72 Notable alumni of
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is 502nd in the world, 188th in Europe, and 41st in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 72 notable alumni from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Gerard Butler

    Gerard Butler
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorlawyerfilm actorstage actor
    Biography

    Gerard James Butler is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) before starring in the science fiction film Timeline (2003). He played Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 musical The Phantom of the Opera.

  2. James McAvoy

    James McAvoy
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1979-.. (age 47)
    Enrolled in Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
    Studied in 2000
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorfilm actorvoice actorstage actor
    Biography

    James McAvoy is a Scottish actor and director. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his film career began. His television work includes the thriller State of Play (2003), the science fiction miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003), and the drama series Shameless (2004–2005).

  3. Colin Firth

    Colin Firth
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    film producerfilm actorstage actortelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Colin Andrew Firth is an English actor and producer. He is the recipient of a number of awards and honors, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Volpi Cup as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2011, Firth was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and appeared in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.

  4. Richard Madden

    Richard Madden
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1986-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Richard Madden is a Scottish actor. He was cast in his first role at age 11 and made his screen acting debut in 2000. He later began performing on stage whilst a student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2007, he toured with Shakespeare's Globe company as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, a role he reprised in the West End in 2016. Madden rose to fame with his portrayal of Robb Stark in the fantasy drama series Game of Thrones from 2011 to 2013.

  5. Alison Brie

    Alison Brie
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision directoractorvoice actorfilm producer
    Biography

    Alison Brie Schermerhorn is an American actress, writer, and producer.

  6. David Tennant

    David Tennant
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1971-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    stage actorcharacter actortelevision actorpodcasterfilm actor
    Biography

    David John Tennant is a Scottish actor. He is best known for portraying the lead character in Doctor Who, headlining the show as the Tenth Doctor from 2005–2010, and returning as the Fourteenth Doctor in 2023. His other notable screen roles include portraying Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch (2013–2017), Crowley in Good Omens (2019–present), and various fictionalised versions of himself in Staged (2020–2022).

  7. Tom Ellis

    Tom Ellis
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1978-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Thomas John Ellis is a Welsh actor. He became known for playing Gary Preston in the BBC One sitcom Miranda (2009–2015), then achieved wider recognition for his role as Lucifer Morningstar in the Fox/Netflix urban fantasy series Lucifer (2016–2021) and the Arrowverse franchise crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths" (2019).

  8. Sam Heughan

    Sam Heughan
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1980-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Sam Roland Heughan is a Scottish actor, producer, author, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his starring role as Jamie Fraser in the Starz drama series Outlander (2014–present) for which he has won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor and the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television, and received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

  9. Alan Cumming

    Alan Cumming
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    comedianLGBTQ rights activistcharacter actorvoice actortranslator
    Biography

    Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, director, producer, writer and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, five Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for the West End production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1991). His other Olivier-nominated roles are in The Conquest of the South Pole (1988), La Bête (1992), and Cabaret (1994). Cumming won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for reprising his role as the Emcee on Broadway in Cabaret (1998). His other performances on Broadway include Design for Living (2001), and Macbeth (2013).

  10. Robert Carlyle

    Robert Carlyle
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1961-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm directortelevision actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Robert Carlyle OBE is a Scottish actor. His film work includes: Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), Ravenous and The World Is Not Enough (both 1999), There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000), The Beach (2000), The 51st State (2001), Eragon (2006), 28 Weeks Later (2007) and The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015). He has starred in television series such as Hamish Macbeth (1995–1998), Stargate Universe (2009–2011), Once Upon a Time (2011–2018) and COBRA (2020–2023).

  11. Ncuti Gatwa

    Ncuti Gatwa
    Born in
    Rwanda Flag Rwanda
    Years
    1992-.. (age 34)
    Enrolled in Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
    In 2013 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorstage actor
    Biography

    Mizero Ncuti Gatwa is a Rwandan and Scottish actor who is best known for playing Eric Effiong in Sex Education (2019–2023) and the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2023–2025).

