Before he took up acting, Ben Lloyd-Hughes wanted to be a barrister. “I like standing up for the little man,” the 25-year-old British actor says, “and trying to fight for the truth.” It was only after he discovered practicing law wasn’t what he expected—“maybe what I was attracted to was ... More

It’s no easy task to turn a man against his family, friends and country, but in Bethlehem, the debut film from director Yuval Adler (opening February 21) that’s precisely what happens. The film—Israel’s entry for this year’s Foreign Language Oscar—follows secret service agent Razi as he develops ... More

Sometimes the signs of a breakup are so obvious, it's painful: there's the unmade bed, the half-eaten cartons of Chinese takeout, the brooding Coldplay song on repeat. It's this last clue in particular that raised Joy Bryant's eyebrows when she walked in on a friend who's relationship was on the ... More

Although he spent his formative years in Nigeria and now calls Los Angeles home, Dayo Okeniyi—the Hunger Games alum who stars in this month’s Endless Love—has a special connection to Atlanta. “My parents are retired now and moved to Atlanta, so it’s kind of like my home now in ... More

While director Sean Hartofilis’ Beach Pillows did most of its filming on Long Island—where this photo was shot—plenty of off-camera antics took place at a small apartment in Manhattan’s East Village. “Vincent Kartheiser and I ended up living together in a small apartment in the East Village,” Geoffrey Arend, the ... More

Luke Arnold’s got his coif to thank for his success. Those long locks have helped him land a number of roles, including his most recent as John Silver on Black Sails, Starz’s ambitious new pirate drama premiering January 25. “I think that it’s been great for my career that these ... More

Kenneth Branagh might have gotten his start as a player in the Royal Shakespeare Company, but these days the Academy Award-nominated actor, director and Knight of the British Empire is working on something a little less classical. His latest film, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, opens January 17, making ... More

There’s nothing average about Carrie Hopewell, the mobster’s daughter and exceedingly dangerous safecracker masquerading as an everyday mom—albeit one about to serve out a jail sentence—on Cinemax’s addictive series Banshee. Surprises are also de rigueur for Ivana Milicevic, the actress who plays Hopewell. The Sarajevo-born, Michigan-raised Milicevic—whose Banshee character ... More

Kaya Scodelario might be the world’s finest surly teenager. From her star-making turn as beguiling bad girl Effy Stonem the British series Skins to her latest role as the title character in the twisted thriller The Truth About Emanuel (out January 10), the English actress takes on troubled teens ... More