George Bailey? Cool Hand Luke? The Dude? With so many iconic roles out there it's hard to pick a favourite but that's exactly what we're asking you, the tasteful, erudite readers of Empire, to do.

Cast your vote now and help us put together the definitive list of screen personas, a line-up of those celluloid characters who have changed the face of cinema, pulled average films into greatness or simply made us want to be them when we all grew up.

Let the voting commence!