Wonder Woman 1984

Gal Gadot (Actor) .. Diana Prince

Born: April 30, 1985 in Rosh HaAyin, Israel

Best Known For: Being Wonder Woman and playing Gisele in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Early-life: Gal Gadot-Varsano was born in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, on April 30, 1985 to Irit and Michael. Gal excelled at basketball at school because of her height - she is 5ft 10in. After leaving school, she went on to study law at the Reichman Law School and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. As a citizen of Israel, she completed her two years of mandatory military service in the Israel Defense Forces.

Career: Gadot made her film debut as Gisele in Fast & Furious (2009) and reprised the role in Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and Furious 7 (2015). She performed her own stunts in the Fast & Furious movies. Her other film credits include Knight and Day (2010), Kicking Out Shoshana (2014), Triple 9 (2016), Criminal (2016) and Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016). In 2013, she was cast as Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Gadot also plays the Amazon princess and immortal warrior in Wonder Woman (2017) and Justice League (2017). Away from acting, she is the face of Gucci's Bamboo perfume brand.

Quote: 'If things had gone according to my plans, I'd be a lawyer. I never dreamt of being an actress.'

Trivia: At the age of 18, Gadot won the 2004 Miss Israel competition.

Chris Pine (Actor) .. Steve Trevor

Born: August 26, 1980 in Los Angeles

Best Known For: Captain James T Kirk in the movie reboot of Star Trek.

Early-life: Christopher Whitelaw Pine was born in Los Angeles on August 26, 1980. He comes from a showbiz family - his grandmother, parents and older sister have all been actors. After attending high school he studied English at the University of California; during that period he spent a year at Leeds University. He also won a place at the London Academy of Dramatic Art, but due to financial constraints, was forced to turn it down. Instead, he studied at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre.

Career: Pine's first professional job came in an episode of ER. Other small TV roles followed before The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement turned him into a teen heart-throb in 2004. Made-for-TV films, drama series and big-screen outings followed, but the only one of note was 2006's Smokin' Aces - until the chance to play Kirk in JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot came his way. It immediately fired him onto Hollywood's A-list. Since then, he has starred in Unstoppable, This Means War, Star Trek Into Darkness and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.

Quote: 'I still assume that, any day, I'm going to be exposed as a fraud. That, like I once heard Gene Hackman say, the acting police are going to burst in and take away my card.'

Trivia: He voiced the character Jack Frost in Rise of the Guardians.

Pedro Pascal (Actor) .. Maxwell Lord

Kristen Wiig (Actor) .. Barbara Minerva

Born: August 22, 1973 in Canandaigua, New York

Best Known For: Bridesmaids and the Despicable Me films.

Early-life: Born Kristen Carroll Wiig in Canandaigua, New York, on August 22nd, 1973. Her father is of Norwegian and Irish ancestry and her mother is of English and Scottish descent. She relocated with her family to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, when she was three and later moved to Rochester, New York. She studied art at the University of Arizona, where she also began acting. After dropping out of her studies she moved to Los Angeles, where she joined the sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings.

Career: In 2003, Wiig made her TV debut in The Joe Schmo Show, a spoof of reality TV. Her big break came in 2005 when she joined Saturday Night Live (SNL). She quit the show in 2012 although she has since returned as a host. During her time on SNL, she also appeared on the big screen in Knocked Up, Ghost Town, Adventureland, Date Night and Paul. Her movie breakthrough came in 2011 when she co-wrote and starred in the hugely popular Bridesmaids. She has also voiced characters in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, How to Train Your Dragon and its 2014 sequel, and the Despicable Me films in two different roles.

Quote: 'People always call me a comedian. And I don't really see myself like that. I guess I just consider myself an actor who does comedy.'

Trivia: Wiig used to be a waitress in the executive dining room of Universal Studios. In 2011, she was voted one of Peta's sexiest vegetarians.

Robin Wright (Actor) .. Antiope

Born: April 08, 1966 in Dallas, Texas

Best Known For: House of Cards.

Early-life: Robin Gayle Wright was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 8, 1966, but she was raised in San Diego, California. She started working at the age of 14 as a model in Paris and Japan. After finishing high school she decided to become an actress.

Career: Wright first became famous on TV, playing Kelly Capwell on the soap opera Santa Barbara, and shot to stardom after her roles as Buttercup in The Princess Bride and Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump, the latter role garnering her a Golden Globe Award nomination for best supporting actress. She then put in an exceptional performance in Jack Nicholson flick, The Pledge. Her recent work includes roles in Whie Oleander, The Singing Detective, Nine Lives, Beowulf, New York, I Love You, State of Play, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, and House of Cards.

Quote: 'Famous is celebrityism and I don't want that. I know that I'm not that. Everybody knows who you are, I can't imagine living that life.'

Trivia: In 2014, Wright won a Golden Globe for her performance in House of Cards.

Patty Jenkins (Director)

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Saturday, April 25 on ITV2 +1 (29)

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