Career: In California, Swank enrolled in South Pasadena High School and started acting professionally. In 1997, she was cast as a single mother on Beverly Hills, 90210. After her part was cut, she auditioned for the role of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry. Many critics hailed hers as the best female performance of 1999, and she won the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Actress. She won the same Oscar five years later, for playing a female boxer in 2004's Million Dollar Baby, a role for which she underwent extensive training and gained 19 pounds of muscle. Her recent work includes Conviction (2010), New Year's Eve (2011), Mary and Martha (2013) and The Homesman (2014).

Career: Dean Morgan made his acting debut in the film Uncaged (1991) but he is largely associated with TV roles. His breakthrough came in 2005 when he began playing Denny Duquette in Grey's Anatomy. He has also had recurring roles in The Burning Zone, Supernatural, Weeds, Magic City and Shameless. His other film credits include Watchman (2009), The Losers (2010) and Red Dawn (2010).

Career: Lee hit the big time in 1957 when his formidable height landed him the role of the monster in Hammer's The Curse of Frankenstein. It marked the beginning of his horror movie partnership with Peter Cushing, which also included such films as Dracula, The Mummy, and The Gorgon. Lee went on to become one of the world's most prolific actors. Star Wars episodes II and III and The Lord of the Rings introduced him to a new generation of fans. Other significant titles include The Wicker Man, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gremlins II, The Man with the Golden Gun and The Golden Compass. He also appeared in Alice in Wonderland, Burke and Hare, Season of the Witch and The Hobbit. He died on June 7, 2015, at the age of 93 due to respiratory problems and heart failure.

Career: Following his graduation, Pace appeared in several off-Broadway plays, but really came to the critics' attention in 2003, when he played a transgendered woman in the TV film Soldier's Girl, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. He followed this up with appearances in the TV series Wonderfalls and the movies The White Countess, Infamous, The Fall and The Good Shepherd before landing the lead role in the offbeat TV comedy drama Pushing Daisies, which picked up a cult following, and an Emmy nomination for Pace. His recent credits include A Single Man, Possession, When in Rome, Ceremony, Lincoln, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Hobbit movies.