Barry Keoghan is an actor hailing from Ireland, who is surely one of the most in-demand names in the industry right now.

His work on Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Killing of A Sacred Deer introduced him onto the global stage, but it was his Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning turn in The Banshees of Inisherin that really catapulted him to fame, and the leading role in the most talked about film of 2023, Saltburn.

His journey into acting has been far from ordinary, and perhaps that explains his success in bringing extraordinary roles onto the screen.

Barry’s Picks:

MOVIE – COOL HAND LUKE

MEMORY – WATCHING MOVIES AT GRANNY’S HOUSE

PLACE - ACHILL ISLAND IN COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND

PERSON – MICHAEL BOSSMAN

MUSIC – CANTER by GERRY CINNAMON

POSSESSION – A BRACELET WITH MUM’S NAME ON IT

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Denzel Washington is a Tony Award winner, a two time Academy Award winning actor, producer, director, and quite frankly, a Hollywood icon.

He has starred in some of the biggest movies of the past 35 years, including American Gangster, Philadelphia, The Pelican Brief, and The Equalizer Trilogy. His films have grossed over $3bn .

There's also his extensive work on the stage, including Fences, The Iceman Cometh and his much anticipated return to Broadway in Othello opposite Jake Gyllenhaal.

It will surprise no one that the New York Times named him as the greatest actor of the 21st century.

Denzel’s Selections:

PLACE: Mount Vernon, New York.

MOVIE: Shaft.

MEMORY: Seeing the face of God.

PERSON: Wife, Pauletta

MUSIC: Soulful Strut by Young-Holt Unlimited.

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Niecy Nash-Betts is an actor, TV host, author, producer, director, and kitchen beautician.

After years spent playing comedic roles in The Bernie Mac Show and Reno 911!, it was in her 40s that she finally landed the dramatic roles she’d spent years working towards, in films such as the Oscar nominated Selma, TV shows Getting On, and When They See Us.

Now in her 50s she’s really coming into her own, making history as one half of the first same sex couple to grace the cover of Essence magazine, and winning an Emmy for her role in one of Netflix’s most watched series of all time, Dahmer.

Niecy’s Selections:

MOVIE – SPARKLE (1976)

POSSESSION – PENDANT

PERSON – HER MOTHER

PLACE – HER STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

MUSIC – CATCH ME BY JESSICA BETTS

MEMORY – HER (3RD) WEDDING

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