  12. Ian McDiarmid

    Ian McDiarmid
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1944-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    theatrical directorstage actorfilm directortelevision actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Ian McDiarmid is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen. Making his stage debut in Hamlet in 1972, McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since starred in a number of William Shakespeare's plays. He has received an Olivier Award for Best Actor for Insignificance (1982) and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Faith Healer (2006).

  13. Jack Lowden

    Jack Lowden
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1990-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    executive producertelevision actorstage actoractor
    Biography

    Jack Andrew Lowden is a Scottish actor. Following a four-year stage career, his first major international onscreen success was in the 2016 BBC miniseries War & Peace, which led to starring roles in feature films. Starring as River Cartwright in the Apple TV series Slow Horses since 2020, he has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

  14. John Hannah

    John Hannah
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1962-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    John Hannah is a Scottish actor and narrator. He came to prominence in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Matthew. His other film appearances include Sliding Doors (1998), The Hurricane (1999), and The Mummy trilogy (1999–2008).

  15. Greg Wise

    Greg Wise
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Matthew Gregory Wise is an English actor and producer. He has appeared in several British television programmes and feature films. He played the role of John Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility, which also starred Emma Thompson, whom he later married.

  16. Colin Morgan

    Colin Morgan
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1986-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Colin Morgan is an actor from Northern Ireland. He is known for playing the title character in the BBC fantasy series Merlin (2008–2012), Leo Elster in Humans (2015–2018), and Billy Clanton in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast (2021).

  17. Laura Fraser

    Laura Fraser
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1975-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    film actoractorstage actor
    Biography

    Laura Fraser is a Scottish actress. She has played Door in the urban fantasy series Neverwhere (1996), Kate in the film A Knight's Tale (2001), Cat MacKenzie in the BBC Three drama series Lip Service (2010–2012), Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2012–2013) and its spin-off Better Call Saul (2017–2020), and Professor Sarah Gordon in the BBC One crime series Traces (2019–2022).

  18. Sheena Easton

    Sheena Easton
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1959-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    singersongwritertelevision actorvoice actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Sheena Shirley Easton is a Scottish singer, songwriter and actress who rose to prominence in the reality television series The Big Time: Pop Singer (1980). Her record sales worldwide are estimated at 20 million copies, and she became the first artist in Billboard history to have a top-five hit on each of the Billboard primary singles charts. Her commercial prominence in the 1980s lead to collaborations with Prince, Kenny Rogers, Babyface, L.A. Reid and Nile Rogers.

  19. Katie Leung

    Katie Leung
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1987-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    film actoractorstage actor
    Biography

    Katie Leung is a Scottish actress. She began her career playing Cho Chang in the Harry Potter film series. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series One Child (2014) and Annika (2021–2023), the ITV series Strangers (2018), and the Amazon Prime series The Peripheral (2022). She also voiced Caitlyn Kiramman in the Netflix animated series Arcane (2021–2024).

  20. Michelle Gomez

    Michelle Gomez
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    film actoractorstage actor
    Biography

    Michelle Gomez is a Scottish actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy series The Book Group (2002–2003), Green Wing (2004–2007), and Bad Education (2012–2013). She went on to appear as Missy in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who (2014–2017), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.

  21. Jack Bruce

    Jack Bruce
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1943-2014 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    composerguitaristdiaristjazz musicianpianist
    Biography

    John Symon Asher Bruce was a Scottish musician. He gained popularity as the primary lead vocalist and ‍bassist ‍of rock band Cream. After the group disbanded in 1968, he pursued a solo career and also played with several bands.

  22. Betsy Brandt

    Betsy Brandt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Betsy Brandt is an American actress. She is known for portraying Marie Schrader in the crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which she received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. She also appears in the sitcoms The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014) and Life in Pieces (2015–2019), the miniseries Soulmates (2020), and the psychological drama series Saint X (2023).

