Emily Bannerman

Emily is originally from Aberdeen, Scotland. She arrived at the Academy with first-class honours in Acting and Performance from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. 

Her credits while training included Ariel Moore in Footloose, Carmen Diaz in Fame, Gabriella Montez in High School Musical and Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde. Beyond her work as an actor, she spent three years as choreographer for the university’s Tap Team and led the group to six national awards while competing against universities across the UK. Her recent credits include the role of Chloe in the premiere of Stef Smith’s new play Head. Heart. Hand. at the Traverse Theatre. She also performed as Zoe Murphy in Captivate Theatre’s sold-out Edinburgh Fringe debut of Dear Evan Hansen at the Assembly Rooms Ballroom. Her commercial work includes appearing in a regional television advert and promotional campaign for the Livingston Designer Outlet Mall across Scotland and Edinburgh.