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Born in Melbourne, Australia, Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn broke out with his performance as an ill-fated juvenile delinquent in the acclaimed coming of age film ‘The Year My Voice Broke’. Mendelsohn went on to to become one of the most popular young adult stars in Australia cinema, often rivaling other emerging talents of his generation, including Russell Crowe and Guy Pierce. In 2009 he had his breakthrough in ‘Animal Kingdom’ as Pope, a role that saw him awarded several times for his performance.

Alfred Molina was born in 1953 in London. His first American film was 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981), but his breakthrough came two years later when he played Kenneth Halliwell, the lover of playwright Joe Orton in Stephen Frears' 'Prick Up Your Ears' (1987). His other notable roles include the narrow-minded French mayor in 'Chocolat' (2000) opposite Juliette Binoche, and an overbearing father in 'An Education' (2009).