Divergent: Insurgent

Shailene Woodley (Actor) .. Tris

Born: November 15, 1991 in San Bernardino County, California

Best Known For: The Descendants and the Divergent films.

Early-life: Shailene Diann Woodley was born in San Bernardino County, California, on November 15, 1991 to Lori and Lonnie. She has a younger brother, Tanner. She made her screen debut in the 1999 TV movie Replacing Dad. Roles followed in The District, Without a Trace, The OC, Crossing Jordan and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. When Shailene was 15, she was diagnosed with scoliosis and was put in a plastic brace to straighten her spine.

Career: Woodley made her film debut in The Descendants (2011), a role that earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Since then, she has forged a successful Hollywood film career, starring in the hugely popular The Fault in Our Stars (2014), Divergent (2014) and Insurgent (2015).

Quote: 'You forget that you do choose your life and there are so many things to be grateful for and I feel like society has gotten to that point where we're always looking for the next and the better and we lose sight of what's actually in front of us.'

Trivia: Woodley was originally cast as Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) but her four short scenes were cut from the final movie.

Kate Winslet (Actor) .. Jeanine

Born: October 05, 1975 in Reading

Best Known For: Her role in blockbusting hit Titanic.

Early-life: Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born on October 5, 1975, in Reading. Acting is in her blood. Both her parents, Roger and Sally, tread the boards, her maternal grandparents ran the Reading Repertory Theatre, and an uncle appeared in the original West End production of Oliver! Kate's two sisters also act; her brother is the only sibling not to enter showbiz. Kate stole the show in a series of plays before the age of 11 and she studied at Maidenhead's Redroofs Theatre School.

Career: Winslet started out on TV, with roles in Casualty and The Dark Season, but it was her film debut in Peter Jackson's acclaimed 1994 drama Heavenly Creatures that set her on the road to success. She gained her first Oscar nod for Sense and Sensibility a year later, and stayed with period pieces for Jude and Hamlet. In 1997 came James Cameron's Titanic, which gained her another Academy Award nomination. Since then, Winslet has featured in an array of films, including Hideous Kinky, Enigma, Iris, The Life of David Gale, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Finding Neverland. She finally won an Oscar for 2008's The Reader. Her recent films include Labor Day and Divergent.

Quote: 'Life is short, and it is here to be lived.'

Trivia: In 2007, she was a celebrity spokesperson for Lancome.

Jai Courtney (Actor) .. Eric

Born: March 15, 1986 in Sydney

Best Known For: Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Early-life: Jai Stephen Courtney was born in Sydney on March 15, 1986 to Chris and Karen. He has an older sister. He attended Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Career: Courtney's early roles included guest spots in Australian TV series All Saints and Packed to the Rafters. His big break came in 2010, when he played Varro in sword-and-sandal drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Since then, he has largely worked on big-screen projects. His film credits include Jack Reacher (2012), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), I, Frankenstein (2014), Felony (2014) and Divergent (2014).

Quote: 'I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.'

Trivia: He enjoys playing outdoor sports.

Mekhi Phifer (Actor) .. Max

Born: December 29, 1974 in Harlem, New York

Best Known For: Playing brash Dr Gregory Pratt on ER.

Early-life: Mekhi Thira Phifer was born in Harlem, New York, on December 29, 1974. His mother, Rhoda, was a high school teacher. Phifer's acting career began when he auditioned for Spike Lee's Clockers in 1995 and he was selected for the leading role. Working with stars Harvey Keitel and Delroy Lindo, he was praised for his compelling performance as Strike, a New Jersey drug dealer involved in a murder cover-up. Following his impressive screen debut, he appeared in the comedy spoof High School High in 1996, and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer in 1998, with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr.

Career: In 2002, Phifer starred as Future, opposite Eminem, Brittany Murphy and Kim Basinger in Curtis Hanson's critically acclaimed 8 Mile, as well as Paid in Full, directed by Charles Stone. He was honoured by the American Black Film Festival, receiving the organisation's Rising Star Award. He also appeared in 2001's O opposite Julia Stiles and Josh Hartnett. Based on Shakespeare's Othello, he portrayed Odin, the captain of a champion high school basketball team whose best friend becomes jealous of his relationship with his girlfriend. In addition to his escalating film career, he landed his role in ER in 2002. Since ER ended in 2008, he has appeared in Lie to Me and Torchwood: Miracle Day.

Quote: "I grew up in a single-parent house, but my mother was everything for me and my younger brother. She taught me to get out there and be the best I can be, and that's the main reason why I work so hard, because she instilled that in me."

Trivia: Phifer filed for bankruptcy in April 2014 owing $1.2 million in back taxes, $50,000 in lawyers bills and $4,500 in back child support.

Theo James (Actor) .. Four

Born: December 16, 1984 in Oxford

Best Known For: Bedlam and the Divergent films.

Early-life: Born Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis in Oxford on December 16, 1984, but better known as Theo James. The youngest of five children, he has two brothers and two sisters. He went on to study philosophy at the University of Nottingham, before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In 2010, he made his TV debut starring opposite Billie Piper in Kay Mellor's two-part BBC drama A Passionate Woman.

