Career: A spell in musical theatre led to Crowe's first major big-screen role in 1990 film The Crossing, followed by Proof, for which he won an Australian Film Institute Award. A second gong came for the controversial Romper Stomper, prompting Sharon Stone to headhunt him for The Quick And The Dead in 1995. He followed that with major movies such as LA Confidential, The Insider, and Gladiator, for which he won the 2001 Best Actor award at the Oscars. Since then, he's starred in A Beautiful Mind and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Recent hits have included 3.10 to Yuma, American Gangster, State of Play, and Robin Hood. His recent credits include Les Miserables, Man of Steel, Winter's Tale and Noah.

Career: His first break as an actor came in 1988 when he landed a role in Dirty Dozen: The Series. He has worked steadily ever since. His TV credits include China Beach, Homefront, Law & Order, Will & Grace, Sex and the City, Jack & Bobby, Arrested Development, Desperate Housewives and 30 Rock. In 2007, he began playing Roger Sterling in the critically acclaimed AMC drama Mad Men. His film credits include Traffic (2000), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Iron Man 2 (2010) and The Adjustment Bureau (2011).