Trivia: A suave, darkly handsome actor reminiscent of the young Sean Connery in looks and charisma, Clive Owen first came to international attention with his sinuous, understated portrayal of the amoral protagonist of Mike Hodges' Croupier (1998). A flop in Britain, where Owen had long been a staple of various BBC TV series, the film was a sleeper hit in the States, its success duly generating a flurry of interest in the relatively unknown actor who lent the film its seductive intensity. A product of Coventry, Warwickshire, Owen got a bumpy start in his chosen career, living on the dole for two years after he left school. Fortunately, respite arrived in the form of an acceptance to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1984, and following his graduation from RADA, the young actor joined the Young Vic Theatre Company, where he performed a number of the classics. Owen broke into TV in 1986 with a guest appearance on the series Boon, and subsequently made his film debut in Beeban Kidron's Vroom (1988), a road movie co-starring David Thewlis and Diana Quick. More television work followed in the form of Chancer, a popular miniseries that cast Owen as its heroic protagonist. The actor also found himself increasingly busy with big-screen performances, turning in a complex portrayal of a man involved in an obsessive and incestuous relationship with his sister (Saskia Reeves) in Close My Eyes (1991). Owen received one of his biggest roles to date in Sean Mathias' 1997 screen adaptation of Martin Sherman's Bent, a Holocaust drama in which Owen starred as a bisexual concentration camp inmate who falls in love with a fellow prisoner (Lothaire Bluteau). Although the film earned a substantial degree of critical acclaim and boasted the talents of such luminaries as Ian McKellen and Mick Jagger, it failed to garner much commercial notice. Owen finally broke through to an international audience with Hodges' Croupier, earning almost unanimous acclaim for his portrayal of a struggling writer who becomes caught up in an intricate scam after taking a job in a casino. He subsequently starred as a prisoner who takes up gardening in Greenfingers, a comedy that also starred Helen Mirren and had its premiere at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival. The actor also remained active on the stage, even as his screen work thrived, starring in the original 1997 London production of Patrick Marber's highly feted Closer, and performing alongside Rachel Weisz and Paul Rhys in Sean Mathias' acclaimed revival of Noël Coward's Design for Living at London's Donmar Warehouse.The new millennium saw Owen appearing in an eclectic range of projects. In 2001, he starred as the only recurring character in BMW's Hire series of ambitious short films by directors such as Ang Lee and Guy Ritchie and also appeared in Robert Altman's acclaimed Gosford Park. Following a memorable supporting performance opposite Matt Damon in 2002's popular The Bourne Identity, Owen moved up to a starring role as an international relief worker who has an affair with Angelina Jolie in 2003's Beyond Borders. The next year, he took on the title role in King Arthur, Antoine Fuqua's non-fantasy retelling of the legendary story, with then it-girl Keira Knightley as his Guinevere. Both Beyond Borders and King Arthur failed to garner much of an audience, with the latter especially disappointing in light of its 120-million-dollar budget. Despite buzz about the possibility of Owen taking over the James Bond role in the iconic series, his prospects as a Hollywood leading man seemed to be faltering. Also in 2004, Owen appeared stateside in a smaller-budget U.K. film from Croupier director Mike Hodges called I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, about a former gangster investigating the mysterious death of his younger brother. Starring an impressive cast that included Charlotte Rampling, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, and Malcolm McDowell, the film was well-received by critics but relegated to only small arthouse exposure in the States. Later that year, Owen appeared in the big-screen adaptation of Closer, directed by Mike Nichols and co-starring such big names as Julia Roberts, Jude Law, and Natalie Portman. In 2005, Owen joined an even more star-studded cast with a role in Robert Rodriguez' adaptation of Frank Miller's comic Sin City, and he would also star opposite Julianne Moore in Savage Grace and Jennifer Aniston in Derailed.His biggest success to date came in early 2006, when he played the criminal mastermind behind a savvy bank heist in director Spike Lee's first blockbuster genre picture, The Inside Man. He would follow that with Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men, a futuristic thriller where Owen plays a man protecting a pregnant woman at a time when no human beings have been born in nearly two decades. Owen also took a part in Shekar Kapur's Elizabeth: The Golden Age, a sequel to his Oscar nominated biopic Elizabeth.Owen would spend the following several years enjoying his leading man status with films like Killer Elite, Shadow Dancer, and Blood Ties.

Trivia: First appeared on stage at age 11 in a production of Oliver! Following high school, studied acting in Paris with legendary French director Ariane Mnouchkine at her Theatre du Soleil. Honed his craft in 2004 by appearing in various Shakespeare in the Park productions in New York City. Broadway debut was in the 2009 revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone, which was famously attended by President Obama and the First Lady. Landed a lead role on the NBC sitcom Friends With Benefits in 2011. Cast as the White House press secretary on the 2013 NBC comedy 1600 Penn.

