As Hollywood crosses the Atlantic, why are acting schools from the United Kingdom and Ireland opening in the United States?0

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• July 17, 2026

Shimmy Marcus, artistic director of the renowned Dublin acting school Bow Street Academy, recently watched the latest “Knives Out” installment, “Wake Up Dead Man,” and was impressed by the number of British and Irish actors playing Americans in leading roles. “There’s Andrew Craig, Josh O’Connor, Andrew Scott and Daryl McCormick… and I thought, ‘What are