List of University of Cambridge Members - Actors, Directors and Comedians

Actors, Directors and Comedians

See also: Footlights, Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, and Marlowe Society
  • Khalid Abdalla (Queens')
  • Clive Anderson (Selwyn)
  • Michael Apted (Downing) Grammy Award winner
  • David Armand (St Catharine's)
  • Alexander Armstrong (Trinity) BAFTA joint winner
  • Lord Antony Armstrong-Jones (Jesus) Emmy Award winner
  • Lord Richard Attenborough (Emmanuel) Academy Award winner
  • Richard Ayoade (St Catharine's)
  • James Bachman (Emmanuel)
  • David Baddiel (King's)
  • Jamie Bamber (St John's)
  • Tom Basden (Pembroke)
  • Simon Bird (Queens') BAFTA winner
  • Hugh Bonneville (Corpus Christi)
  • Tim Brooke-Taylor (Pembroke)
  • Eleanor Bron (Newnham)
  • Jimmy Carr (Caius)
  • Graham Chapman (Emmanuel)
  • John Cleese (Downing) Emmy Award winner
  • Sacha Baron Cohen (Christ's)
  • Lily Cole (King's)
  • Peter Cook (Pembroke) Grammy Award winner
  • Trevor Dann (Fitzwilliam)
  • Hugh Dennis (St John's)
  • Declan Donnellan (Queens')
  • Robin Ellis (Fitzwilliam)
  • Mark Evans (Unknown)
  • Sir Richard Eyre (Peterhouse)
  • Julian Fellowes (Magdalene) Academy Award winner
  • Trent Ford (Clare)
  • Stephen Frears (Trinity)
  • Robin French (Selwyn)
  • Stephen Fry (Queens')
  • Graeme Garden (Emmanuel)
  • Stefan Golaszewski (Unknown)
  • Marius Goring (Unknown)
  • Paul Greengrass (Queens')
  • Sir Peter Hall (St Catharine's)
  • Rebecca Hall (St Catharine's)
  • Andy Hamilton (Downing)
  • Phil Hammond (Girton)
  • Nick Hancock (Homerton)
  • Terrence Hardiman (Unknown)
  • Naomie Harris (Pembroke)
  • Kit Hesketh-Harvey (Clare)
  • Tom Hiddleston (Pembroke)
  • Christopher Hogwood (Pembroke)
  • Tom Hollander (Selwyn)
  • Matthew Holness (Trinity Hall)
  • The Hollow Men (St Catharine's/Selwyn/Emmanuel)
  • Sir Nicholas Hytner (Trinity Hall)
  • Eric Idle (Pembroke)
  • Sir Derek Jacobi (St John's) Emmy Award winner
  • Humphrey Jennings (Pembroke)
  • Griff Rhys Jones (Emmanuel)
  • Paul King (St Catharine's)
  • Armaan Kirmani (Queens')
  • Hugh Laurie (Selwyn) Golden Globe Award winner
  • John Lloyd (Trinity)
  • Alice Lowe (Unknown)
  • John Madden (Sidney Sussex)
  • Richard Maher (Unknown)
  • Stephen Mangan (Caius)
  • Miriam Margolyes (Newnham)
  • James Mason (Peterhouse)
  • Sir Ian McKellen (St Catharine's)
  • Sam Mendes (Peterhouse) Academy Award winner
  • Roger Michell (Queens')
  • Lord Bernard Miles (Pembroke)
  • Miles Millar (Christ's)
  • Ben Miller (St Catharine's) BAFTA joint winner
  • Jonathan Miller (St John's)
  • David Mitchell (Peterhouse) BAFTA joint winner
  • Nick Mohammed (Magdalene)
  • Lucy Montgomery (Unknown)
  • Hattie Morahan (New Hall)
  • Neil Mullarkey (Robinson)
  • Richard Murdoch (Pembroke)
  • Hannah Murray (Queens')
  • Henry Naylor (Christ's)
  • Mike Newell (Magdalene)
  • Robert Newman (Selwyn)
  • Thandie Newton (Downing)
  • Sir Trevor Nunn (Downing)
  • Bill Oddie (Pembroke)
  • John Oliver (Christ's) Emmy Award winner
  • Barunka O'Shaughnessy (Unknown)
  • Iain Overton (Downing/Caius)
  • Tony Palmer (Unknown) Emmy Award winner
  • Andy Parsons (Christ's)
  • Alice Patten (Queens')
  • Frederic Raphael (St John's) Academy Award winner
  • Corin Redgrave (King's)
  • Sir Michael Redgrave (Magdalene)
  • Eddie Redmayne (Trinity)
  • Karel Reisz (Pembroke)
  • Blake Ritson (Unknown)
  • Sir George Robey (Unknown)
  • Simon Russell Beale (Caius)
  • Anthony Shaffer (Trinity)
  • Cecil Sharp (Clare)
  • Don Siegel (Jesus) Academy Award winner
  • Tony Slattery (Trinity Hall)
  • Iain Softley (Queens')
  • Dan Stevens (Emmanuel)
  • Tim Sullivan (Fitzwilliam)
  • Jonny Sweet (Pembroke)
  • Clive Swift (Caius)
  • David Swift (Caius)
  • Tilda Swinton (New Hall) Academy Award winner
  • Joe Thomas (Pembroke)
  • Emma Thompson (Newnham) Academy Award winner
  • Sandi Toksvig (Girton)
  • Horace de Vere Cole (Unknown)
  • Richard Vranch (Unknown)
  • Rick Warden (Churchill)
  • Mark Watson (Queens')
  • Robert Webb (Robinson) BAFTA joint winner
  • Rachel Weisz (Trinity Hall) Academy Award winner
  • Chris Weitz (Trinity Hall)
  • Olivia Williams (Newnham)
  • Michael Winner (Downing)
  • Lloyd Woolf (Unknown)
  • Basil Wright (Unknown)
  • Terence Young (St Catharine's)

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