Career: Dillon worked with director Francis Ford Coppola on The Outsiders (1983) and went on to win critical acclaim for his performance in Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy (1989). He continued to star in popular films throughout the 1990s, with roles in the likes of Singles (1992), To Die For (1995), Wild Things (1998) and There's Something About Mary (1998). In 2002, he wrote, directed and starred in City of Ghosts. He was awarded a Golden Globe for his performance in Crash (2004). In 2015, he will be playing Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke in American TV drama Wayward Pines.

Career: Following small parts in TV movies, Swayze landed a role in Francis Ford Coppola's drama The Outsiders alongside other then unknowns, including Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon and Emilio Estevez. Its success brought him to the attention of other directors. In 1987 he became an overnight global sensation thanks to Dirty Dancing. Road House, Next of Kin, Ghost and Point Break followed, but by the early 1990s, his career had slowed down. His last films included Donnie Darko, Waking Up in Reno, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Keeping Mum, and Powder Blue. Swayze was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer in January 2008. A year later, he was hospitalised with pneumonia that was said to be a complication of chemotherapy treatments he had received. He died aged 57 on September 14, 2009.

Career: Within five years of his big-screen debut, Cruise was one of the hottest actors of his generation, having starred in the likes of Risky Business and Top Gun. The likes of Rain Man, The Color of Money, Interview with the Vampire and Days of Thunder followed. He has also turned his hand to producing and made the smart move of taking a share of several of his film's profits, making him one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. Recent hits include Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Jack Reacher, Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow. He has been Oscar-nominated three times, for his performances in Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia, but has yet to win. His next major film is Mission: Impossible 5.

Career: Numerous forgettable series followed before Lowe landed major roles in Class and The Outsiders in 1983. A member of the Brat Pack, he appeared in About Last Night, Oxford Blues and St Elmo's Fire. After a difficult personal period, Lowe successfully resurrected his career, thanks partly to friend Mike Myers, who gave him parts in Wayne's World and the Austin Powers movies. These led to a regular role on political drama The West Wing, which he left in 2003 to star in The Lyon's Den. Since then, he's appeared in numerous projects, including Perfect Strangers opposite Anna Friel, Thank You For Smoking, and the TV series Dr Vegas. He starred in Brothers & Sisters for four years and more recently the sitcom Parks and Recreation and the HBO film Behind the Candelabra.

Career: Estevez appeared in a number of TV movies before making his big-screen debut opposite Matt Dillon in Tex (1982). He went on to star in a run of popular movies such as The Outsiders (1983), Repo Man (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), St Elmo's Fire (1985), Stakeout (1987) and its sequel, Young Guns (1988) and its sequel, and The Mighty Ducks (1992) and its two sequels. Away from acting, Emilio has also directed a number of projects, including the movies Men at Work (1990), The War at Home (1996), Bobby (2006), and The Way (2010), and TV shows The Guardian, Cold Case CSI: NY, and Numb3rs.