Trivia: Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was born into a show business family, with a mother involved in acting and a father who worked as a flamenco singer. By the age of seven, Rapace was making minor appearances in movies and TV shows in her adoptive home of Iceland, where she moved at age five with her mother and stepfather. At 15, the burgeoning performer returned to Sweden and enrolled in Stockholm Theatre School, and just a few years later, she was scoring paid roles on camera. She would spend the '90s and 2000s earning numerous accolades both on-stage and in film in Europe, though she would become an international sensation when she was cast as iconic character Lisbeth Salander in the big-screen adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the first in a popular series of Swedish books. The film transcended borders and became a hit in the U.S., as well, and she would reprise the role for two sequels. By 2011, Rapace was taking her talent directly to English-speaking audiences, appearing in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes 2, and following that up the next year as the lead in Ridley Scott's Alien prequel Prometheus.

Trivia: Holds American and Swedish citizenships. His mother is Swedish and his father is American. Went to high school in Texas for one year. One of his sisters, Melinda Kinnaman, is an actress in Sweden. Won the 2010 Guldbagge Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for his work in Snabba Cash.

Trivia: A character-oriented actor who specialized in playing American everymen, Chris Messina emerged in the mid-'90s, landing guest appearances on series programs such as Law & Order and mounting supporting parts in Hollywood features including You've Got Mail and Rounders (both 1998). Messina gained even more exposure when he joined the cast of the quirky HBO comedy drama Six Feet Under during that program's fifth and final season. On that series, Messina played Ted Fairwell, a Republican attorney smitten with Claire Fisher (Lauren Ambrose) who (as the program reveals) will eventually marry her. After Six Feet wrapped, Messina hearkened back to feature portrayals, this time as a lead, in director Jennifer Westfeldt's (Kissing Jessica Stein) critically praised sophomore effort Ira & Abby (2006). The actor proved he could hold his own with a multilayered turn as a neurotic therapist's son who rushes headlong into marriage only to watch his confidence fall to pieces when he learns of his new wife's two ex-husbands. In 2008, Messina took on a supporting role in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, opposite Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson. In the years to come, Messina would enjoy continued success as an established actor, appearing in films like Ruby Sparks and Argo, as well as on TV series like The Mindy Project and The Newsroom.

Trivia: Started making films when she was 18. Studied literature and art history at Florida State University. Wrote and directed her first short in 2005; has also worked as a costume designer and cinematographer. Studied acting in order to become a better director. Worked as a nanny, a waitress and a seamstress while establishing herself in the Los Angeles film scene. Has performed as part of the multimedia comedy duo Machu Picchu. A recurring nightmare inspired her 2012 film Sun Don't Shine.

Trivia: The youngest of four children and a twin.Did a lot of community theater in Lafayette and New Iberia.Worked as a bartender after graduating college.While attending college, focused on art and theater.Has been a national spokesman for the Olshan Foundation Company.

Trivia: Born to a father who was a senator and a mother who was Australia's president for UNICEF, actress, writer, and producer Victoria Hill learned early on that she could set the bar for her aspirations as high as she wanted. After graduating from Flinders University's Drama Centre, the young actress began acting on the stage, occasionally scoring small onscreen roles in films like Siam Sunset, and on the show Xena: Warrior Princess. Then, in 2006 and 2007, Hill's on-camera career took a sudden jolt, as she popped up in BoyTown, Modern Love, December Boys, and Macbeth, a modern retelling of the Shakespearian play, which she also co-wrote and co-produced.