Learn from the professionals

At Delamar Academy, we give you the best chance of a successful future by ensuring your tutors are all successful in the present.

Here is a list of some of our most recent faculty members:

Amanda Warburton

Amanda trained at Delamar Academy in the early 1990s, and since then has worked consistently on jobs such as 'Lark Rise to Candleford', 'Holby City', 'Rebus' , 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4', and 'Clash of The Titans 2'. Check out Amanda's full credits on the IMDb website.

Andrew Deubert

Andy's Prosthetics career began with commercials and low budget videos, after which he moved to the BBC Visual Effects Department where he was asked to develop Kryton, a comical robot character from Red Dwarf. Andy has produced the prosthetics and animatronics for numerous other projects.

Astrid Kearney

Astrid Kearney's many editorial credits include 'Vogue' (UK/Spain), 'Elle', 'Tatler', 'Esquire', 'Harpers and Queen', and 'Marie Claire', to name a few. She has also worked on many commercials and pop promos for artists such as Robbie Williams, Tom Jones, Lenny Kravitz, Badly Drawn Boy, and Liberty X. Visit Astrid's web site or check out Astrid's full list of credits on the IMDb website.

Catherine Scoble

Catherine Scoble's many credits as a Make-up and Hair Designer include 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', 'The Fourth Angel', 'Murder City' (Series 1 and 2), 'Dirty War', 'Trial and Retribution', 'Above Suspicion', and 'This is England'. Catherine has won a BAFTA Craft award for Best Make-up and Hair Design for 'This is England 86'. Check out Catherine's full list of credits on the IMDb website.

Deborah Taylor

Deborah Taylor trained at the BBC and has since worked on many films and TV dramas. Her many years of experience include her work as personal make-up artist to Laurence Fishburne on all three 'Matrix' films, to Jeremy Irons and Forrest Whitaker on 'The Fourth Angel', to Kathy Bates and Billy Zane on 'Titanic', to Robert de Niro on 'Stardust', and, more recently, to Benicio del Toro on 'Wolfman'. Deborah has also worked on 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory', 'Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith', 'Sweeny Todd', and 'Fred Claus'. Deb has recently worked on the Martin Scorsese film ' The Invention of Hugo Cabret', 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4', Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows' and 'Sherlock Holmes 2' . She was part of the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning team for make-up and hair for 'The Madness of King George': Deborah was senior make-up artist and personal make-up artist to Nigel Hawthorne. Check out Deborah's full list of credits on the IMDb website.

Eva Quilez

Eva Quilez has worked on films, music videos, commericals and fashion shoots and has been teaching Bodypainting and Airbrushing for over 15 years. Her beauty make-up has been featured in magazines such as Italian vogue, The Times magazine, El Pais, Fotogramas, and Harper's Bazaar. The many feature films Eva has worked on include 'Broken Embraces' ,directed by Pedro Almodavar, Woody Allen's 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', 'The Limits of Control' by Jim Jarmusch, 'Biutiful' by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and 'Haywire' by Steven Soderburgh. Visit Eva's website or view Eva's full list of credits on the IMDb website.

Laura Solari

Laura Solari has worked in the theatre dressing wigs for over 10 years. She has worked as Wig Assistant on such productions as 'Oliver' and 'Phantom of the Opera', progressing to Wig Mistress on 'Witches of Eastwick', 'Jailhouse Rock' and 'Mary Poppins', amongst others. She has recently become Head of Hair on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. View Laura's full list of credits on the IMDb website.

Lisa Hilton

Lisa has worked as Head of Hair on 'Strictly Come Dancing', as well as in the Hair Department on shows such as 'Dancing On Ice', 'Over The Rainbow', NME music awards, numerous commercials, music videos and Red Carpet looks for celebrities. Lisa often takes Delamar students on jobs with her, giving them invaluable work experience. View Lisa's full list of credits on the IMDb website.

Lucy Cain

Lucy Cain trained at the BBC and has since worked as Make-up and Hair Designer on many TV series and comedies, such as 'EastEnders', 'The Office', 'The Kumars at No 42' and 'Dead Ringers'. Lucy was BAFTA nominated in 2010 for her work on 'The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson'. Check out Lucy's full list of credits on the IMDb website.

Pascal Marin

Pascal Marin has worked as a fashion make-up artist for many years, doing catwalk shows for Nina Ricci, Pierre Balmain, Maria Grachvogel, Isabell Kristensen and Edina Ronay. Pascal's editorial work includes fashion shoots for 'Elle', 'Vogue' and the 'Evening Standard'. He divides his time between Paris and London. Visit Pascal's web site

Raphaelle Fieldhouse

Raphaelle is internationally renowned for her Body Painting, having won the title of World Body Painting Champion twice. She teaches classes and seminars all over the world.

