Alumni News

Our Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduates have gone on to star in or work behind the scenes of television shows, blockbuster movies and stage productions. Check out what some of our talented Alumni are up to this month. 

John Burton is often referred to as the Rollercoaster King, and in 2024, he was behind the creation of Thorpe Park’s biggest ever project, ‘ Hyperia ’ .   

Ed O’Driscoll  was unable to attend his graduation ceremony after his father sadly passed away on the day that he was due to graduate from BCU.   

The novel, ‘Dead Real’, is an illustrated Young Adult ‘Zom-Com’ which tells the story of an apocalyptic road trip across the Black Country – and a complicated love story.

Our Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduates have gone on to star in or work behind the scenes of television shows, blockbuster movies and stage productions. Check out what some of our talented Alumni are up to this month. 

Our Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduates have gone on to star in or work behind the scenes of television shows, blockbuster movies and stage productions. Check out what some of our talented Alumni are up to this month. 

Our Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduates have gone on to star in or work behind the scenes of television shows, blockbuster movies and stage productions. Check out what some of our talented Alumni are up to this month.

A BCU graduate has won the award for Youth Activist of the Year at the Inspirational Youth Awards 2025. 

Three recent BCU graduates, who are now working alongside each other at a local creative marketing agency, are already excelling in their careers on the same campus where they studied.  

Our Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduates have gone on to star in or work behind the scenes of television shows, blockbuster movies and stage productions. Check out what some of our talented Alumni are up to this month.

Liam is now a Cruise Director for Marella Cruises, one of the biggest cruise lines in the world.

A BCU graduate has founded their own film sales and distribution company, with a focus on representing Black British films Internationally. 

Our Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduates have gone on to star in or work behind the scenes of television shows, blockbuster movies and stage productions. Check out what some of our talented Alumni are up to this month.

Jennifer wants to help others on their recovery journeys and has opened her very own gym in Northern Ireland. 

Nicola Coughlan, star of Bridgerton and Derry Girls graduated from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s School of Acting in 2011. Originally from Galway in the west of Ireland, Nicola studied at Birmingham City University before moving to London. Here’s a look at some of her best-known roles so far!