Career: Before becoming famous, Guttenberg played the title role in the short-lived 1979 sitcom Billy, about a teenage boy with a Walter Mitty complex; in 1980, he starred in a Coca-Cola commercial. He went on to star in six films that earned over $100,000,000 in the United States. He's starred in three film franchises: Cocoon (1985), Three Men and a Baby (1987), and Police Academy (1984). He has also appeared in such films as Diner (1982), The Bedroom Window (1987), The Boys from Brazil (1978) and a string of TV movies. Guttenberg had a recurring role on second season of the TV series Veronica Mars as Woody Goodman, a wealthy businessman and community leader. He remains a busy actor and even tried pantomime in the UK for the first time in 2008. His upcoming films are At the Top of the Pyramid and Making Change.

Career: After declaring himself mentally unfit for military service, Hauer returned to acting, making his film debut in 1969's Monsieur Hawarden. Film and TV work in his native Holland followed, and by 1981, a series of excellent performances in such projects as Soldier of Orange and Spetters led him to be cast in his first US movie, Nighthawks, opposite Sylvester Stallone. A year later, Blade Runner made him an international star. Films such as Ladyhawke, The Hitcher, and Blind Fury followed. He fell out of favour during the 1990s, following a string of disappointing movies, but has never stopped working. In 2002, he was in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, had a small role in Batman Begins in 2005 and was in season six of True Blood.

Career: Syms' first film role came in 1953's It Happens Every Thursday. Three years later, her big break came in My Teenage Daughter. She was a highly popular star for the next 15 years thanks to such movies as Ice-Cold in Alex, Expresso Bongo, Victim, and The Quare Fellow, featuring arguably her best performance. She was also nominated for a Bafta for The Tamarind Seed in 1974. Since then, her most memorable work has largely been on TV, although she did have a small role in 1989's Shirley Valentine. She had a regular role in Peak Practice in the mid-1990s and became a familiar face again thanks to At Home with the Braithwaites.

Career: Kingston's professional career began in repertory theatres across the UK. She then spent time with the Royal Shakespeare Company before making the first of several brief appearances in The Bill. Roles in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989), Crocodile Shoes, The Knock, and Carrington (1995) followed. The lead role in TV's Moll Flanders finally made her a star in 1996. Soon afterwards, she moved to the US to join the cast of medical drama ER and quickly became a household name. She remained with the show for seven seasons, departing in 2004. Other high-profile projects have included Croupier (1998), Essex Boys (2000) and Warrior Queen (2003). She's also appeared in Doctor Who, FlashForward, Lost in Austen, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hope Springs, Marchlands and Private Practice. She returned to ER, making two brief appearances in its final series in 2009. More recently, she has starred in Arrow, and Chasing Shadows.