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Adele was born in the South of Russia, in Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan. She comes from a very diverse family: her father was Avar, her maternal grandfather's ancestors were refugees from Iran, and her great-great-grandmother lived in Georgia. She also has Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Jewish roots.

She grew up in Moscow, where she studied acting at the Moscow Film School under Ingeborga Dapkunaite's course. After graduating in January 2022, she was cast as Alexis in the La La Land musical and began rehearsals with the troupe. However, due to the outbreak of war in February 2022, she had to leave Moscow before ever performing in the musical. She then moved to Georgia, where she lived for 2.5 years before relocating to London.

Adel has appeared in commercials, music videos, and episodes of films and TV series. She is now based in London and open to new collaborations.

ALEX COWGILL

Based in London and West Yorkshire.

Recent credits include the film, I Used To Be Famous, TV Series Pistol by Danny Boyle, Sam Ryder’s Space Man, Mishbehaviour with Keira Knightley, Disneyland Paris 2020 Winter Campaign, playing Charley Dickens in Sky Arts’ Urban Myths; a featured lead in James Arthur’s music video ‘Naked’ with over 150M YouTube views, Disney 25th Anniversary (2017-19) (Commercial) Campaign, featured lead in Xiaomi UK launch and in ITV’s The Investigator: A British Crime Story, playing the younger version of Angus Sinclair. Other credits include Marshmello’s music video for international hit ‘Silence’

AMANDA MANIERO

Amanda is a Brazilian actress based in London. During her time in England, she trained with the National Youth Theatre, LAMDA, and collaborated with the UCL Drama and Film Societies. She was also recently cast in a short film directed by the BAFTA-nominated creative, Sindha Agha.

BRUNO MATAY

Bruno is a Portuguese actor with African heritage based in London. He moved to London in 2011.

His stage credits during training include The Crucible (John Proctor) The Importance of Being Ernest (Ernest) King Richard The Third (King Richard), Dancing at Lughnasa (Michael Evans), Master Harold…and The Boys (Sam Semela). Professionally he worked with Joao Salaviza, winner of Palme d´or, Jose Fonseca e Costa who worked as an assistant to Michelangelo Antonioni before becoming one of the leaders of Portugal's 'Young Cinema' in the 1960s and Tiago Guedes whose film The Domain was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.

Most recently he performed as Berlin/Shanghai for the Money Heist Experience in London and can soon be seen in The Witcher (Netflix) and FBI International (CBS). Bruno speaks Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, English and Spanish fluently.

CC MASON

CC Mason is an American SAG-AFTRA actress, professional model, fashion journalist, and digital content creator.

She was signed to CAA as a child, with whom she did commercials for Colgate and Nickelodeon. She returned to acting first as a body double and stunt double, and has now had roles in shows like Discovery's Supercar Showroom, Pretty Little Liars, and commercials with MasterCard.

CC has over 450k followers on Instagram @CCMASONRLLY, 49k on Tiktok @CCMASON__ , and 12,5k on Youtube (CC MASON). You may also recognize her from the cover of the Ulster Tatler, Northern Ireland's largest magazine, from dozens of magazine features, or from the front row of London Fashion Week.

CC has a USA passport, a German passport and German citizenship, plus British Settled Status with right to work in the UK.

CLARISSA ADELE

Nominated for the Standing Ovation Award 2025 for her solo performance in Rogue Shakespeare's OFFIE Award-winning tragicomic verse play, 'Pretty, Witty Nell', Clarissa is an American actress born in Los Angeles, who grew up in France and Beijing, China, where her parents still live. Clarissa has bases around the world including Beijing, Hong Kong and Dubai.

At 18 Clarissa moved to London, where she is currently based, to complete her degree in BA Acting, for which she achieved first class honours.

Due to Clarissa’s international background, she speaks a number of languages including fluent French, intermediate Spanish and Mandarin. She has a passion for travelling and culture, having visited over 30 countries by the age of 22. Clarissa has had experience working in different countries from a young age. This includes work on CBS’ Mike and Molly at age 9, then she took her passion to China by working on musical feature film “The Remnant” and as the lead in Knowbox Education’s English e-learning videos (online learning platform used by over 50% of Chinese primary schools). Upon moving to the UK Clarissa has been entering the industry by working on projects such as short film “A Trip Down Memory Lane”, commercial for Veygo Car Insurance and as the lead Sally in Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Welkin”.

