Career: Fassbender's first TV role was in the mini-series Band of Brothers. Roles followed in Hearts and Bones, Holby City, William and Mary, Murphy's Law, Hex and Agatha Christie's Poirot. He made his movie debut in 300. Since then, he has established himself as a bona fide film star. His big-screen credits include Eden Lake, Inglourious Basterds, X-Men: First Class, A Dangerous Method, Prometheus, Frank and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Fassbender also has a strong working relationship with director Steve McQueen, with whom he's worked on the acclaimed projects Hunger, Shame and 12 Years a Slave - Fassbender received an Oscar nomination for his work on the latter.

Career: West enjoyed early success on the stage, and appeared in several movies, including Spice World and Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace before taking a break to join the acrobatic Argentinean circus De La Guarda. He then had a supporting role in Chicago before landing the part of drunken but lovable detective McNulty in hugely acclaimed TV series The Wire. West has also appeared in 300, Hannibal Rising and The Devil's Whore. In 2011 he received critical acclaim for his roles as TV news anchor Hector Madden in the 1950s-set BBC drama The Hour and serial killer Fred West in ITV1 drama Appropriate Adult. He also continues to appear on stage, most notably in his native Sheffield.

Career: Kurylenko swapped the catwalk for the big screen in 2005 when she made her film debut in The Ring Finger. Since then, she has appeared Paris, je t'aime (2006), The Serpent (2006) and Hitman (2007). In 2008, she co-starred opposite Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace. More recently, Kurylenko has starred in Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Oblivion (2013). She starred in two seasons of American drama Magic City.

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.

Career: Morrissey's big break came at the age of 18 when he landed the lead role of Billy Rizley in Channel 4's first drama series, One Summer. After that he trained at Rada. A steady stream of small-screen and theatre roles followed. At the 2004 Bafta awards, Morrissey was nominated for Best TV Actor for his performance in the drama serial, State of Play. In the same year, The Deal, in which he co-starred as Gordon Brown to Michael Sheen's Tony Blair, won the award for Best Single Drama. Projects since include Blackpool, Cape Wrath, Red Riding, Basic Instinct 2, Nowhere Boy, Mrs Mandela, Doctor Who and a starring role in adaptations of Mark Billingham's Tom Thorne books for Sky1. In 2012, he joined the cast of The Walking Dead, and continues to work on stage whenever his busy schedule allows.