Biography
Keira Christina Knightley (born March 26, 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. ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Sound Collector
2024
as Narrator
Despite the fact that he is very hard of hearing, the Sound Collector spends his days discovering and using new sounds that he finds on his adventures...

Boston Strangler
2023
as Loretta McLaughlin
Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the lin...

Charlotte
2022
as Charlotte Salomon (voice)
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative...

Charlotte
2022
Executive Producer
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative...

Silent Night
2021
as Nell
Nell, Simon, and their boy Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one t...

Misbehaviour
2020
as Sally Alexander
A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World ...

Berlin, I Love You
2019
as Jane
An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital.

Greed
2019
as Self
A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.

Official Secrets
2019
as Katharine Gun
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint U...

The Aftermath
2019
as Rachael Morgan
In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions aris...

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
as Sugar Plum Fairy
When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could chang...

Colette
2018
as Colette
After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
as Elizabeth Swann
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sa...

Red Nose Day Actually
2017
as Juliet
Fourteen years after the events of the first film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, act...

Collateral Beauty
2016
as Amy Moore
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see ...

Everest
2015
as Jan Arnold
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-i...

The Imitation Game
2014
as Joan Clarke
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant te...

Laggies
2014
as Megan Burch
Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no parti...

Begin Again
2014
as Gretta James
Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, not...

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
as Cathy Muller
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.

Once Upon a Time...
2013
as Gabrielle Chanel
In 1913, designer Coco Chanel opens her first boutique in the French city of Deauville.

Wide-Awake
2012
as The Witch
Ingénues, icons, action heroes, divas and the world's next great comedy star: 13 actresses who gave the dreamiest performances of 2012.

Stars In Shorts
2012
as Woman
Seven short films, all of which feature name actors, including Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Lily Tomlin, Keira Knightley, Jesse Tyler Fer...

Anna Karenina
2012
as Anna Karenina
In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vro...

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012
as Penelope "Penny" Lockhart
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school...

A Dangerous Method
2011
as Sabina Spielrein
Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient. Jung’s we...

London Boulevard
2010
as Charlotte
A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.

Last Night
2010
as Joanna Reed
Michael and Joanna are a young and successful married couple who appear to have it all. But when Michael finds himself alone on a business trip with a...

Never Let Me Go
2010
as Ruth C.
As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come...

Steve
2010
as Woman
A young couple begin to receive daily visits from their downstairs neighbor, Steve. Steve draws attention to various practical problems and is eager t...

The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
2009
as The Fairy
A sinister fairytale depicting the lives of two brothers and their daily suicide attempts.

The Duchess
2008
as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

The Edge of Love
2008
as Vera Phillips
When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's child...

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007
as Em (voice)
Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an a...

Silk
2007
as Hélène Joncour
French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to...

O2 Wireless Festival Presents: Daft Punk Live
2007
as Self (Patron)
Starting on the last hour of London's daylight on 16th June 2007, Daft Punk perform their recently renovated Alive 2007 tour.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Elizabeth Swann
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate da...

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
as Self
An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her internati...

Atonement
2007
as Cecilia Tallis
As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime ...

According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
2006
as Self
Special feature documentary following the cast and crew through the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Elizabeth Swann
Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart ...

Domino
2005
as Domino Harvey
The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.

Pride & Prejudice
2005
as Elizabeth Bennet
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbeari...

The Jacket
2005
as Jackie Price
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he ...

Stories of Lost Souls
2004
as Leah
Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to overcome.

The Making of King Arthur
2004
Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).

King Arthur
2004
as Guinevere
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy ...

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
2003

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary of the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, featuring behind the scenes footage, interviews wit...

Love Actually
2003
as Juliet
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in Londo...

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
as Elizabeth Swann
After Port Royal is attacked and pillaged by a mysterious pirate crew, capturing the governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann in the process, William Turne...

The Seasons Alter
2002
as Helena
The world is burning up, icecaps melt, floods drown the landscape and people starve. These images are from a Shakespearean speech that dates from the ...

New Year's Eve
2002
as Leah
A young woman brings out the worst in a group of friends on New Year's Eve.

Pure
2002
as Louise
A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.

Thunderpants
2002
as Music School Student
An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becom...

Bend It Like Beckham
2002
as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing ...

The Hole
2001
as Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb...

Princess of Thieves
2001
as Gwyn
Sherwood forest has a courageous new hero - Gwyn, the daughter of Robin Hood. Possessing the cunning skills of her legendary father and the beauty and...

Deflation
2001
as Jogger
Pride going before the fall.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Sabé
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for reve...

Coming Home
1998
as Young Judith
Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.

The Treasure Seekers
1996
as The Princess
Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.

Innocent Lies
1995
as Young Celia
In September 1938 a British detective comes to a small French coastal town in order to investigate the death of a colleague. Prime suspects are the me...

A Village Affair
1995
as Natasha Jordan
An apparently happy wife in an English village has a relationship with a local aristocrat's daughter.

Royal Celebration
1993
as Angela
A bittersweet drama about a street party held in a suburban London square to mark the 1981 Royal Wedding. After two years of the Thatcher administrati...

The Woman in Cabin 10
N/A
A journalist witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard a luxury yacht at night—only to be told that it didn’t happen as all the passengers and crew...
Conception
N/A
Set in the near future, when the British government takes authoritarian rule over parenting.