Hinton was born in Germany and, his father being in the military, moved around Europe as a child before landing in America. He attended the Jones-School of Ballet and, at the age of 13, the School of American Ballet. From there he went on to appear in many shows, winning three Tony Awards in the process.

As well as acting and dancing, Hinton enjoys singing and in 1986 he released an album, Untapped.

Ivana was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia to Tonka and Damir. When Ivana was 5 the family moved to Michigan, USA where she attended Athens High School as well as modelling in her spare time. On graduation she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Ivana started out in Los Angeles doing stand-up comedy and got her first break in 1996 with a small role as Tom Cruise's ex-girlfriend in Jerry Maguire, her TV debut came in 1997 with a guest spot on Seinfield. Since then she has been building up her resume guest starring in shows such as Friends, Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and more recently Ugly Betty. On the big screen she has appeared in Vanilla Sky, Down With Love, Love Actually, and most prestigiously made it as a Bond girl in Casino Royale. She currently has two films due for release in 2008, Witless Protection and Columbus Day.