Clarissa also has a passion for fitness and sport, and has a diverse set of skills including horse riding, ice skating, skiing, swimming, weight training, Pilates, and paddleboarding.

Clarissa is currently stunning the critics and audiences alike in the title solo role of 'Nell' in Rogue Shakespeare’s OFFIE Award-winning tragi-comic verse play, Pretty, Witty Nell'.

Clarissa Adele as ‘Nell’ in Rogue Shakespeare's OFFIE Award-winning tragicomic verse play, 'Pretty, Witty Nell'.

DIMITRA BAKALGIANNI

Dimitra is a London based actress and musician/singer from Athens, Greece (EU passport holder, Settled-Status). 

She graduated from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, (Faculty of Music Studies) with specialization in Byzantine music. She is also a Central Stage Drama School alumni, and continued training with Ivana Chubbuck in Los Angeles and Patrick Regis in London.

Dimitra’s credits include; the American Movie ‘With a Kiss I die’ and the lead roles in the play 'Emil & The Detectives', 'Pitsa', 'The Thorn of Acacia' & 'With Power from Kifisia'. In the past few years she has been involved in acting coaching, script writing and adaptations of international theatrical plays. Dimitra is the founder of Players of Ethos Productions.  

ELLIE WILCOX

19 year old Ellie Wilcox is new to BTA and professional acting.

She holds dual passports (Spanish and British). Born in Spain, she now lives in London. Ellie speaks native Spanish and English. High standard French. Highly skilled in Ballet, Bass Guitar, Castanets, Flamenco, Hip Hop Dance, Mezzo-Soprano, Singing (general); Netball, Running.

Recent Nike commercial can be viewed here https://youtu.be/kNXHadZ5xxM

EVA RIEMENS

Vocal range: D3 to F4

Instruments: Guitar

Eva Riemens is a French-born actress, singer and dancer from Lille, currently living in the UK. A multilingual performer (French, Dutch and English), she is trained dancer in commercial, contemporary and hip hop, as well as a mezzo-alto singer, guitarist and songwriter.

She recently appeared as Toni in the short film, A Gilded Helix.

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FREDDIE ATKINS

Freddie Atkins, is an actor originally from London, who now lives in the north of England.

Traditionally a naturalistic actor. Freddie enjoys taking on different genres including but not limited to Drama, Comedy Romance and Action.

FREDDY PARKINGTON

Freddy was born in Cambridge, then moved to Oxford, just to make sure his RP accent was sufficiently topped up! Freddy has always had a passionate interest in film and acting, endeavouring to get onto a set as early as 13, starting in extra work to begin understanding how each and every bit of the production worked.

Later down the line after he trained with Identity School of Acting, he gained extensive onset experience as a Stand-In for multiple productions, including; The Crown, Overlord, , Little Drummer Girl, Succession, and most notably as the sole Stand-In for Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Far From Home, for all Principle Photography.

Freddy has since been cast in, Theatre, Short Films, Indie Features, Commercials, and day player Film & TV parts. (Full credit list available on request).

JAMAAL BURCHER

Jamaal Burcher is a British-American actor, fitness model, and stuntman. He was born in Bermuda and grew up in the US. He has residences and passports for the UK, US, and Jamaica.

Jamaal has experience in major Television, Film, Commercials, Print and Voiceovers. He is also skilled in stunts with training in tactical maneuvers, firearms, fight choreography, and wirework. His acting versatility allows him to transform into a variety of characters and age ranges, both in drama and comedy.

Jamaal is known for his performances in the series The Changeling (Apple TV), Magnum P.I. (NBC), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), and his recurring role on NCIS: Hawaii (CBS). Other notable roles were on New Amsterdam (NBC), Bull (CBS), and Marvel's Jessica Jones (NETFLIX). He also had strong stunt performances for shows like The Equalizer (CBS), Power Book II: Ghost (STARZ), Boston Blue (CBS), and feature films Black Adam (Warner Bros) and Highest 2 Lowest (A24).

JULIANA BARROS

Vocal range: G3 to A5

Portuguese-born Juliana Barros is an actress based in London. Apart from acting, she also does modelling, dancing and singing, for which she started training from a very young age. By the time she graduated University in Portugal, she already had almost 10 years of performance experience on stage.

Juliana also had the opportunity to perform a few Musical classics such as Mamma Mia, Burlesque, Hollywood and Disney World under the direction of Spanish choreographer Luilli González.

She moved to the U.K. in 2015 and has since been furthering her experience in TV and theatre industry. She has worked with directors such as Marcantonio del Carlo, Philippe Crawford and Ben Lambert. Modelled for brands such as Okwuís Frocentic, Ethnicity Clothing and Tobams Colors, and danced in the videos of Mr. Eazi, Giggs, M.O, Dusk and many more.

KATIE LAI

Now based in London, Katie was born in Canada to an Asian father of Chinese descent, and a Caucasian mother of European descent.

She became a professional actress at age eight, and has had recurring and leading roles in such Canadian TV series' as "Super Rupert," "Noddy and Friends," "Skinnamarink TV" and "Hello, Mrs. Cherrywinkle." Miss Lai has also appeared in numerous radio dramas produced for the CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation).

Katie is perhaps best known for her recurring role in the hit Canadian TV show, 'Degrassi', in which she played Kendra Mason for 25 episodes.

When not acting, Katie enjoys playing piano, violin and singing.

LOLA ADRIENNE

Lola is an American and Canadian actor and singer, currently based in London. High standard Mezzo-Soprano, Singing (general), Soprano.

Dr Lori Beth Bisbey

Dr. Bisbey is an Accredited Advanced GSRD (gender, sex, relationship diversity) Therapist (Pink Therapy), sex & intimacy coach, and registered psychologist. UK viewers may have recently seen Dr. Lori in the Channel 4 show 'Open House', in which Dr. Lori featured prominently in every episode as the resident Specialist Relationship Therapist.

Magdalena Jasiniak

Magdalena Jasiniak is a Polish actress based in London. She was born in Cracow, Poland where she started her acting training in high school. She then moved to London at the age of 19 and graduated from the BA Acting course at Italia Conti in London in 2017.

Her most recent credits include a lead role of Anna in ‘Badgers Can’t Be Friends’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022, as well as at King’s Head Theatre and Southwark Playhouse in London in 2021.

She also appeared in short films such as ‘Papugi’ as Psiita directed by Piers Culpan in 2020 and ‘The Runner’ as a lead character Karin directed by Lance Penez and Kasra Firouzyar in 2019.

Magdalena is fluent in both English and Polish. She trained swimming at a competitive level as a teenager, she now also enjoys running, skiing and practices yoga regularly.

MAGDI RACHWAN (SAG)

Magdi Rachwan is an accomplished actor with a career spanning theater, film, and television. He studied French language and literature at Ain Shams University before pursuing his passion for acting at the Academy of Arts in Cairo, specializing in Acting and Directing. Born in Cairo, Magdi is now a British citizen.

Magdi gained recognition in Egypt for his roles in films and television, including Mouhima Saaba and Tesaa, directed by Ihab Radi, with Tesaa marking his first leading role. He also appeared in the popular TV series El Daly as Hany El-Zaki and collaborated with Ahmed Mekky in El Kebir. His theater credits include El Halal, Ard La Tumbet El Zohour by Mahmoud Diab, and performances in plays by Eugene O'Neill, such as The Iceman Cometh and Anna Christie.

Seeking greater opportunities, Magdi moved to the United States, where he further honed his craft at the New York Film Academy. He appeared in the Hollywood film Three Kings alongside George Clooney, Ice Cube, and Mark Wahlberg. Now based in London, he recently played the Libyan ambassador in Slow Horses, a series starring Gary Oldman.

Magdi Rachwan is known for his versatility, powerful performances, and deep commitment to his roles. With extensive experience in both Middle Eastern and Western productions, he continues to take on diverse and challenging characters across the global entertainment industry.

MARIE-SOPHIE DE FELICE

Born and resides in London, with dual English/Swiss nationality, Marie-Sophie is a London-based actor who trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. She speaks native English.

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MAUD DE LADOUCETTE

Maud is a French actress with total fluency in both French and English.

She graduated in 2023 with first-class honours in BA Acting for Stage and Screen from Regent's University London. She also previously trained at Le Cours Florent, Paris, Acting in English, 2019 - 2020, and the Method Acting Center, Paris, 2019-2020.

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MOLLY BARBER

Molly Barber is a London-based actor. She trained at Guildford School of Drama and graduated with an MA in 2019.

Molly adores Shakespeare and classical stage acting. More info soon…

NIKITA POTTER

Nikita’s credits include, BBC Doctors, BBC Mommune & Coronation Street.

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RAHUL SIDHU

Rahul's heritage is Indian (Punjabi), born in the UK.

