Career: During the early 1990s, McConaughey combined his studies with appearances in adverts, before winning an eye-catching part in the cult movie Dazed and Confused. He made an even bigger splash in 1996, when he won the starring role in the John Grisham adaptation A Time to Kill, which was a major hit worldwide. He's been a popular Hollywood leading man ever since, and his movie credits include Amistad, EDtv, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Sahara, Failure to Launch, Tropic Thunder, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. In more recent years McConaughey has proved his versatility with roles in more challenging movies, Magic Mike, Bernie, The Dallas Buyers Club, for which he won an Oscar, and Interstellar. He also starred in the first season of acclaimed TV series True Detective.

Career: Affleck's acting career began as a child, with appearances in various TV productions. He first worked with Matt on School Ties in 1992. A year later he directed his project - a short film - and began a long association with indie film-maker Kevin Smith by appearing in Mallrats; he's since appeared in most of Smith's movies, in roles both large and small. But it was co-writing and starring alongside Matt in Good Will Hunting that made him famous - the duo also won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Films since include Shakespeare in Love, Pearl Harbor, Daredevil, State of Play and the Oscar-winning Argo, which he also directed.

Career: In 1997 she starred alongside Bruce Willis in sci-fi blockbuster The Fifth Element, and re-teamed with director Luc Besson for The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc in 1999. Milla proved she was an impressive physical actress in action epics, but really proved her worth with the Resident Evil movies. Since 2002, she has played Alice, a zombie-bashing clone in a series which has grossed more than $674million and helped make her one of the most bankable actreses on the planet.