Kieran Culkin is the younger brother of child actor Macauley Culkin. His first film debut happened at the age of 8, where had a small role with his brother in Home Alone. He continued to act all throughout his childhood and teenage years, mostly in comedies like Home Alone 2, Father of the Bride, and its sequel. When he was a teenager he alternated between getting small parts in mainstream films and lead roles in indie flicks. His most notable performance is the character Igby in the movie Igby Goes Down, where he received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. He also appeared in the movie Music of the Heart.

Joaquin Phoenix is an Academy Award nominated, Grammy Award and Golden Globe-winning film actor from Puero Rico. He’s the younger brothr of the late River Phoenix. His first acting jobs were small roles in two TV shows with River: Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. His big-screen debut was the role of Max in Space Camp. He withdrew from acting for a while to travel around South America with his father but he came back to the public eye after the tragic death of his brother, River. A year later, upon the insistence of his friends, he went back to acting. Joaquin Phoenix is best known for his role of Commodus in Gladiator and Johnny Cash in Walk the Line.

Jared Leto is one of the most critically-acclaimed young actors and musicians today. He spent his childhood moving constantly from Louisiana to Colorado, Virgina, Wyoming, even Haiti.  After graduating from New York City’s School of Visual Arts, he moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to pursue an acting career.  He got a roal in the TV show My So-Called Life where he played Jordan Catalano along with Claire Danes.  When the show ended, Jared Leto starred in several more films like Urban Legend, The Thin Red Line, Fight club, and How to Make an American Quilt.  His most critically-acclaimed role is his portrayal of a heroin addict in Requiem for a Dream.  Besides his movie career, Jared Leto is also in a band called 30 Seconds to Mars where he is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s name allegedly comes from his mother having experienced a sudden kick from her unborn baby while looking at a painting by Da Vinci. Leonardo started acting at a very young age, he appeared in a TV show entitled Romper Room at the age of five and some small parts in other TV shows. His debut film role was Josh in Critters 3, but he got his breakthrough role in This Boy’s Life in 1993 as Toby. His role in This Boy’s Life got the attention of the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics. In 1993 he also got his first Golden Globe and Academy Ward nomination for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. he also played a difficult roles as a drug-troubled teen in The Basketball Diaries in 1995, Rimbaud in Total Eclipse, and an angry teenage son in Mother’s Room. His most popular role is Romeo in the modernized movie Romeo & Juliet in 1996 and he reached superstardom as Jack Dawson in the movie Titanic in 1997.

Photo credit here

Ewan McGregor grew up in Crieff, Sctoland and left school to join the Perth Repertory Theater when he was 16.  His parents were very supportive of his pursuit of an acting career and he studed drama at Kirkcadly in Fife for a year before enrolling in London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama for three years.  Right before graduating he left after getting the role of Private Mick Hopper in a six-part TV series called Lipstick on Your Colar.  His first notable role was Alex Law in Shallow Grave in 1994, followed by The Pillow Book and Trainspotting, both in 1996.  Today he is one of the most critically acclaimed actors.  Just recently he opened a production company called Natural Nylon with friends Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Jonny Lee miller, and Sean Pertwee and they intend to make unconventional films that don’t conform to the usual Hollywood standards.

Ryan Philippe is best known for his role as Sebastian in the movie Cruel Intentions.  Born on September 10, 1974, he grew up in New Castle, Delaware and began his acting career in 1968 with the soap opera “One Life to Live”.  His role in the soap was a major one - Billy Douglas, the first gay teenager in American daytime television.  After several roles in TV shows and small parts in movies, he starred in movies of his own, beginning with White Squall in 1996 then Nowhere and I Know What You Did Last Summer in 1997.  In July 1999 he married his co-star in Cruel Intentions, actress Reese Witherspoon.  Their daughter Ava was born in September of that year and their second child Deacon in 2003.  They formally announced their divorce in 2003.

Penn Badgley is a hot young thing best known for his role as Dan Humphrey in the hit TV show Gossip Girl. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in Seattle, Washington. While in Seattle, he discovered his love for acting when he joined the Seattle Children’s Theater and did voice-overs for a children’s radio station. His first TV role was in an episode of Will and Grace in 1998. When he relocated to LA with his mother for good, he landed several roles in The Young and the Restless, Daddio, and The Brothers Garcia.

Ryan Thomas Gosling was born in London, Ontario to a Mormon family. As a child he joined talent contests and landed a spot in the hit TV series, The Mickey Mouse Club in January 1993 - a role that was coveted by 17,000 other kids. During the two years he was in the Mickey Mouse Club, he lived with co-star Justin Timberlake and his family. Ryan never received formal training, but he established a solid acting career after the Mickey Mouse Club, appearing in TV shows like Young Hercules and movies like Murder by Numbers, The Slaughter Rule, and Remember the Titans. He got rave reviews from critics when he played the role of a Jewish neo-Nazi in the controversial movie The Believer. Ryan Gosling’s most famous role, however, is in the 2004 film The Notebook.