Viewers can currently see Rahul playing a leading role in The Buckingham Murders, which recently debuted in the top 5 on Netflix in the UK & India, and peaked at number 5 on the Netflix global top 10, in November 2024. The film premiered at the BFI London & Mumbai JIO MAMI Film Festivals, before releasing worldwide in cinemas earlier in 2024.

Rahul is currently rehearsing for Hotel, a new play written and directed by Jim Cartwright, to be performed at The Empty Space Media City, Manchester.

He also appeared in the BAFTA winning Channel 4 mini series How to be a Person. and has done a number of commercials, including one for McDelivery X ITV Movies.

RAQUEL CIPRIANO

BTA's Raquel Cipriano is a multilingual Portuguese actress based in London. She holds a valid EU passport. She has a good command of English, Italian and Portuguese and basic understanding of Spanish and French.

She started acting at the age of 18 in Lisbon and never looked back. Since then she has trained at the Theatre Conservatory in Lisbon, Identity School of Acting in London and with Bernard Hiller (LA).

Amongst her credits are Night train to Lisbon by Bille August, the Portuguese TV series Maternity, the spanish series Time in between (Netflix). The short film Heaven sent a killer which was selected for the Los Angeles Neo Noir Film Festival 2019 and The Berlin Flash Film Festival 2019. The proof of concept for Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor's debut feature film. And this year, you can catch her on season 2 of the Amazon series The Wheel of Time.

ROGUE SHAKESPEARE

Vocal Range: Baritone

Main Instruments: Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Keyboards.

Rogue Shakespeare is the artistic pseudonym of Ryan J-W Smith. Ryan was born in London, and has lived and worked all over the world - including seven years in LA/NYC with 2 x O1 visas. He currently resides between Spain and the UK, and speaks conversational French and Spanish.

Born in England, in the 7th hour, of the 7th day, in the 7th month, in the rebellious 1970’s, Smith is primarily: a critically acclaimed poet; a multi award-winning verse playwright; a critically acclaimed actor/director/producer; a festival-winning filmmaker; a composer and musician; a legal scholar; and, a successful business entrepreneur working professionally in the entertainment industry for over thirty years.

From the age of five until fifteen, Smith trained to be a professional tennis player - beating Britain’s future Men’s Number 1 in straight sets at the age of thirteen. Wimbledon was in his sights… Injury at the age of fifteen may have subsequently set him on a different path, but Ryan never lost the champion’s mindset: one of vision, dedication, positivity, iron-clad resilience and, above all else, an extraordinary work ethic.

Receiving a full scholarship from the E.U., Smith read Theatre Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. During his studies he was also awarded a scholarship from Trinity as the highest achieving student in his year.

After Trinity, Ryan quickly evolved to become a multi award-winning verse playwright/director/producer/actor via his own theatre company. His artistic accolades in this area include: OFFIES Award Winner 2025; two-time Hollywood Fringe International Award Winner (and four-time nominee); two-time Encore Producers’ Award Winner; Hollywood Fringe Comedy Award Nomination; Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award Nomination; Gandhi Foundation Award Recipient; three-time Arts Council England Award Recipient, and countless professional 4 and 5-star reviews.

Having now written over 3,300 Shakespearean sonnets, along with 7 verse plays, Smith has firmly established himself as a uniquely dedicated, internationally acclaimed, award-winning poet.

“Smith… the most prolific - and crucially, experienced verse-drama writer in the UK” -Fringe Review, June 2, 2024

Ryan is also a musician (primarily playing guitar, piano & singing) and a composer. His first two solo albums were originally released with Universal Music in 2006; now re-released in 2025 with Virgin Music under his pseudonym, ‘Rogue Shakespeare’, along with three more albums and an EP.

Smith is also a festival-winning filmmaker. His films have been shown, selected for, nominated or won their categories at over 25 international film festivals, including Cannes.

Ryan graduated from law school with a Master’s Degree in Law, awarded with distinction. He has a particular focus and interest in Medical Law and Ethics; Contract Law; EU Law, and Criminal Law. Smith is a very strong advocate of civil liberties, freedom of speech, and bodily autonomy.Alongside Yoga and Tai Chi,

Ryan is a long-time practitioner of the Buddhist arts of Mindfulness Meditation and Wing Chun Kung-Fu. Smith considers Buddhist/Taoist philosophy to be the foundation of all of his achievements and skills.

Ryan recently started podcasting - his show, ‘The Rogue Shakespeare Experience’ - “where truth, politics and poetry collide”, is available on all good podcast channels via https://www.rogueshakespeare.com/experience