Lily Collins
ActingGuildford, Surrey, England, UKLily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989) is a British and American actress and model. Born in Guildford, Surrey and raised in Los Angeles, Collins began performing on screen at the age of two in the BBC comedy drama Growing Pains. In the late 2000s, Collins began acting and modelling more regularly, and she had a career breakthrough with her performance in the sports-drama film The Blind Side, which was the third highest-grossing film of 2009. She went on to appear in leading roles across feature films such as the sci-fi action-horror Priest (2011), the psychological action-thriller Abduction (2011), the fantasy Mirror Mirror (2012), the urban fantasy The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), and the independent romantic comedies Stuck in Love (2012), The English Teacher (2013), and Love, Rosie (2014).Collins was critically acclaimed for her roles as Marla Mabrey in the comedy Rules Don't Apply (2016), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and for her portrayal of a young adult with anorexia in the controversial Netflix drama To the Bone (2017). She has also achieved recognition for her work in biographical films: she starred as Liz Kendall in the Netflix drama Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), as J.R.R. Tolkien's wife Edith in Tolkien (2019), and as Rita Alexander in Mank (2020), the latter of which was a critical success, earning 10 Academy Award nominations.Collins played Fantine in the BBC miniseries adaptation of Les Misérables (2018–2019), and, since 2020, she has portrayed Emily Cooper in the Netflix series Emily in Paris. For the latter, she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. She made her writing debut with Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me (2017) in which she discussed her struggles with mental health, including an eating disorder she suffered as a teenager.
Giancarlo Esposito
ActingCopenhagen, DenmarkGiancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad from 2009 to 2011 and its prequel series Better Call Saul from 2017 to 2022. He won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series twice for this role. He earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.His other television roles include federal agent Mike Giardello in the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix series Dear White People (2017–2021), Stan Edgar in the Amazon series The Boys (2019–present) and The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present), acted in the HBO drama series Westworld (2016), and starred in the Netflix television series Kaleidoscope (2023), The Gentlemen (2024), and The Residence (2025).He is also known for his collaboration with Spike Lee, acting in several of his films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). His other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Monkeybone (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Rabbit Hole (2010), Okja (2017), Megalopolis (2024), MaXXXine (2024), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025). He voiced Akela in the live-action remake of The Jungle Book (2016).Description above from the Wikipedia article Giancarlo Esposito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Kevin Bacon
ActingPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USAKevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. Known for various roles, including leading-man characters, Bacon has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Actor Awards.Bacon made his feature film debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and appeared in Diner (1982) before his breakthrough role in the musical drama Footloose (1984). Since then, he has starred in critically acclaimed films such as JFK (1991), A Few Good Men (1992), Apollo 13 (1995), Mystic River (2003), and Frost/Nixon (2008). Other credits include Friday the 13th (1980), Tremors (1990), The River Wild (1994), Balto (1995), The Woodsman (2004), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), X-Men: First Class (2011), and Patriots Day (2016). Bacon has also directed the films Losing Chase (1996) and Loverboy (2005).On television, Bacon received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as Michael Strobl in the HBO original film Taking Chance (2009). He starred in the Fox drama series The Following from 2013 to 2015. Bacon played the title role in the Amazon Prime Video series I Love Dick from 2016 to 2017. From 2019 to 2022, he starred in the Showtime series City on a Hill.In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His prolific career in a variety of genres has led him to become associated with the concept of interconnectedness among people, as evidenced by the trivia game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon". He is a brand ambassador for British mobile network operator EE and has appeared in the company's advertisements. Bacon is married to actress Kyra Sedgwick.Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Bacon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Charley Rowan McCain
ActingCharley Rowan McCain is known for S.W.A.T. (2017), NCIS (2003) and MaXXXine (2024).
Millie Bobby Brown
ActingMarbella, Málaga, Andalusia, SpainIf you've spent any time watching Netflix over the last decade, you've basically watched Millie Bobby Brown grow up in front of the entire world. Despite having a name that sounds like she should be fronting a jazz band in the 1940s, she has somehow gone from child actress to full-blown entertainment mogul before most people have figured out how to file their taxes properly. While the rest of us were worrying about GCSEs and questionable hairstyles, Millie was busy becoming one of the most recognisable faces on the planet.Her life changed overnight when she landed the role of Eleven in Stranger Things. Armed with a shaved head, a packet of Eggos and a stare that could stop a charging rhino in its tracks, she became the beating heart of one of the biggest television phenomena of modern times. It wasn't just a great child performance; it was one of those rare moments where a character instantly becomes part of pop culture forever. Not bad considering she wasn't even old enough to drive when award nominations started rolling in.Plenty of young actors would have happily spent the next twenty years coasting on that success, but Millie clearly had other ideas. Instead of waiting for Hollywood to throw roles her way, she launched her own production company and took charge of her career. Suddenly, she wasn't just starring in films, she was producing them too. Sherlock Holmes might be the famous detective, but Enola Holmes proved that his younger sister was more than capable of stealing the spotlight.Since then, she's become something of the unofficial queen of streaming blockbusters. Whether she's dodging giant monsters in the Godzilla films, kicking dragons in the head in Damsel or surviving retro-futuristic chaos in The Electric State, she brings a confidence and screen presence that feels far beyond her years. She's one of those rare performers who somehow makes carrying a massive franchise look as stressful as making a brew.Perhaps most impressive of all is how grounded she seems despite growing up under a spotlight brighter than Blackpool Illuminations. In an era where everyone appears desperate to become an influencer, Millie has quietly built an empire while making it all look annoyingly effortless.Insomniacs Trivia
• Millie was born with partial hearing loss in one ear, which gradually developed into complete deafness. It means she's spent much of her career overcoming challenges most audiences never even realise exist.• Her first-ever kiss happened on camera during Stranger Things with co-star Finn Wolfhard. Most people's first kiss happens behind the bike sheds. Millie's was watched by millions of viewers and, rather awkwardly, by her dad on the monitors.• She officially joined rock royalty after marrying Jake Bongiovi, son of Jon Bon Jovi. Which means somewhere out there, family gatherings probably have a better soundtrack than most music festivals.Insomniacs Take
Millie Bobby Brown is living proof that being a child star doesn't automatically mean your life turns into a cautionary documentary twenty years later. She's managed to make the difficult jump from breakout youngster to genuine Hollywood powerhouse, all while producing films and carrying franchises on her shoulders. And considering she's achieved all this before most people have mastered loading the dishwasher properly, it's frightening to think what she'll accomplish next.Click the Filmography tab to see all the Movies & Series linked to Millie Bobby Brown on Insomniacs.