Meet the ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Cast’s Real-Life Loves: All About the 2005 Film Stars’ Romances

Avery Thompson November 22, 2025, 4:00 pm

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Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes attend The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City; Keira Knightley and James Righton attend the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 25, 2024 in Paris, France. — Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum / Vogue / Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images

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An entire generation was changed when Joe Wright‘s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice hit theaters everywhere on November 23, 2005. For 20 years, we have rewatched most ardently and let the stunning period romance bewitch us.

Watching Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) and Mr. Darcy’s (Matthew Macfadyen) love story truly never gets old. The field scene alone would make even the harshest cynic swoon.

While the romances in Austen’s classic tale often steal the show, the real-life love stories of the Pride & Prejudice cast are worth celebrating.

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