Career: McDermott had roles in a number of films early in his career, including Twister (1989), Steel Magnolias (1989) and Jersey Girl (1992). His first break came in 1993 when he was cast in Clint Eastwood's In the Line of Fire. He picked up a Golden Globe for his role in legal drama The Practice. His other movie credits include Miracle on 34th Street (1994), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013). His recent TV work includes playing different characters in two seasons of American Horror Story.

Career: Cheadle had a supporting role in The Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace but critics only really started to take notice after he appeared opposite Denzil Washington in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995). Other big-screen credits include Boogie Nights (1997), Mission to Mars (2000), Swordfish (2001), Crash (2004), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean Thirteen (2007), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Iron Man 3 (2013) and Flight (2012). On the small screen, he has appeared in Picket Fences and ER. In 2013, he won a Golden Globe for his role in comedy drama series House of Lies.

Career: After earning two Tony Award nominations, he launched what would become a long and varied screen career. A memorable turn as Doc Johnson in the Vietnam war film Hamburger Hill in 1987 helped him land roles in the acclaimed movie The Hunt for Red October and TV dramas thirtysomething and In the Line of Duty: Street War. Splitting his time between the stage and screen, he built up a loyal following of devoted fans. By the mid-1990s, job offers were rolling in. Other film credits include Dangerous Minds, The Preacher's Wife, Cookie's Fortune and Space Cowboys. In 2001 he joined the cast of the Law & Order sister series Criminal Intent, the show which made him a household name. He played Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver for five years, appearing in 111 episodes. Since leaving Criminal Intent, he has starred in the TV series ER, FlashForward and The Closer, and the film Extraordinary Measures.