Career: While modelling, he met then-unknown film-maker Guy Ritchie, who cast him in his first film, 1998's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, which put them both on the showbiz map. Statham went on to star in Ritchie's follow-up movie Snatch, and then started forging a career in Hollywood. Although John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars was a flop, he soon proved to be one of Britain's most reliable action stars, thanks to hits such as The One, The Transporter and its sequel; The Italian Job; Cellular; Chaos; Crank; War, and The Bank Job. He was among the action star dream line-up in The Expendables and its sequels, and has several more films in production.

Career: Lopez had small roles in films My Little Girl and Lambada before her big break came with a two-year stint in TV comedy series In Living Color. She toured as a dancer with Janet Jackson and appeared in several other TV shows. She then starred on the big screen in My Family, Money Train, Jack, and Blood and Wine. Playing the title role in 1997's Selena proved Lopez was more than just a pretty face, while Out of Sight and The Wedding Planner turned her into box-office gold. Movies since include Maid in Manhattan, Monster-in-Law and the much-maligned Gigli. After a three-year break from movies, she returned in 2010 romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan. She has been a judge on several American Idol series and is a hugely successful recording artist with numerous hit albums, singles and tours to her name.

Career: Despite landing various roles off-Broadway, Chiklis spent most of the next three years out of work. He was surprised when he was offered the part of John Belushi in biopic Wired (1989), beating 200 other actors. Unfortunately, it didn't lead to huge success. Instead, he had small parts in Miami Vice, LA Law, and Murphy Brown before landing the lead in drama The Commish, which aired for four years. Since then, Chiklis has spent a year in sitcom Daddio and starred in movies such as Nixon (1995) and Soldier (1998). His biggest hits to date have been the TV crime drama The Shield and two Fantastic Four movies. His recent credits include the short-lived TV series No Ordinary Family and Vegas.

Career: Nolte's movie breakthrough was in 1982 action comedy 48 Hours. He followed this up with critically-acclaimed vehicles like Down and Out in Beverly Hills and Three Fugitives. He gave more serious performances in the The Prince of Tides and Cape Fear. He has been Oscar-nominated three times, and performances in dark dramas like Affliction have been critically-acclaimed. He gave a superb turn in short-lived HBO racing drama Luck.

Career: Cannavale made his film debut in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996). He had recurring roles on the small screen in Trinity, Third Watch, Ally McBeal and Kingpin. In 2005, he won an Emmy Award for his guest role on Will & Grace. Three years later, he won a Tony Award nomination for his role in the Broadway play Mauritius. In 2013, he won an Emmy Award for his work on Boardwalk Empire. He has also had a recurring role in Nurse Jackie. He starred opposite Sally Hawkins and Cate Blanchett in Woody Allen's acclaimed film Blue Jasmine (2013). His other film credits include Chef (2014), Annie (2014), Spy (2015), Danny Collins (2015), Ant-Man (2015) and Daddy's Home (2015). He plays the lead role in HBO drama Vinyl.