Trivia: His father was a local musician, who taught him to play the guitar; they played together in working men's clubs from when John was 12, calling themselves Us2. Started a band, Magic Alex (named after The Beatles' electrician), and toured with Echo and the Bunnymen in the early 1990s. After he played New Order frontman Bernard Sumner in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, he was invited to sing on stage with the band. Was the seventh actor to play Doctor Who nemesis The Master in 2007. Took part in the 31thirtyone charity photography project in 2010 to raise money for Crohn's and Colitis UK. Played the title role in Hamlet at the Crucible Theatre in 2010. Appeared in a 50th anniversary revival of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in 2015 at Trafalgar Studios in the West End. Reprised his role as The Master in the tenth series of Doctor Who in 2017, appearing in the two-part finale. Returned to the West End stage in 2018 starring in two one-act plays, Party Time and Celebration, part of the Pinter Six.

Trivia: Is of Welsh ancestry on his mother's side. Trained as a draftsman after dropping out of college. Actress Amanda Redman, his then-sister-in-law, encouraged his acting career and even prepped him for his audition to get into the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. While studying at the Central School of Speech and Drama, he shared a flat with actor Jamie Glover and met his future wife, Beth Goddard, at Glover's birthday party in July 1997. Wrote a book on 1970s and '80s culture, Things Ain't What They Used to Be, in 2008. Patron of Momentum charity that helps children and the families of those children deal with cancer. Best known for his roles as DCI William Bell in State of Play, DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series Life on Mars, and the sequel Ashes to Ashes. Supports non-league football team Wealdstone FC and is known to be a fan of Arsenal FC.

Trivia: Though his Hollywood breakthrough may have come with his role as Mariah Carey's ill-fated love interest in the pop singer's film debut Glitter (2000), handsome and sometime-male model Max Beesley was no stranger to the limelight. A well-versed musician who has toured with the likes of George Michael and taken the stage with Jamiroquai, Beesley turned to acting in the latter '90s to find new challenges in life.Born Maxton Gig Beesley Jr. in Burnage, England, in 1971, to drummer Maxton Beesley and jazz singer Chris Marlowe, the hyperactive youngster took to music from early childhood, picking up on numerous instruments and developing his vocal chords. Later obtaining official musical training at Chethams School of Music in Manchester and London's Guildhall School of Music, Beesley was soon hitting the road with his father and learning the trade. It was while watching Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull with his father one day that Beesley Jr. had his thespian epiphany, and before long it was off to New York to take a Method acting course. Considering his first role in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997) an apprenticeship during which he refined his skills, the avid football (read: soccer) fan followed up with a notably more prominent role two years later in The Match. Utilizing his musical roots for his next role in Five Seconds to Spare (1999), Beesley also appeared in It Was an Accident (2000) before romancing pop diva Carey in Glitter. An energetic performer who's hyperactivity almost reached controlled substance-fueled levels, the humble and level-headed actor recently discovered Buddhism as a means of focus, and has since become a devout follower of the faith. Taking a peek into his love life, Beesley has been romantically linked to Melanie Brown (aka "Scary Spice") of the Spice Girls.

Trivia: British actor Marc Warren got a taste for performing while involved with the National Youth Theatre, though he didn't begin a professional career until he was 20, when he landed the starring role in a production of the musical Godspell in 1988. He subsequently began taking on work in odd areas of show business, providing voice-over work for TV commercials, and acting as a storyboard stand-in for Ewan McGregor for Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. As the actor eventually started to land recurring roles on TV productions like The Vice, Band of Brothers, and Highlander: The Series, he slowly but surely became a recognizable face to all audiences. Warren found no shortage of memorable roles as he rounded out the first decade of the new millennium, playing casino operator Tony Crane on the acclaimed U.K. series Life on Mars, and starring as the Messiah in the series Messiah V: The Rapture.