Career: James made a guest appearance in Downton Abbey and played the lead role in supernatural drama Bedlam. TV work continued in Case Sensitive, Room at the Top, and Golden Boy. More recently, he has started to make a name for himself on the big screen in the likes of Underworld: Awakening (2012), the Divergent films and Franny (2015).

Quote: 'I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays.'

Trivia: James used to be the singer and guitarist of London-based band Shere Khan.

Ansel Elgort (Actor) .. Caleb

Born: March 14, 1994 in Manhattan

Best Known For: The Divergent films and The Fault in Our Stars.

Early-life: Ansel was born in Manhattan on March 14, 1994 to fashion photographer Arthur Elgort and opera director Grethe Barrett Holby. He has two older siblings, Warren and Sophie. Ansel attended the Professional Performing Arts School, Fiorello H LaGuardia High School and Stagedoor Manor summer camp. He started taking acting classes at the age of 12 and starred in his high school's productions of Guys and Dolls and Hairspray. He made his professional acting debut on the stage in Regrets.

Career: Elgort made his film debut in the 2013 remake of Carrie. Since then, he has starred alongside Shailene Woodley in the high-profile movies Divergent (2014), The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and Insurgent (2015).

Quote: 'From an early age, I understood the concept that, if you're not the star, then your job is to not pull attention away from the star.'

Trivia: Elgort signed a record deal in 2014 and performs as Ansolo.

Miles Teller (Actor) .. Peter

Born: February 20, 1987 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Best Known For: Rabbit Hole, the Divergent movies and Fantastic Four.

Early-life: Miles Alexander Teller was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, on February 20, 1987 to Merry, a real estate agent, and Mike, a nuclear power plant engineer. He has two older sisters, Erin and Dana. Because of his father's career, he moved around a lot as a child, residing in Florida, New Jersey and Delaware. Miles went on to study at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he studied method acting.

Career: Teller appeared in a number of short films before making his movie debut in Rabbit Hole (2010) alongside Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. Roles followed in Footloose (2011), Project X (2012), The Spectacular Now (2013), Divergent (2014) and Whiplash (2014). More recently, he has starred in Insurgent (2015) and Fantastic Four (2015).

Quote: 'I always had ambition. I always knew I was going to go to college.'

Trivia: Teller was a drummer in a church youth group band. A serious car accident in 2007 left Teller with multiple scars on his face and neck.

Octavia Spencer (Actor) .. Johanna

Born: May 25, 1970 in Montgomery, Alabama

Best Known For: The Help.

Early-life: Octavia Lenora Spencer was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 25, 1970. She has six siblings. Octavia went on to study drama at Auburn University in Alabama. At the age of 19, she worked as an intern on the set of the film The Long Walk Home. She made her film acting debut as a nurse in A Time to Kill (1996).

Career: Spencer has made guest appearances in a number of TV shows, including ER, Chicago Hope, Roswell, The X-Files, Becker, Malcolm in the Middle and Dharma and Greg. She is best known for playing domestic Minny Jackson in The Help (2011), a role that earned her an Oscar and a Golden Globe. More recently, she has starred in Fruitvale Station (2013), Snowpiercer (2013), Get on Up (2014), Black and White (2014) and Insurgent (2015). She had a recurring role in the sitcom Mom.

Quote: 'You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfil your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you're putting out there, if it's received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it's not received, great, I respect you for not.'

Trivia: Between 1996 and 2013, Spencer played a nurse 16 different times.

Ashley Judd (Actor) .. Natalie

Born: April 19, 1968 in Los Angeles

Best Known For: Acting and political activism.

Early-life: Born Ashley Tyler Ciminella in Los Angeles on April 19, 1968, to country music singer Naomi Judd and marketing analyst Michael Ciminella. Her elder half-sister, Wynonna, is also a country music singer. Ashley's parents divorced in the early 1970s and her mother raised her in Kentucky. She went on to attend the University of Kentucky. After college, she moved to Hollywood and studied with acting teacher Robert Carnegie at Playhouse West. In 1991, she made her TV acting debut in two editions of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Career: From 1991 to 1994, Judd had a recurring role in the TV drama Sisters. She made her film debut with a small role in Kuffs (1992), and received critical acclaim a year later for her next movie, Ruby in Paradise. Since then, she has starred in Heat (1995), TV movie Norma Jean & Marilyn, Kiss the Girls (1997), Double Jeopardy (1997) and De-Lovely (2004). She has not played a lead role in a Hollywood movie since Twisted flopped in 2004.

Quote: 'I was always told I was special. And I was also assured that I had a gift and a purpose.'

Trivia: Judd is a global ambassador for YouthAIDS. She also supports a number of other charities and foundations, including Children's Medical Research Institute, Five & Alive, Jeans for Genes, and Malaria No More.

Emjay Anthony (Actor) .. Hector

Robert Schwentke (Director)

10:10 pm - 11:55 pm, Tuesday, June 16 on BBC Three (23)

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