Acting Showcase 2026

BA (Hons) Stage & Screen Acting
BA (Hons) Acting & English
MFA Acting Stage & Screen

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The Edinburgh Napier University Acting Showcase 2025 presents our graduating actors. This is your chance to witness the best of the best performing scenes, monologues, and more.

BA (Hons) Stage & Screen Acting

Benjamin Gibbs

Benji is an Edinburgh based actor studying BA Stage and Screen Acting. Doing four shows a year on average, you'll likely see them in musical theatre around Edinburgh, where they have performed in shows like ‘The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals’, ‘The Addams Family’, and ‘Carrie: The Musical’.

Candice Crossan

Candice is studying for her BA (Hons) stage and screen. She has always had a passion for screen and wants to explore that deeper, especially involving motion capture work. Stage has also been something Candice has enjoyed. In August, you can see her at the fringe performing Moliere’s ‘The Hypochondriac.’...

Craig Howie

Craig Howie trained at Edinburgh Napier University. His stage credits include The Boy in The events, he's currently animating a short film , and has a passion for youth arts facilitation.

Ella Buchan

Ella Buchan trained at Edinburgh Napier in Stage and Screen acting and Musical Theatre at Performing Arts Studio Scotland. Her credits include Juror 12, 12 Angry Jurors, Ms Darbus. High School Musical, Nickie, Sweet Charity. Ella will be performing as Sheila in A Chorus Line at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026.

Jess Donnelly

Jess is a multidisciplinary creative with a background in theatre, voiceover, and writing. A graduate of Edinburgh Napier University, her work focuses on character-driven storytelling and collaborative creative practice. She is particularly interested in projects that explore contemporary voices and human relationships across stage and screen.

Kira Giles

Kira Giles has enjoyed deepening her love for acting during her training. She attended Edinburgh Napier University, performing as Foreman in a modernised 12 Angry Jurors. Kira will also be performing as Beline in an adapted version of Moliere’s The Hypochondriac at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026, and throughout rehearsals has...

Logan McKerron

Logan McKerron is a young actor based in Scotland. He is about to graduate with a Ba (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen degree. He is currently in rehearsal for his Edinburgh Fringe Debut in 'The Hypochondriac'. He also has a passion for screen acting and musical theatre.

Maria Fox

Maria Fox trained at North East Scotland College in Aberdeen and at Edinburgh Napier University. She has work on a two-part documentary series for Scripture Union, and several plays including ‘12 Angry Jurors’. She plans to move forward with film in the future but still interested in expanding stage roles.

Mia Haden

Mia Haden trained at Edinburgh College and Edinburgh Napier University. Her love of theatre began working with the Lyceum Theatre and she is passionate about exploring human behaviour and influence, like in 12 Angry Jurors. She looks to expand her screen presence, but is eager to continue pursuing stage opportunities.

Myles Mckenzie

Myles Mckenzie is a Scottish Actor, Writer and Director. Of recent, he will be Directing a Warner Bros Polar Express trainride experience for this Christmas season, playing Adam in Michael Johnston’s Living the Dream at the Edinburgh Fringe and is currently working on his new web series Shatterwake for 2028.

Niall Thomson

Niall trained at Edinburgh Napier University and Dundee and Angus college. He has performed in multiple stage productions at both institutions and has recently performed at the Edinburgh fringe festival and Summerhall. He will be returning to the Edinburgh fringe in 2026.

Ross Gillan

Ross Gillan trained at Edinburgh Napier University. His credits include Rab in The Ducky, Leonardo in Blood Wedding and Annette in Life’s a Drag at last years Fringe. Ross is a versatile actor who doesn’t like limiting himself to one area although he does he a strong love of Shakespeare....

Sophie Blair

Sophie Blair has trained at New College Lanarkshire and Edinburgh Napier University. She has worked on productions such as ‘The Ducky’ by DC. Jackson and ‘Sketching’ by James Graham. She plans to expand her work in film and tv but is open to working on stage productions.

Tom Rees

Tom Rees trained at Edinburgh Napier University, his previous work includes the role of 7th Juror in a production of 12 Angry Jurors, and he is set to star as Spider in Michael Johnson’s new play Living the Dream at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026.

Zoe Jones

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BA (Hons) Acting & English

Aaron Khachaturian

Aaron Khachaturian trained at Edinburgh Napier University. His stage credits include Michael in Light Falls, Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and he will be performing as Zeus in a newly written play that he co-wrote It’s Always Sunny on Olympus at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025. 

Abigail Jayne-Speirs

Abigail Jayne-Speirs trained at Edinburgh Napier University, where she deepened her passion for comedic and dramatic acting while discovering a new love for Shakespeare. She is highly interested in combining these two to reimagine ideas of gender and power. Abigail enjoys collaborative work and always wants to challenge herself.

Annie White

Annie White has Trained at Edinburgh Napier university preforming as Ashe in ‘Light Falls’, Ru in ‘All Honey’ and The Interviewer in ‘Sex, Drugs, And?...’ in the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She is interested in new writing, however, maintains a passion for traditional work as well as movement-based productions.

