Career: After graduating, Mays landed a number of small roles in such TV series as EastEnders, In Deep and The Bill as well as the film Pearl Harbor (2001). He starred in BBC drama Rehab in 2003. Mays then went on to land roles in such TV series as Top Buzzer, Funland, Plus One and Ashes to Ashes. He also had an appearance in an episode of Doctor Who. Mays had parts in such films as Atonement (2007), Made in Dagenham (2010) and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011). As well as TV and film, Mays has had work in theatre, including six plays at London's Royal Court Theatre. More recently, he has had roles in TV series Line of Duty and Born to Kill, as well as Rogue One (2016).

Career: Hayman's film credits include Sid and Nancy (1986), Hope and Glory (1987) and The Jackal (1997). Between 1997 and 2009, he played Chief Superintendent Michael Walker in the TV crime drama Trial and Retribution. As well as acting, Hayman has also directed film and television productions, including Silent Scream (1990) and The Hawk (1993). More recently, he was cast as Brace in the television series Taboo.

Career: Clarke made his screen debut in 1999, winning acclaim for his performance in Metrosexuality and starring in the short films Native and Take 2. He went on to make guest appearances in high-profile dramas The Bill, Waking the Dead, Casualty and Judge John Deed, but he also trod the boards. His performance in Where Do We Live garnered him the 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer. After writing and starring in the film Licks, he joined the main cast of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet in 2002. He then wrote the screenplays for movie Kidulthood and Adulthood (which he also directed), but it was appearing in Doctor Who from 2005 onwards that made him a household name. Over the past few years he has directed the movies 4.3.2.1 and The Anomaly, penned romcom The Knot, and sci-fi thriller Storage 24, and featured in Star Trek Into Darkness.