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hey guys by wisemanhere • last post Mar 23rd
does anyone else notice that actors arent really looking at eachother when theyre acting??its like theyre looking at the shoulders of who ever they are talking to..im guessing they might me reading the script....but it doesnt seem like anyone online ever talks about it...anyone else realizes actors dont look at eachother??
Hobby to Voice Acting: Who started this way? by Calenart • last post Mar 23rd
Hello! I just wanna know voice actors who began with voice acting for fun (as a hobby) but ended up by getting a job and working professionally with voice acting as a career.
Most important accents? by Walter-McGregor • last post Mar 23rd
What would you say are the most important accents to learn and master as an actor?
James Lipton studied with Stella Adler? by StrobeRogers • last post Mar 23rd
Hello, I read the above. Does anyone know how it affected his decision to work at The Actors Studio? Thanks
what makes a great actor? by redalienbaby • last post Mar 23rd
hi guys im bored and pondering what makes a great actor as there are so many good ones from all different backgrounds with varying approaches to their work im wondering what everyone thinks makes a 'great actor' i know everyone has a different opinion of what that means but im curious what you gravitate toward when it comes to the actors you like or what all your faves have in common?
If a voice actor has a lot of range is there a limit to the number of characters they allowed to voice in a single show or game? by cliffbot • last post Mar 23rd
pursuing this for a few years now and I still feel like i'm missing something...? by bkdrummer95 • last post Mar 23rd
like how to find work, how to find auditions for things, how to appropriately make connections with casting directors, producers, directors, etc. like should I be cold calling these people on a regular basis pitching myself to them directly? Is that actually appropriate? I'm in NYC i don't really know what is "industry standard" or acceptable rule breaking here. I have a few agents but i only get a handful of auditions for major things in a year, and i just for the life of me don't know how to increase it. i write and shoot my own shorts with friends, i do targeted workshops now and then when they're not $450. I do self submitting, all the things.. but i still feel like I'm just missing a major chunk of this stuff, how it all works, what I should be doing on a day to day basis to structure it like a 9-5, so i don't feel like i'm wasting my time or lost trying to make this a career.... i know corona virus has shut most things down now, and it definitely stifled the momentum i felt i had prior to this, but as an actor how you can you spend this time productively outside of writing and shooting your own material?
Getting into VO and locked down? I've made my voiceover exercise book free for you all. by GandalfTheTartan • last post Mar 23rd
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The best piece of advise I have ever gotten from a teacher. by CaringFarmer • last post Mar 22nd
I have read almost every book on every acting technique. From “To The Actor” by Michael Chekhov or “A Respect For Acting” by Uta Hagen and of course Stanislavsky’s work. I often find myself clouded with terminology from different teachers and systems and have gone through minor stress to extreme panic attacks, trying to incorporate techniques into my work. Then I remembered what my first teacher told me and I instantly felt a weight lifted off my shoulder. He said “There is no character, there is only you. Be honest and open.” You don’t need to create original characters. You yourself are enough. Unless the script calls for it, you don’t need to think about your characters mannerisms. You living in the circumstances and being open to what is happening to the character (YOU) your body will follow. I see time and time again when actors try to put on a character. It looks fake. The greatest acting chameleons choose roles where they know the character will have a certain look, voice and posture.
Critique Request - Beginner to VO by mararomero • last post Mar 22nd
Hello! I am an actor in the Mid-Atlantic who recently lost all jobs to Covid-19. I would like to jump in to VO for income and to continue my acting skills during the quarantine. My equipment: Blue Yeti USB Microphone Pop Filter Adobe Audition - Followed some youtube channels on how to edit voice. (Used Parametric EQ, Normalizer and Dynamics Processing) I would really appreciate feedback on how to improve. I have put a profile on the biggest P2P but no movement yet. Thank you! https://soundcloud.com/malissacruzromero/commercial-demo-reel
How to get into acting? by ProXyXXL • last post Mar 22nd
Hey guys, I'm 14 years old and I am inspiring to be a male actor. Whenever I watch actors or actresses I always notice how they all started acting at very young ages and that's really what's concerning me the most, is the fact that all of these people have been acting for their whole life and I feel like if I got into it I wouldn't even be considered for any roles or anything. I can't tell if this is just a little bit of random motivation after watching a movie I really enjoyed, but I now have this desire to be an actor, it's just so weird to me because I've never been into anything like this before so I can't tell if this is what I really want to do or not, but in the moment I am really wanting to do this. Anyways that isn't really why I'm making this post, that was just to give some context on why I want to get into the acting scene. But I really want to know how to get into all of this, I have no acting experience whatsoever, I've never done any plays or anything so I'm walking into this completely blind. How should I go about this? Should I look into acting classes or something (my high school does not offer any btw)or talk to my parents about it? I don't really know, if any of you guys could tell me how to go about this that would be awesome, thank you!
