201840739/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Disney Movie Release Schedule Gets a Major Update|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/841525-disney-movie-schedule|work=ComingSoon.net|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=July 29, 2017|archive-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426002456/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/841525-disney-movie-schedule|url-status=live}} and starred as Robert the Bruce in Outlaw King.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/chris-pine-robert-the-bruce-netflix-outlaw-king-david-mackenzie-ben-foster-netflix-scottish-epic-1202076150|title=Netflix Lands Outlaw King|date=April 24, 2017|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190958/https://deadline.com/2017/04/chris-pine-robert-the-bruce-netflix-outlaw-king-david-mackenzie-ben-foster-netflix-scottish-epic-1202076150/|url-status=dead}} The latter project began filming in August 2017 in Scotland and was released on Netflix in November 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/gb/Title/80190859|title=Outlaw King {{!}} Netflix Official Site|website=www.netflix.com|access-date=November 11, 2018|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191026/https://www.netflix.com/Title/80190859|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.echoartists.com/news|title="OUTLAW KING" STARTS SHOOTING|publisher= ECHO ARTISTS|date=August 21, 2017|access-date=August 22, 2017}} Also that year, Pine voiced a version of Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/11/29/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-chris-pine-cameo/|title='Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Features Chris Pine in a Surprising Cameo|last=Schmidt|first=JK|website=ComicBook.com|date=November 29, 2018|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130144328/https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/11/29/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-chris-pine-cameo/|archive-date=November 30, 2018|url-status=dead}} In August 2018, it was reported that Pine would not be reprising his role as Kirk in the fourth film of the Star Trek film series after contract negotiations fell through.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-trek-4-chris-pine-chris-hemsworth-talks-fall-1133802|title=Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth 'Star Trek 4' Future In Doubt as Talks Fall Through (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=August 10, 2018|access-date=August 11, 2018|archive-date=August 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811011958/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-trek-4-chris-pine-chris-hemsworth-talks-fall-1133802|url-status=live}}

In July 2017, the US cable network TNT announced Pine would play the role of Jay Singletary in a six-episode television drama, One Day She'll Darken. He also served as an executive producer alongside director Patty Jenkins and writer Sam Sheridan.{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/chris-pine-drama-wonder-woman-director-set-at-tnt-1024690|title=Chris Pine Drama From 'Wonder Woman' Director Set at TNT|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 27, 2017|access-date=July 28, 2017}} The show, ultimately titled I Am the Night, began airing in January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/i-am-night-trailer-chris-pine-patty-jenkins-reunite-dark-miniseries-1124555|title=Chris Pine Rushes to Uncover Hollywood Mystery in 'I Am the Night' Trailer for TNT|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 2, 2018|access-date=July 4, 2018}} In 2020, Pine appeared as Westley in Home Movie: The Princess Bride for Quibi to raise money for World Central Kitchen.{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/the-princess-bride-homemade-fan-film|title=Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride|website=Vanity Fair|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=June 26, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728140043/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/the-princess-bride-homemade-fan-film|url-status=live}} In June 2018, it was announced that Pine would appear in the Wonder Woman sequel, titled Wonder Woman 1984, as Steve Trevor.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/PattyJenks/status/1006884175532740608|title=Patty Jenkins on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=June 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617152137/https://twitter.com/pattyjenks/status/1006884175532740608|url-status=live}} The film was released in December 2020.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-delayed-christmas-1234766774/|title='Wonder Woman 1984' Release Date Pushed to Christmas|website=Variety|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911223645/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-delayed-christmas-1234766774/|url-status=live}} After Pine became attached to star in a film adaptation of the novel All the Old Knives in 2017, Amazon Studios picked up the film in 2020, with Pine and Thandiwe Newton starring and Janus Metz Pedersen directing.{{Cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin. |date=September 17, 2020 |title=Amazon Studios Lands Rights To Thriller 'All The Old Knives' Starring Chris Pine And Thandie Newton; 'ZeroZeroZero's Janus Metz Signs On To Direct |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/amazon-all-the-old-knives-chris-pine-thandie-newton-zerozerozeros-janus-metz-1234578013/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190957/https://deadline.com/2020/09/amazon-all-the-old-knives-chris-pine-thandie-newton-zerozerozeros-janus-metz-1234578013/ |archive-date=December 29, 2020}} Pine also executive produced the film.{{Cite news |title=Jonathan Pryce, Laurence Fishburne Join Chris Pine in Amazon's 'All the Old Knives' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/jonathan-price-laurence-fisburne-amazon-all-the-old-knives-1234835969/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191046/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/jonathan-price-laurence-fisburne-amazon-all-the-old-knives-1234835969/ |archive-date=December 29, 2020}} The film was released in limited theaters and on streaming on Amazon Prime Video in April 2022.{{Cite web |last=DeVore |first=Britta |date=February 23, 2022 |title='All the Old Knives': Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton's Spy Thriller Movie Sets April Release Date on Prime Video |url=https://collider.com/all-the-old-knives-chris-pine-thandiwe-newton-release-date-prime-video/ |access-date=August 21, 2022 |website=Collider}}

