Michael Madsen is an enigmatic force in the entertainment industry, widely regarded as one of the most intense and compelling actors of our time. With an electrifying presence both on and off the screen, he has captivated audiences worldwide with his mesmerizing performances, making an indelible mark on the realm of cinema. Known for his rugged charm and brooding charisma, he has perfected the art of bringing complex characters to life, seamlessly transitioning between nuanced vulnerability and unbridled intensity. Michael Madsen continues to command attention and leave an indelible impact on the industry. Born with an innate talent for acting, his journey in the entertainment industry has been nothing short of extraordinary. His powerful performances have earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base, cementing his status as a true Hollywood icon. his distinctive ability to effortlessly portray characters with a captivating blend of sensitivity and grit has led to collaborations with renowned directors and fellow actors, garnering him numerous accolades and nominations. His unparalleled versatility has allowed him to effortlessly navigate between genres, delivering unforgettable performances in films such as "Kill Bill: Vol. 1," "Thelma & Louise," and "Donnie Brasco," among others. Beyond his remarkable acting career, his multifaceted talents extend to other creative endeavors. An accomplished poet, he has published several volumes of poetry, revealing a profound depth and introspection that mirrors the complexity of his on-screen persona. With an unparalleled body of work and an undying passion for his craft, he remains an indomitable force, continuously pushing the boundaries of cinematic storytelling and leaving an indelible mark on the entertainment landscape.

Julian Dana William McMahon was born in Sydney, Australia, the second of three children of Lady Sonia McMahon (née Sonia Rachel Hopkins) and Sir Billy McMahon, the longest continuously serving government minister in Australian history, serving over 21 years as a government minister before serving as Prime Minister of Australia from March 1971 to December 1972. Sir Billy died March 31, 1988, age 80, four months before Julian's 20th birthday, and Julian's mother, Lady (Sonia) McMahon, died of cancer, three days after the 22nd anniversary of her husband's passing, in Sydney, on April 2, 2010, age 77, with Julian and his two sisters at her bedside. Julian is of Irish and English descent. Julian started a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Wollongong, but after more time spent in the University bar than at classes, he became bored after one year and began a career in modeling, working primarily in commercials. In 1987, he began print modeling assignments in Los Angeles, New York, Milan, Rome and Paris. His appearance in a TV commercial promoting jeans in his home country made him popular enough to be cast as the lead in The Power, the Passion (1989), an Australian "Dynasty"-like series. After 18 months on "The Power, The Passion," Julian then joined the cast of Home and Away (1988), another successful Australian series, where he won a best actor award from a national magazine. McMahon later performed on stage, appearing in a musical version of "Home and Away" in Britain as well as in "Love Letters" in Sydney and Melbourne. After a lead role in the feature film Wet and Wild Summer! (1993) with Elliott Gould, he moved to Hollywood so that he could read for more American projects. In 1992, he was cast as Ian Rain on NBC's daytime drama Another World (1964). He left "Another World" after two years, in order to expand his range and experience, appearing in several Los Angeles stage productions. He also appeared in the feature film Magenta (1997) before landing the role of Agent John Grant on Profiler (1996) for four seasons, . In his free time, McMahon enjoyed surfing, biking, and cooking. He was a fan of baseball, American football and basketball, and he collected classic books.

Kerry Condon is an Irish television and film actress, best known for her role as Octavia of the Julii in the HBO/BBC series Rome, as Stacey Ehrmantraut in AMC's Better Call Saul, and as the voice of F.R.I.D.A.Y. in various films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She is also the youngest actress ever to play Ophelia in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet. She appeared in AMC's The Walking Dead in "30 Days Without an Accident". In 2001, at the age of 19, Condon originated the role of Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh which she performed at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in 2006 at the Lyceum Theatre in New York. For this production she recorded the song "The Patriot Game" with The Pogues. That same year, Condon played the role of Ophelia in Hamlet, making her the youngest actress to ever play that role for the RSC. In 2009, she appeared in another play by Martin McDonagh, The Cripple of Inishmaan, for which she won a Lucille Lortel award and a Drama Desk Award. Condon's movie roles include Kate Kelly, Ned Kelly's outlaw sister, in 2003's Ned Kelly and an appearance in the 2003 Irish independent film Intermission with Cillian Murphy, Kelly Macdonald, and Colin Farrell. She was in the 2005 Jet Li action-thriller Unleashed. She then appeared as Masha, a Tolstoian, in The Last Station, a film about the last months of Tolstoy's life with Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer before playing jockey Rosie Shanahan in 2012's Luck. She voices the artificial intelligence F.R.I.D.A.Y., Tony Stark's replacement for J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Marvel Studios films Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame. In 2005 Condon co-starred as Octavia of the Julii, sister of the Roman Emperor Augustus, in the HBO/BBC series Rome. Condon appeared in the Season Four premiere of the post-apocalyptic zombie drama The Walking Dead playing the role of the character Clara, which aired 13 October 2013.

“So much of making movies is about discovery on the day, what you're figuring out. If you know everything going in, then it's not worth doing - it's already done.” American actor and producer, his first roles were in television, participating in several soap operas during the 80's, until 1991, when he gained the public's attention for his appearance in "Thelma & Louise" (1991). He channeled this magnetism into landing his first leading male roles in River Runs Through It (1992), Legends of the Fall (1994), and Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), cementing his status as a multi-faceted actor and breaking away from being just a "pretty face". He was critically acclaimed for his participation in such renowned productions as Se7en (1995) and 12 Monkeys (1995), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Oscar nomination. Four years later he starred in the cult hit Fight Club (1999) and then went on to star in the international smash hit as Rusty Ryan in Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). His biggest box-office hits were Troy (2004) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), the latter title also recognized for the controversy generated around his divorce from fellow actress Jennifer Aniston and his subsequent romance and marriage to his former co-star, Angelina Jolie. Over time, he continued to vary greatly in his film choices, appearing in all sorts of films such as Babel (2006), Megamind (2010), Inglourious Basterds (2009), and The Tree of Life (2011). He has received two Best Actor Oscar nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Moneyball (2011), as well as winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in renowned director Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019). Pitt owns a production company called Plan B Entertainment, whose productions include the 2007 Best Picture Oscar winner The Departed.

“I don’t think you can create anything interesting from a comfort zone. You have to work from a place of fear and failure.” Actress of South African origin, recognized for her versatility and for having won an Oscar for Best Actress for playing serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003). After living in Milan and working as a model, she moved to Hollywood where she was discovered by an agent and began playing small roles in the late 1990s. By 1997, she got her first leading role in El abogado Del Diablo (1997) demonstrating her acting ability and versatility, which allowed her to play other important roles in productions such as Mighty Joe Young (1998), Celebrity (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999) and The Italian Job (2003). Her acting talent was reflected in Monster, for which she had to become unrecognizable and required strong psychological preparation to play a serial killer, an effort that earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African woman to win it. Theron later participated in films such as Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), North Country (2005) for which she earned another Oscar nomination, Hancock (2008), and Young Adult (2011). In her role as a fearful warrior who aims to save a group of enslaved women in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), she again demonstrated her acting talent for which she received numerous good reviews due to the dominant nature of the character.

Melissa Marie Benoist is an American actress, singer and dancer. She was raised in Littleton, Colorado , the daughter of Julie and Jim Benoist, a physician. She is of French, German, English, and Scottish descent. She started dance classes at the age of three and when she was four years old her aunt put her in a church play she was directing. As a teen, Benoist performed anonymously at Disneyland for three summers with the Academy of Theatre Arts, a musical theatre school located in Littleton, Colorado run by Paul Dwyer and Alann Worley. She performed locally in productions including Cinderella and Bye Bye Birdie at Town Hall Arts Center, and Evita at the Country Dinner Playhouse. In 2006, The Denver Post named Benoist one of Colorado's five "Can't Miss Kids". She graduated from Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, in 2007,and from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City in 2011 with a Bachelor of arts in theatre arts. Benoist has become known for her portrayal of the title character in the CBS/CW superhero drama series Supergirl (2015). She had risen to prominence for her portrayal of Marley Rose on the fourth and fifth seasons of the Fox musical comedy-drama television series Glee (2009), and has appeared in films such as Whiplash (2014) ,Danny Collins (2015), The Longest Ride (2015), Lowriders (2016) , Patriots Day (2016) and Sun Dogs (2017).

Jacob Weary is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter and music producer. He is most known for his role as Deran Cody in TNT's hit crime drama series Animal Kingdom, and for his role as Dwayne in Neon's explosive Eco heist-thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline. Weary is from Montclair, NJ and is the son to 4 time Emmy Award Winning Actress Kim Zimmer and actor/director A.C Weary.

“What really excites me is having the opportunity to work with people who are better at what they do than I am. I always try to surround myself with brilliant people.” From an early age, Tom Cruise showed exceptional energy and determination. Despite having a special talent for sports, at the age of 14 he enrolled in a seminary with the intention of becoming a priest, but within months he abandoned this vocation and, after a teacher's suggestion, joined a school play, which sparked his passion for acting. After several small roles, his big break came when he was selected to work with Francis Ford Coppola in The Outsiders, a film that brought together future Hollywood icons such as Matt Dillon and Patrick Swayze. That same year, at the age of 21, he achieved worldwide fame when he played his famous role in Risky Business. From that moment on, Cruise's career took off, establishing himself as one of the most successful actors of his generation. Throughout his career, Cruise has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations, including two Golden Globes and an Oscar nomination for his performance in Jerry Maguire. He has worked with some of Hollywood's most influential directors, such as Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott, and has been a producer on several of the films in which he has participated, showing his growing influence in the film industry. One of the most notable features of his career is his dedication to performing his own stunts, most notably his work on the blockbuster Mission: Impossible saga.

Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. His films include Chasing Liberty (2004), Match Point (2005), Imagine Me and You (2006), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Watchmen (2009), A Single Man (2009), Leap Year (2010), Stoker (2013) and The Imitation Game (2014). Goode also starred in in the final season of Downton Abbey and in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife as Finley "Finn" Polmar from 2014 to 2015. Goode was born in Exeter, Devon. His father is a geologist and his mother, Jennifer, is a nurse and amateur theatre director. Goode is the youngest of five children with a brother, two half brothers, and a half sister, television presenter Sally Meen, from his mother's previous marriage. He grew up in the village of Clyst St. Mary, near Exeter.

“I've always been very competitive, and part of that is pushing your limits, taking risks and being able to live with the loss that comes with that risk.” Scarlett Johansson is an American actress and producer who showed an interest in acting from an early age: at 9 she made her film debut in North (1994). Johansson enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and later attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan to perfect her craft. She attracted attention for her performance in The Horse Whisperer (1998) and the black comedy Ghost World (2001) and then transitioned to more adult roles. In 2003, she made Lost in Translation, alongside Bill Murray, and Girl with a Pearl Earring, films that established her as one of the most versatile actresses of her generation and earned her two Golden Globe nominations. She has collaborated with director Woody Allen in Match Point (2005), Scoop (2006) and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). She lent her voice to Samantha in the film Her (2013), and while she does not appear physically, her emotional performance was crucial to the success of the character, receiving praise for her ability to convey depth and emotional connection. She also played Natasha Romanoff, known as Black Widow, in the Marvel Universe, since Iron Man 2 (2010). Her role was highlighted in The Avengers films (2012 and 2019) and led to her having her own film, Black Widow (2021). In 2019, Johansson received two Oscar nominations for her work in A Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit. Her ability to reinvent herself ensures that, despite her extensive career, she remains a relevant and current figure in the industry.

Jonathan Stuart Bailey is an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he began his career as a child performer in Royal Shakespeare Company productions when he was seven years old, and by eight was performing as Gavroche in a West End production of Les Misérables. Since then, he has established a prolific career on screen and stage working on different genres and portraying a wide array of characters.

