Bristol Acting Academy

Gary Owston, MA, BA, ADVS. (Principal and Director). The Bristol Acting Academy has been conducting successful acting courses since 2004. We pride ourselves in providing the best professional training and taking care of our students. BAA graduates have had great successes in the past. Some have gone into full time drama training, others have progressed into Directing, Writing, Producing, Theatre, TV, Film and Radio work. The training, commitment and professionalism provided here is second to none and you will learn skills and techniques that will serve you well for a long time. We offer a part time foundation course, two part time courses, evening classes, weekend workshops and private tuition. Minimum age for all courses is 17, there is no upper age limit.

All our courses are taught by industry professionals who are masters of their art. Our location is The Bristol School of Acting in the city centre. Over the past 20 years our graduates have enjoyed great success in theatre, directing, writing, radio, corporate video, film, voice-overs, production, writing, teaching, or moving into full-time drama training.

Charlie Cox

Marvel: Daredevil,

Downton Abbey,

Theory of Everything

I was trained by Gary at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. I was very lucky to meet Gary early on in my career. He's one of the best drama teachers I have known.

Faye Marsay

Adolescence,

Game of Thrones,

Black Mirror

I trained under Gary at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is a passionate and caring teacher. He works hard to bring out the potential in his students and is dedicated to his work and craft. It’s a pleasure to be in his classroom/studio.

Josh O'Connor

The Crown,

Dr. Who,

Peaky Blinders

Gary Owston taught me many things about my voice and acting, techniques I still use every day on set and on stage. His experience is invaluable and the skills I learnt while working with him remain some of the most important and valuable for my confidence in work and in life generally.

Billy Howell

On Chesil Beach

Outlaw King

Mother Father Son

Gary taught me while I was at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, his teaching came under the heading ‘voice’, but it was always so much more than that. His classes were structured in an accessible and ‘user friendly’ way, supplying his students with a plethora of vocal techniques and an approach to using the voice in performance, that constitutes a large part of my own approach today. Gary’s clear, precise and friendly teaching style and his ability to connect with each individual student, meant that when I left the school, I had supreme control of my vocal instrument and a wealth of knowledge in how to use it and the ways in which it could be used. This really is testament to Gary’s ability to empower the student, leaving them with a true sense of ownership of their voice. Gary’s classes were always, fun, insightful and productive. It has been said that teacher’s have a profound impact on who we become as people, well, Gary is one of those teachers, and my life and career have benefited as a consequence.

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