Pine executive produced and starred in the 2022 action-thriller The Contractor,{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-chris-pine-violence-of-action-1203211758/|title=Chris Pine to Star in Black Ops Thriller 'Violence of Action'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=May 10, 2019|work=Variety|access-date=June 19, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191033/https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-chris-pine-violence-of-action-1203211758/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/chris-pine-ben-foster-gillian-jacobs-violence-action-movie-1202756644/|title=Ben Foster & Gillian Jacobs Join Chris Pine In Thunder Road & 30WEST Black Ops Action-Thriller 'Violence Of Action|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 10, 2019|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191007/https://deadline.com/2019/10/chris-pine-ben-foster-gillian-jacobs-violence-action-movie-1202756644/|url-status=live}} and appeared in Don't Worry Darling, a psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde, released in September 2022.{{Cite web|last1=Haylock|first1=Zoe|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/dont-worry-darling-teaser-harry-styles-florence-pugh-star.html|title=Don't Worry, Darling Teaser: When Harry Styles Met Scream-Queen Florence Pugh|website=Vulture|url-access=limited|date=September 13, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913234853/https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/dont-worry-darling-teaser-harry-styles-florence-pugh-star.html|archive-date=September 13, 2021|url-status=live}} In December 2020, it was announced that Pine will star in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, a film based on the role-playing game of the same name.{{cite web|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|title=Chris Pine To Star In 'Dungeons & Dragons' For eOne And Paramount; Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley Direct |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/chris-pine-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-jonathan-goldstein-john-francis-daley-direct-eone-paramount-1234656156/|date=December 14, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=September 17, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109051334/https://deadline.com/2020/12/chris-pine-dungeons-and-dragons-movie-jonathan-goldstein-john-francis-daley-direct-eone-paramount-1234656156/ |url-status=live }} The film, released in March 2023, was a critical but not a commercial success.

Pine made his directorial debut with the noir comedy Poolman (2023) where he also starred as the lead.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/chris-pine-star-trek-directorial-debut-poolman-danny-devito-patty-jenkins-1234928624/|title=AGC Launches Chris Pine's Directorial Debut 'Poolman' With Patty Jenkins & Stacey Sher Producing; Pine Leads Cast With Annette Bening & Danny DeVito – EFM Hot Pic|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=February 8, 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}} The film debuted at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival to negative reviews. The film is reportedly a comedic mystery in the vein of Chinatown (1974) and was co-produced by Patty Jenkins and co-starred Annette Bening, Danny DeVito and Ariana DeBose. Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "[the film] is not only the worst film I saw during the fall festival season but would likely be one of the worst films in any year it came out", he added "At the Toronto Film Festival showing I attended, there were a lot of walkouts."{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/poolman-review-chris-pine-1235727747/|title= 'Poolman' Review: Chris Pine's Daffy Absurdist Disaster of an L.A. Noir|website= Variety|accessdate= September 20, 2023}} The Hollywood Reporter noted, "Given its world premiere at Toronto, where it arrived looking for distribution, this TIFF stiff will likely have a tough time finding a home based on the tepid response from the customarily effusive festival audience".{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/poolman-review-chris-pine-annette-bening-1235587324/|title= 'Poolman' Review: Chris Pine's Noir-Drenched L.A. Comedy Is a Shrill Misfire|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= September 12, 2023|accessdate= September 20, 2023}} In August 2024, he made his debut for Italian cinema.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/chris-pine-the-kidnapping-of-arabella-carolina-cavalli-italian-film-1236119433/|title=Chris Pine to Star in First Italian-Speaking Role in 'The Kidnapping of Arabella'|date=August 27, 2024 |publisher=Variety}}

Pine was in a relationship with South African model Karrin Capra from late 2011 to early 2013.{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Zach |date=April 26, 2013 |title=Chris Pine Splits With Dominique Piek |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chris-pine-splits-with-dominique-piek-2013264/ |accessdate=October 31, 2022 |work=Us Weekly}} He was in a relationship with British actress Annabelle Wallis from 2018 to early 2022.{{Cite web|last1=Jackson|first1=Dory|url=https://people.com/tv/audrina-patridge-recalls-the-time-she-dated-chris-pine/|title=Audrina Patridge Recalls the Time She Dated Chris Pine|work=People|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518232823/https://people.com/tv/audrina-patridge-recalls-the-time-she-dated-chris-pine/|archive-date=May 18, 2021}}{{Cite web |last1=VanHoose |first1=Benjamin |date=March 2, 2022 |last2=Jordan|first2=Julie |title=Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis Break Up After 4 Years of Dating |url=https://people.com/movies/chris-pine-and-annabelle-wallis-break-up-after-almost-4-years-dating/ |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=People}}