In a career spanning over 30 years, Holt McCallany has worked with some of the world's best directors including David Fincher, Guillermo Del Toro, David O'Russell, Guy Ritchie, William Friedkin, Lawrence Kasdan, Walter Hill, Clint Eastwood, David Twohy, Brian De Palma, and Michael Mann among others. Holt starred in the Netflix series Mindhunter as Bill Tench, an FBI agent researching serial killers in the late 1970s, and has appeared in memorable roles in Fight Club, Three Kings, Alien III, and Men of Honor to name but a few. In 2011, Holt was the star of the raw and gritty FX series Light's Out where he played a boxer with pugilistic dementia. Born into a theatrical family, Holt's father, Michael, was a Tony Award winning Broadway producer and his mother was the legendary cabaret singer Julie Wilson. At 14, Holt ran away from home and took a Greyhound bus to Hollywood with dreams of becoming an actor, but his parents tracked him down and sent him to a boarding school in Ireland. At 18, Holt traveled to France where he studied French at the Sorbonne, art at The Paris American Academy and, later, theater at L'École Marcel Marceau and L'École Jacques Lecoq. He went on to study Shakespeare at Oxford and later worked extensively in theater in the United States and abroad. He is unmarried and lives in New York City.

“It was only when I realized how actors have the power to move people that I decided to pursue acting as a career.” Cate Blanchet graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992 and immediately began to develop as a theater actress with several performances and awards in the field, a training and experience that gave her a wide range of tools that she would later exploit in her film career. Her debut was in the short film "Parklands" (1996) by Kathryn Millard and "Paradise Road" (1997) by Bruce Baresford was her first feature film, sharing the cast with Glenn Close and Frances McDorman. Just a year later she won the Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Actress for her performance in "Elizabeth", directed by Shekhar Kapur, becoming a popular and critically acclaimed actress. Her technique and influence would not cease to grow as she took on challenging and memorable roles in large-scale and independent productions. She is one of the few actresses to have won all four major awards: two Oscars, four Golden Globes, four BAFTA Awards and three SAG Awards. In addition, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2023 she was named the best living actress by Rolling Stone magazine. She and her husband Andrew Upton are currently directors of the Sydney Theatre Company.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas (née Chopra) was born on July 18, 1982 in Jamshedpur, India, to the family of Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra, both Indian Army physicians. She had a very varied upbringing. She started her education at La Martinière Girls College in Lucknow as a resident student; a short stay at Maria Goretti College in Bareilly prepared her for further studies in the U.S. Having completed tenth grade in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., she decided to become a software engineer or a criminal psychologist. She enjoys Indian music and dance; flair for writing poetry and short stories; reading, especially biographies; and has worked for a lot of social welfare programs.

Damson Idris is a British actor and producer born in 1991 in Peckham, London, to Nigerian parents. The youngest of six, he was raised by his single mother, who instilled in him a strong work ethic. Initially set on becoming a footballer, a knee injury led him to acting. He earned a BA in Theatre, Film & Television at Brunel University and trained at Identity School of Acting. Idris began on stage in 2012, gaining critical acclaim in Khadija Is 18 and Pandora’s Box. He later appeared in Hotel at the Royal National Theatre before transitioning to TV with roles in Miranda, Doctors and Casualty. His breakout came in 2017 as Franklin Saint in FX’s Snowfall, created by John Singleton. Idris also starred in The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror. On film, he appeared in City of Tiny Lights, Megan Leavey, and The Commuter. In 2018, he won Best Actor at Edinburgh for Farming. He stars in Netflix’s Outside the Wire (2021).

Ana de Armas was born in Cuba on April 30, 1988. At the age of 14 (2002) she began her studies at the National Theatre School of Havana, where she graduated after 4 years. At the age of 16 (2004) she made her first film, Virgin Rose (2006), directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. A few titles came after until she moved to Spain, where she continued her film career, and started on TV. In 2014 she moved to Los Angeles. She has appeared in films such as War Dogs (2016), Hands of Stone (2016) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).