East 15 Acting School

East 15 Acting School (East 15) is a British drama school in Loughton, Essex.

Its degrees are awarded by the University of Essex, with which it merged on 1 September 2000. As of 2020, Essex University, where East 15 is located, has been ranked No. 1 UK university for studying drama and dance in the Guardian's University Guide. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools.

History
East 15 Acting School was founded in 1961 by Margaret Bury.

Notable alumni
Notable graduates from East 15 include:


 * Maisie Adam
 * Damon Albarn (did not graduate)
 * Arsher Ali
 * Patricia Allison
 * Peter Armitage
 * Annette Badland
 * Marcus Bentley
 * Linnea Berthelsen
 * David L. Boushey
 * Sian Breckin
 * Corinna Brown
 * Marji Campi
 * Ian Champion
 * Nathan Clarke
 * Peter Cleall
 * Susannah Corbett
 * Stephen Daldry
 * April De Angelis
 * Janine Duvitski
 * Alan Ford
 * Paul Garnault
 * Alex Giannini
 * Chris Haywood
 * Elizabeth Henstridge
 * The Kipper Kids
 * Gabriella Leon
 * Kevin Lloyd
 * John McArdle
 * Sera-Lys McArthur
 * Ann Mitchell
 * Diane Morgan
 * Billy Murray
 * Michael Parr
 * Vicki Pepperdine
 * Jenny Platt
 * George Rossi
 * Chris Ryan
 * Ruth Sheen
 * Marlene Sidaway
 * Kiell Smith-Bynoe
 * Alison Steadman
 * Gwen Taylor
 * Abigail Thorn
 * Kraig Thornber
 * Oliver Tobias
 * Rhydian Vaughan
 * Steven Waddington
 * Marc Warren (did not graduate)
 * Clive Wedderburn
 * Kate Williams
 * David Yip
 * Meng'er Zhang
 * Philip Hedley