Can I be an actor if I have a nervous gulp? by BubMurley • last post Mar 22nd
I have to gulp every like 30 seconds when I'm talking to someone. Even if I'm not that nervous I still gulp. I've been watching actors in movies and they never gulp in any scene.
Where? by SchizzCrash • last post Mar 22nd
How do I find people that are looking for actors? How am I gonna audition. Should I get an agent or something?
95% of my auditions were self tapes by eliseulgs • last post Mar 21st
Do CDs bring actors who are repped to in person auditions and give actors who aren’t repped self tapes? I usually self submit on AA since I’m not repped but I’ve never been invited to an in person audition. How does this usually work?
Young Adult Pilot Bookings 2020 by WinonaPortman • last post Mar 21st
In [2018](https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/8bpw52/young_adult_pilot_bookings_2018/) and [2019](https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/b9a7p7/young_adult_pilot_bookings_2019/), I made lists of young adult actors aged roughly 23-33 who booked leads and series regulars in pilots and straight-to-series orders during Pilot Season and grouped them into the most common educational and training paths based on what I could find of their backgrounds. While I didn't think I would have time to do it again this year, the recent turn of events with COVID-19 has brought the industry to a screeching halt and left me with more time than I would have liked. Much more. So I decided to conduct the study again. I also kept close track of diversity and nationality. Obviously, this year's Pilot Season has been cut short, but there were more actors already cast in the relevant age range than in the previous two years, so the numbers are applicable. In the near future, I will further compile and post the combined numbers from 2018, 2019, and 2020 along with some takeaways to conclude this as a three-year study. As I've said in previous years, this is in no way intended to discourage anyone of any starting age, background, or financial means; but, should rather serve as a reference for inexperienced kids who come on to ask questions about the different paths into the profession. So, without further ado ... **HERE ARE THE NUMBERS** **232 actors of whom 164 are American** **Educational and Training Backgrounds** 71 Undergraduate Acting - 50 American 15 Graduate Acting - 14 American 22 Non-Degree Conservatories - 14 American 38 Majored in Something Besides Acting - 32 American 40 Began Careers with High School Education or Foreign Equivalent - 22 American 46 Former Child Stars/Began Careers as Minors - 32 American **Diversity** 100 Male 128 Female 4 Transgender 99 White - 45M 52F 2T 78 Black - 37M 40F 1T 24 Hispanic - 7M 16F 1T 3 Middle Eastern - 1M 2F 8 East Asian - 3M 5F 3 Southeast Asian - 3M 0F 4 South Asian - 1M 3F 1 Pacific Islander - 0M 1F 1 Indigenous Australian - 0M 1F 11 Mixed/Ethnically Ambiguous - 2M 9F **Foreign Nationality** 42 British 9 Australian 7 Canadian 2 apiece Mexican and New Zealander 1 apiece Dutch, Chilean, French, Pakistani, South African, and Swiss. **HERE ARE THE ACTORS** **71 Undergraduate Acting - 50 American** Chanté Adams - A League of Their Own - BFA Carnegie Mellon University. Robert Aramayo - The Lord of the Rings - Brit. BFA Juilliard preceded by Oxford School of Drama. Nabiyah Be - Daisy Jones & The Six - BFA Pace University. Daniel Bellomy - Power Book II: Ghost - BFA Carnegie Mellon University. Adam Chanler-Berat - Gossip Girl reboot - BFA Musical Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College. Kimia Behpoornia - Someone Out There - BA UCLA. Improv at UCB, The Groundlings, Second City, and about every other place in LA. Kevin Bigley - Upload - BFA DePaul University. Rachel Bloom - Mother Mary - BFA NYU/Tisch. Has also studied at UCB. Novi Brown - Sistas - BA City College of New York. Has also studied with Anthony Abeson and at Weist Barron Studios preceded by kids' classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Sonya Cassidy - Soulmates - Brit. BA RADA. Sebastian Chacon - Daisy Jones & The Six - BFA NYU/Tisch and Peoples Improv Theatre. Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut - Panic - BFA UNC Greensboro preceded by Northwest School of the Arts. Has also studied with Bob Krakower. Ruby Cruz - The Lost Boys - BFA DePaul University. Sam Claflin - Daisy Jones & the Six - Brit. BA LAMDA. Morfydd Clark - The Lord of the Rings - Welsh. Left Drama Centre London in final term to take a stage role. Thomas Cocquerel - The Guilded Age - Aussie. BA NIDA. Roberta Colindrez - A League of Their Own - BFA Texas State University. Branden Cook - The Lost Boys - BA Wake Forest University and Foundational program at LAMDA. Ismael Cruz Córdova - The Lord of the Rings - BFA NYU/Tisch David Corenswet - Hollywood - BFA Juilliard. Darren Criss - Hollywood - BFA University of Michigan with minors in Musicology and Italian. Camaron Engels - Clickbait - BFA Boston University. Coaches with Patrick Day. Iola Evans - The 100 prequel - Brit. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and National Youth Theatre. Lydia Fleming - In from the Cold - Brit. BA Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Alexis Floyd - Inventing Anna - BFA Carnegie Mellon University. Jason Gotay - Gossip Girl reboot - BFA Marymount Manhattan College. Molly Griggs - Dr. Death - BFA Musical Theatre, Carnegie Mellon University. Will Harrison - Daisy Jones & The Six - BFA Carnegie Mellon University. Leah Harvey - Foundation - Brit. BA LAMDA. Ema Horvath - The Lord of the Rings - BA Harvard preceded by Interlochen Arts Academy and "years of art school" before that. Corey Hawkins - Americanah - BFA Juilliard preceded by Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Quincy Isaiah - Untitled Lakers Project - BA Kalamazoo College. Aaron Jennings - NBC untitled ensemble comedy - Columbia College Chicago. Has also studied at Diana Castle's Imagined Life and Berg Studios. Toheeb Jimoh - The Power - Brit. BA Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Camron Jones - Panic - BFA USC. Wesam Keesh - Echo. BA University of Tulsa. Jesse James Keitel - The Big Sky - BFA Pace University. Leah Kreitz - Dash & Lily - BA UNLV. Lou Llobell - Foundation - Brit. BA Drama Centre London. Thuso Mbedu - The Underground Railroad - South African. BADA degree in Physical Theatre and Performing Arts Management. Has also studied at Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Charlie McElveen - The Brides - Brit. BA Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Emma Meisel - Vegas High - BFA The New School preceded by Denver School of the Arts. Freddy Miyares - DMZ - BFA Carnegie Mellon University. Tiana Okoye - Crazy for You - BA UCLA. Has also studied with Lesly Kahn. Lucca De Oliveira - Clarice - Left Pace University BA program after two years. Also attended Long Island High School for the Arts while also taking classes at Acteen, T. Schreiber Studio, and Actors Connection. Has since studied at William Esper Studio. Elizabeth Olsen - Wandavision - Family in the business and BFA NYU/Tisch. Could be considered a child star, but there was a 15 year gap between her cameos with her sisters and what she started doing after Tisch. Ashley Park - Emily in Paris - BFA Musical Theatre, University of Michigan preceded by Interlochen Arts Academy. Teyonah Parris - Wandavision - BFA Juilliard preceded by South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. Has also studied with Bob Krakower. Sarah Pidgeon - The Wilds - BFA Carnegie Mellon University preceded by Interlochen Arts Academy. Also studied abroad at Drama Centre London. Aaron Pierre - The Underground Railroad - Brit. BA LAMDA. Camille Razat - Emily in Paris - French. BA Cours Florent. Corbin Reid - Run the World - BFA Musical Theatre, University of Michigan. Erin Richards - The Brides - Welsh. BA Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Harry Richardson - The Guilded Age - Aussie. BA WAAPA preceded by National Art School. Josh Andrés Rivera - Vegas High - BFA Musical Theatre, Ithaca College. Hadley Robinson - Untitled Lakers Project - BFA Juilliard preceded by Interlochen Arts Academy. Jon Rudnitsky - The Big Leap - BFA USC. Has also studied with John Rosenfeld and is a standup comic. Ben Schnetzer - Y: The Last Man - BA Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Parents in the business. Jack Cutmore-Scott - Jury Duty - Brit. BA Harvard with a gap year at LAMDA. Josh Segarra - Night School - BFA NYU/Tisch. Rachel Sennott - My Village - BFA NYU/Tisch. Sarah Snook - Soulmates - Aussie. BA NIDA. Riann Steele - Debris - Brit. BA Arts Educational Schools, London. Gavin Stenhouse - Kung Fu - Brit. BA Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Ianne Fields Stewart - Dash & Lily - BFA Musical Theatre, Illinois Wesleyan University. Sam Straley - This Country - BFA DePaul University. Veronica St. Clair - La Brea - BA University of San Diego. Has also studied with Jesse Torgerson, MCIT Studio, Robin Dale Meyers, Larry Moss, Chelsea Rickets, Abbie Cobb, and Michael Woolson. Began college as an Economics major. Auden Thornton - Thirtysomething sequel - BFA Juilliard preceded by Interlochen Arts Academy. Philippine Velge - Station Eleven - Brit. BA RADA and member of the National Youth Theatre. Charlie Vickers - The Lord of the Rings - Brit. BA Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Chris Wood - Thirtysomething(else) - BFA Musical Theatre, Elon College. **15 Graduate Acting - 14 American** Stella Baker - The Republic of Sarah - Aussie. MFA Yale School of Drama; BA Philosophy, Reed College. Daughter of Simon Baker and Rebecca Rigg. Charles Bice - In from the Cold - MFA Actor's Studio Drama School; BFA Shenendoah Conservatory. Brittany Bradford - Julia - MFA Juilliard; BA Arizona State University. Allegra Edwards - Upload - MFA American Conservatory Theatre; BA Pepperdine University. Melanie Field - A League of Their Own - MFA Yale School of Drama. Motell Foster - Clickbait - MFA NYU/Tisch; BA University of Alabama. Jerrie Johnson - Untitled Tracy Oliver project - MFA ACT; BA Penn State with minor in African American Studies. Brian Jordan Jr. - Sistas - Attended NYU/Tisch with graduation unknown. Also studied Vocal Performance and Piano Pedagogy at Lousiana State University and acting classes at Southeastern Louisiana University along with Dance at Debbie Allen Dance Academy and played college football. Adrianna Mitchell - Harlem's Kitchen - MFA ACT; BA English with Drama minor, Spelman College. Has also studied at Susan Batson Studio, NYS3 Studio, The Alchemy of Acting Studio, and at BADA. Carra Patterson - Turner & Hooch - MFA NYU/Tisch; BA Georgia State University. Jade Payton - Rita - MFA UC Irvine. BA UNLV. Pete Ploszek - Maverick - MFA USC; Undergraduate at Princeton University where he played football. Simone Recasner - The Big Leap - MFA NYU/Tisch; BA Sarah Lawrence College. Tramell Tillman - Severance - MFA University of Tennessee. Has also studied at the Chautauqua Conservatory. Tamera Tomakili - Untitled Lakers Project - MFA Columbia University. **22 Non-degree conservatories - 14 American** Lovell Adams-Gray - Power Book II: Ghost - Canadian. Humber College Acting for Film and Television program and CBC Actors Conservatory. Samuel Arnold - Emily in Paris - Brit. EICAR Cinema and Acting School and Giles Foreman Centre for Acting. Heather Agyepong - The Power - Brit. 1-year course at Kingdom School of Drama. Also Identity Drama School, Tricycle Young Company, MN Academy, Acting for film course, WAC Arts, Talawa Theatre's MAKE: Sustain Artists, and Actors Temple plus a National Diploma in Performing Arts with triple distinction from City of Westminster College and a BS in Applied Psychology from University of Kent and a MA in Photography & Urban Cultures from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Ser’Darius Blain - The Big Leap - NYCDA and undisclosed private on-camera coaching. Andrea Bordeaux - Run the World - NYCDA preceded by a year at Pace University. Has also studied at T. Schreiber Studios, The PIT, Larry Singer Studios, The Barrow Group and with John Ort, Geoffrey