Trivia: The U2 song "Kite" was inspired by an afternoon of playing between Hewson, her sister and their father. As an 11 year old, found her father's contact list, and used to it to prank call Justin Timberlake. Father Bono declined an honorary degree from New York University so as not to take focus away from Hewson's graduation. In November 2013, was nominated for Irish Woman of the Year by Tatler magazine for her work on film.

Trivia: Worked as a landscaper after college in order to save money to move to New York City and pursue his acting career. In 2007, played the role of Phelim O'Shaughnessy in the Broadway production of Mark Twain's Is He Dead? Played Hamlet in the Gallery Players' production of Hamlet in 2010. In 2012, performed in the Bridge Project's worldwide tour of Richard III starring Kevin Spacey. Has narrated several audiobooks, including the Beyonders series written by Brandon Mull.

Trivia: Took her step-father's surname after people thought she was Dutch on auditions while using her birth name, van Kampen. Got married in New York City Hall. Nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Othello in 2009. Won an Obie Award for Best Actress for her role in Rosalind in 2010. Started her own production company, Theater of Memory, in 2010 with actor David Sturzaker and director Tamara Harvey. In 2013, appeared in and produced the film Days and Nights, written and directed by her husband and based on the Anton Chekov play The Seagull. Starred in the medical drama The Knick from 2014 to 2015.

Trivia: Actor Michael Angarano achieved two of his most noteworthy roles back to back, as a violin player in the Wes Craven-directed inspirational drama Music of the Heart (1999) and as the young version of rock journalist-to-be William Miller in Cameron Crowe's semi-autographical seriocomedy Almost Famous (2000). Angarano's subsequent resumé includes supporting parts in such pictures as Seabiscuit (2003), Lords of Dogtown (2005), and One Last Thing... (2005). On the small screen, Angarano played the recurring role of Elliott, Jack's (Sean Hayes) son on Will & Grace (from from 2001-2006), as well as a guest role in the sixth season of 24 (2007). With Man in the Chair (2007) -- a gentle, humorous coming-of-age dramedy about an aspiring teenage film director who finds the fulfillment of his dreams from an unexpected source -- Angarano tackled an associate producer assignment and the lead role concurrently. That same year, Angarano also signed for one of the supporting parts in the David Mickey Evans-helmed baseball drama The Final Season.

Trivia: Trained as a competitive tennis player for 13 years. Starred in a U.S. tour of a one-man show titled Defending the Caveman following his university graduation. Studied at the ImprovOlympic and acted in stage productions in Chicago for six years. Performed the roles of Jim Taylor in Lombardi and Amos Hart in Chicago on Broadway. Nominated for the 2012 Outer Circle Critics Award for Featured Actor for his role as Duke Mahoney in George Gershwin's Nice Work If You Can Get It on Broadway opposite Matthew Broderick. Provided the voice of the GEICO camel for TV advertisements. Founder of a band called Sully and the Benevolent Folk.

Trivia: British-born actress Cara Seymour entered into a budding film career after establishing herself on-stage in both England and the United States. In the U.K., her performance in Now and at the Hour of Our Death earned her a Time Out award; in New York, she won an Obie for her work in Mike Leigh's Ecstacy and a Drama Desk nomination for her work in Goose Pimples. The actress made her film debut in the 1999 independent drama A Good Baby, and, in 2000, appeared in two acclaimed and highly individual films, Dancer in the Dark and American Psycho. Seymour was also featured in two of the most eagerly awaited films of 2002, Adaptation and Gangs of New York.

Trivia: Began acting as a child for Stage Polaris, a theater company in Edmonton. Played the younger version of Brad Pitt's character in the film Legends of the Fall. Breakout role was as football jock Whitney Fordman on Smallville. Participated in the Crazy8 film competition by directing a short film called Candy from Strangers, based on a script written by his wife. In 2010, he joined the cast of the crime drama Rookie Blue. In 2012, replaced Michael Ironside as the voice of hero Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell video-game franchise; Johnson calls video-game work "a wholly new process to me."

Trivia: Was rejected from Little League Baseball at age 10.Played Senator Phogbound in the musical Li'l Abner when he was a kid and fell in love with acting.Studied at One On One NYC, American Conservatory Theater, Fool's Fury Theater, The California State Summer School for the Arts, and Shakespeare and Company.Landed the role of Inspector Jacob Speight in The Knick shortly after graduating from the Columbia University MFA Program.Best known for playing Inspector Jacob Speight in The Knick.

