Career: Finney's movie debut was a small part in The Entertainer in 1960, playing the lead character's ill-fated son. Director Tony Richardson then offered Finney the lead in kitchen-sink drama Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, and period romp Tom Jones. The latter made him a major star and gave him the first of his five Oscar nominations. He turned down the title role in Lawrence of Arabia, but gained plaudits in a string of acclaimed movies, including Murder on the Orient Express, The Duellists, Shoot the Moon, The Dresser, Miller's Crossing, Erin Brockovich, Big Fish and Skyfall. Finney's only film as director is 1967's Charlie Bubbles. His TV work includes Karaoke, Cold Lazarus, The Green Man, My Uncle Silas and The Gathering Storm.