Shannyn Sossamon is born on 3 October 1978, in Honolulu, USA. She is an American actress and musician. The actor is known for her first major film role in A Knight's Tale (2001). Sossamon also appeared in the Indie comedy Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006). She then acted in films like The Order (2003), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), The Holiday (2006), Hot in Cracktown (2009), Road to Nowhere (2010), The Day (2011) and The End of Love (2012). Shannyn also won the Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Female Performance in 2002.