Bristol has educated some very fine actors, including British-Australian actor Hugo Weaving.
Scroll through to learn about 16 actors who went to school in Bristol and where they studied.
13. Russell Howard
The stand-up comedian, television presenter, radio presenter and actor is best known for his TV shows Russell Howard's Good News and The Russell Howard Hour. He was born in Bristol in 1980 and attended Hanham High School, Perins School in New Alresford and Alton College.. He later studied at the university of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol. | James White : Victorious Festival/Strong Island
14. James Redmond
English actor, presenter, stand-up comedian and model James William Forbes Redmond was born in London in 1971. He is best known for his roles as Abs Denham in Casualty and Rory Finnigan in Hollyoaks. He studied at Clifton college before moving to London. | N1CKchooseanothername, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
15. John Cleese
The English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and presenter was born in Western-super-Mare in 1939. He studied at St Peter's Preparatory School and was awarded an exhibition at Clifton College at the age of 13. | Dave J Hogan/Hogan Media
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16. Hugo Weaving
British-Australian actor Hugo Wallace Weaving was born in Ibadan, British Nigeria to British parents in 1960. His family moved back to the UK a year after Hugo was born. They lived in Bedford and Brighton before moving to Melbourne and Sydney in Australia; Johannesburg in South Africa; and then returning to the UK again. Whilst in the UK, Hugo studied at The Downs School, Wraxall, near Bristol, and Queen Elizabeth's Hospital. | Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons