Trivia: Hailing from South West London, dashing and luscious-lipped young actor Tom Hardy started off his career in war dramas alongside other hunky newcomers. He began his studies at the prestigious Drama Centre, but left early for a part in the award-winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He made his feature film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down, with Josh Hartnett. He then appeared with Paul Bettany in The Reckoning, a British film based on the novel Morality Play. In 2002, he remained in the U.K. for the independent film Dot the I, sharing the bill with the handsome Gael García Bernal. He then traveled to North Africa for Simon: An English Legionnarie, a story of the French Foreign Legion. In the same year, he gained some heavy international exposure as Shinzon, a clone of Captain Picard in Star Trek: Nemesis. He returned to England for the 2003 thriller LD 50. He was in the 2004 crime film Layer Cake, but scored prime roles in a number of 2005 films including Minotaur and Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen. Sofia Coppola cast him in Marie Antoinette in 2006, and two years later he had a crucial role in the international hit Bronson. He scored his biggest American hit to that point in 2010 when he was part of the crew in Christopher Nolan's Inception. He played one of two battling brothers in 2011's Warrior, and had a major part in the Oscar nominated remake of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy. He enjoyed is highest profile role to date playing the bad guy Bane in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises in the summer of 2012. Hardy had a monster 2015, taking over the title role in the hugely successful Mad Max: Fury Road and scoring his first Oscar nomination for his turn in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's The Revenant.

Trivia: As legend has it, Charlize Theron was discovered by an agent while fighting with a bank manager on Hollywood Boulevard. Eighteen and starving, Theron purportedly got into the argument after the manager refused to cash her check. The outburst caught the agent's attention, and eight months later Theron got her first acting job. She subsequently went on to become one of the hottest young actors in Hollywood, thanks to a fortuitous combination of talent and the blonde, statuesque good looks so fervently adored by the camera. Born August 7, 1975, Theron was raised on a farm in Benoni, South Africa. Trained as a ballet dancer, she was sent to Milan at 16 to become a model following the death of her father (which, it was later revealed, occurred after he was shot by Theron's mother, who was defending herself from his drunken abuse). After tiring of modeling, Theron returned to her first love, dancing, which resulted in a move to New York to dance with the Joffrey Ballet. Unfortunately, her career was halted by a knee injury, which led Theron -- at her mother's behest -- to travel to Los Angeles to try her luck with acting. After a long, unprofitable struggle, fate smiled upon Theron in the form of the aforementioned bank encounter. Following an inauspicious bit part in 1994's Children of the Corn III, Theron won her first dose of recognition with 2 Days in the Valley (1996). The film wasn't particularly successful, but it did give her both much-needed exposure and critical praise. The film also served as the stepping stone to her first leading role, that of Keanu Reeves' embattled wife in The Devil's Advocate (1997). The film drew poor reviews, but Theron managed to win widespread praise for her performance. Her next project, Trial and Error (1997), surfaced briefly before disappearing with nary a trace, but the subsequent Mighty Joe Young (1998) netted Theron more positive notices. Her ascent was confirmed with her casting in Celebrity, Woody Allen's 1998 cameo-fest that also featured turns from everyone from Kenneth Branagh to Winona Ryder to Leonardo DiCaprio to Isaac Mizrahi. In her portrayal of a perpetually aroused supermodel, Theron shone in a role seemingly designed to allow her to flaunt her natural attributes and little else. She was rewarded with more substantial -- not to mention multilayered -- work in The Cider House Rules (1999), Lasse Hallström's Oscar-winning adaptation of John Irving's novel. As a troubled young woman with secrets to hide, Theron received star billing alongside Michael Caine and Tobey Maguire.In the wake of The Cider House Rules came a few highly publicized but ultimately disappointing projects, including John Frankenheimer's Reindeer Games (2000), Robert Redford's The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), and Sweet November (2001), the last of which reunited her with erstwhile co-star Keanu Reeves. Theron was also reunited with Woody Allen in his The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), another widely anticipated film that, despite a high-profile cast and stylish period design, was both a critical and commercial underachiever.None of this, however, nudged Theron from her A-list status, something that was confirmed by her casting in the flashy, star-studded 2003 remake of The Italian Job, a much-beloved 1969 comedy caper starring Michael Caine. The 2003 version featured Mark Wahlberg in the starring role, with Theron, Edward Norton, Seth Green, and Mos Def, among others, backing him up. That same year, Theron switched gears and dove headfirst into the "serious actress" category with her starring role in Monster, the crime drama based upon the real-life story of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who, in the late '80s, murdered seven men in Florida. Co-starring Christina Ricci as Wuornos' lover, the film promised to show audiences a side of Theron that certainly hadn't been hinted at in her previous portrayals of models, girlfriends, and Southern debutantes. It was evidently successful as Theron was showered with more than a dozen awards including an Oscar following her first-ever Academy Award nomination.2005 would be a decidedly mixed year for Theron. She first appeared in the live-action adaptation of the cult animated series Aeon Flux, a film that was nearly unanimously maligned by critics and largely avoided by audiences. Luckily, she also starred in the well-received docudrama North Country. Playing a woman who successfully battled sexual harassment, Theron was honored with her second Oscar nomination for the performance.In 2007 Theron earned critical praise for her supporting role as a detective in In the Valley of Elah, and joined the star-studded cast of The Road in 2008. Theron took a lead role the following year in Young Adult (penned by Juno collaborators Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman) as a recently divorced author who returns to her hometown with her sights set on winning back her high school sweet heart. Young Adult was received well by both box office and critical standards. 2012's Snow White and the Huntsman featured Theron as the diabolical queen, while Prometheus (2012) found the actress playing the cold but complex character of corporate representative Meredith Vickers. In 2014, she took on a out-of-character comic role, playing the romantic lead in Seth Macfarlane's A Million Ways to Die in the West, before returning to top form in Mad Max: Fury Road the following year.

Trivia: Discovered at age 3 while attending a production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle by a director who noticed his intense concentration. Mother accompanied him on set for all his projects until he began filming the TV series Skins when he was 17. Visited slums in the Kenyan city of Nairobi in 2010 to raise awareness about poverty as part of Christian Aid Week. Appeared in the video for the song "Lez be Friends" by the British musical-comedy act Midnight Beast in 2010. Modelled eyewear in a advert for the 2010 Tom Ford spring collection after appearing in Ford's film A Single Man. Played a villain in a 2014 commercial for Jaguar, part of a series that also featured Ben Kingsley and Tom Hiddleston.

Trivia: The daughter of rocker Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, actress Zoe Kravitz took her first major feature bow in the 2007 romanic comedy No Reservations, followed soon after by a turn in the Jodie Foster revenge thriller The Brave One.

Trivia: Model and actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley became a familiar name to many when she was cast in the big-budget 2011 action thriller Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The doll-faced beauty was already a familiar face to fashionistas by that point, having lent her visage as a model to designers like Burberry, Agent Provocateur and Victoria's Secret, but the British born starlet would make her transition to acting with the CG extravaganza, starring alongside franchise alum Shia LaBeouf. In 2015, she made her second film appearance, in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Trivia: Was introduced to powerlifting while an inmate of Boggo Road Gaol for 7 years for armed robbery. Nicknames include "The Megaman" and "The Colossus of Boggo Road". Was once the bodyguard of entrepreneur Rene Rivkin. Represented Australia in the 1995 Word's Strongest Man competition; his arm was broken in the second round. Became the World Wrestling All-Stars Champion in 2002. Played Thessalian warrior Boagrius in 2004's Troy.

Trivia: Aspired to be a model after she saw her mum, Lisa Marie Presley, on the cover of Vogue magazine when she was 6 years old; made her runway modeling debut at the age of 14 during a fashion show for Dolce & Gabbana in Italy. Former stepdaughter of pop icon Michael Jackson and actor Nicolas Cage. In 2010, made her film debut in The Runaways, a docudrama about the all-female rock band. Auditioned for the role of Snow White in the film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012); the role ultimately went to Kristen Stewart.

Trivia: An Australian supermodel-turned-actress, Megan Gale was "discovered" in her teens and became a sensation on the catwalks of her native Perth, as well as the chief spokeswoman for the David Jones chain of department stores. She took one of her earliest film bows in the 2000 Vacanze di Natale 2000 and followed it up with a role in the 2005 thriller Stealth.

Trivia: Made his TV debut on the Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2007. Prepared for his role as a marine in the 2010 TV mini-series The Pacific by attending a boot camp that included training with real weapons, eating from ration packs and learning songs. Made his feature-film debut in Animal Kingdom (2010). In 2010, performed in Play With the Penguin at Summer Shorts 4, a festival of new short plays in New York. Broke his finger while filming Australian rules football drama Blinder (2013).

Trivia: Played for Richmond and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League while growing up in Melbourne, Australia.Was the 2004 winner of the Girlfriend Model Search title in Australia.Has had a prolific career as a model, working with Calvin Klein, Chanel, Mulberry, D&G, Gap, H&M, Donna Karan, Fendi, Victoria's Secret PINK, Gucci, Versace, among several others.Made her major film debut starring at The Dag in the 2015 action thriller Mad Max: Fury Road alongside Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy.Frequently draws and uses oil pastels for abstract paintings.

Trivia: Is of English, Chinese, Māori, and Cook Islander descent. Began modelling at age sixteen after being discovered by a modelling agency at age eleven. Played Cheedo the Fragile in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). In 2016, played Zaya in Gods of Egypt.

Trivia: In 2002, graduated from AWARD School, a course designed for aspiring copywriters and art directors. Played the role of Sweets in a stage production of Jez Butterworth's Mojo at the Storeroom in 2003. Gained fame in Australia through appearances on many of the country's television series, including Wilfred, Paper Giants, The Librarians and Underbelly. Named in Who magazine's list of Sexiest People in 2007. Performed in a one-man show titled Shadow Boxing in support of a non-profit boxing club in 2008. Co-wrote, co-directed, co-produced and starred in the 2014 film The Mule. Has done extensive voice-over work for television and radio commercials for brands that include Nissan, Snickers, Cadbury and Red Rooster.

Trivia: Made film debut in 1978's My Boys are Good Boys. Is one of Australia's most prolific television actors; career includes roles in SeaChange, Always Greener, City Homicide, All Saints and Packed to the Rafters. Played Baxter in Melbourne's Black Swan State Theatre Company's production of Rising Water in 2011. In 2013, followed his grandfather's military career in WWI in the fifth series of Who Do You Think You Are? Is a supporter of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Trivia: Performed in Australian theater productions of The Trolleys and Wind in the Willows.The voice of Maya (English version) in the animated feature Maya the Bee Movie (2014).Appeared in Oddball (2015) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

Trivia: Lead actor Bisley has been onscreen from 1977.