Pearl Mackie

Acting


Biography

Pearl graduated from the school in 2010. Since then Pearl is known for her role as Bill Potts in Doctor Who and Alysse in The Diplomat on Netflix.

On stage Pearl recently has performed in the National Theatre: Ballet Shoes (2024-2025) and Grenfell: in the words of survivors and has notably been in  The Birthday Party, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and White Rabbit, Red Rabbit on London’s West End.

Students developing and growing in confidence during their time here, seeing their work reaching professional standards in approach and execution; a student who intends to be a stage manager producing a wonderful sound design; a first year student making a lovely recording of a song for their recording project; tracking the careers of former students and seeing them be successful; being able to find a job opportunity for a recent graduate. Frank Bradley, Sound Tutor