Trivia: A British character actor best known for two feats -- his lengthy tenure as a participant in the small-screen sketch comedy program The Fast Show, and his multi-film portrayal of the genial and sweet-natured patriarch Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter movies -- Mark Williams in fact chalked up a lengthy series of feature roles that extended far beyond the scope of those projects, beginning in the early '80s. Throughout, he tended to specialize in average-looking everyman types but made his strongest impression in fantasy-themed material. He debuted on the big screen in the 1982 Privileged (during his early twenties) and subsequently signed for projects including The Master (1989), Kill Line (1991), and The Borrowers (1997). Fantasy lovers will invariably associate Williams with his Weasley characterization, but may also remember his portrayal of Billy (a goat who had been changed into human form) in the Robert De Niro-Michelle Pfeiffer fantasy adventure Stardust (2007).

Trivia: Moved to London after his success in The Full Monty but returned to North Yorkshire after 15 years. Struggled to find any work after The Full Monty (1997) because people thought he was a stripper, not an actor. Banned from driving for 18 months after crashing his car while under the influence of alcohol in 2009. Made his directorial debut with the short film Mam in 2010, which was scripted by his future wife Vivienne Harvey and won Best Foreign Film at the 2011 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival. Was the narrator of a charity performance of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf in 2013. Public supporter of cancer charity Team Verrico.

Trivia: Walkden, England, native David Bamber nearly avoided the proscenium altogether, with early plans to enter a training program for special education instructors. At the last yawning moment, however, Bamber decided to jump ship and head into acting, courtesy of the dramatic arts program at Bristol University and -- later -- a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). As a student, the thespian distinguished himself from many of his colleagues by acquiring a marked preference for contemporary material over classicist plays. As a stage actor, Bamber (though openly heterosexual, with a wife and children) sustained a particularly fine reputation for convincing portrayals of (often repressed) gay characters in such plays as My Night with Reg and Pride and Prejudice. He also gained recognition for comic physicality deemed brilliant by many critics. In terms of on-camera work, Bamber's work (somewhat ironically) has leaned more toward period material than his stage efforts. Following an appearance in the all-star British seriocomedy Privates on Parade (1982), he signed for roles in such projects as the made-for-television outings The Merchant of Venice (2001) and Pollyanna (2002), and the HBO miniseries Rome (2005) as Marcus Tillius Cicero. In 2008, Bamber joined co-stars Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson, Kenneth Branagh, and others for the Cruise-produced Hitler assassination thriller Valkyrie with a frightening turn as Adolf Hitler.

Trivia: Got his dramatic training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Is perhaps best known for his role as Aubrey Montague in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. Performed as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1985 and 1988. In In 1996, reprised his role of Horatio in Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of Hamlet. In 2011, played Margaret Thatcher's friend and advisor Airey Neave in The Iron Lady.

Trivia: Prior to pursuing an acting career full time, worked in retail at both Waitrose and River Island. Lists No Country for Old Men as his favourite film, and, like its star Daniel Day Lewis, trained at the historic Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Made his film debut in 2012 in The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead as an unnamed zombie. To train for his agrarian role in God's Own Country, Josh and his co-star Alec Secareanu worked on a West Yorkshire farm for a fortnight prior to filming, and during shooting had to pause the production to deliver a lamb. Is set to star as Marius in the BBC's upcoming adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables.