Jamie Dornan and Eddie Redmayne began their time in Hollywood as roommates: Reunited on a video chat a decade later, they reflect on driving their tiny red rental car around Los Angeles, only to be rejected at auditions over and over.

It’s notable that both actors find themselves juggling art-house fare and franchise work, making them two of the most recognizable leading men of their generation. In Aaron Sorkinโ€™s โ€œThe Trial of the Chicago 7โ€ (Netflix), Redmayne plays antiwar activist Tom Hayden as he faces federal charges for protesting at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. And in John Patrick Shanleyโ€™s โ€œWild Mountain Thyme,โ€ distributed by Bleecker Street, Dornan portrays Anthony, an Irish Mr. Darcy who canโ€™t figure out his feelings for his neighbor (Emily Blunt).

Dornan and Redmayne sat down for a virtual chat forย Variety‘s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. Watch the full conversation above.