Webber Douglas Academy of Music and Drama

by Sylviastel | created - 17 Jul 2012 | updated - 16 May 2019 | Public

Students and faculty from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts (London, England) which is now merged with Central School of Drama and Speech in London, England.

101. Donald Sinden

Actor | The Day of the Jackal

The son of a country chemist, the British actor Donald Sinden intended to pursue a career in architecture but was spotted in an amateur theatrical production and asked to join a company that entertained the troops during World War II (Sinden was rejected for naval service because of asthma). ...

102. Kirsty Dillon

Actress | Locke

Kirsty Dillon was born in 1976 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. She is an actress, known for Locke (2013), Midsomer Murders (1997), as well as her voice acting work on the adventure game Clock Tower 3 (2002).

Kirsty Dillon is a graduate of Goldsmiths, University of London. She has also ...

103. Alexandra Wescourt

Actress | Bug

Alexandra Wescourt was born on July 12, 1975 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Bug (2002), Ugly Betty (2006) and Brookside (1982).

104. Gareth Hunt

Actor | Fierce Creatures

Gareth Hunt was born on February 7, 1943 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Fierce Creatures (1997), Undercover Lover (1979) and The New Avengers (1976). He was married to Amanda, Annette Walter-Lax and Carol. He died on March 14, 2007 in Redhill, Surrey, ...

105. Katy Manning

Actress | When Darkness Falls

Katy Manning trained as an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1971, she became known to millions of British television viewers when she joined Doctor Who (1963) as the companion Jo Grant, which she played for three seasons opposite Jon Pertwee as the Doctor until 1973. ...

106. Brad Gorton

Actor | Get Real

Brad Gorton was born on June 8, 1974. He is an actor, known for Get Real (1998), London's Burning (1988) and Footballers' Wives (2002).

107. Melanie Gutteridge

Actress | Long Time Dead

Melanie Gutteridge was born in August 1972 in the UK. She is an actress, known for Long Time Dead (2002), Amazons and Gladiators (2001) and Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible (2001).

108. Mel Raido

Actor | Legend

Mel Raido was born in 1977 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Legend (2015), The Disappointments Room (2016) and Clubbed (2008).

109. Tom Harper

Actor | What a Girl Wants

Tom Harper broke into the mainstream of on-camera acting, back in 2000. After being classically-trained in acting during his time in London, England, Tom first made his major debut in the Hallmark TV epic Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV). Since his debut year, Tom Harper has enjoyed a well-off ...

110. Poppy Miller

Actress | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Poppy Miller was born in Norwich, England, UK. Poppy is an actor, known for The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015), House of Anubis (2011) and Kingdom (2007).

111. Anita Dobson

Actress | Red Dwarf

She was born in the district of Bow in London to her parents Anne, a seamstress and father, a cutter in a dress factory and had a younger sister. She left school at 16 with 4 O levels and had a string of jobs including insurance clerk, and model for C and A (a clothes chain.) When young she'd ...

112. John Bourgeois

Actor | Ginger Snaps

John Bourgeois is known for Ginger Snaps (2000), Murder at 1600 (1997) and Interstate 60 (2002).

113. Omar Berdouni

Actor | United 93

Omar Berdouni was born on July 20, 1979 in Tangier, Morocco. He is an actor, known for United 93 (2006), The Kingdom (2007) and Green Zone (2010).

114. Josie Taylor

Actress | Youth

Josie Taylor was born on April 14, 1983 in Somerset, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Youth (2015), Tamara Drewe (2010) and Doctor Who (2005).

115. Kevin Howarth

Actor | The Lost Pirate Kingdom

British actor Kevin Howarth was born in Keresley, a village and civil parish of the city of Coventry in the county of Warwickshire, England, to his mother Betty Jeanetta Smith (née Gridley) and his father Peter William Walton Smith.

The youngest of six children his mother died of cancer when Kevin ...

116. Hubertus Geller

Actor | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Hubertus Geller was born on April 8, 1979 in Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Gold (2018) and My Names Tim.

