Meet the Team
David Gregan-Jones
Principal
David Gregan-Jones comes to the Academy with nearly two decades’ experience of the performance industry. A professional actor - starring most recently in Channel 4's 'It's a Sin' – and an award-winning playwright, David has years of training and a finely tuned knowledge of the industry. Students are in the hands of someone who has been already been in their shoes, determined to share with them the joy of performance.
Along with our permanent teachers and an array of associate artists from across the industry, David’s aim is to unlock talent and potential; nurture life skills and help each student realise their own personal success.
Ruth Carney
Managing Director
Ruth Carney is an experienced TV and theatre director who has worked both in the West End and on Broadway. Her TV credits include Casualty, Father Brown, Emmerdale and, most recently, BBC favourite Death in Paradise.
Ruth successfully completed the BBC Directors Scheme in 2016 with a placement on Doctors, where she was a regular director of the show.
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Alongside her own successful independent work as a director, Ruth has also acted as Associate Director to Matthew Warchus on his West End/Broadway productions of Lord of the Rings, Our House and Ghost. Ruth was Associate Director in the inaugural season after the reopening of The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
We also have a number of associates teachers who work with Carney Academy - You can meet them here.