  23. Phyllis Logan

    Phyllis Logan
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Phyllis Logan is a Scottish actress, widely known for her roles as Lady Jane Felsham in Lovejoy (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes in Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place and was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the same film. Her other film appearances include Secrets & Lies (1996), Shooting Fish (1997), Downton Abbey (2019) and Misbehaviour (2020).

  24. Tom Conti

    Tom Conti
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1941-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    writerstage actorfilm actortheatrical director
    Biography

    Thomas Antonio Conti is a Scottish stage, film and television actor. Conti has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award and a National Board of Review Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a David di Donatello Award and two Golden Globe Awards.

  25. Kate Dickie

    Kate Dickie
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1971-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Kate Dickie is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, stage plays and films. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series Tinsel Town (2000–2001) and Lysa Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011, 2014).

  26. Tony Curran

    Tony Curran
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    film actoractortelevision actor
    Biography

    Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in the film Underworld: Evolution, the television series Doctor Who (2010), the miniseries Roots (2016), and the Netflix historical drama film Outlaw King (2018). He appears in different minor roles in Marvel Cinematic Universe productions, including the film Thor: The Dark World (2013), the second season of the Netflix series Daredevil (2016), and the Disney+ miniseries Secret Invasion (2023). In late 2022, Curran starred in the BBC drama Mayflies. In the 2025 Starz streaming series Outlander: Blood of My Blood, he appears as Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat.

  27. Denis Lawson

    Denis Lawson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1947-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actorfilm director
    Biography

    Denis Stamper Lawson is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977–1983) and as John Jarndyce in the television miniseries Bleak House (2005), the latter of which earned him BAFTA Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also appeared in the television series The Kit Curran Radio Show (1984–1986), Holby City (2002–2004, 2019), and New Tricks (2012–2015), and reprised the role of Antilles in the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). On the stage, he is a three-time Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical nominee, winning in 1983 for Mr Cinders.

  28. Ruby Wax

    Ruby Wax
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    comedianstage actorjournalistactortelevision writer
    Biography

    Ruby Wax is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. A classically trained actress, Wax began her career performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company, before co-starring on the ITV sitcom Girls on Top (1985–1986). She came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style on television shows including The Full Wax (1991–1994), Ruby Wax Meets... (1994–1998), Ruby (1997–2000), and The Ruby Wax Show (2002).

  29. Alison Balsom

    Alison Balsom
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1978-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    trumpeter
    Biography

    Alison Louise Balsom, Lady Mendes, OBE is a retired English trumpet soloist. She is an arranger, producer, and music educator. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic BRIT Awards and three German Echo Awards, and was a soloist at the BBC Last Night of the Proms in 2009 and finally in 2025. She was the artistic director of the 2019 Cheltenham Music Festival.

  30. Billy Boyd

    Billy Boyd
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1968-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    stage actorstand-up comediantelevision actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    William Nathan Boyd is a Scottish actor and musician. He played Peregrin "Pippin" Took in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Glen and Glenda (later G.G. Valentine) in the Child's Play film Seed of Chucky (2004) and second season of the television series Chucky (2022).

  31. Laura Donnelly

    Laura Donnelly
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1982-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Laura Donnelly is an actress from Northern Ireland. She studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland before her early roles on stage and screen. She is known for her collaborations with playwright Jez Butterworth acting in The River (2012, 2015), The Ferryman (2017–2019) and The Hills of California (2024). She is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award as well as a nomination for two Tony Awards.

  32. Bill Paterson

    Bill Paterson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1945-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    William Tulloch Paterson is a Scottish actor. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries.

  33. David Hayman

    David Hayman
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1950-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    television actordirectortelevision directorfilm actorstage actor
    Biography

    David Hayman is a Scottish film, television and stage actor and director from Glasgow. His acting credits include Sid and Nancy (1986), Hope and Glory (1987), Rob Roy (1995), The Jackal (1997), Trial & Retribution (1997–2009), Legionnaire (1998), Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000), Vertical Limit (2000), The Tailor of Panama (2001), Flood (2007), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), The Paradise (2012), Taboo (2017), Our Ladies (2019), The Nest (2020), Bull (2021), and Andor (2022).

