Career: After completing his degree, Walsh moved to New York to further his acting career. He made his TV debut in sitcom Kate & Allie in 1987, using the stage name Charlie Walsh. He's also been credited as Charles Hunter Walsh. His first film was 1989's Loverboy, which he followed with Where the Heart Is, Betsy's Wedding, and a regular part in TV series Gabriel's Fire. Supporting roles in Nobody's Fool, Congo, We Were Soldiers, Blood Work, and small-screen drama Brooklyn South raised his profile, but it was Nip/Tuck in 2003 that made him a star, with him remaining in the cast until its conclusion in 2010. He has since appeared in the US TV series Unforgettable.

Career: Linney's professional career began on Broadway, where she was acclaimed for her work in several productions. She started appearing in small roles in films and on TV in the early 1990s, but began landing bigger parts after the first instalment of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City was broadcast. Movies Primal Fear, The Truman Show and Absolute Power followed. She reunited with the director of Absolute Power, Clint Eastwood, for Mystic River, and bagged Oscar nominations for Kinsey, You Can Count on Me and The Savages. Other notable work includes Love Actually, Frasier, and The Squid and the Whale, while her extraordinary turns in miniseries John Adams and comedy drama The Big C have been widely acclaimed.