Overview

The Acting for Screen (Hons) course at Central Film School equips you with the skills, insight, and versatility needed to bring characters to life across film, television, and emerging media.

Guided by experienced industry professionals, you’ll learn textual analysis, physical expression, voice, and collaboration skills.

Progression

Graduates of this programme are well-positioned to embark on successful careers as actors within the screen industries. With a solid foundation in screen performance, they leave with the technical skills, creative discipline, and professional training required to thrive in a highly competitive field.

Our programme also prepares students to explore different acting specialisations, including radio, performance capture, presenting and voice-over work

The course also provides scope to pursue a wide range of acting specialisations beyond traditional screen roles. Graduates gain transferable expertise that can be applied to radio, performance capture, presenting, and voice-over work, as well as emerging opportunities in interactive and immersive media.

Programme Structure

Modules Include:

Visual Storytelling

Screen Studies

Acting for Camera

The Virtual Actor - Voice, Action & Motion

Character Development

Episodic Storytelling

Self-Scripting

The Professional Screen Actor

Final Major Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

80

Schedule TOEFL®

PTE Academic

59

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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Other requirements

General requirements

112 UCAS points for September 2026 intake.

Students not from a Majority English Speaking country will need IELTS 6.0 overall (no less than 5.5 in any band) or equivalent.

All applicants must submit a creative work sample and personal statement with their application. This creative work sample should consist of a recorded contemporary monologue (1 minute in length).

Applicants for this course will be invited to attend an interview.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

23950 GBP / year

≈ 23950 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

11130 GBP / year

≈ 11130 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Progression

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

London

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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