Meet The Team behind Here for the Drama Academy

Milly trained at The BRIT School and with NYT. At the age of 13, she played co-lead Hannah in CBBC’s hit sitcom ‘All At Sea’ for several series. She most famously played Dotty Cotton in BBC’s Eastenders from 2019-2023. Other Screen Credits include Too Much (Netflix), Call The Midwife (BBC), Better (BFI), Doctors (BBC). She also regularly performs in Stage Productions.

Josh is an Actor, having trained at the prestigious drama school the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and East15 Acting School. He has worked in an array of projects across Stage and Screen, most recently starring in commercials for 'Stop! Think Fraud' and 'Stamma', as well as in Short Film 'Inadequate'.

Eva trained at Rose Bruford drama school. She is the founder of ‘Written Off’ Theatre Company. Her TV credits include BBC Eastenders. She is a very experienced Singer and Stage Performer, currently touring ‘The Lord of The Rings & The Hobbit - In Concert’, as-well as filming a feature film.

Grace has been performing since the age of six years old, and trained at Chickenshed and with NYT. She works with various theatre companies as a facilitator and theatre maker including Frantic Assembly, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Chickenshed. Gracies recent screen credits include playing Sophie in new Disney+ hit show ‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ and on BBC Crime Drama ‘Strike’.

Beth studied at The Guilford School of Actomg and graduated with a BA Hons. Since graduating, Beth has worked across Stage and Screen. Her theatre credits include ‘A Song For Ella Grey’ (UK Tour), Hatty Rabbit (Northern Stage), Mary and the Hyenas (Wilton Musical Hall), Alice in Wonderland (Durham Gala) and lots more! You can also catch her in popular K-Pop band BTS’s music video ‘FRI-END-S’.

Fintan trained at the Guilford School of Acting, and graduated with a BA Hons. His credits include Midsummer Nights Dream (Southwark Playhouse), Dick Whittington (Oxford Playhouse) and he is soon to be touring Noughts and Crosses across the UK.

Elle Davies trained with a BA Hons at LAMDA. Her credits include Noughts and Crosses (Regents Park Open Air), TwinBond (Camden Peoples Theatre), Sounds Good (Audio for Audible), Clown Clown Baby (Orange Tree Theatre) & Save Me (Short Film).

Jake trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School with a BA Hons. He currently plays regular role of Christopher on hit BAFTA nominated ITV show ‘G-Wed’. Other Screen Credits include Midsomer Murders (BBC), Shakespeare and Hathaway (BBC), Close Personal Friends (Amazon), Miss Austen (BBC) and Doctors (BBC).

Barbaras screen credits include regular role of Dana in BBC’s Eastenders, Doctors (BBC), Call The Midwife (BBC), Casualty (BBC), The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (Disney+) and White Girl (BFI). Her Theatre credits include Dear Elizabeth at The Gate Theatre and Unburied at The Bunker.

Evie trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a BA Hons. She plays regular role of Ella in hit ITVX comedy ‘G-Wed’. Evie has recently written and released her first Short Film ‘Laundreams’.

Maggie trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) with a BA Hons. Her professional stage debut was on at the prestigious Globe Theatre, playing Bianca in ‘Othello’. Her screen credits include Call The Midwife (BBC) playing ‘Winnie Welch’ and she has recently shot a very exciting Christmas TV Commerical.

Emma holds a First Class Degree in Drama & Theatre from the University of Kent and completed actor training at Fourth Monkey. She has performed with several theatre in education companies across the country and has her own theatre company with Eva. Written Off Theatre has toured their debut show, Careless across the fringe theatre and festival network including Edinburgh and Vault festival. Emma was also part of the debut cast at the Paddington Bear Experience in London.

She trained at East 15 Acting School, graduating with a First-Class BA (Hons) in Acting. Her recent screen credits include appearing alongside Danny Dyer in Mr Big Stuff (Sky). Beth has also worked across theatre, short film, and voiceover, and has collaborated with leading casting directors in London, gaining valuable insight into self-taping and on-camera performance.

Anyebe Godwin trained at Rose Bruford College, graduating with a BA Hons degree. His Acting credits include: Love In Gravitational Waves (Talawa), The Empress (Royal Shakespeare Company), Falkland Sound (Royal Shakespeare Company) Foxes (Theatre 503/Defibrillator Theatre), Amsterdam (Actor’s Touring Company, Theatre Royal Plymouth and Orange Tree Theatre), Little Baby Jesus (JMK Award/Orange Tree Theatre), Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Trafalgar Studios/Hampstead Theatre), Serious Heroes (Old Vic New Voices). His Television credits inclue Dreaming Whilst Black (A24 & BBC), Autopsy: The Last Hours of Notorious B.I.G (ITV Studios), Doctors (BBC), The Evermoor Chronicles (Disney).

Giorgia is an Actor and Sinter. She trained at the BRIT School, East 15 Acting school and The Actors Class. Her Theatre credits include; ‘Talking People’ at The Bush Theatre, ‘We All Know How This Ends’ at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Prior to that, she starred in ‘On The Line’, which toured various London venues including Camden People's Theatre and the Vaults Festival. Giorgia has also appeared in several commercials iand short films.

Lauren-Deanna Stubbs is an Actor and Director from London. She trained at Goldsmiths University, Identity School of Acting and the National Youth Theatre. Her recent credits include the short-film, WEIGHT OF A POST IT, ANANSI at Regents Park Open Air Theatre and the lead voice of the audiobook QUARTER-LOVE CRISIS. Lauren has experience directing and producing.

Paige Sandhu trained at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama with a BA Hons. She is best known for playing regular role of Meena in Emmerdale Farm, where she received ‘Best Villain’ at the Inside Soap Awards, and ‘Best Performer’ at The British Soap Awards. She is set to play the leading role in feature film ‘Lioness’. Other TV Credits include ‘Doctors’ and ‘Endeavour’.