Without Remorse

Michael B Jordan (Actor) .. John Kelly

Born: February 09, 1987 in Santa Ana, California

Best Known For: The Wire, Friday Night Lights and Fruitvale Station.

Early-life: Michael Bakari Jordan was born in Santa Ana, California, on February 9, 1987 to Donna and Michael. He has an older sister, Jamila, and a younger brother, Khalid. Michael was still a boy when his family moved to Newark, New Jersey. After modelling for newspaper advertisements when he was 10, he spent two years auditioning for commercials without any success. Just as he was about to give up on acting, he landed a recurring role on the sitcom Cosby.

Career: Jordan starred alongside Keanu Reeves in Hardball (2001) and a year later he landed the role of Wallace in the first season of HBO drama The Wire. In 2003, he joined the cast of daytime soap opera All My Children and stayed with the series for three years. In 2009, he starred in the short-lived Canadian sitcom The Assistants. In the same year, he began starring in American drama Friday Night Lights as quarterback Vince Howard. He stayed on the show for two seasons until it ended in 2011. Since then, Jordan has appeared on the big screen in Red Tails (2012), Chronicle (2012), Fruitvale Station (2013) and That Awkward Moment (2014).

Quote: 'Don't pretend to know everything. I've been blessed to work with a lot of veteran actors, and I soak up lessons from them like a sponge.'

Trivia: Jordan took tap-dancing lessons as a child.

Jodie Turner-Smith (Actor) .. Karen Greer

Jamie Bell (Actor) .. Robert Ritter

Born: March 14, 1986 in Billingham, Stockton on Tees

Best Known For: Playing the title role in Billy Elliot.

Early-life: Jamie was born on March 14, 1986 in Billingham, Stockton on Tees. He came from a family of dancers, including his grandmother, mother, aunt and sister, and began his own career in dance at an early age. In 2000, he took his talent to the big screen when he won the title role in Billy Elliot, a film about a young boy with a gift for ballet dancing that he tries to keep a secret, which paralleled Jamie's own story.

Career: Billy Elliot was a huge hit, garnering Jamie vast critical praise. He went on to star in numerous independent movies such as Undertow, Dear Wendy, The Chumscrubber and Hallam Foe. He also took the lead role in the 2002 horror film Deathwatch, played Smike in an adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby that same year and Jimmy in Peter Jackson's remake of adventure classic King Kong in 2005. He has also played real-life figures in two war films; US Marine Ralph Ignatowski in 2006's Flags of Our Fathers and Asael Bielski in 2008's Defiance. He appeared alongside Hayden Christensen in sci-fi drama Jumper that same year. His recent work includes Man on a Ledge, Snowpiercer and Nymphomaniac.

Quote: 'My biggest fear was that I would not be able to take the step from a child actor to an adult. I think it happened when I was able to play a soldier in Deathwatch.'

Trivia: He voiced the title character in Steven Spielberg's animated film The Adventures of Tintin (2011).

Guy Pearce (Actor) .. Secretary Clay

Born: October 05, 1967 in Ely, Cambridgeshire

Best Known For: Going from Erinsborough to Hollywood.

Early-life: Born Guy Edward Pearce on October 5, 1967, in Ely, Cambridgeshire. When Guy was three, he, his pilot father, teacher mother and older sister Tracey emigrated to Geelong, Australia. At school, Guy shunned maths and science in favour of music and the arts, and joined the local amateur dramatics society at the tender age of 11, appearing in plays including The Wizard of Oz. He also began bodybuilding, and won the title of Mr Junior Victoria in his mid-teens. After writing to several TV companies, Pearce won the part of Mike Young in Neighbours in 1985, days after his final high school exams.

Career: After three years in Ramsay Street, Pearce had a stint in Home and Away. During this time he also made several films, including Heaven Tonight, and Hunting, and later appeared in Snowy River: The McGregor Saga. But it was 1994's The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, that made Hollywood notice his acting talent, and lead roles in movies including the Oscar-winning LA Confidential (opposite fellow antipodean Russell Crowe) and critically acclaimed Memento followed. Other projects include The Count of Monte Cristo, Factory Girl, The Hurt Locker, The Road, The Proposition, The King's Speech and Iron Man 3.

Quote: 'You meet these people who are confident all the time. They annoy me. And I wonder if it's because I'm envious, or if it's because they're shallow.'

Trivia: Pearce occasionally appears on stage and in music videos too.

Lauren London (Actor) .. Pam Kelly

Stefano Sollima (Director)

8:01 pm - 9:00 pm, Sunday, July 26 on Great! Action (42)

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