On March 1, 2014, while filming Z for Zachariah in New Zealand, Pine was arrested by police near Methven after failing to pass a routine roadside breath alcohol test.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/chris-pine-captain-kirk-actor-charged-with-dui-1.2569229|title=Chris Pine, Captain Kirk actor, charged with DUI|publisher=CBC News|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191028/https://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/chris-pine-captain-kirk-actor-charged-with-dui-1.2569229|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/03/12/chris-pine-charged-with-dui-in-new-zealand/|title=Chris Pine charged with DUI in New Zealand|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223015520/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-12/entertainment/chi-chris-pine-dui-charges-20140312_1_dui-chris-pine-wrap-party|url-status=live}} He pleaded guilty to drunk driving on March 17, stating that he drank four vodkas at a local pub. Pine was disqualified from driving in New Zealand for six months and ordered to pay NZ$93 in reparation. He had a clean record, and the judge said that "the incident was out of character".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/star-trek-actor-chris-pine-faces-drink-driving-charge-in-new-zealand|title=Star Trek actor Chris Pine faces drink-driving charge in New Zealand|newspaper=The Guardian|date=March 12, 2014|access-date=March 12, 2014|archive-date=March 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312213006/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/star-trek-actor-chris-pine-faces-drink-driving-charge-in-new-zealand|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Film star Chris Pine pleads guilty: Star 'devastated' by conviction|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/mid-canterbury-selwyn/9835990/Hollywood-star-Chris-Pine-in-court|first=Joelle|last=Dally|publisher=The Press |location=Christchurch, New Zealand|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2014|archive-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904111115/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/mid-canterbury-selwyn/9835990/Hollywood-star-Chris-Pine-in-court|url-status=live}}

Regarding his outlook on religion, Pine said "I definitely have a spiritual outlook ... I am not a religious guy, I am probably agnostic."{{cite news|title=Interview Chris Pine|work=Femalefirst.co.uk|date=June 16, 2006|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Chris+Pine-19117.html|access-date=August 26, 2009|archive-date=August 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812005513/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Chris+Pine-19117.html|url-status=live}}

File:Chris Pine & Gal Gadot at the 2018 Comic-Con International.jpg at 2018 San Diego ComicCon]]

Politically, Pine has called himself a "left-leaning liberal".{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/70743680|title=Chris Pine @ Jimmy Kimmel 16.02.12|website=Vimeo|access-date=November 12, 2017}} He has said that both Democrats and Republicans tend to be interchangeable when it comes to certain actions, citing President Obama's strengthening of the Patriot Act.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-pine-reveals-his-politics-668160|title=Chris Pine Reveals His Politics Amid High-Risk 'Jack Ryan' Play|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817145054/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-pine-reveals-his-politics-668160|url-status=live}}

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Pine joined Star Trek franchise actors and directors George Takei, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Bryan Fuller, J. J. Abrams, Justin Lin, and Adam Nimoy in support of a movement called Trek Against Trump. The movement endorsed Hillary Clinton.{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/10/02/star-trek-jj-abrams-chris-pine-letter-against-donald-trump|title='Star Trek': J. J. Abrams, Chris Pine, and more sign letter against Donald Trump|work=EW.com|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191033/https://ew.com/article/2016/10/02/star-trek-jj-abrams-chris-pine-letter-against-donald-trump/|url-status=live}} On November 1, 2016, Pine, along with director Joss Whedon, released a video urging people to vote in the upcoming elections. While the video was a parody of Congress in general, certain commentators took the video to represent the Republican Congress.{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/joss-whedon-chris-pine-imagine-if-congress-was-your-coworker-from-hell/article/2606338|title=Joss Whedon, Chris Pine imagine if Congress was your coworker from hell|last=Bui|first=Hoai-Tran|work=Washington Examiner|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191044/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/joss-whedon-chris-pine-imagine-if-congress-was-your-coworker-from-hell|url-status=live}}{{Citation|last=Save The Day. Vote|title=If Congress was your co-worker – Starring Chris Pine|date=November 1, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YibDgSd02Xk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/YibDgSd02Xk| archive-date=October 28, 2021|access-date=November 12, 2017}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/11/01/chris_pine_is_a_bad_co_worker_in_the_new_joss_whedon_video.html|title=Chris Pine Is the Worst Co-Worker Ever (and Also a Republican Congressman) in the New Joss Whedon Video|last=Dessem|first=Matthew|date=November 1, 2016|work=Slate|access-date=November 12, 2017|issn=1091-2339|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191003/https://slate.com/culture/2016/11/chris-pine-is-a-bad-co-worker-in-the-new-joss-whedon-video.html|url-status=live}} In 2020, Pine supported Joe Biden's presidential campaign.{{Cite web |last=Benson |first=John |date=October 23, 2020 |title=Shaker Heights native David Wain back with 'Wet Hot American Summer' gang for streamed live read |url=https://www.news-herald.com/entertainment/shaker-heights-native-david-wain-back-with-wet-hot-american-summer-gang-for-streamed-live/article_9187cd90-1473-11eb-adef-e7eddbed99f3.html |url-status=dead |website=The News-Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624071650/https://www.news-herald.com/entertainment/shaker-heights-native-david-wain-back-with-wet-hot-american-summer-gang-for-streamed-live/article_9187cd90-1473-11eb-adef-e7eddbed99f3.html |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=July 24, 2022}}

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