Sarah Jagger

Sarah trained at Delamar Academy in 1990 and has since forged a successful career as a fashion make-up artist, working on countless advertising and editorial shoots, television commercials, Red Carpet events, as well as in the music industry. Visit Sarah's web site

Sarah Weatherburn

Sarah Weatherburn specialises in making facial hair pieces and her prestigious company, 'Sarah Weatherburn and Co.', is well-known for its excellent work in supplying facial hair pieces for films such as 'Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix', 'Batman Begins', and 'Die Another Day', as well as many other films, TV dramas, and theatre productions. Visit Sarah's website and view Sarah's full credits on the IMDb site.

Tracey Lee

Tracey Lee trained at Delamar Academy in 1988. Her many film and TV credits include 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', 'Sylvia', 'Lost in Space', 'Much Ado About Nothing', 'Proof' and 'Stormbreaker'. Tracey was personal make-up artist to Elizabeth Hurley on 'Austin Powers', 'Bedazzled', and on many Estee Lauder shoots. She worked as personal make-up artist to Brenda Blethyn and Keira Knightley on 'Pride and Prejudice'. She also worked on 'St Trinian's II', 'Cemetery Junction' , 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', 'Game of Thrones' and 'Clash of The Titans 2'. View Tracey's full list of credits on the IMDb website.

Trefor Proud

Trefor Proud trained at Delamar Academy in 1988. Since then, he has become one of the leading make-up artists in the industry. Trefor has worked on numerous feature films including 'Gladiator', 'Star Wars - Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace', 'GoldenEye', 'Closer', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', and 'First Knight'. In 2000 Trefor won an Oscar for Best Make-up and Hair on 'Topsy-Turvy', followed by an Emmy Award in 2008 for Best Special Make-up Effects Artist and Designer for his work on the HBO mini-series 'John Adams'. He won a second Emmy Award in 2009 as make-up designer on 'The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler'. Visit Trefor's website www.treforproud.com and visit Trefor's credits on the IMDb website.

Tricia Cameron

Tricia's career spans the last 40 years, having worked at the BBC, English National Opera, and The Royal Opera House. With many years of experience in theatre, TV and Film, Tricia has won an Emmy award and been nominated four times, her latest nomination being for the acclaimed 'The Pillars of The Earth'. She has been personal hairstylist to Catherine Zeta Jones, Emma Thompson, Minnie Driver, Greg Wise, Lauren Bacall, Brendan Fraser, Natascha McElhone, to name a few. Her many film credits include 'Green Zone', 'The Bourne Ultimatum', 'Tomorrow Never Dies', and 'The Mummy Returns'.

Vanya Pell

Vanya is one of the most highly regarded and experienced wig mistresses in the West End, whose theatre credits include 'Phantom of The Opera', 'Les Miserables', 'Mary Poppins', 'Wicked', 'Oliver', and 'Betty Blue Eyes'. She has also worked on TV shows such as 'Strictly Come Dancing', 'Dancing on Ice', 'Let's Dance', 'Search for Dorothy', and on films such as 'X-Men : First Class', 'Sherlock Holmes 2', '47 Ronin', 'Dark Shadows', 'Snow White and The Huntsmen', 'Great Expectations' and 'Anna Karenina'. Vanya is currently working on the third series of 'Downton Abbey'.

"How can one sum up in a few words what an amazing experience going to Delamar has been? It is practically impossible! For me, it has not only been the happiest and most enjoyable year of my life, but also the most crucial in preparing me as I embark into a highly specialist and competitive industry. Never the type to bury my head in text books, the fact that the course is 100% hands-on suited me perfectly. Many of the other courses that I researched prior to enrolling at Delamar were more theory based, which completely put me off. How else does one learn how to apply make-up if you can't actually be practising it every day? Absolutely everything is covered, and I particularly like the way in which the course is structured. In the first term, the basics are taught and then they are revised again in the second term of advanced techniques. This really reinforces the skills. The fact that the tutors are still working make-up artists is invaluable. At Delamar they have also provided and continue to provide me with contact details and work experience, which is essential in the beginning, to get onto the ladder. During the year itself, I was put on work placements in groups and individually, and since leaving have been put in touch with some very useful contacts, who in turn have introduced me to further contacts. The whole Delamar experience has been amazing and I am just glad I was able to be a part of it. Attending a course at Delamar is exclusive, informative, up-to-date, challenging, but most of all, fun! I feel proud when people ask me where I trained and I say 'Delamar'!"

Lauren Whitworth