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: After deciding to become an actor, Stallone struggled to find decent roles. After running out of money and being made homeless he appeared in soft-porn flick The Party at Kitty and Stud's and had bit parts in several mainstream movies before writing Rocky. He persuaded producers Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler to not only buy it, but also let him star in it. The film was a massive success, won three Oscars and was followed by five sequels. He's directed several other movies and had hits with the Rambo series, Cliffhanger and Cop Land. Other films include a remake of Get Carter, Paradise Alley and Judge Dredd. More recently he's starred alongside other macho stars in The Expendables and its sequel. He was also behind TV series The Contender.

Career: The rapper's career didn't really generate much interest until he joined forces with production team Trackmasters and signed to Columbia Records. However, before his album Power of the Dollar could be released, he was shot outside a music studio in New York, and subsequently dropped by his label. He continued to record, and his underground releases eventually came to the attention of rap superstars Eminem and Dr Dre. They worked closely with him to produce the massively successful album Get Rich or Die Tryin', which spawned the chart-topping single In da Club. The follow-up, The Massacre, was also a huge hit. Since then, he's also branched out into acting, starring in Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), Righteous Kill (2008), Dead Man Running (2009), Escape Plan (2013) and Spy (2015). He also stars in and produces the American drama Power.

Career: At 15, Fox made her acting debut in straight-to-DVD film Holiday in the Sun (2001). Her first cinema release was Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004). She was cast in a regular role in American sitcom Hope & Faith. Her big break came in 2007 when she played the lead female role in Transformers. She reprised her role in the sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). More recently, Fox has starred in Jennifer's Body (2009), Jonah Hex (2010), Friends with Kids (2011), This Is 40 (2012) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).

Career: Lundgren made the move into acting and had a bit part in the 007 adventure A View to a Kill in 1985, but it was Rocky IV the same year that made him a household name. Lundgren also played He-Man in the movie Masters of the Universe (1987) and was the first actor to play Marvel comics hero The Punisher on the big screen in 1989. Other notable projects include 1992 blockbuster Universal Soldier and Keanu Reeves' sci-fi flop Johnny Mnemonic (1995). He's spent the past few years making a string of low-budget action adventures, including The Peacekeeper (1997), Hidden Agenda (2001) and The Defender (2004), appeared in Sylvester Stallone's action flick The Expendables (2010) and its two sequels and returned to the Universal Soldier franchise for two sequels. In 2013, he began starring in American TV action drama SAF3.