Career: Neeson's professional debut was on stage in The Risen People. He was spotted in a play at Dublin's Abbey Theatre by director John Boorman, who cast him in movie Excalibur in 1981. He made a name for himself in Krull, A Woman of Substance, Ellis Island and The Mission. Other leading roles came in Suspect, The Dead Pool and The Big Man. However, he didn't become a major star until Schindler's List in 1993. Since then he's featured in Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace, Gangs of New York, Love Actually, Kinsey and the brilliant action film Taken. He was also seen in the big-screen version of The A Team and has several blockbusters in the pipeline.

Career: Whitaker made his screen debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High alongside Judge Reinhold, Nicolas Cage and Phoebe Cates. Roles on TV followed, in such shows as Diff'rent Strokes and Cagney & Lacey, before an excellent scene in The Colour of Money opposite Paul Newman showcased his talents to a wider audience and led to further film roles in the likes of Platoon and Good Morning Vietnam. He starred in the 1988 Charlie Parker biopic Bird, and has since put together an impressive body of work, including The Crying Game, Ghost Dog, The Last King of Scotland, Vantage Point and two seasons of The Shield. He always has a number of films and TV work in the pipeline.

Career: After only a short time as an actress, Maggie landed parts in various dramas such as CSI: Miami, The Lyon's Den, Miracles and Cold Case, as well as TV movies Murder in Greenwich and Twelve Mile Road, playing Tom Selleck's estranged daughter. A larger audience will have been made aware of her thanks to numerous episodes of Oliver Beene, but she's best known for portraying spoilt Shannon Rutherford in Lost. Her recent credits include The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Parts 1 and 2, and the Taken movies.

Career: Made her movie debut in 1992's Fathers and Sons, alongside Jeff Goldblum. Three years later she worked on Clive Barker's movie Lord of Illusions. It helped her land the part of murderous Russian Xenia Onatopp in 007 adventure GoldenEye. Went on to star in City of Industry, Deep Rising, Celebrity and The Faculty before making the blockbuster X-Men in 2000 and its two blockbusting sequels. She's also appeared in Ally McBeal, a string of movies, and won rave reviews for her role in Liam Neeson thriller, Taken.

Career: Dougray made his TV debut in an episode of Taggart in 1992, the same year he also appeared in Lovejoy, Tell Tale Hearts and his first film, The Weak and Wide Astray. Three years later he got his big break when he was cast as Major Rory Taylor in Soldier Soldier. He followed that with The Crow Road and Twin Town before moving to Hollywood to make Ever After and Deep Impact. A well-known face on both sides of the Atlantic, Dougray's work also includes Mission: Impossible II, This Year's Love, Enigma and Ripley's Game. He was a frontrunner to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond before it eventually went to Daniel Craig. More recently, he has starred on TV in The Day of the Triffids, My Week with Marilyn, Hitman and United. He is constantly in demand.