The School at AIPA
Celebrating 28 years (2025).
What do these actors all have in common?
Angelo Marasigan
The 19-year-old from Sydney’s north-west isn’t your typical teenager. Sure, he’s a student, but he’s also a director, an editor, a comic, and an actor, but you won’t see him at the movies or in a theatre. Instead, if you…
Ashleigh Taylor
Ashleigh has toured with “Green Days American Idiot The Musical” (Shake ‘n Stir), played the role of Sandy in “Grease The Arena Experience” (Harvest Rain Theatre) and travelled to New Zealand to take on the lead role…
Danielle Macdonald
Audiences know Danielle for her breakout role as ‘Patti’ in Fox Searchlight’s Patti Cake$ as well as the title character opposite Jennifer Aniston in Dumplin’. Macdonald also appeared opposite Sandra Bullock…
Eliza Scanlen
Australian actress Eliza Scanlen is known for her starring role as Amma Crellin opposite Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson in the HBO critically acclaimed drama series “Sharp Objects”. In December 2017, Scanlen was…
Emmanuelle Mattana
Emmanuelle (she/they) is an actor, writer and maker with a passion for telling stories that blend the playful with the political, and a love of young, queer audiences. Her debut work as a playwright, Trophy Boys, played to…
Gemma Chua-Tran
Australian Actress Gemma Chua- Tran made her acting debut in Like a Lamb to the Slaughter. Gemma is currently playing the character “Sasha So” in Netflix’s Heartbreak High. Other recent credits include Mustangs FC…
Giorgia Kennedy
Giorgia Kennedy is a Colombian/ Trinidadian Australian actor, singer and dancer. She has received her Bachelor of Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) from the Western Australia Academy of the Performing Arts…
Hayley McCarthey
Australian Actress, Hayley McCarthy, has been cast in numerous productions since moving to Los Angeles. Most recently, she starred as Sarah Evans in Eugene Ashe’ Feature film “Sylvie” starring Tessa Thompson…
Isaac Bradley
Isaac’s training includes; AIPA, A.Mus.A, The Actors Pulse and The Actors Centre Australia. His theatre credits include; Acting Ensemble (Opera Australia), Twig in Bring it On The Musical Tour, Akio in Akio! and…
Jordan Stam
Jordan was a part of the AIPA Pre-Professional Musical Theatre programme, as well as Drama Company and taking part in US trips. Jordan is a graduate of New York University Steinhardt and has most…
Liv Hewson
Liv Hewson is an Australian actor and playwright. They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet from 2017 to 2019. Since 2021 they have been portraying Van Palmer in the Showtime series Yellowjackets…
Matt Castley
Matt Castley is an Australian actor. In 2013, Castley starred in the short films The Daytime Sun Chronicle and Old Molly. A year later he had a small role in the digital series Do You Mind? He is best known for his portrayal…
Mojean Aria
In 2017, Mojean Aria became the first ever unsigned recipient of the Heath Ledger Scholarship, as well as being the first from a multi-cultural background. Soon after, Mojean went on to star in the limited series…
Nick Burton
Nicholas recently completed filming on SBS Drama SAFE HOME set to be released in May 2023. He is currently working on Disney+ series THE ARTFUL DODGER, alongside David Thewlis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster…
Rahel Romahn
Rahel has worked professionally in Film, Television and Theatre since the age of 13 and has continuously grown the plethora of experience he has built in Australia. Rahel won the prestigious Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2022…
Sam Martin
Sam Martin is a trained performer in the disciplines of dance, singing, and acting, specialising in music theatre, theatre, and screen acting. Sam has trained extensively from a young age and his theatre credits include Rainbow’s Ending (ATYP)…
Stef Dawson
Stef Dawson is an award winning actress, known most notably for playing Annie Cresta in The Hunger Games Series, as well at the lead in numerous independent films including The Paper Store opposite Penn Badgley…
Tanya Cohen
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Zara Rattue
After working as a producer in Sydney since 2012, Zara Joined the 9 Network in 2014 and moved to the Darwin for an adventure in the Top End and to report on issues in some of the most rural yet beautiful parts of the country…
They all trained with AIPA
AIPA is the only Australian school with 4 ex-students at the 2023 Oscars, invited to attend who were in Oscar nominated films.
AIPA is the only Australian school to have two Heath Ledger scholarship winners.
Rahel Romahn, 2022 and Mojean Aria, 2017
AIPA is the only programme shooting short films with our students, entered in competitions around the world and winning awards on every continent.
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