British actress Lena Headey was discovered as a teenager during a production at London's Royal National Theatre. Following years of mostly supporting parts, she drew attention for her leading performances in the film 300 and the TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Her star turn came when she was tapped for the role of Cersei Lannister in the HBO hit series Game of Thrones.

Jim Broadbent might be most popularly known as Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter films, but this stage and screen character actor has had a long and excellent career. His big break didn't come until 1990, with Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet, with whom he would go onto enjoy many collaborations with.

Linus Roache has 41 credits at Criticker, including: Batman Begins, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Forgotten, Non-Stop and Mandy

Albert Finney is an English actor. He achieved prominence in films in the early 1960s, and has maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television. A recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards, Finney has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor four times, for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984); and Erin Brockovich (2000)...(Wikipedia)

Tom Wilkinson has 88 credits at Criticker, including: Batman Begins, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Rush Hour and The Patriot

Hugh Bonneville has 59 credits at Criticker, including: Notting Hill, Paddington, Frankenstein, Paddington 2 and The Monuments Men

Derek Jacobi has 88 credits at Criticker, including: Gladiator, The King's Speech, Underworld: Evolution, The Golden Compass and Gosford Park

A gifted, and politically-active actress, Vanessa Redgrave has been all over both the large and small screens for decades. She's been nominated multiple times for a best actress Oscar, and is a part of an acting family. Tragically, her daughter, actress Natasha Richardson, died in March 2009 in a freak skiing accident.

Tom Hiddleston is known for playing the character of Loki in the Marvel Studios films Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), and Thor: The Dark World (2013). He has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's First World War film War Horse (2011), The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011), the 2012 BBC series Henry IV, Henry V, and the romantic vampire film Only Lovers Left Alive (2013). In theatre, he has been in the productions of Cymbeline (2007) and Ivanov (2008).

Dolly Wells has 25 credits at Criticker, including: Bridget Jones's Diary, 45 Years, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Morvern Callar and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Ronnie Barker has 16 credits at Criticker, including: Robin and Marian, The Gathering Storm, Porridge, My House in Umbria and Porridge

Lyndsey Marshal has 16 credits at Criticker, including: Hereafter, Trespass Against Us, Inside Man, The Gathering Storm and Murder Is Easy