Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Shameik Moore (Actor) .. Miles Morales/Spider-Man

Hailee Steinfeld (Actor) .. Gwen Stacy

Born: December 11, 1996 in Los Angeles

Best Known For: True Grit.

Early-life: Hailee was born in Los Angeles on December 11, 1996 to interior designer Cheri and personal fitness trainer Peter. She has an older brother, Griffin, who is a NASCAR driver. Hailee began acting from the age of eight and she went on to make several TV commercials and guest appearances on TV programmes.

Career: Steinfeld beat 15,000 other hopefuls for the role of Mattie Ross in True Grit (2010) when she was 13. It earned her an Academy Award nomination. Since then, she has had roles in a number of high-profile films, including Begin Again (2013), Romeo & Juliet (2013), Ender's Game (2013), The Homesman (2014) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015). In May 2015, Republic Records announced that Steinfeld had signed a record deal.

Quote: "Singing is something I've always loved to do, and I'd never considered taking it further than the shower."

Trivia: In 2011, Steinfeld was chosen to be the new face of Italian designer brand Miu Miu.

Oscar Isaac (Actor) .. Miguel O'Hara

Born: March 09, 1979 in Guatemala

Best Known For: Playing Poe Dameron in the Star Wars franchise.

Early-life: Oscar Isaac Hernandez Estrada was born on March 9, 1979, in Guatemala. When he was five months old, his family settled in the United States and he was raised in Miami, Florida. His professional acting career started at the Area Stage Company, Miami Beach, when Artistic Director John Rodaz cast him in a play. While living in Miami, he played lead guitar and sang vocals for ska-punk band The Blinking Underdogs, who enjoyed some success including opening for Green Day. He put his music to one side when he was accepted on the acting programme at the Juilliard School in New York City.

Career: Isaac's early TV and film appearances were in crime drama Illtown (1998), action comedy All About the Benjamins (2002) and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. His first major film role was as Joseph in The Nativity Story (2006). He played lead roles in Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), A Most Violent Year (2014) and Ex Machina (2015). Isaac played X-wing pilot Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and, more recently, he appeared in X-Men: Apocalypse as the titular supervillain.

Quote: "The better I am at observing moments in life, the better I'll be at showing them in my acting."

Trivia: He has played guitar since he was 12.

Jake Johnson (Actor) .. Peter B Parker

Luna Lauren Velez (Actor) .. Rio Morales

Jason Schwartzman (Actor) .. Spot

Born: June 26, 1980 in Los Angeles

Best Known For: His collaborations with Wes Anderson.

Early-life: Jason Francesco Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles on June 26, 1980 to Talia and Jack. His uncle is director Francis Ford Coppola. He had no prior acting experience before starring in Wes Anderson's Rushmore (1998). In 2001, he starred in CQ, a film written and directed by his cousin Roman Coppola. A year later, he had a role in Slackers.

Career: Film roles followed for Schwartzman in I Heart Huckabees (2004) and Shopgirl (2005). He also had a lead role in short-lived sitcom Cracking Up. He teamed up again with Wes Anderson on The Darjeeling Limited (2007). They later worked together on Fantastic Mr Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). Schwartzman's other film credits include Marie Antoinette (2006), Funny People (2009), Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010) and Saving Mr Banks (2013). He played the lead role in HBO comedy drama Bored to Death for three seasons.

Quote: "Dating is just awkward moments and one person wants more than the other. It's just that constant strangeness. I think it's a very real thing."

Trivia: He formed the band Phantom Planet when he was 14.

Brian Tyree Henry (Actor) .. Jeff Morales

Issa Rae (Actor) .. Jessica Drew

Joaquim Dos Santos (Director)

Kemp Powers (Director)

Justin K Thompson (Director)

2:55 pm - 5:10 pm, Wednesday, December 24 on BBC One London (1)

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