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Our Alumni

We are proud of the thousands of alumni who are making their mark across the world, after graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and joining our #RCSAlumni community.

Here are just some of our inspirational graduates.

Ncuti Gatwa stands in front of RCS wearing graduation attire.

Ncuti Gatwa


BA Acting | Class of 2013

Fiona Findlater


BA Production Technology and Management | Class of 2013

Keenan Fletcher


BA Modern Ballet | Class of 2018

Svetlina Stoyanova


MMus Opera | Class of 2018

Sean Shibe


BMus Performance (Guitar) | Class of 2012

Nicola is smiling at the camera

Nicola Killean


Bachelor of Education | Class of 2002

Ryan Bancroft


MMus Conducting | Class of 2015

Emma Mullen headshot

Emma Mullen


BA Musical Theatre | Class of 2017

Amy is looking at the camera.

Amy Murray


BA Performance in BSL & English | Class of 2021

Krysty Wilson-Cairns


BA Digital Film and TV | Class of 2009

Graham Rorie


BMus Traditional Music | Class of 2018

Isobel McArthur


MA Classical and Contemporary Text | Class of 2014

Amy Conachan


BA Acting | Class of 2015

Fergus is in a forest. He is smiling to camera.

Fergus McCreadie


BMus Jazz | Class of 2018

Danila Marzilli


BA Modern Ballet | Class of 2019

Sam Heughan


BA Acting | Class of 2003

Iona is looking off-camera.

Iona Fyfe


BMus Traditional Music | Class of 2019

Basia Binkowska


BA Production Arts and Design | Class of 2016

Aaron Lee Lambert


MA Musical Theatre (Performance) | Class of 2009

Jeremy Crawford


MA Classical and Contemporary Text | Class of 2009

Catriona Morison


MMus Opera | Class of 2013

Michael Ahomka-Lindsay


BA Musical Theatre | 2021

C Duncan


BMus Composition | Class of 2011

Anna Russell-Martin


BA Acting | Class of 2018

Alan Cumming


BA Dramatic Studies | Class of 1985

Lorn Macdonald


BA Acting | Class of 2015

Max Fane


BMus Performance (Piano and Voice) | Class of 2015

Jessica Cottis


Postgraduate Conducting Fellow | 2009

Daniel Ciobanu


BMus Performance (Piano) | 2014

Johnny McKnight


BA Contemporary Theatre Practice | 2002

Jennifer Grubb


BA Production Arts and Design | 2018

Michael Biggins


BMus Performance (Piano) | 2021

Martin Gillespie


BA Scottish Music | 2007

Alum Katie Leung headshot

Katie Leung


BA Acting | 2015

David Tennant


BA Dramatic Studies | 1991

Crystal Clarke


BA Acting | 2014

Richard Madden


BA Acting | 2007

Anneika Rose


BA Acting | 2008

Laura Donnelly


BA Acting | 2004

Colin Morgan


BA Acting | 2004

Ruby is smiling at the camera. She is standing in front of a brightly coloured background.

Ruby Wax


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1976

Michael Ferns


Digital Film and Television | 2012

James McAvoy


BA Dramatic Studies | 2000

Lucy Kay


BMus Performance (Vocal Performance) | 2014

Elaine C Smith


Diploma in Speech and Drama | 1978

Dougie Vipond


BMus Performance (Percussion) | 1985

Grant Anderson


BA Technical and Production Arts | 2011

Robert Carlyle


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1986

Maureen Beattie


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1974

Matthew Whiteside


MMus Composition | 2012

Billy Boyd


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1995

Jack Lowden


BA Acting | 2011

Emun Elliott


BA Acting | 2005

Karen Cargill


MMus Advanced Opera | 2001

Greg McHugh


MDra Acting | 2004

Marian Colquhoun


BA Technical and Production Arts | 2005

Cora Bissett


BA Dramatic Studies | 1997

Alexandra Silber


BA Acting | 2005

Patrick Doyle


Diploma of RSAM (Teacher) | 1975

Matthew Topliss


BA Modern Ballet | 2012

Fraser Gordon


PGDip Music | 2008

Sarah Ayoub


BMus Performance (Strings) | 2014

Robyn Stapleton & Claire Hastings


BA Scottish Music | 2013 & 2011

Alix Austin


BA Acting | 2015

Thomas J Baylis


BA Modern Ballet | 2012

Rosana Cade


BA Contemporary Performance Practice | 2011

Jay Capperauld


MMus Composition | 2014

Tony Curran


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1993

Jamie MacDougall


BA Musical Studies | 1987

James Fleet


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1976

David Gant


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1974

Melody Grove


BA Acting | 2009

Nic Green


Contemporary Theatre Practice | 2005

David Hayman


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1969

Jeremy Herrin


BA Dramatic Studies | 1992

Sarah Hopfinger


BA Contemporary Performance Practice | 2010

Anush Hovhannsiyan


MMus Performance (Vocal Performance) | 2011

Denis Lawson


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1969

Paul Leonard Morgan plays a piano in a recording studio.

Paul Leonard-Morgan


BA Musical Studies | 1995

Rik Makarem


BA Acting | 2005

Sophie Martin


BA Technical and Production Arts | 2013

Marcus Montgomery Roche


MA Classical and Contemporary Text (Acting) | 2010

Sir David McVicar


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1989

Daniela Nardini


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1989

Bill Paterson


Diploma in Speech and Drama | 1969

Jamie Reid


BA Modern Ballet | 2015

Andrew Rothney


BA Acting | 2011

Kirstin Sharpin


MMus Opera | 2008

Dawn Steele


BA Acting | 1998

The Huggans


BMus Performance (Strings) and (Timpani & Percussion) | 2012

Jonathan Watson


Diploma in Speech and Drama | 1979

Lucy Vaughan


BA Dramatic Studies | 1984

Robert Stefani


Diploma in Speech and Drama | 1967

Kate Dickie


Diploma in Dramatic Art | 1993

Samrat plays guitar

Samrat Majumder


BMus Performance (Classical Guitar) | 2021

The Ayoub Sisters playing with an orchestra. They wear blue satin dresses. One sister plays a violin while the other plays a cello.

Laura Ayoub


BMus Performance (Strings) | 2014

Ruby smiles to the camera

Ruby Noble


BA Production Technology and Managemnet | 2021

Matt Carmichael


BMus Jazz (Saxophone) | 2021

Morven paints a model building.

Morven McLeod


BA Production Arts and Design | 2022

David looks at music as they play Marimba

David Kerr


MMus Performance (Percussion) | 2019

Adam Lee looks towards the camera

Adam Lee


BMus Performance (Clarinet) | 2021

Claire smiles towards the camera whilst sitting in the New Athenaeum Theatre

Claire McKenzie


BMus Composition | 2019

Josh smiles towards camera

Josh Brown


BA Production Technology and Management | 2020

Headshot of Lewis Banks holding his saxophone.

Lewis Banks


MMus Performance (Saxophone) | 2018

Chris is looking at the camera.

Chris Poon


MA Musical Theatre: Musical Directing | 2018

Bernadette Kellermann smiles at the camera. There are autumn trees behind her.

Bernadette Kellerman


BMus Traditional Music | 2018