Cameron Broadley

Cameron Broadley is an Falkirk-born Edinburgh based Actor and Musician currently graduating from a BA hon in Acting & English at Edinburgh Napier University. Most recently seen as Hamlet in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Cameron also acts on film producing short films such as the upcoming Fab Fight for...

Charlotte Purdie

Charlotte Purdie is an actor who trained at Edinburgh Napier University. Throughout her training she has performed in many theatrical productions including Time and the Conways and The Importance of Being Earnest. In future, she would like to continue with work in theatre while also exploring more screen work.

Erin O’Callaghan

Erin O’Callaghan trained at Edinburgh Napier University where she recently played Jess in Light Falls and Skriker in The Skriker and she’s excited to play Angel in the new dark comedy Follow Me at the Fringe. Erin is also a singer-songwriter.

Eve Young

Eve Young trained on Edinburgh Napier’s Acting course and has worked on stage productions such as, JB Priestley’s ‘Time and the Conways’ and Ken Kessey’s ‘One flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’. She will make her fringe debut in 2026 playing the character of Athena in a new playwright, ‘It’s Always...

Giulia Barp

Giulia Barp studied Acting and English at ENU. In 2025, she was Ismene in Antigone at the Edinburgh Fringe and Mrs Conway in JB Priestley’s Time and the Conways . In 2026, she was in the short films 7 Minutes in Heaven, Thrown to the Leopards, and WUSS. She is...

Henry Theakston

Henry has trained in the Acting and English course at Edinburgh Napier University. He has written, directed and acted in several short films. He’s also written and will act in an original play debuting at Fringe 2026 with his theatre company, Mind Yer Head.

Jamie MacDonald

Jamie MacDonald trained at Edinburgh Napier University. He previously played the quiet but complex Alan Conway in a production of Time and The Conways by J.B Priestly, and will soon be performing as Jack in the newly written comedy Follow Me by Ian Dunn at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026.

Joe Souter

Joe Souter trained at Edinburgh Napier University. His stage credits include Gerald Thornton in J.B Priestly’s Time and The Conways and Troy Bolton in High School Musical produced by Napier Musical Theatre Society. Currently he is working on his character Harry Tulloch in the upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show Angel shark....

Joshua Sinclair

Joshua Sinclair Trained at Edinburgh Napier University, having played the role of Joe Reynolds in Simon Stephens Light Falls and Mr. Martini in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. This year Josh will be performing as Hades God of the Underworld in an Original Play, It’s Always Sunny on Olympus....

Lewis Linning

Lewis Linning trained at Edinburgh Napier university. His stage credits include Ernest in Time and the Conways, a comedic turn as Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing and has just completed his short film L.O.V.E where he played Derek which will be going to film festivals around Scotland....

Lucy Riding

Lucy Riding trained at Edinburgh Napier University. Her stage credits include Carol Conway in Priestley's Time and the Conways. A lead role performance as Bernarda in The House of Bernarda Alba, and she will be performing as Ruthie in the newly written comedy Follow Me at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe.

Olya Pasichnyk

Olya Pasichnyk trained at Edinburgh Napier University. She played Emma in The Light Falls. Her stage work includes Shakespeare workshop scenes. Olya has appeared in the full-length film Slovo House: Unfinished Novel [ua] and the HBO series Wataha-3 [pl]. She is also a dancer and visual artist, specialising in drawing...

Scott Hardie

Scott Hardie trained at Edinburgh Napier University. His stage credits include Bernard in Light Falls, and a strong performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest as Dale Harding, and he will be performing as Hermes in the newly written Greek Comedy ‘It’s Always Sunny on Olympus’ at the Edinburgh...

MFA Acting Stage & Screen

Daniel Medina-Lopez

Daniel Medina-Lopez trained at Edinburgh Napier University. His stage credits include Donalbain and Young Siward in Macbeth, a multirole performance in Fringe 2025’s Romance On Repeat, and he’ll next perform at the Fringe 2026 in a classic Puerto Rican monologue and as a second lead to a debuting Scottish musical

Desirée Hoeksma

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Natalie Beller

Natalie Beller trained at Arcadia University and Edinburgh Napier University. Her stage credits include Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, Ophelia in Hamlet, Summer in Good For You at the Edinburgh Fringe, and will soon be performing as Laura in Love and Freindship at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe.

Netaniah Faison Osborne

Netaniah Faison Osborne trained at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Edinburgh Napier University. She has worked on stage in Good For You, Othello, and The Wedding Singer. She has recently enjoyed working on short films, The After-Moment and When One Door Closes.

Nick Willcocks

Nick Willcocks is an actor who trained at Edinburgh Napier University. He has played a variety of roles and has deepened his love of Shakespeare. He is particularly interested in conflicted characters who are caught between saving their personal relationships and realising their true desires and potential.

Oli Jerfferson

Oli trained at High Point University and Edinburgh Napier, performing as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, Derek in Not Quite Almost, and The Newbie in Life’s a Drag at the Edinburgh Fringe. He also has experience working in student films, portraying Kit in KRISTINA, and Antoine in You Should...