Trivia: British screen performer Georgie Henley (born Georgina Henley) ascended to fame as a child actress, notably for her multi-film appearances as WWII-era adventurer Lucie Pevensie in Walden Media's popular adaptations of C.S. Lewis' Narnia books. She commenced at eight years old, in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), then essayed the same role in 2008's Prince Caspian and 2010's Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The first two of these installments were produced when Henley was in grammar school. Henley would branch out from the Narnia series for 2012's Perfect Sisters.

Trivia: British actor Skandar Keynes entered the limelight as a teenager, when tapped by producers to play Edmund Pevensie in Walden Media's big-budget 2005 installment of C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The success and critical acclaim afforded by that assignment (which did not constitute Keynes' debut role, but followed two low-key appearances on English television) led to successive film appearances as Edmund in additional installments of the Narnia series, beginning with 2005's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

Trivia: A quintessentially British actor (with a classic "medieval" look) who made his name with deft portrayals of heroes in fantasy and adventure sagas, Ben Barnes graduated from the King's College School in England and landed one of his earliest assignments in a hybrid of the two said genres -- with a small supporting role playing Young Dunstan in Matthew Vaughn's offbeat Stardust (2007). Barnes then commenced a sequence of film appearances as Prince Caspian in the Chronicles of Narnia franchise, adapted from the popular novels by C.S. Lewis; he began, conveniently enough, with the lead in the outing Prince Caspian (2008).

Trivia: British actor Will Poulter debuted onscreen as a child star, with the lead in the quirky, off-center comedy Son of Rambow. In that film, Poulter plays Will Proudfoot, a young Britisher who befriends the class bully -- and then teams up with the lad to make a film that will emulate Stallone's Rambo character.

Trivia: Australian actor Gary Sweet began his career with the B-horror film Nightmares, shortly after receiving his Diploma of Teaching from Flinders University, Adelaide. What was once only a hobby in acting soon became his full-time career, and Sweet had no trouble continuing to rack up roles in Australian movies and on television. He scored a particularly good part in the miniseries Bodyline in 1984, and in 1991, he took a starring role in the hit Australian series Police Rescue. Sweet had no trouble transitioning into the new millennium, getting particular attention for his performance in the critically acclaimed 2003 film Gettin' Square. He also attracted attention in 2006 for his portrayal of Duncan in a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth, as well as for taking part in the fifth season of Australia's version of Dancing with the Stars, in which he made it to the final seven.

Trivia: Known throughout Britain for her idiosyncratic performances and long-time association with the late filmmaker Derek Jarman, Tilda Swinton is nothing if not one of the more unique actresses to come along during the second half of the 20th century. Born in London on November 5, 1961, Swinton attended Cambridge University, where she received a degree in social and political sciences. While at Cambridge, she became involved in acting, performing in a number of stage productions. Following graduation, Swinton began her professional theater career, working for Edinburgh's renowned Traverse Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.In 1985, Swinton began her long collaboration with Derek Jarman, both as a friend and fellow artist. She made her screen debut in his Caravaggio (1986) and appeared in every one of the director's films until his death from AIDS in 1994. It was for her role as the spurned queen in Jarman's anachronistic, controversial Edward II (1992) that Swinton earned her first dose of recognition, becoming a familiar face to arthouse audiences on both sides of the Atlantic and earning a Best Actress prize at the Venice Film Festival for her work in the film. The acclaim and recognition Swinton garnered was amplified the same year with her title role in Sally Potter's adaptation of Orlando, Virginia Woolf's classic tale of an Elizabethan courtier who experiences drastic changes in both gender and lifestyle over the course of 400 years.Following appearances in Jarman's Blue (1993) and in his acclaimed biopic, Wittgenstein (1994), Swinton earned some of her strongest notices to date for her lead in Female Perversions (1996), in which she played a successful lawyer trying to cope with her own insecurities and self-destructive tendencies. She then portrayed another brilliant, troubled woman in Conceiving Ada (1997), a science fiction piece that cast her as the real-life daughter of Lord Byron, a woman who was widely held to be the inventor of the first computer.Never one to choose films for their simplicity or mainstream appeal, Swinton subsequently appeared in Love Is the Devil (1998), John Maybury's controversial account of the life and times of artist Francis Bacon. She then portrayed a battered wife in The War Zone (1999), Tim Roth's hellish portrait of extreme family dysfunction. Following on a slightly lighter note with Trainspotting director Danny Boyle's The Beach in 2000, Swinton would later take the lead in The Deep End (2001). Noted for her delicately textured performance as an isolated and protective mother who makes a desperate bid to protect her son after assuming he has committed murder, many critics noted Swinton's performance as a key element to the film's success. The next year, the talented actress took on multiple roles in a complex tale of cyborg fantasy and speculative science fiction, Teknolust, and appeared in a small role in Adaptation, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. In 2003, Swinton delivered strong performances opposite Michael Caine in the thriller The Statement and Ewan McGregor in the erotic drama Young Adam. She went on to star in the ensemble comedy Thumbsucker and appeared with Keanu Reeves in the supernatural thriller Constantine. In 2005, she would play the White Witch in the much-anticipated live-action adaptation of C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia.For her work in 2007's legal thriller Michael Clayton, Swinton earned her first Oscar. That organization was one of many to recognize her portrayal of a cold, controlling corporate achiever as one of the best of the year.She followed that up in 2008 as cold-hearted pediatrician in the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading, and garnered awards consideration for her work in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. She earned rave reviews for her work in 2009's I Am Love, and built awards buzz yet again two years later for her work as the mother of a disturbed child in We Need to Talk About Kevin. In 2012 she had a small part in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom.

Trivia: Born in 1988, British screen performer Anna Popplewell debuted as a child actress in the late '90s, predominantly honing in on efforts produced in her native Britain, such as the telemovie Frenchman's Creek (1998) and the miniseries Dirty Tricks (2000). Popplewell attained more widespread global recognition when cast in Patricia Rozema's critically acclaimed, big-screen version of Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park in 1999, and several years later, when she landed a small role in Peter Webber's romantically tinged historical drama Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), alongside Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth. Fantasy lovers may best remember Popplewell, however, for her portrayals of Susan Pevensie in Walden Media's Chronicles of Narnia series, adapted from the best-selling C.S. Lewis novels.

Trivia: A screen actor who first entered the limelight as a child star in his native Britain, William Moseley (not to be confused with American actor Bill Moseley of The Devil's Rejects fame) is perhaps best known for his portrayals of Peter Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia series.

Trivia: Perhaps best known for his work in American and British theater, Nathaniel Parker occasionally appears in feature films and on television. Born and raised in London, Parker studied drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art; he began his professional career in1986, in a Young Vic's production of Romeo and Juliet. After that, he spent two years with the Royal Shakespeare Company where he garnered international acclaim for his performance opposite Dustin Hoffman in Sir Peter Hall's production of The Merchant of Venice, which played on both sides of the Atlantic. Parker made his feature debut in War Requiem, the first British made-for-television film to receive theatrical release. Some of his more notable films include Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1995) and Mel Gibson's version of Hamlet (1990), in which Parker played Laertes.