Fury for Ruth

It's not just the Aussie soaps that are fuelling the new wave of Hollywood 'Youf' (see Chris Hemsworth, Isla Fisher, Melissa George, Ryan Kwanten etc etc).

The popular C4 drama series Misfits is also proving a fertile university for young actors and actresses developing an international profile.

Latest graduate is Irish-born Ruth Negga, Nicki in the hit teleseries, who now stars alongside Samuel L Jackson and Tom Wilkinson is a hard-hitting US thriller Fury.

Negga, 29, who also gained fame playing singer Shirley Bassey in a BBC biopic, plays Iris, a young woman caught up with Jackson's tough ex-con, who's trying for one last score against drugs boss Wilkinson.

Mind you, the beautiful actress is't a complete newcomer to the big screen. She also appeared in Colour Me Kubrick and Breakfast on Pluto.