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.

Career: Eckhart made his film debut in 1997 in an adaptation of Neil LaBute's stage play In the Company of Men. The following year, he starred in LaBute's Your Friends & Neighbors. He reached a wider audience in 2000 playing a ponytailed biker in Erin Brockovich. Eckhart went on to star in Nurse Betty (2000), The Pledge (2001), Possession (2002), Thank You for Smoking (2005) and The Wicker Man (2006) before landing the role of Harvey Dent in the hugely popular The Dark Knight (2008). Since then, Eckhart has starred in such films as Rabbit Hole (2010), Battle Los Angeles (2011), Olympus Has Fallen (2013), I, Frankenstein (2014) and London Has Fallen (2016).

Career: Freeman's first credited big-screen appearance was in 1971's Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?, before he landed a regular role on children's show The Electric Company. In the mid-1980s, Freeman started getting more prominent roles in movies. Among his biggest hits have been Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption, Se7en, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Glory, Amistad, Deep Impact and Bruce Almighty. He is also an in-demand voice-over artist, lending his dulcet tones to sci-fi blockbuster War of the Worlds and the Oscar-winning documentary March of the Penguins. Freeman received an Academy Award of his own for his supporting role in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby. A prolific actor, he has more recently appeared in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy and always has several films in pre-production.

Career: Following stints as a receptionist and photo researcher, Angela began looking for acting work in New York and one of her first appearances came in 1985 when she appeared in JE Franklin's Black Girl at Second Stage Theatre. In the same year, she made her TV debut as a prostitute in Doubletake and then gained recognition for her role in Boyz n the Hood. This was followed by starring roles in The Jacksons: An American Dream and What's Love Got to Do with It, for which she won a Golden Globe. She has worked steadily ever since, including roles in Alias and ER. More recently, she has appeared in Green Lantern, This Means War and Olympus Has Fallen.

Career: Early in his career, Forster had supporting roles in Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) and The Stalking Moon (1968) and he starred in Medium Cool (1969). He had lead roles in TV shows Banyon and Nakia and supporting roles in action and horror films, including Disney's The Black Hole (1979). Forster starred in such cult B-movies as Alligator (1980), Vigilante (1983), The Delta Force (1986) and The Banker (1989). After reaching a period where it seemed his career had died, Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997) revived it. Among the films he has appeared in since are Me, Myself and Irene (2000), Mulholland Drive (2001), Like Mike (2002) and Lucky Number Slevin (2006). Forster has also appeared in such TV shows as Heroes and Breaking Bad.

Career: Mitchell made her film debut in low-budget Australian movie Love and Other Catastrophes (1996). Her first lead role came in High Art (1998). Her other film credits include Pitch Black (2000), Dead Heat (2002), Phone Booth (2002) and Man on Fire (2004). She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in Finding Neverland (2004). The following year, she had a lead role in Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda (2005). She has also starred in Silent Hill (2006), Henry Poole Is Here (2007), Surrogates (2009), The Crazies (2010), Olympus Has Fallen (2012) and Evidence (2013). In 2013, she had a lead role in short-lived TV drama Red Widow.

Career: Leo went on to make guest appearances in a number of popular TV shows, including The Equalizer, Miami Vice, The Young Riders, Veronica Mars, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Law & Order. She had recurring roles on Homicide: Life on the Street, Mildred Pierce and Treme. Her film credits include 21 Grams (2003), Frozen River (2008), The Fighter (2010), Prisoners (2013), Oblivion (2013), The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) and The Equalizer (2014). She won an Academy Award for her role in The Fighter.