Getting the name of the current controller and action in ASP.NET MVC

I have been trying to find info on how to get the name of the current controller and action in ASP.NET MVC. Eventually, I found out how to:

string controllername = ValueProvider.GetValue("controller").RawValue.ToString();
string actionname = ValueProvider.GetValue("action").RawValue.ToString();

It’s not that straightforward, but it works. Maybe it’s time to create a helper :)