People educated at Bedales School

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteurs' films. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a record three Academy Awards for Best Actor, as well as four BAFTAs, three Actor Awards and two Golden Globes. In 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama.

Lily Rose Beatrice Allen is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her accolades include a Brit Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.

English model and actor (born 1992)

Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver is a British and American actress and singer. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in the 1995 film Circle of Friends. She went on to star in a wide range of films, including the cult classic Grosse Pointe Blank; Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting ; the musical The Phantom of the Opera; and Owning Mahowny. She also provided the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke.

James Metcalfe Campbell Bower is an English actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Henry Creel / Vecna in the fourth (2022) and fifth (2025) seasons of the science fiction horror series Stranger Things, for which he received critical acclaim.

British actress

British actor (1906–1972)

British-Spanish actress

British actress

English science fiction author (1903–1969)

British mathematician and physicist (1897-1958)

British actor (1944-2014)

English furniture designer, chairman of Christie's UK (born 1961); son of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon; nephew of Queen Elizabeth II

American lyricist and librettist (1918-1986)

British actor

English singer-songwriter

British actress

Member of the British royal family

British singer

British politician and diplomat (1901-1981)

British biochemist (1899-1991)

English author, cook, former model

British actor (1904-1967)

British archaeologist

British model

English actress

British writer

English musician

British composer

Brazilian model

English actress

British film director (1921–2011)

British actor (1950-1996)

British video game designer and director

British politician (born 1970)

American writer and investigative journalist

English-born Australian poet and painter (born 1960)

French far right politician and writer (1901-1983)

British writer and broadcaster (born 1948)

English singer, songwriter and record producer

Indian-British actor

British actress

British writer (1901-1979)

British anthropologist (1901-1955)

British lawyer, author and columnist

British writer (1907-1995)

English actress

English clarinetist and conductor (1926–2017)

British singer-songwriter

education administrator, cricketer (1907-2000)

Independent Policy Advisor, Author

British actress

British writer (1900–2004)

British screenwriter

Canadian economist

British television presenter

British social scientist

British comedian, actress, writer

British politician (born 1967)

Head of suffragette operations for the WSPU