Trivia: Is the granddaughter of acclaimed director Elia Kazan and the daughter of screenwriters Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord. Wrote for the Wesleyan Argus, the student newspaper of Wesleyan University, while in college. Completed a two-year acting program at the William Esper Studio in New York City. In 2014, played the role of Perdita in the Globe Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.

Trivia: It's likely that nothing American actor Matt Frewer ever did while training with Britain's Old Vic prepared him for the role that would boost him to stardom. In the early 1980s, Frewer began making appearances on a British music video show in the role of Max Headroom, an ostensibly computer-generated "talking head". Decked out in sunglasses and loud preppie clothes, Max Headroom would break into the middle of videos making nonsensical, obtrusive comments, his voice metallicized and distorted; Max' trademark was an electronic stutter, virtually indescribable on paper. In 1985 Max began conducting celebrity interviews, forever digressing from the conversation with self-involved harangues about his favorite subject, golf. So popular was Frewer as Headroom that Britain's Channel 4 devised a one-hour "documentary" titled Rebus: The Max Headroom Story, which alleged that Max had once been a flesh-and-blood TV newsman who was killed by an oppressive government to keep him from divulging secrets: his name, it was explained, was derived from the last words the "live" Max ever saw, a warning on a bridge reading "Maximum Headroom." This premise was modified a bit when Frewer starred on the 1986 American satirical talk show Max Headroom, which first appeared on the Cinemax cable service. Frewer continued the characterization into a local New York program, then played the dual role of Max and futuristic investigative reporter Edison Carter on ABC's brief Max Headroom comedy adventure series. In addition, Frewer essayed Max for a series of widely-imitated Coca Cola commercials. In 1989, Matt Frewer abandoned Max Headroom to seek out roles that didn't require computer enhancement; he subsequently starred in a few sitcoms, and in 1993 provided the voice of the title character in a new series of Pink Panther TV cartoons.

Trivia: Won the 2001 Award for Excellence in the Arts from the National Society of Arts and Letters. Performed in the ensemble of The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino on Broadway in 2010. Played the role of Clarence in a stage production of Richard III at the Old Globe Theatre in 2012. Provided the voice of characters in video games, including Grand Theft Auto V and Max Payne 3. Directed theater productions that include The Importance of Being Earnest, Ancient History and Fumed Oak. Has done voice-over work for TD Bank, Dunkin' Donuts, Burger King and Bank of America. Works as an acting instructor at New York Film Academy and has taught private acting lessons for more than 10 years.

Trivia: Was counseled by his father to become a medical professional.Was involved with experimental theatre, including The Theatre of the Two-Headed Calf in Rhode Island, after graduating university.Made his TV debut playing Derek Fanning in the episode "Blackmail" of Law & Order.Made his writing and directing debut with the 2013 short Ben.

Trivia: While still in college, she played a younger version of Vanessa Redgrave's character in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie The Locket (2002). Won a three-year contract as Jennifer Munson on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns just as she graduated from college, and started work 10 days after receiving her degree. Was nominated for Daytime Emmy awards in 2005 and '06. In 2006, hosted the Miss Connecticut USA and the Miss Connecticut Teen USA pageants. In 2007, she starred in a stage production of The 39 Steps, which opened at the Huntington Theatre in Boston and moved to Broadway in 2008. Has made guest appearances on Life on Mars, Law & Order; SVU, Fringe and White Collar. Landed the lead role of Dana Faraday on the NBC series The Cape.

Trivia: Chicago-born actor Brian Kerwin's film appearances have been more plentiful on the small screen than on the large. Kerwin has been costarred on such TV movies as Bluegrass (1983), A Real American Hero (1978), The Challenger (1990) (as doomed astronaut Capt. Michael Smith) and Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992). He also had regular roles on the TV series The Chisholms (1979), and on Lobo (1980), playing the handsomer of Sheriff Claude Akins' two deputies. In addition, Brian Kerwin played Michelle Pfeiffer's married lover in the 1987 PBS adaptation of John O'Hara's Natica Jackson.

Trivia: Character actor Frank Wood kick-started his career with a series of bit parts, often cast as professional types or (occasionally beleaguered) everymen. Notable credits include performances in such A-listers as Down to You (2000), In America (2002), and Keane (2004). 2007 witnessed something of a career breakthrough for Wood; that year, he appeared in the critically acclaimed theatrical features Michael Clayton and Dan in Real Life, acted in Michael Lehmann's stoner comedy Flakes, and landed a regular supporting role as consulate worker Greg on the offbeat HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords.