A Beautiful cast for The Beautiful Future

We're thrilled to be able to introduce the amazing cast coming to Bristol Old Vic to begin rehearsal for The Beautiful Future Is Coming later this month. They are a stellar bunch with many stage and screen productions under their belts. If some of their faces seem familiar - you may have a point!...

1. James Bradwell

James Bradwell is playing Malcom.

James is a rising star of British theatre and has garnered acclaim for his versatile performances across stage, film and television. He's also a graduate of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School so this is a bit of a homecoming for him. Alongside some powerful stage performances, he has appeared as "Bradley" in the C4 series I Hate You and gained international recognition as "Lord Basilio" in Season 3 of Netflix’s Bridgerton. We all had a soft spot for Lord Basilio..

2. Rosie Dwyer

Rosie Dwyer is playing Ana.

Known for her sharp comedic timing and compelling dramatic performances, she began her screen career with a recurring role as Grace Murdoch in Tracey Ullman's Show (2017). Rosie gained prominence portraying "Alex" in the BBC psychological teen thriller The A List (2018–2021) and "Tilly" in Season 3 of Sex Education. 

Her film work includes Joseph Kosinski’s F1 (2025) which will be out later this year and stars Brad Pitt. She also appeared in Kenneth Branagh's Death on the Nile (2022), while in 2023, she appeared as "Kiki Zhang" in the Amazon Prime series Fifteen-Love.

3. Michael Salami

Michael Salami plays Dan.

Michael is a celebrated actor in both television and theatre with roles at theatres including The Old Vic, Soho Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, and Theatre 503. Notably, he starred in the touring production of Dial M for Murder which traveled across the UK/Dubai and Two Trains Running directed by Nancy Medina for ETT. 

On screen, Michael gained recognition for his role as Shane Sweeney in Channel 4's Hollyoaks (2017–2018). He also appeared in the Amazon Prime series Catastrophe, the Sky series Temple and plays Femi's "Uncle Teju" in Season 2 of Boarders (BBC). He recently starred as "Gabriel" in Netflix’s hit BAFTA nominated sci-fi drama Supacell.

4. Nina Singh

Nina Singh is Claire.

Nina can recently be seen as Tara Virdee in BBC One’s new crime drama Virdee. Her theatre career started as Andy in Andromeda (Camden People's Theatre). Since then, she's worked mostly on screen, in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Film4) and series such as The Lazarus Project (Sky), The Ex-Wife (Sky), The Chemistry of Death (Paramount), Waterloo Road (BBC) and Beyond Paradise (BBC). 

We're excited to be keeping a look out for her later this year alongside Stephen Moyer in new comedy drama Art Detectives as lead detective DC Shazia Malik. 

5. Phoebe Thomas

Phoebe Thomas is playing Eunice.

With a career spanning three decades, Thomas has become a familiar face on British television and in theatre. She gained prominence portraying nurse Maria Kendall in the BBC medical drama Holby City from 2006 to 2010. Her television career includes notable roles in Rain Dogs, Agatha Raisin and Family Affairs and guest appearances in series including Call The Midwife, Teachers, and Death in Paradise. 

On stage, Phoebe has demonstrated her versatility in productions including Beautiful Thing, Annie Get Your Gun, Little Women and the Bristol Old Vic production The Life and Times of Fanny Hill. 

She also brilliantly portrayed the title character in the stage adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Hetty Feather, (Bristol Old Vic and UK tour) which went down a storm with audiences and critics.

6. Matt Whitchurch

Matt Whitchurch is playing John.

His stage career features performances in productions such as The Herbal Bed (UK tour), the role of "Darcy" in Pride and Prejudice (Nottingham Playhouse/York Theatre Royal) and Moreno, directed by Nancy Medina (Theatre503).

On television, Matt has portrayed roles including "Quinn" in FBI: International (CBS, 2022), "Chris Moran" in Doctors (BBC, 2022), and "Jason 'Jace' Dunridge" in Casualty (2019).