Career: Streep started out on the New York stage before making her TV and film debuts in 1977 in Secret Service and Julia respectively. She received her first Oscar nomination a year later for The Deer Hunter and has been nominated a further 17 times - a record - with wins for Kramer vs Kramer, Sophie's Choice and The Iron Lady. Other acclaimed projects include Holocaust, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Silkwood, Out of Africa, A Cry in the Dark, Postcards from the Edge, The Bridges of Madison County, The Hours, Adaptation, The Devil Wears Prada, Angels in America and box-office smash Mamma Mia! Other recent hits include Doubt, It's Complicated and Julie and Julia.

Career: Alongside theatre roles, Baldwin's early career included parts in TV series The Doctors, Cutter to Houston and Knots Landing. His first film was Forever, Lulu in 1987. A year later he starred in Beetlejuice (1988), and had smaller roles in Married to the Mob (1988), Working Girl (1988), Talk Radio (1988), and She's Having a Baby (1988). The Hunt for Red October in 1990 saw him take the lead alongside screen icon Sean Connery. He went on to appear in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Getaway (1994), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Cooler (2003), The Departed (2006), The Good Shepherd (2006), Brooklyn Rules (2007), It's Complicated (2009) and Blue Jasmine (2013). He won a number of awards for his portrayal of Jack Donaghy in NBC sitcom 30 Rock between 2006 and 2013, was the host of a short-lived chat show called Up Late with Alec Baldwin and co-hosted the Oscars with Steve Martin in 2010. More recently, he has appeared in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), voiced lead character Timothy Templeton in The Boss Baby (2017) and appeared in an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. He also played Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live and received a Critics Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.

Career: Martin began writing for various shows in the 1960s, and won an Emmy for his work on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. His stand-up career took off in the 1970s, with best-selling albums and hit tours, but he gave it up in 1982 to concentrate on movies. His first big film hit was 1979's The Jerk, which he followed with The Man with Two Brains, Roxanne, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, LA Story, Parenthood, Father of the Bride and Bowfinger. Away from films, Steve has written a number of books, including a memoir, Born Standing Up, and the novella Shopgirl. He collaborated on an album with Edie Brickell that was released in 2013. Martin also regularly plays banjo alongside various artists.

Career: Krasinski went on to star in commercials and make a number of guest appearances in TV shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Without a Trace. His big break came in 2005 when he was cast as Jim Halpert in the American version of The Office. The show ran for more than 200 episodes until 2013 and Krasinski's performances earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards. His film credits include The Holiday (2006), Away We Go (2009), It's Complicated (2009), and Big Miracle (2012). He has also voiced characters in Shrek the Third (2007), Monsters vs Aliens (2009) and Monsters University (2013).

Career: Bell's professional acting career began in 2002 with part in the film Speakeasy and a guest role in two episodes of ER. A year later, she starred alongside Jeff Goldblum in TV movie War Stories and had a recurring role in short-lived comedy drama Miss Match. After playing the character Sally Heep in the final four episodes of The Practice, she reprised the role in spin-off series Boston Legal. Her film credits include Over Her Dead Body (2008), What Happens in Vegas (2008), It's Complicated (2009) and No Strings Attached (2011). In 2013, she directed, wrote, co-produced and starred in In a World… Her other TV credits include Childrens Hospital, How to Make It in America and New Girl.