Pendleton College, Salford •
Tom Glynn-Carney, actor, King Aegon Targeryen in
House of the Dragon and starred as Shane in
The Ferryman at the
Royal Court Theatre, the
Gielgud Theatre and on Broadway at the
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Tom was the winner of the
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 'Best Newcomer' in the West End and the
Drama Desk Award for 'Best Featured Actor' on Broadway for his role in The Ferryman. •
Michelle Keegan, actress, starred in
Coronation Street as Tina,
Fool Me Once, as Maya &
Brassic as Erin. •
Catherine Tyldesley, actress, starred in
Coronation Street as Eva,
Scallywagga as Sarah,
Scarborough as Sarah and
Lilies as Iris. She has recently starred as Blanche in the UK Tour of
Bonnie & Clyde. •
Faye Brookes, actress, starred in
Coronation Street as Kate Connor, winning the Best Newcomer Award at the 2017
NTAs. She has also appeared in multiple stage shows such as West End production of
Grease (musical) as Frenchy, UK Tours of
Chicago as Rosie,
Shrek the Musical as Fiona,
Legally Blonde as Elle Woods and
Strictly Ballroom as Fran. She was also a Finalist in
Dancing on Ice in 2021. •
Mollie Gallagher, actress, stars as Nina in
Coronation Street. Won 'Best Serial Drama Performance' at the 2021
NTAs for the role. •
Max Parker (actor), actor, starred in
Emmerdale as Luke,
Vampire Academy as Mikhail,
Blood, Sex & Royalty as King Henry and
Casualty as Base. •
Chris Johnson, actor and
CBBC presenter •
Maiya Quansah-Breed, actress, original
Catherine Parr in
Six and went on to appear in the UK Tour, West End and Feature film productions. Also appeared in
Diana as Diana and the
Hope Mill Theatre productions of
Rent as Mimi and
Head Over Heels as Philoclear. • Melissa James, actress, starred as Satine in the West End production of
Moulin Rouge and appeared in UK Tours of
The Bodyguard,
Cats,
RSC productions of
West Side Story and
The Magician's Elephant and as Louise in the
Royal Exchange Theatre production of
Gypsy. She has also appeared in the TV Series of
The Castaways on
Paramount+,
Coronation Street,
The Diplomat,
The Wheel of Time and
Holby City. • Benjamin Yates, actor, appeared in West End productions of
Jersey Boys as Tommy,
Cats as Mungojerrie (also on UK & European Tour),
School of Rock as Doug/Mr Spencer and UK Tours of
The Wizard of Oz as Scarecrow,
Wonderland,
Grease as Sonny and the World Arena tour of
Jesus Christ Superstar. •
Joe Gill, played Finn in
Emmerdale and in the UK tours of
By The Waters of Liverpool and Harry and
The Full Monty as Lomper. • Amelia Atherton, actress, appeared in the UK tour of
Waitress. • Olivia Brereton, actress, appeared as Christine in the West End and UK Tours of
The Phantom of the Opera and in the UK & International Tour of
Les Misérables. • Sam Lathwood, actor, appeared in the West End productions of
Matilda,
Mary Poppins,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
A Christmas Carol, and UK tours of
Hairspray,
Matilda and
Elf and an international tour of
Mary Poppins' •
Ren Harvieu, singer. •
Reuben Johnson, actor & writer, appeared as Sean in ''
Prisoners' Wives and Pikeman William Stout in Doctor Who. He wrote, directed and starred in the play Territory'' which also became a feature film. •
David Atkins, actor, appeared in
Hollyoaks as Rob,
Doctors as Tyler and
Doctor Who as Rob. He recently appeared in
Passenger as Nina's Husband. • Scott Paige, actor, appeared in West End productions of
The Great British Bake Off Musical as Jim,
Nativity! The Musical as My Poppy/My Rye,
Made in Dagenham and in the UK tours of
I Should Be So Lucky as Michael,
The Addams Family as Fester and
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Goran. • Rachel Moran, actress, appeared in West End productions of
Matilda,
Bugsy Malone,
Just for One Day,
& Juliet,
A Christmas Carol,
Groundhog Day and
Jesus Christ Superstar. • Jordan James Bridge, dancer/choreographer. • Jo Foster, actor, starred in West End productions of
& Juliet as May and
