Career: Brosnan's first roles came on stage at York Theatre Royal. He was chosen by Tennessee Williams to star in the West End debut of his play The Red Devil Battery Sign. He followed by his movie debut in Resting Rough in 1979. He made appearances in The Professionals, Hammer House of Horror, The Long Good Friday and Manions of America before moving to Hollywood. He was in the TV show Remington Steele for five years, which prevented him taking over from Roger Moore as 007 in 1986. Low-budget movies followed until Bond came calling again in 1995. His last 007 movie, Die Another Day, was released in 2002. He runs his own production company, Irish DreamTime. Among his best non-Bond movies are The Thomas Crown Affair remake, The Matador, Seraphim Falls, The Ghost, Love is All You Need, The Love Punch, A Long Way Down and Mamma Mia!

Career: Bello got her big break when producers Kerry Lenhart and John J Sakmar cast her in the spy show Mr & Mrs Smith in 1996, remembering her from a failed pilot remake of the classic TV series 77 Sunset Strip. The show was cancelled after eight weeks on the air. Then came a spot on ER in 1997 as Dr Anna Del Amico for the final three episodes of the third season. The show's producers were so impressed with her that they asked her back as a regular on the series. She quit after just one run to focus on movies. Roles in Mel Gibson vehicle Payback and quintessential chick-flick Coyote Ugly followed, and later projects have included such critically lauded work as A History of Violence and The Cooler. Her status as an A-lister was confirmed when she was chosen to replace Rachel Weisz in the third instalment of The Mummy franchise. Since then, she has appeared in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Company Men, Grown Ups and Abduction.

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.