Career: Hawke's breakthrough role came in 1989's Dead Poets Society. He then appeared in such films as White Fang, A Midnight Clear, and Alive before taking a role in the 1994 Generation X drama Reality Bites, for which he gained critical acclaim. In 1995, he starred in the romantic drama Before Sunrise, and in 2004 featured in its sequel, Before Sunset. In 2001, Hawke was cast as a rookie police officer in Training Day, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category. Other films have included Gattaca, Hamlet, Assault on Precinct 13, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. His recent work includes Before Midnight, The Purge, Getaway and Boyhood. Hawke has also maintained a successful stage career.

Career: Taylor was cast in the lead role of The Year My Voice Broke (1987), and its sequel Flirting (1991), after catching the attention of director John Duigan while at St Martin's Youth Theatre. He gained international attention when he played David Helfgott in Shine (1996). His film credits since then have included Almost Famous (2000), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Vanilla Sky (2001) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Taylor has also appeared in a range of TV series, including Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, Powers and Preacher.