117. Oliver Mellor

Actor | Coronation Street

Oliver Mellor was born in 1981 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), In the City (2006) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).

118. Bill Treacher

Actor | The Musketeer

Bill Treacher was born on June 4, 1930 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Musketeer (2001), George and the Dragon (2004) and Tale of the Mummy (1998). He was married to Katherine Kessey. He died on November 5, 2022 in Suffolk, England, UK.

119. Matthew Chambers

Actor | Doctors

Matthew Chambers was born in 1968 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Doctors (2000), Doctor Who (2005) and Mile High (2003).

120. Romy Park

Actress | The Rookie: Feds

Romy Park was born in New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Rookie: Feds (2022), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and Ghost Whisperer (2005).

121. Danitra Vance

Actress | The War of the Roses

Danitra Vance was born on July 13, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The War of the Roses (1989), Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1991) and Miami Vice (1984). She died on August 21, 1994 in Markham, Illinois, USA.

122. Robin Hunter

Actor | Richard the Lionheart

Robin Hunter was born on September 4, 1929 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Richard the Lionheart (1962), The Phantom of the Opera (1989) and HMS Paradise (1964). He was married to Amanda Barrie and Maria Charles. He died on March 8, 2004 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.

123. Andy Gätjen

Actor | Valkyrie

Andy Gätjen was born on October 16, 1973 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He is an actor, known for Valkyrie (2008), Beyond the Sea (2004) and The Countess (2009). He has been married to Lisa Karlström since June 17, 2008.

124. Burnell Tucker

Actor | Lifeforce

Burnell Tucker was born in February 1935 in Newfoundland, Canada. He is an actor, known for Lifeforce (1985), The Omen (1976) and Superman (1978). He has been married to Shelley Lambert since 1961.

125. Veryle Rupp

Actor | Passions

Veryle Rupp is known for Passions (1999), Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) and Wolf Mother (2016).

126. Nick Moorcroft

Writer | Finding Your Feet

Nick Moorcroft was born on December 22, 1978 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Finding Your Feet (2017), Fisherman's Friends (2019) and Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022).

127. Ashley George

Actor | Harry Brown

Ashley George was born in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He is known for Harry Brown (2009), Above Suspicion (2009) and Wire in the Blood (2002).

128. Pip Ripley

Actress | Casualty

Pip Ripley was born in 1983 in Braintree, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Casualty (1986) and Heartbeat (1992).

129. Andrew Polk

Actor | Armageddon Time

Andrew was born and raised in Berkeley, CA. His mother, Sharon Mann, is a concert pianist and is a professor at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His father, Felix, was a clinical psychologist.

Growing up in California, Andrew was an avid and competitive skier and a pretty serious cellist. ...

130. Michelle Asante

Actress | London Boulevard

Michelle Asante is known for London Boulevard (2010), Lucky Man (2016) and Identicals (2015).

131. Martin Jacobs

Actor | Who Dares Wins

Martin is a New Zealand actor who trained at the Webber Douglas Academy in London. After leaving he worked extensively in theatre, film and television in the UK, Europe and the USA. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for five years appearing in Shakespeare and premiering several new ...

132. Senia Devine

Actress | Les poupées russes

Senia Devine is known for Russian Dolls (2005), Demons and Doors (2012) and Nochnye syostry (2007).

133. Che Walker

Writer | Flower

Che Walker was born in May 1968 in Camden, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Flower (2017), The Writer and the Monster and The Rehearsal Room (2018).

134. Charlotte Jones

Writer | The Halcyon

Charlotte Jones is known for The Halcyon (2017), Bob's Weekend (1996) and The Palace (2008). She is married to Paul Bazely. They have one child.

135. Susan Littler

Actress | Emmerdale Farm

Susan Littler was born on December 31, 1947 in Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Rough Cut (1980) and The Life of Riley (1975). She died on July 11, 1982 in London, England, UK.

136. Donald Pleasence

Actor | Halloween II

Balding, quietly spoken, of slight build and possessed of piercing blue eyes -- often peering out from behind round, steel-rimmed glasses -- Donald Pleasence had the essential physical attributes which make a great screen villain. In the course of his lengthy career, he relished playing the ...

