Career: Wahlberg's film career kicked off in 1993 with TV movie The Substitute. A year later he made his big-screen debut in flop comedy Renaissance Man. Impressive turns in The Basketball Diaries and Fear made critics realise he was more than just another pop star-turned-actor. It was 1997 drama Boogie Nights that made his name as an actor. By 2000 he was a Hollywood hot property with roles in Three Kings and The Perfect Storm. Although a revamp of Planet of the Apes divided critics, Wahlberg delivered fine turns in The Italian Job remake, Four Brothers, I Heart Huckabees, The Departed and The Fighter. He is also a respected producer, with credits on Entourage, In Treatment, Boardwalk Empire, and How to Make It In America.

Career: Hopkins's first professional work was on stage. He later joined Laurence Olivier's National Theatre, but left to make acclaimed movie The Lion in Winter. A steady stream of TV and film work followed (as well as some theatre appearances), including War and Peace, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, The Bunker, A Bridge Too Far, The Elephant Man, and Across the Lake. But Hopkins didn't become a major Hollywood star until after giving up alcohol. He won an Oscar for 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, and since then has starred in such hits as The Remains of the Day, Howards End, Hannibal, Shadowlands, Thor and Hitchcock.

Career: Chan made her TV debut in the 2006 miniseries When Evil Calls. Her first major role came in 2009 when she played geologist Mia Bennett in a special episode of Doctor Who. She made guest appearances in The IT Crowd and Sherlock before landing recurring roles in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Fresh Meat and Bedlam. More recently, she starred in the Comedy Central comedy Brotherhood and Channel 4 sci-fi drama Humans. Her film credits include Submarine (2010) and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014).

Career: Tucci is much in demand as an actor and has had roles in a number of films, including Beethoven (1992), The Pelican Brief (1993), Kiss of Death (1995), Big Night (1996), Road to Perdition (2002), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Julie & Julia (2009), The Lovely Bones (2009), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Hunger Games (2012) and its sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), and Jack the Giant Slayer (2013). He has also turned up on the small screen in Monk, ER, 3lbs and 30 Rock.

Career: Haddock's TV credits include Honest, The Palace, The Colour of Magic, Agatha Christie's Marple, Monday Monday and How Not to Live Your Life. She raised her profile in 2011 when she starred in The Inbetweeners Movie. Since then, she has starred in Upstairs Downstairs, Missing, Dancing on the Edge, Da Vinci's Demons and Luther. Her film credits also include Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).

Career: Duhamel's first taste of acting came as an extra in a number of music videos. In 1999, he began training with Scott Sedita Acting Studios and later that year, he won a part in daytime soap All My Children. Between 2003 and 2008, he played Danny McCoy in prime-time drama Las Vegas. His film credits include the Transformers movies, The Romantics (2010), When in Rome (2010), New Year's Eve (2011) and Movie 43 (2013).