JAMES McAVOY
AGE 28

BROKE OUT IN... 2006's The Last King of Scotland, which saw him play the personally physician to Forest Whitaker's oppressive dictator.

WHY HIM Between Scotland and his Oscar-nominated turn in last year's Atonement, McAvoy gives off a decidedly throwback vibe. He's got the makings of a movie star.

WHAT'S NEXT He leaves the period pieces behind: McAvoy stars as a drone who gets a makeover and joins a secret society opposite Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie in Wanted, out on June 27.