Dozens of people from the Bristol region continue to inspire us having made it to greater things - from sports stars to actors on the movie screen to comedians. And you hope that they still hold part of where they grew up or lived within them no matter the level of fame achieved.
The south west of the Bristol region has some of the best schools and community and sports clubs in the country, so maybe it really shouldn’t be such a surprise to see the number of faces featured below in this article (although not every one of them went to school here).
This feature follows previous articles we’ve done looking at famous people from north west Bristol and Thornbury, south Bristol and Keynsham, east Bristol and Yate and Weston-super-Mare. As always, if you think we’ve missed a name, or two, just email us at [email protected]
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Famous faces from south west Bristol, Portishead and Clevedon - pictured is Clevedon
2. Tuppence Middleton
Tuppence rose to fame as Lucy in the feature film Downton Abbey in 2019, and then Downtown Abbey: A New Era last year. She’s since also starred in the film Fisherman’s Friends. But it’s in Clevedon where it all began. She grew up in the town and attended Bristol Grammar School. She also attended Stagecoach theatre school in Portishead. Three years ago, she voiced her support to repair the Curzon Cinema in Clevedon.
3. Adge Cutler
Born in Portishead in 1930, Adge Cutler formed West Country comic folk band The Wurzels in 1966. Tragically, he died in a car crash in 1974 but his songs have lived on with the band who still perform to this day.
4. George Shelley
Heart-throb George is best known for being a member of boy band Union J, and he’s since appeared on I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and co-presented The Capital Breakfast Show. He was born in Clevedon and attended Kings of Wessex Academy before going to Weston College.