Career: A series of TV roles, including Diane Keaton's Wildflower and miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove, got Witherspoon noticed. After several unremarkable movie projects, she starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in commercial success Fear in 1996, winning an army of young fans. A string of hits soon followed, including Freeway, Pleasantville, Cruel Intentions, Election, American Psycho and Legally Blonde, establishing her as a major Hollywood star and prompting her to set up production company Type A Films. Movies since include The Importance of Being Earnest, Sweet Home Alabama, and Legally Blonde 2. She wowed critics with a breathtaking performance in Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, for which she landed an Academy Award. Her recent films include Penelope, Four Christmases, How Do You Know, Water for Elephants and This Means War.

Career: Rogen was cast in a major supporting role and credited as a co-producer in Apatow's directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin. After Rogen received critical praise for that performance, Universal Pictures agreed to cast him as the lead in Apatow's directorial feature films Knocked Up and Funny People. Rogen and his comedy partner Evan Goldberg co-wrote the films Superbad, Pineapple Express, and The Green Hornet. Rogen has done voice work for the films Horton Hears a Who!, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Paul.

Career: Fry and Laurie's stage success led to the TV sketch show Alfresco, which also featured Emma Thompson, Ben Elton and Robbie Coltrane. In 1987, Elton cast him in sitcom Blackadder the Third as amiable idiot George. A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and Jeeves and Wooster cemented his reputation as one of the UK's brightest comedy talents. He appeared with several celebrity pals in the movies Peter's Friends, Maybe Baby, and Sense and Sensibility. Other projects include 101 Dalmatians, The Man in the Iron Mask, Stuart Little and its sequel, the Flight of the Phoenix remake and TV series Fortysomething. His novel, The Gun Seller, was also a hit. His award-winning role in House turned him into an international star. Since it ended in 2012, Laurie has largely concentrated on music.

Career: Arnett began landing guest spots in a number of TV shows, including Sex and the City, Boston Public, The Sopranos, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Will & Grace. His big break came in 2003 when played George Oscar `Gob" Bluth II in the sitcom Arrested Development. He went on to star on the big screen in Let's Go to Prison (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Semi-Pro (2008) and When in Rome (2010). His TV credits also include Running Wilde, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Up All Night, 30 Rock and The Millers. He has lent his voice to a number of projects, including Ratatouille (2007), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Monsters vs Aliens (2009), Despicable Me (2010), The Nut Job (2014) and The Lego Movie (2014).

Career: He made his film debut alongside his father in the 1983 movie Max Dugan Returns, then took the lead in The Bay Boy. Although it wasn't a hit, the movie was well received, and led to bigger roles, including Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, and the Young Guns films. The 1990s weren't as successful, although highlights were A Few Good Men and A Time to Kill. He also directed the movies Last Light, Truth or Consequences, NM, and Woman Wanted, before starring in and producing the hugely successful 24, for which he won Golden Globe and Emmy awards. He's also appeared in the movies Phone Booth, Taking Lives, The Sentinel, Mirrors, and the TV series Touch.

Career: Wilson's first on screen appearance was in an episode of the soap opera, One Life to Live, in 1997. His feature film debut was in Galaxy Quest (1999), which was followed by a minor supporting role in Almost Famous (2000). Following this, he appeared in a number of TV shows, including Six Feet Under, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Charmed and Entourage, as well as such films as America's Sweethearts (2001) and Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses (2003). In 2005, he was cast as Dwight Schrute in the American version of The Office, a role he played until the series ended in 2013. He also directed three episodes of the series. Wilson then went on to land leading roles in such films as The Rocker (2008) and Super (2010) and was cast in Juno (2007), Monsters vs Aliens (2009), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and others. More recently, he voiced Gargamel in The Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017).

Career: Following a short course at Oxford University, Rudd helped to produce a performance at the Globe Theatre and played Hamlet, directed by Ben Kingsley. His first TV work came in 1992, including a year-long stint on soap opera Sisters. More stage work followed before his big break came when he was cast as the love interest in hit movie Clueless. He's been in demand ever since, appearing in such diverse projects as Romeo + Juliet, The Cider House Rules, The Object of My Affection, Jackie Chan's Gen-X Cops 2 and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. He became a semi-regular in Friends in 2002. Since then, he has appeared in a number of hit comedy films, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Night at the Museum, The Ex, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Role Models, Year One, Dinner for Schmucks and Ant-Man.