Career: Travolta eventually moved to Los Angeles to further his acting career. His big break came with sitcom Welcome Back Cotter; he also made an early movie appearance in Carrie. Saturday Night Fever and the film version of Grease proved he was a major force to be reckoned with. More big-screen outings followed but, despite the success of Look Who's Talking, a string of flops in the 1980s meant he fell out of favour until Quentin Tarantino cast him in Pulp Fiction in 1994. He's since made various hits, including Swordfish, Primary Colors and Get Shorty. Over the past few years he's appeared in Wild Hogs, Hairspray, From Paris with Love and The Taking of Pelham 123. He remains an A-list star.

Career: Freeman's first credited big-screen appearance was in 1971's Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?, before he landed a regular role on children's show The Electric Company. In the mid-1980s, Freeman started getting more prominent roles in movies. Among his biggest hits have been Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption, Se7en, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Glory, Amistad, Deep Impact and Bruce Almighty. He is also an in-demand voice-over artist, lending his dulcet tones to sci-fi blockbuster War of the Worlds and the Oscar-winning documentary March of the Penguins. Freeman received an Academy Award of his own for his supporting role in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby. A prolific actor, he has more recently appeared in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy and always has several films in pre-production.

Career: Brendan made a string of forgettable comedies such as California Man and Airheads before George of the Jungle set him on the road to success in 1997. He became a 1990s answer to Indiana Jones after The Mummy struck box office gold in 1999. He has also appeared in acclaimed dramas Gods and Monsters, The Passion of Darkly Noon, and comedy remake Bedazzled. He scored another hit with The Mummy Returns, in 2001, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008. His eclectic CV also includes The Quiet American, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Crash, Journey to the Center of the Earth, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and Extraordinary Measures.

Career: Made her movie debut in 1992's Fathers and Sons, alongside Jeff Goldblum. Three years later she worked on Clive Barker's movie Lord of Illusions. It helped her land the part of murderous Russian Xenia Onatopp in 007 adventure GoldenEye. Went on to star in City of Industry, Deep Rising, Celebrity and The Faculty before making the blockbuster X-Men in 2000 and its two blockbusting sequels. She's also appeared in Ally McBeal, a string of movies, and won rave reviews for her role in Liam Neeson thriller, Taken.

Career: He gained international recognition in 1996 for his role as one of the kidnappers in Fargo. He went on to star in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Armageddon (1998), Mercury Rising (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Chocolat (1999), Minority Report (2002), Bad Boys II (2003) and The Brothers Grimm (2005). From 2005, he had a recurring role in Prison Break as John Abruzzi. He continues to be heavily in demand for film and TV roles. Some of the TV shows he has starred in include CSI, Monk, Weeds, Covert Affairs, Wilfred, Leverage and NCIS: Los Angeles. He has also voiced a number of characters in video games.