Just for One Day as Bernie. • Lucca Chadwick-Patel, actor, starred in West End production of
Mean Girls as Kevin G, and was in the West End production of
Mamma Mia as Eddie and the UK tour of
My Beautiful Laundrette as Omar. • Liam Ainsworth, actor, appeared as Simon in
Emmerdale and also in
In The Dark and
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands amongst others. • Andrew Patrick-Walker, actor, appeared in the West End, Manchester and international productions of
Bat Out Of Hell and multiple productions around the UK. • Rebecca Gilliand, actress, appeared in West End production of
Wicked as understudy Elphaba (and played the role multiple times). Also in the world premiere production and Cast Recording of ''The Clockmaker's Daughter''. • Scott Bruton, singer/actor, appeared in the 4th series of
The X Factor finishing 10th and the West End & UK Tour productions of
Dreamboats and Petticoats. • Gabriella Stylianou-Burns, actress, appearing the West End production of
Six as multiple roles. She previously appeared in the West End production of
The Great British Bake Off Musical. • Harriet Caplan-Dean, actress, appeared in the UK Tour and West End productions of
Six as 'superswing'. Previously performed in the UK Tours of
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and
Oliver. • Liam Gartland, Theatrical Producer • Abey Bradbury, writer/actor, writer and star of
JULIE: The Musical. • Dylan Morris, actress, appeared in
Coronation Street as Lucy and
Emmerdale as Tia. •
Rowan Robinson, actress, star of
Passenger as Katie and in the
Royal Exchange Theatre production of
A Taste of Honey as Jo.
De La Salle College, Salford •
Sir Ben Kingsley, actor,
Oscar,
BAFTA,
Grammy and
Golden Globe winner. Recipient of a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. After an illustrious stage career, her went on to star in films such as
Gandhi as
Mahatma Gandhi,
Schindler's List as
Itzhak Stern,
Bugsy as
Meyer Lansky,
Sexy Beast as Don Logan,
Hugo as
Georges Méliès,
Iron Man 3 as
Trevor Slattery/The Mandarin alongside many others. •
Tony Wilson, founder of
Factory Records •
Benedict Wong, actor, 'Wong' in
Doctor Strange,
Avengers: Infinity War,
Avengers: Endgame,
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,
Spider-Man: No Way Home and
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness •
Anthony John Abbott,
Governor of Montserrat from 1997 to 2001 •
Laurie Cassidy, footballer •
Barry Cockcroft,
Chief Dental Officer for England at the
Department of Health since 2006 •
Kevin Cummins, photographer (particularly of musicians) •
Fred Done, founder of
Betfred in 1967, now based in
Birchwood • Steve Drath, co-founder of
Priority Records •
Terry Eagleton,
literary theorist, John Edward Taylor Professor of English Literature at the
University of Manchester from 2006 to 2008 •
Peter Eckersley, Head of Drama in 1960s and 1970s at
Granada Television, former husband of
Anne Reid •
John Golland, composer and musician •
Francois Gordon,
British ambassador to Algeria from 1996 to 1999 • Mick Groves, singer and guitarist with the
Spinners folk group •
Terry Hall,
ventriloquist with
Lenny the Lion •
Frank Hayes,
cricketer, played for Lancashire and England from 1970 to 1984 •
Phil Jones, sports journalist •
Ged Keegan, footballer •
Walter Kershaw, Rochdale muralist • Michael McDonagh, music artist manager (
Ralph McTell and others), photographer and video producer/director (
Daniel O'Donnell and others) •
Simon McDonald, Baron McDonald of Salford, head of the Diplomatic Service from 2015 to 2020,
ambassador to Germany 2010 to 2015,
ambassador to Israel from 2003 to 2006; married to the daughter of
Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond •
Edward Nally, Chairman of the Governors of Pendleton College from 2000 to 2007 •
Tony Neary,
rugby union player •
John Pyle, Professor of Physical Chemistry since 2007 at the
University of Cambridge, and Director since 1992 of the Centre for Atmospheric Science ==References==