  34. Ian Richardson

    Ian Richardson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1934-2007 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actorstage actor
    Biography

    Ian William Richardson was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Conservative politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards (1990–1995) television trilogy, as well as the pivotal spy Bill Haydon in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). His other notable screen work included a portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in two films (The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles), as well as significant roles in Brazil, M. Butterfly, and Dark City.

  35. Emun Elliott

    Emun Elliott
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Emun Elliott is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in Paradox, Richie in Threesome, John Moray in The Paradise, Kenny in Guilt, and Tony Brightwell in The Gold.

  36. Patrick Doyle

    Patrick Doyle
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    film actorfilm score composercomposer
    Biography

    Patrick Doyle is a Scottish composer and occasional actor best known for his film scores. During his 50-year career in film, television and theatre, he has composed the scores for over 60 feature films. A longtime collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work on films such as Henry V, Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet, Carlito's Way, Quest for Camelot, and Gosford Park, as well as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Thor, Brave, Cinderella, Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.

  37. Christine Bottomley

    Christine Bottomley
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1979-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Christine Bottomley is an English actress. Her television roles include playing Kirsty in EastEnders (2001), Melanie in Early Doors (2003–2004), Susie Ward in Heartbeat (2003), and Zoey Wyatt in Shameless (2006). Other credits include Massive (2008), Hope Springs (2009), Land Girls (2009), and Hush (2008).

  38. Greg McHugh

    Greg McHugh
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1980-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Greg McHugh is a Scottish actor and writer. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC One Scotland comedy series Gary: Tank Commander (2009–2012). He also played Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. Since 2024, he has played the role of Richard Pritchard in the sitcom Only Child, the son of Ken Pritchard, played by Gregor Fisher.

  39. Neve McIntosh

    Neve McIntosh
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1972-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    film actoractorstage actor
    Biography

    Neve McIntosh is a Scottish actress.

  40. Julie Wilson Nimmo

    Julie Wilson Nimmo
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1972-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Julie Wilson Nimmo is a Scottish actress. She portrayed the roles of Miss Hoolie in the BBC Children's series Balamory, Mrs Sawdust in CBeebies show Olga Da Polga and DC Megan Squire in the BBC Scottish comedy series Scot Squad.

  41. Jayne Wisener

    Jayne Wisener
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1987-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    stage actorsingeractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Jayne Wisener is an actress and singer from Northern Ireland. She played Johanna in the British-American film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. She also appeared in an episode of The Inbetweeners, as Lauren Harris.

  42. Shernaz Patel

    Shernaz Patel
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Shernaz Patel is an Indian film and theatre actress, who works in Hindi and English films, most known for her roles in films like Black and Guzaarish (2010) and English language theatre in Mumbai. She made her theatre debut with The Diary Of Anne Frank in 1984. Since then, she has acted in several noted productions in Mumbai-based English theatre, and formed RAGE theatre group in Mumbai, with Rahul da Cunha and Rajit Kapur in 1993. She has also given voice to the character of Yashoda in the TV series Little Krishna.

  43. Lynn Ferguson

    Lynn Ferguson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    television presenterfilm directorwritercomedianactor
    Biography

    Lynn Ferguson Tweddle is a Scottish writer, comedian, actress, and creative consultant. Her writing credits include works in theatre, radio, television and film. The younger sister of comedian Craig Ferguson, she is known for voicing the character of Mac in the animated film Chicken Run (2000), and its sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023).

