The Luke Westlake Scholarship 2022

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Sol Taibi wins the Luke westlake scholarship 2022

We are delighted to announce that Sol Taibi (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School) has won our fourth annual scholarship.

Read more here.

2022 Shortlist

2022 shortlist announced

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2022 scholarship.

Kai Jerdioui (LAMDA), Sam Jolliffe (ArtsEd), Nadia Kamalli (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School), Ayọ̀ Peters (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama), Arabella Smith-James and Sol Taibi (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School).

Scroll down further to read more about this year’s award’s prizes, panel and information.

2022 prizes

  • Spotlight

    1yr Subscription

  • The Stage

    1yr Subscription

  • Nick Hern Books

    £100 Script Voucher

  • Stagedoor

    £100 Theatre Tickets Voucher

  • Becky Paris (Head of Casting at The Globe)

    1-to-1 Lunch/Meeting

  • Theataccounts

    1yr Accounts & Tax Return

  • Andy Brown Photography

    Full Headshot Session

  • Self-tape.co.uk

    1 Full Showreel

  • True Edge Combat

    Standard Level Stage Combat Course

  • Industry Minds

    Wellbeing Package

  • Just Add Milk (JAM)

    £250 JAM Workshops Voucher & £500 Towards Living Costs (Upon Graduating)

  • The Bespoke Folk

    1 Full Voicereel

  • Faye Timby (Casting Associate at Sophie Holland Casting)

    1-to-1 Lunch/Meeting

  • Gavin Mills (Agent at Olivia Bell Management)

    1-to-1 Lunch/Meeting

  • Rob Kelly Casting

    1-to-1 Lunch/Meeting

  • Tom Jeggo (Agent at Insight Management)

    1-to-1 Lunch/Meeting

  • Hartshorn-Hoko Productions

    Tickets to 2 West End Shows

  • Onset Fitness

    6 Months Fitness Coaching Plan

  • The Classic Edit

    3x Pilates Sessions

  • Massage Repair

    2x Massage Treatments

The shortlist & Bafta

BAFTA Partnership

As part of our new partnership with BAFTA, all actors who make the shortlist will automatically be eligible for the prestigious Prince William BAFTA Bursary.

After graduating from their drama school or university, shortlisted actors will be invited to apply for the bursary to support their early career.

shortlisted actors

All 2022 scholarship shortlisted actors will be invited to take part in a selection of sessions and Q&As with leading casting directors and agents this Autumn.

2022 Panel

  • Ian Aryeh

    BAFTA ROCLIFFE RESIDENT DIRECTOR

  • Mary Burch BEM

    INDUSTRY MINDS

  • Scarlett Maltman

    INDUSTRY MINDS

  • Faye Timby

    CASTING DIRECTOR & CASTING ASSOCIATE FOR SOPHIE HOLLAND CASTING

  • Bridgette & Lee Westlake

    LUKE WESTLAKE’S PARENTS

  • TeamJAM

    LIAM MCLAUGHLIN, KRISTIAN WALL & KYLE ROWE

About luke westlake and the scholarship

Now in its fourth year, The Luke Westlake Scholarship is an annual award set up by the charity for working class actors (BA) in their 2nd year at Drama School or University in the UK.

The winner receives over £6000 worth of financial and developmental support as they complete their training and graduate.

The scholarship was established in 2019 when we realised that many actors were being priced out of their careers before they even graduated. After spending tens of thousands of pounds on training, actors must then pay for subscriptions, plays, headshots, equipment for self-tapes and other necessities to support themselves - with those from working-class and low-income families losing out due to financial demands of the industry.

The scholarship is named in memory of Luke Westlake, a friend of JAM and a talented actor who trained with them at ArtsEd (2014-17). A diligent, fierce, working-class actor, he represented everything the scholarship stands for and JAM are grateful to be supported his parents, Bridgette and Lee, in keeping the memory of Luke alive.

“We are delighted that the scholarship so kindly dedicated by JAM to the memory of our son Luke continues to grow from strength to strength. It is an amazing opportunity and we urge all those eligible to apply.

We look forward to seeing another excellent field of candidates and celebrate the fantastic talent that we know will come forward.”

Lee & Bridgette Westlake

Luke Westlake

Special thanks

Thank you

We’re very lucky that this year’s scholarship is supported by some incredible partners. As well as the prize donors, for the first time the scholarship is supported by Foundry Personal Management, Applause for Thought, Industry Minds and the Harold Pinter Theatre.

A huge thanks to Ryan at Foundry, Rafaella at AFT, Scarlett & Mary at IM and Jack at the Harold Pinter Theatre for their generous support.

Support this year’s scholarship

We are still looking for sponsors to support The Luke Westlake Scholarship.

If you’d like to be a part of this year’s award and help support the next generation of working class actors, please read our supporters pack below or email us here.