Welcome to BTA® UK!

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.

ALECS SIMONE

Alecs is an Italian actor and singer-songwriter based in London. He holds an Italian passport, and the UK right to work, with bases in Milan and Rome. Alecs can speak native Italian, fluent English and conversational Spanish.

His work includes theatre plays, musicals, commercials, web series and short movies. In 2014 he travelled through Italy with "Nerone 2000 anni di calunnie", a theatre tour. In 2015 he performed in the Disney Channel musical based on the series "Violetta" where he portrayed 'Leon' and in 2022 he worked in the Addams Family musical as 'Lucas'. He also starred in two web series, "You can't take it with you" and "Acaro". In 2018 he played the lead character in "Due come noi", a short film, and in 2019 was again the leading actor in the award-winning horror short, "Fantasmagoria". In 2021, you likely saw Alecs in a major Samsung commercial.

"The way Ryan and BTA help me with every audition step, during the job and after it, is really great. I never feel abandoned and I have at least one audition almost every week! But the best part is that I'm not just a number or a nameless face in BTA: Ryan knows me, he met me, he watched my showreel and listened to my vocal reel and he cares. I know he will help me reach my goals and I am thankful for it. BTA is expanding and I can't wait to see it happen and see how far we will go!"

ALECS SIMONE

ALEX MILNER

Now working between North America and Europe, Alex trained at the prominent UK television and film acting school, The Television Workshop, for five years, working in a small class alongside a handful of eventual BAFTA winners. Whilst Alex’s passion and experience comprises commercial, television and film acting, he also has presenting experience on both the BBC and the radio. Before moving embarking upon a full-time career in acting, Alex was a fashion, art and tech lifestyle writer for Hypebeast, and then a lawyer (senior commercial litigator) at a global top-ten law firm. He is also a passionate practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (brown belt), photography and is a multi-instrumentalist, with professional teaching; recording; and live performance experience across genres (specializing in the drums and guitar, as well as the piano, bass and ukulele).

Alex is now dedicated to bringing unique perspectives to both real life icons (having played Kurt Cobain, James Dean, Jerry Lee Lewis and Trey Parker) and a broad range of fictional characters; making use of his ability to adopt an unusually wide variety of accents.

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.

Bruno was born in Portugal and has UK settled status - he lives in London.

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'.

DANIEL KING

Daniel is a British actor & presenter based in London.

Daniel’s stage credits include Finding Santa (Bloomsbury Theatre), The Spider Squad (Docklands), Spellz (UK Tour), Jungle Adventure (UK Tour), Imaginary Menagerie (UK Tour), Captain Flinn & the Pirate Dinosaurs (UK Tour) & Cinderella (UK Tour).

In 2023 Daniel was the lead hero for a King C Gillette campaign that is aired throughout Europe & is still airing in 2025.

Daniel has been a presenter for an online platform called ‘The Dazzle & Fizz Club’ in which he educated & entertained viewers about maths problems.

Most recently Daniel has been doing some presenting work for Mould Magic which is due to air soon.

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.  

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

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.

Juliana was born in Portugal and has UK settled status - she lives in London.

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.

LANA YOUNG

Lana was born in Bermuda. After a decade in the corporate world she took a detour and earned her M.A. in Acting from the Arts Educational School London and never looked back.

Career highlights includes the recurring roles of Dr. Mary Osder in Fox's hospital drama The Resident, as Inez Trujillo in Ambitions (OWN), Dr. Lopes in Tell Me a Story (CBS All Access), Mrs. Douglas in The Vampire Diaries (CW), Dr. Jacinta Butler in Greenleaf (OWN) and Gloria Ruiz in The Inspectors (CBS); guest-star roles include Detective Michele Hodiak in Gone (NBC), Linda in Kevin Can Wait (CBS), Debbie in The Act (HULU) opposite Patricia Arquette and most recently Dr. Highland in WandaVision (Disney+) opposite Teyonah Parris, Dr. Jantzen in Lisey's Story (Apple Tv+) opposite Julianne Moore and Clive Owen and BULL. Lana has been honored to work with some of the greats. Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor in the Oscar- winning film Beginners, playing Gloria opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in the boxing drama Southpaw and playing opposite Emily Blunt and Justin Theroux in the feature film The Girl on the Train. She most recently shot a leading role in Tyler Perry's passion project, A Jazzman's Blues and has received a nomination for Most Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture.

Lana recently appeared on stage as Paulina in The Winter's Tale at Hartford Stage, with rave reviews. She lives in New York City.

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

BTA's 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.

Magdalena was born in Poland and has UK settled status – she lives in London.

NIKI KARIMI

Now based in London, Niki is an award-winning super-star of Iranian cinema and theatre - with a career spanning thirty-two-years, and starring in over 40 feature films.

She began her acting career in the early 1990s and quickly became one of the most prominent figures of Iranian New Wave cinema with her performance in Sara (1992), directed by Dariush Mehrjui. Karimi has since starred in more than 40 films and received numerous Best Actress awards at international film festivals including Nantes, San Sebastián, Cairo, Taormina, and the Fajr International Film Festival.

Alongside her acting career, she has established herself as a distinguished filmmaker. Her directorial debut To Have or Not to Have (2001) was followed by One Night (2005), which premiered in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section. She went on to direct A Few Days Later (2006), Final Whistle (2011), Night Shift (2014), and Atabai (2020) — each exploring themes of identity, solitude, and human connection.

RACHEL WILDE

Fans of BBC's Eastenders will definitely recognise Rachel from her key role of Nikki Spraggan which she played in the famous soap for 39 episodes - including the unforgettable and infamous food fight scene with Bianca (Patsy Palmer) in the Christmas special. Further significant film & TV credits include MasterChef USA (2014); Rosmarta in Boudica: Queen of War (2023) (Blieberg Pictures/Netflix) starring Olga Kurylenko; and Angel in One Ranger (2023) (Lionsgate) starring Thomas Jane and John Malcovich.

Rachel is highly skilled in gritty, drama acting - using her many unusual life experiences to connect to the characters she plays. She also loves comedy and character acting.

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.

Raquel was born in Portugal and has UK settled status - she lives in London.

SAMUEL GARCIA

Born in the Spanish island of Tenerife, Sam moved to London when he turned 19. After graduating from East 15, Sam was cast in the role of "Trey" in his first feature film "He Who Dares" and consecutively the role of Jason for the TV Series "The T-boy show" which would become his television debut. In 2016, Sam played the lead role of Felix in "Lost Years", a project that was selected for seven international film festivals. In 2019, Sam was cast in the role of "Sabatino" in the period drama TV Series "Glow & Darkness" alongside Jane Seymour and Denise Richards and directed by Jose Luis Moreno.

Sam enjoys UK settled status as well as residency in Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain.

SORAYA SPIERS

Based in London, Soraya hails from Indian descent.

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STEFAN TROUT

Stefan Trout is a US and EU citizen, and British resident. Graduating with honours from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2014, Stefan has worked professionally as an actor, musician and vocal artist in many mediums. Through BTA®, Stefan has booked countless jobs, including most notably as a recurring role in FBI: International. Stefan has recently completed filming his 2nd season (season 4) of the popular TV show.

Stefan has also devised flatteringly-reviewed children’s shows for the Edinburgh Fringe, worked for the BBC on “Teacup Travels,” performed at the Globe in “As You Like It” and, recently completed a run of “News Revue” at the Canal Cafe Theatre.