Career: Following a short course at Oxford University, Rudd helped to produce a performance at the Globe Theatre and played Hamlet, directed by Ben Kingsley. His first TV work came in 1992, including a year-long stint on soap opera Sisters. More stage work followed before his big break came when he was cast as the love interest in hit movie Clueless. He's been in demand ever since, appearing in such diverse projects as Romeo + Juliet, The Cider House Rules, The Object of My Affection, Jackie Chan's Gen-X Cops 2 and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. He became a semi-regular in Friends in 2002. Since then, he has appeared in a number of hit comedy films, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Night at the Museum, The Ex, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Role Models, Year One, Dinner for Schmucks and Ant-Man.

Career: The success of American Pie led to Scott being cast in a number of youth-orientated movies, including Road Trip (2000) and Dude, Where's My Car? (2000). He went on to have success with Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Bulletproof Monk (2003), The Rundown (2003) and Role Models (2008) but a lot of his movies have underperformed at the box office, including The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Mr Woodcock (2007), Southland Tales (2007) and Cop Out (2010). Throughout his career ups and downs, he has returned to the role that originally made him famous, playing Stifler in American Pie 2 (2001), American Wedding (2003) and American Reunion (2012).

Career: Mintz-Plasse next appeared in Role Models (2008) and Year One (2009). He was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Kick-Ass (2010), a part he reprised in the 2013 sequel. His other film credits include Pitch Perfect (2012), Movie 43 (2013) and This is the End (2013). He has also lent his voice to How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and its 2014 sequel, Marmaduke (2010) and ParaNorman (2012). His recent work includes Neighbours (2014).

Career: Banks had small roles in various films before she raised her profile in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). She went on to star in Slither (2006), Meet Bill (2007), Fred Claus (2007), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), W. (2008), The Next Three Days (2010), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) and Pitch Perfect (2012). She was unrecognisable as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games (2012) and its sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). On the small screen, Banks has had recurring roles on Scrubs and 30 Rock.

Career: During the 1990s, Lynch guest starred on a number of TV shows, including Married with Children, 3rd Rock from the Sun and Frasier. Her film breakthrough came with Best in Show (2000), where she played a butch, lesbian dog handler. Despite this, she continued her penchant for making guest appearances on high-profile TV shows. In the early noughties she appeared in The X Files, The King of Queens, Arrested Development, Friends, The L Word and Two and a Half Men. Her next major film role was playing Steve Carell's quirky lust-fuelled boss in The 40-Year Old Virgin (2005). This paved the way for her to appear on the smash-hit TV series Glee as a no-nonsense cheerleading coach. In 2013, she made her Broadway debut in Annie.