Career: Butler's first role of note was in a stage production of Coriolanus directed by Steven Berkoff. After playing the character of Renton in the stage adaptation of Trainspotting, he made his big-screen debut in Mrs Brown. Small roles in James Bond outing Tomorrow Never Dies and Tale of the Mummy followed. His sensuous turn as Dracula in Wes Craven's horror caught the eye, and he's been busy ever since. Among his biggest projects since are the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, 300, RocknRolla, PS I Love You and Law Abiding Citizen. Butler is clearly a man who likes to keep busy - he usually has lots of films in various stages of production.

Career: The rapper's career didn't really generate much interest until he joined forces with production team Trackmasters and signed to Columbia Records. However, before his album Power of the Dollar could be released, he was shot outside a music studio in New York, and subsequently dropped by his label. He continued to record, and his underground releases eventually came to the attention of rap superstars Eminem and Dr Dre. They worked closely with him to produce the massively successful album Get Rich or Die Tryin', which spawned the chart-topping single In da Club. The follow-up, The Massacre, was also a huge hit. Since then, he's also branched out into acting, starring in Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), Righteous Kill (2008), Dead Man Running (2009), Escape Plan (2013) and Spy (2015). He also stars in and produces the American drama Power.