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Younger brother of Ben, who first made an impact as a wayward sibling in 1997's 'Good Will Hunting', Casey Affleck is now regarded as an actor's actor – one of the most distinctive talents working in American film. His choices balance mainstream films like 'Tower Heist' (2011) and 'Interstellar' (2014) with more esoteric projects such as 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' (2007) and 'Ain't The Bodies Saints' (2013). He directed his friend Joaquin Phoenix in the mockumentary 'I'm Still Here' (2010).

Jean-Hugues Anglade made his screen debut in 1983 in Patrice Chereau's 'L'Homme Blessé' as a troubled young man discovering his own homosexuality. He then appeared in Luc Besson's 'Subway' (1985) and Jean-Jacques Beineix's 'Betty Blue' (1986). The film's acclaim established Anglade as a symbol of the generation of French actors who exposed their flesh and the troubled souls of their characters. He made his directorial debut in 1997 with 'Tonka'.

A British stage and screen actor. The one-time Bond Girl (2008's 'Quantum of Solace') has been a distinctive presence in the British films 'The Disappearance of Alice Creed' (2009) and 'Tamara Drewe' (2010) as well as appearing in larger Hollywood blockbusters.