137. Sharry Flett

Actress | My Secret Identity

Sharry Flett is known for My Secret Identity (1988), The Suicide Murders (1985) and Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983).

138. Amy Shindler

Actress | Everest

Amy Shindler is known for Everest (2015), A Mighty Heart (2007) and Mystic (2020).

139. Damian Lynch

Actor | The Split

Damian Lynch is known for The Split (2018), Giri/Haji (2019) and Casualty (1986).

140. Muzz Khan

Actor | Me Before You

Quirky, uncensored, and idiosyncratic, actor Muzz Khan is quickly becoming known in the entertainment industry for the characters he has brought to life on screen. From television, film, theater, and music, Khan proves time and time again that he can do it all. In 2016, he can be seen co-starring ...

141. Michelle McCaw

Actress | Blackpool

Michelle McCaw is known for Blackpool (2004), The Ghost Squad (2005) and Doctors (2000).

142. Caroline O'Hara

Actress | The Sound of Spying

Caroline O'Hara is known for The Sound of Spying (2014), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Hunted (2012).

143. Ricky Wales

Actor | Scum

Ricky Wales is known for Scum (1979), Melody (1971) and The Professionals (1977).

144. Daniel Hyde

Actor | Doctor Who

Daniel Hyde was born on September 25, 1975 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Doctor Who (2005), Clubbing to Death (2008) and Hollyoaks (1995).

145. Jason Ebelthite

Actor | Call Me Harry

Jason Ebelthite was born in May 1978 in the UK. He is an actor and director, known for Call Me Harry (2007), The Honeytrap (2010) and Dark Journey (2012).

146. Nonika Galinea

Actress | I kori tou iliou

Nonika Galinea was born on June 8, 1938 in Athens, Greece. She was an actress and writer, known for The Daughter of the Sun (1971), The Countess of Corfu (1972) and The Avenue of Hatred (1968). She died on June 2, 2023 in Athens, Greece.

147. Timothy Combe

Director | Doctor Who

Timothy Combe was born on October 17, 1936 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK. He is a director and actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Going to Work (1961) and Sporting Scenes (1973). He has been married to Angela Ellison since 1965. They have five children.

148. Matthew Thrift

Actor | Spartacus

Matthew Thrift is known for Spartacus (2004), EMR (2004) and Rosemary & Thyme (2003).

149. Lydzia Englert

Director | I Said So Little

Lydzia Englert is known for I Said So Little (2006) and Oktober (1998).

150. Joyce Chamaoun

Actress | Deadline

Joyce Chamaoun was born on December 14, 1977 in Beirut, Lebanon. She is an actress, known for Deadline (2008) and Van Speijk (2006).

151. Stephen Copp

Actor | Britain's Sexiest Security Videos

Stephen Copp was born on March 18, 1959 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Britain's Sexiest Security Videos (1999).

152. Emma Parsons

Actress | London's Burning

Emma Parsons is known for London's Burning (1988), Homecoming (2003) and English20 (2010).

153. Michael Basile

Actor | New Amsterdam

Michael proudly hails from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Born to an Italian father and a Jewish mother, he has lived in Brooklyn virtually all his life. His love of acting emerged with his first role in Kindergarten as Christopher Columbus. By all accounts, it was no less than a riveting ...

154. Lorraine Hodgson

Actress | Malpractice

Lorraine was born in Lancashire England. Her passion for acting started at an early age, when she loved to watch classic black and white movies. She studied drama at high school, before attending performing arts college in, Blackpool, and the prestigious drama school Webber Douglas Academy of ...

155. Daniel Hunt

Actor | Anniversary

Daniel Hunt is known for Anniversary.

156. Helena Carroll

Actress | The Jerk

Helena Carroll was born on November 13, 1928 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Jerk (1979), The Dead (1987) and Rocky V (1990). She died on March 31, 2013 in Marina del Rey, California, USA.



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