Career: Costner believed his break would come in 1983's The Big Chill - but he was cut from the final film. However, director Lawrence Kasdan cast him in Silverado, which boosted his career. His first major leading role arrived in 1987 in The Untouchables. Since then he has picked up a Best Director Oscar for Dances with Wolves, and had box-office hits with The Bodyguard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Field of Dreams and JFK. He has struggled to find successful projects in recent years, but Open Range in 2003, which he starred in as well as directing and producing, was a return to form. He won a 2012 Emmy Award for his role in miniseries Hatfields & McCoys. He's also appeared in Mr Brooks, The Guardian and Man of Steel.

Career: Following a successful spell on stage he turned to movies, making a massive impact as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy in 1986, and Prick Up Your Ears a year later. Alcoholism threatened his career, but he has now quit booze. His roles include playing Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK, the title role in Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Mason Verger in Hannibal. Other projects include Lost in Space, Leon, and The Fifth Element. His directorial debut, the acclaimed Nil By Mouth, was a heart-breaking, semi-autobiographical movie about his childhood. Oldman suffered a career slump around the Millennium, when he concentrated more on raising his young family than he did on acting. But he came back stronger than ever with roles in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (for which he was Oscar nominated) and the Batman franchise.

Career: Jones landed an agent and a role in a Broadway production of A Patriot for Me just 10 days after graduating from Harvard in 1969. A year later he made his film debut in Love Story, based on Erich Segal's novel of the same name. Segal claimed he based the lead character of Oliver (played by Ryan O'Neal) on Jones and Gore. Jones then spent four years in soap opera One Life to Live. The film Coal Miner's Daughter made critics sit up and notice him in 1980. Acclaimed performances in Lonesome Dove, The Fugitive, JFK and Men in Black followed. Other well-received projects include No Country for Old Men, In the Valley of Elah (for which he received an Oscar nomination), Lincolm and The Homesman.

Career: Gadot made her film debut as Gisele in Fast & Furious (2009) and reprised the role in Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and Furious 7 (2015). She performed her own stunts in the Fast & Furious movies. Her other film credits include Knight and Day (2010), Kicking Out Shoshana (2014), Triple 9 (2016), Criminal (2016) and Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016). In 2013, she was cast as Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Gadot also plays the Amazon princess and immortal warrior in Wonder Woman (2017) and Justice League (2017). Away from acting, she is the face of Gucci's Bamboo perfume brand.

Career: Pitt's breakout film role was as Tommy Gnosis in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001). This led to a number of supporting roles in such films as Bully (2001), Murder by Numbers (2002) and Funny Games (2007). His notable film credits include Dreamers (2003), The Village (2004) and Last Days (2005). As well as in film, Pitt has had high profile roles on TV, including as Jimmy Darmody in Boardwalk Empire and Mason Verger in Hannibal. More recently, he appeared in the American live action version of Ghost in the Shell (2017).

Career: Early TV roles came in Hawking, The Rotters' Club and Agatha Christie's Poirot, but she is largely known for her film work. On the big screen, she has appeared in Starter for 10 (2006), Sex and the City 2 (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014).