Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Anya Taylor-Joy (Actor) .. Furiosa

Born: April 16, 1996 in Miami

Best Known For: Playing Thomasin in The Witch.

Early-life: Born on April 16, 1996 in Miami. Anya moved to Argentina as a baby and could only speak Spanish until she moved to London when she was six. From a young age, it was her ambition to become an actress.

Career: Taylor-Joy's earliest roles include parts in Vampire Academy (2014), Viking Quest (2014) and the TV series Endeavour. She got her breakthrough playing lead character Thomasin in The Witch (2015). Since then, she has starred in Barry (2016), Split (2016) and as the title character in Morgan (2016). She was also the lead actress in Skrillex's music video for his remix of GTA's song Red Lips.

Quote: "You do not mess with my characters."

Trivia: She was nominated for the 2017 BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Chris Hemsworth (Actor) .. Dementus

Born: August 11, 1983 in Melbourne

Best Known For: Playing superhero Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Early-life: Christopher Hemsworth was born in Melbourne on August 11, 1983 to Leonie and Craig. He was raised in Melbourne and an Aboriginal community in the Outback called Bulman. His older brother Luke and younger brother Liam are also actors. In 2004, Chris was cast as Kim Hyde in Home and Away, a role he went on to play for more than 180 episodes.

Career: Hemsworth landed his first film role in Star Trek (2009), playing James T Kirk's father, George Kirk. The films A Perfect Getaway (2009) and Ca$h (2010) followed until he got his big break playing the title role in Thor (2011). He has reprised his Thor character in Avengers Assemble (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). His other films include The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Red Dawn (2012), Rush (2013), Blackhat (2015), In the Heart of the Sea (2015) and Ghostbusters (2016).

Quote: On acting: "I love the adventure that comes with this work, the travel and all that. But also the craft, the storytelling."

Trivia: For the first Thor film, Hemsworth put on 20 pounds of muscle to play the title character. In 2006, he was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars Australia. He was eliminated after six weeks.

Tom Burke (Actor) .. Praetorian Jack

Born: June 30, 1981 in Kent

Best Known For: BBC series The Musketeers.

Early-life: Tom Liam Benedict Burke was born in Kent on June 30, 1981 to actors David Burke and Anna Calder-Marshall. He went on to attend the National Youth Theatre and the Young Arden Theatre. He attended dance school before being accepted for a place at Rada when he was 18.

Career: Burke's first professional role was the direct-to-video Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000). He followed this up with guest appearances in a number of TV shows, including Dangerfield, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Jericho, The Trial of Tony Blair and Agatha Christie's Poirot. His big break came in 2014 when he landed the role of Athos in BBC drama The Musketeers. He is equally at home on the stage and has starred in a number of productions. He made his film debut in The Libertine (2004).

Quote: "I've played a lot of dark characters and I think that, as an actor, you have to think of them more as interesting people rather than villains."

Trivia: In 2008, he won the Ian Charleson Award for his performance in Creditors at the Donmar Warehouse.

Alyla Browne (Actor) .. Young Furiosa

George Shevtsov (Actor) .. The History Man

Lachy Hulme (Actor) .. Immortan Joe

George Miller (Director)

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