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Actors yous didn't know went to Cambridge

Whether they were forerunners of Footlights, or stars you had no clue went to Cambridge, Flick and Tv set Editor Catrin Osborne has compiled a list and so y'all don't have to

"Who'd have thought you were traipsing the same stomping basis as some of these large names..."ELIZA PEPPER/VARSITY

Here's a round-upwards of all those that take made information technology big on-screen after Cambridge! Who'd have thought you were traipsing the same stomping footing as some of these large names...

Emma Thompson

College: Newnham

Subject: English

Known for: Nanny McPhee, Harry Potter, Sense and Sensibility, Love Actually

Hugh Laurie

Higher: Selwyn

Subject: Archeology and Anthropology

Known for: Firm, Blackadder, A Bit of Fry and Laurie

Stephen Fry

College: Queens'

Subject: English

Known for: Blackadder, QI, A Scrap of Fry and Laurie, Take I Got News for You

Naomie Harris

Naomie HarrisWIKIMEDIA COMMONS/@LIAM MENDES

College: Pembroke

Subject field: Social and Political Sciences

Known for: James Bond, Pirates of the Caribbean

Dan Stevens

College: Emmanuel

Subject field: English language

Known for: Downton Abbey, Beauty and the Animal

Rachel Weisz

Higher: Trinity Hall

Subject: English

Known for: The Favourite, The Mummy, About a Boy

Sacha Businesswoman Cohen

College: Christ'due south

Subject area: History

Known for: Borat, Bruno, Ali G

Andy Hamilton

College: Downing

Subject: English language

Known for: Outnumbered, Peppa Pig

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellenWIKIMEDIA Commons/@MAN Live!

College: St Catharine's

Subject: English

Known for: The Lord of the Rings, X-Men

Tom Hollander

College: Selwyn

Subject: English

Known for: Pirates of the Caribbean area, Pride & Prejudice

Thandiwe Newton

College: Downing

Bailiwick: Social Anthropology

Known for: Line of Duty, Westworld, Run Fatboy Run

Eddie Redmayne

Higher: Trinity

Subject field: History of Art

Simon BirdWIKIMEDIA COMMONS/@ALISON MARTIN

Known for: The Theory of Everything, Les Misérables, Fantastic Beasts

Richard Ayoade

College: St Catharine's

Subject: Constabulary

Known for: The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh, Travel Human being

Simon Bird

College: Queens'

Subject: English language

Known for: The Inbetweeners, Friday Nighttime Dinner

Joe Thomas

College: Pembroke

Subject: History

Known for: The Inbetweeners, White Golden

Hugh Bonneville

College: Corpus Christi

Subject: Theology

Known for: Downton Abbey, Paddington

Derek Jacobi

Higher: St John'southward

Subject field: History

Known for: Village, Much Ado About Goose egg, Doc Who

Miriam Margolyes

College: Newnham

Subject: English

Known for: Harry Potter, Romeo + Juliet, Yentl, Call The Midwife

John Madden

Tilda SwintonWIKIMEDIA Commons/@NICOLAS GENIN

College: Sidney Sussex

Subject: English

Known for: Shakespeare in Love, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Richard Osman

Higher: Trinity

Field of study: Politics and Sociology

Known for: Pointless, House of Games

Tilda Swinton

College: Murray-Edwards (formerly New Hall)

Subject: Social and Political Sciences

Known for: Orlando, The Chronicles of Narnia, Dr. Foreign

Sandi Toksvig

College: Girton

Subject field: Archaeology and Anthropology

Known for: QI, The Great British Bake Off

John Oliver

Emma CorrinWIKIMEDIA Eatables/@CONDE NAST (THROUGH Faddy TAIWAN)

College: Christ'south

Subject: English

Known for: Last Week Tonight

Emma Corrin

College: St John'due south

Discipline: English, Drama and the Arts

Known for: The Crown

David Attenborough

Higher: Clare

Subject: Natural Sciences

Known for: Blue Planet, Planet Earth

Claudia Winkleman

College: Murray-Edwards (formerly New Hall)

Subject area: Fine art History

Known for: Strictly Come Dancing

Tom Hiddleston

Lily ColeWIKIMEDIA Commons/@GDCGRAPHICS

College: Pembroke

Subject: Classics

Known for: Midnight in Paris, War Horse, The Avengers, Loki

Lily Cole

College: Rex's

Discipline: Social and political sciences

Known for: St Trinian's, Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche

David Mitchell

College: Peterhouse

Bailiwick: History

Known for: Peep Show, Would I Lie to Yous?

Robert Webb

Higher: Robinson

Subject: English

Known for: Peep Show, Fresh Meat

Mel Giedroyc

College: Trinity

Subject field: French and Italian

Known for: The Great British Broil Off

Sue Perkins

College: New Hall

Subject: English language

Known for: The Bully British Bake Off, Japan with Sue Perkins

Freddie Highmore

College: Emmanuel

Subject: Spanish and Arabic

Known for: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Bates Motel, The Spiderwick Chronicles

Phil Wang

College: King's

Subject: Engineering

Known for: Taskmaster, Daphne Sounds Expensive, Live at the Apollo

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