  44. Elaine Constance Smith

    Elaine Constance Smith
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    actorcomedianstand-up comedian
    Biography

    Elaine Constance Smith is a Scottish actress and comedian. She is known for her roles in the BBC Scotland sitcoms City Lights (1984–1991), Rab C. Nesbitt (1988–2014), and Two Doors Down (2013–present), winning a BAFTA Scotland award for the latter. In 2012, Smith co-wrote and starred in I Dreamed a Dream, a stage production about the life and career of Scottish singer Susan Boyle. She has campaigned for Scottish independence and continues to be a supporter.

  45. Tunji Kasim

    Tunji Kasim
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1987-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Adetunji "Tunji" Kasim is a Scottish - Nigerian actor. He is best known for his role as Joe Bailey in Nearly Famous, Hugo Scott, an art teacher in Shetland, and Ned Nickerson in The CW's Nancy Drew.

  46. Crystal Clarke

    Crystal Clarke
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    stage actoractor
    Biography

    Crystal Clarke is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Tina Argyll in the BBC and Amazon Prime miniseries Ordeal by Innocence (2018) and Georgiana Lambe in the ITV and PBS adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Sanditon (2019–2023).

  47. Colin McCredie

    Colin McCredie
    Years
    1972-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Colin McCredie is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles as DC Stuart Fraser in the STV drama Taggart and Nick Morrison in River City. His film appearances include Shallow Grave (1994) and The Missing Postman (1997).

  48. Aneirin Hughes

    Aneirin Hughes
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    singeractortelevision actor
    Biography

    Aneirin Hughes is a Welsh actor and singer known for playing Chief Superintendent Brian Prosser in the BBC4 Welsh police drama Hinterland. He won a Best Actor BAFTA Cymru (or BAFTA Wales) for his appearance as Delme in Cameleon (1997), a Welsh language film.

  49. Maureen Beattie

    Maureen Beattie
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Maureen Jane Beattie OBE is an Irish-born Scottish actress known for her work on stage and screen.

  50. Sega Bodega

    Sega Bodega
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1992-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    singerDJ producer
    Biography

    Salvador Navarrete, better known by his stage name Sega Bodega, is an Irish-Chilean music producer, singer, songwriter, DJ, and co-head/founder of the record label and collective Nuxxe. Sega Bodega is known for his futuristic, bass-heavy and leftfield take on electronic and club music, fusing various elements of UK bass and hip-hop music, deconstructed club, and trip hop music into his songs. He rose to prominence producing tracks for London-based rapper, co-founder of the Nuxxe label, and close collaborator Shygirl, gaining attention from the likes of Rihanna, using various Nuxxe tracks for her Fenty Beauty commercials and fashion shows. Sega Bodega released various EPs before releasing his debut album, Salvador, in 2020, and his second album, Romeo, in 2021.

  51. Ian Parker

    Ian Parker
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    keyboardist
    Biography

    Ian Parker is a Scottish keyboardist, vocalist, composer, DJ and producer.

  52. Paul Leonard-Morgan

    Paul Leonard-Morgan
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1974-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    composerDJ producer
    Biography

    Paul Leonard-Morgan is a Scottish composer particularly known for his work in scoring for television and film. He won a Scottish BAFTA for the film Reflections upon the Origin of the Pineapple (2000), which was his first film score.

  53. Michelle Thomson

    Michelle Thomson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpolitician
    Biography

    Michelle Rhonda Thomson is a Scottish businesswoman and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Falkirk East since May 2021.

  54. Ivan Heng

    Ivan Heng
    Born in
    Singapore Flag Singapore
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    actortheatrical director
    Biography

    Ivan Heng Ai Jin is a Singaporean actor and theatre director of Peranakan descent. He is the founding artistic director of W!LD RICE, a theatre company in Singapore, and an outspoken advocate for respect for diversity and freedom of expression.

  55. Anne McLaughlin

    Anne McLaughlin
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Anne McLaughlin is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North East from 2019 to 2024, and previously from 2015 to 2017. She has been SNP Spokesperson for International Development since 2023.

