Career: Nighy honed his craft at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre in the 1970s. He made his TV debut in 1980 in sitcom Agony. His first film, Eye of the Needle, came a year later. He has juggled acclaimed stage appearances with TV and film work. His role as a randy lecturer in 1991's The Men's Room made him a heart-throb, but he didn't become familiar to audiences until a string of hits beginning with 1998's Still Crazy, followed by Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, State of Play, and Love Actually. He also starred in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, Stormbreaker and Underworld: Evolution. Other projects include Valkyrie, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, The Boat That Rocked, G-Force, Wild Target. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and playwright David Hare's Worricker trilogy.

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).