Career: He went on to work in TV in such series as Private Eye and The Young Riders and appeared in a number of big-screen flops until he was finally noticed for his supporting role in Grindhouse (2007). In the same year he also starred in American Gangster and In the Valley of Elah. Since then, he has appeared in a number of prominent films, including No Country for Old Men (2007), W. (2008), Milk (2008), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), True Grit (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Gangster Squad (2013), Oldboy (2013) and Labor Day (2013).

Career: Gyllenhaal won critical praise and an army of fans with his breakout performance in Donnie Darko in 2001. He played opposite Jennifer Aniston in another Sundance Film Festival favourite, 2002's The Good Girl, and once again earned good reviews. Marking his theatre debut, Gyllenhaal arrived on the London stage with a starring role in Kenneth Lonergan's revival of This Is Our Youth. Next he played against type as a soldier during the first Gulf War in Jarhead. His role as a sexually conflicted ranch hand in Brokeback Mountain earned him more rave reviews, and he's followed this with Zodiac, Rendition, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Source Code, Prisoners and Nightcrawler.

Career: By the age of seven, Knightley had made her TV debut in the drama Royal Celebration, but during the 1990s, she was only allowed to act during the summer holidays. Her first high-profile role was playing Natalie Portman's handmaiden in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, but it was Bend It Like Beckham that proved to be her breakthrough. In the same year, she appeared in a mini-series version of Doctor Zhivago, and in 2003 featured in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, and Love Actually. Subsequent films have included King Arthur, Pride and Prejudice (for which she was Oscar-nominated), two of the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, Atonement, The Duchess, Never Let Me Go, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Begin Again, and Say When.

Career: Wright first became famous on TV, playing Kelly Capwell on the soap opera Santa Barbara, and shot to stardom after her roles as Buttercup in The Princess Bride and Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump, the latter role garnering her a Golden Globe Award nomination for best supporting actress. She then put in an exceptional performance in Jack Nicholson flick, The Pledge. Her recent work includes roles in Whie Oleander, The Singing Detective, Nine Lives, Beowulf, New York, I Love You, State of Play, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, and House of Cards.

Career: Worthington began landing guest starring roles in a number of TV shows, including JAG, Water Rats and Blue Heelers. He made his film debut in the Australian movie Bootmen (2000). Film roles followed in Hart's War (2002), Dirty Deeds (2002) and Gettin' Square (2003). His first break came a year later when he landed his first lead role in Somersault (2004) opposite Abbie Cornish. His international career took off in 2009 after playing Marcus Wright in James Cameron's Avatar. Since then, he has starred in Terminator Salvation (2009), Clash of the Titans (2010), Last Night (2010), Texas Killing Fields (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012) and Cake (2014). Avatar sequels are in the pipeline.

Career: Watson's acting career began on the stage with roles in the likes of The Children's Hour, Three Sisters, and Much Ado About Nothing. She made her film debut in Lars von Trier's critically acclaimed Breaking the Waves (1996), which earned Watson her first Academy Award nomination. She received a second nomination for Hilary and Jackie (1998). Her other film credits include Angela's Ashes (1999), Gosford Park (2001), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Synecdoche, New York (2008), War Horse (2011), The Book Thief (2013) and The Theory of Everything (2014). Her TV credits include the miniseries The Politician's Husband.