  56. C Duncan

    C Duncan
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1989-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    composersinger
    Biography

    Christopher Duncan is a Scottish composer and musician. His compositions have been featured on various television programmes, including Waterloo Road, and have been performed by Icebreaker and the Sirens of Titan choir. His first solo single, "For", was released in December 2014. He is currently signed to Bella Union.

  57. Jenna Reid

    Jenna Reid
    Occupations
    fiddler
    Biography

    Jenna Reid is a Scottish fiddle player who has been described as "...the finest fiddler in Scotland of her generation." She was born and brought up in the village of Quarff, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland and found a fiddle in her grandmother's attic when she was nine years old and started to play it. She was taught by Tom Anderson and Willie Hunter and also studied the classical piano. She graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Scottish traditional music where she also sang and played the piano accordion and the piano.

  58. Scott Garnham

    Scott Garnham
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1985-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    stage actor
    Biography

    Scott Garnham is an English actor. Notable credits include Billy Elliot The Musical, Les Misérables, Made in Dagenham directed by Rupert Goold, and Pompidou by Matt Lucas for the BBC.

  59. Emily Smith

    Emily Smith
    Years
    1981-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Emily Smith is a Scottish folk singer from Dumfries and Galloway. She went to school at Wallace Hall and has a degree in Scottish music from The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

  60. Kenny Boyle

    Kenny Boyle
    Years
    1984-.. (age 42)
    Biography

    Coinneach Iain "Kenny" Boyle is a Scottish actor, playwright and novelist.

  61. Mary Ann Kennedy

    Mary Ann Kennedy
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1968-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    composeractor
    Biography

    Mary Ann Kennedy, (born 28 December 1967) is a Scottish musician, singer, choral director, composer, radio and television presenter, and music producer.

  62. Catriona Morison

    Catriona Morison
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1986-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    opera singer
    Biography

    Catriona Morison is a Scottish mezzo-soprano.

  63. Findlay Napier

    Findlay Napier
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1978-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    songwriter
    Biography

    Findlay Napier is a Scottish singer-songwriter and music teacher. He was a member of Scottish folk group Back of the Moon and runs music writing courses.

  64. Darren Newton

    Darren Newton
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorfilm director
    Biography

    Darren Newton is an English actor, writer and director.

  65. Abigail Kelly

    Abigail Kelly
    Occupations
    opera singer
    Biography

    Abigail Kelly is an English soprano opera and concert singer.

  66. Gareth Williams

    Gareth Williams
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    composer
    Biography

    Gareth Patrick Williams is an Irish composer based at Edinburgh College of Art. He was the first composer in residence for Scottish Opera from 2012 to 2015. His work spans from opera and music theatre to chamber music.

  67. Ani Batikian

    Ani Batikian
    Born in
    Armenia Flag Armenia
    Years
    1982-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    violinist
    Biography

    Ani Batikian is an Armenian violinist currently living in England.

  68. Billy Raymond

    Billy Raymond
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1938-2013 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    artist
    Biography

    Billy Raymond was a Scottish-Australian entertainer.

  69. Michael Ferns

    Michael Ferns
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1991-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    film directorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Michael Ferns is a Scottish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut feature film Kirk about the life of Reverend Robert Kirk of Aberfoyle. The film won the 'Best Independent Feature' at the Festival of Fantastic Films and also earned Ferns the 'Best Director' award at the 2010 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards.

  70. Geoffrey Paterson

    Geoffrey Paterson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    conductor
    Biography

    Geoffrey Paterson is a British conductor.

  71. William Rogue

    William Rogue
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    songwritertelevision actorguitaristactor
    Biography

    Stewart William Allan, more familiar by his stage name, William Rogue, is a Scottish musician and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter, and lead guitarist of rock band The Blimp from 1998 until their breakup in 2007.

  72. Robin Adams

    Robin Adams
    Occupations
    performing artistmusicianopera singer
    Biography

    Robin Adams is an English lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared in several major opera houses and concert halls.