Soffer, and Ted Slubersky. Nicole Byer - NBC untitled ensemble comedy - AMDA and UCB. Lex Scott Davis - Rebel - New York Film Academy in NYC. Previously satudied Dance Physical Therapy at Drexel University. Has also studied with Dustin Felder in LA. Ian Duff - The Republic of Sarah - Neighborhood Playhouse. Harriet Dyer - American Auto - Aussie. Actors Centre Australia. Mike Faist - Panic - Dropped out of AMDA half-way through. Bella Heathcote - Pieces of Her - Aussie. A.T.C.L. Associate Diploma in Speech & Drama, Trinity College London; MTC monologue performance workshop; NIDA Screen Acting short course; Diploma of Arts (Acting), National Theatre Drama School; and the 1st year in Drama at Deakin University. Shelley Hennig - Crazy for You - NYCDA. Former Miss Teen USA. Julia Mayorga - Rust - Terry Knickerbocker Conservatory. Melanie Liburd - Power Book II: Ghost - Brit. Identity Drama School. Also a model with a BA(Hons) in Fashion Design from an undisclosed school. Eddie Liu - Kung Fu - William Esper Studio. Also has a degree in Public Relations from Hofstra University and has further studied with Billy O'Leary and Sara Mornell as well as at UCB. Kelly McCormack - A League of Their Own. Canadian. AMDA. Karen Obilom - Games People Play - AMDA and has also studied with Anthony Meindl. Ebony Obsidian - Sistas - William Esper Studio Conservatory. Has also studied at Susan Batson Studio and UCB. Jeremy Pope - Hollywood - AMDA. Caleb Ruminer - La Brea - AMDA. Toby Sandeman - Raising Kanan - Brit. Former model and gold medal track athlete. Trained at an undisclosed two-year Meisner-based conservatory. Shoniqua Shandai - Untitled Tracy Oliver project - Certificate from AMDA. Also trained at Playhouse West and with Dustin Felder among others too numerous to list. **38 Majored in Something Besides Acting - 32 American** Clare-Hope Ashitey - Harlem's Kitchen - Brit. Studied Anthropology at SOAS University of London. Trained at Centre Stage School of Performing Arts, Southgate in high school. Deborah Ayorinde - Them - Began acting as a child and attended a stage school in London before moving to the US. BA Film Production, Howard University where she took acting for non-majors. Has also studied with Penny Templeton, Vince Pisani, and Vera Katz. Cassian Bilton - Foundation - Brit. Did a lot of Theatre at Oxford University with an undisclosed major. Also a member of The National Youth Theatre and The National Youth Film Academy. Mike Cabellon - Untitled L.A. Mayor comedy series - Degree in Advertising from Loyola University Chicago - Trained at UCB. Aimee Carrero - Someone Out There - BA International Relations, Florida International Univeristy. Shanley Caswell - Raising Kanan - BA Cultural Anthropology, UCLA. Had been acting in local theatre in Florida since she was 8. Has studied at New York Film Academy/Harvard Program, and with Dave Glowacki, Deborah Dion, Geoffrey Owens, Tess Kirsch, and Leigh Kilton-Smith. Emma Caymares - My Village - BFA Dance, SUNY Purchase. Zach Cherry - Severance - Studied Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought at Amherst College. Attended a high school with a great performing arts program including improv, did improv throughout college, and is on the GOAT team at UCB in NYC. Desmond Chiam - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Aussie. Law degree from University of Melbourne and MFA in Screenwriting from USC. Austin Crute - My Village - BFA Recorded Music NYU/Tisch. Shannon Dang - Kung Fu - BS Business Administration, UC Riverside. Fitness model, former LA Clippers dance team member, and current LA Rams cheerleader. Has studied acting at Lesly Kahn & Co. Delante Desouza - Untitled Lakers Project - BS Computer Science, University of Maryland. Studied acting at the Arena Players in Baltimore since he was 14 and did plays throughout college. Has also studied with Bob Krakower, Mark McKinnon, and Susan Scher. Grace Gummer - Dr. Death - BA Art History and Italian, Vassar College. Meryl Streep's daughter. Reina Hardesty - Maverick - BA Communications with a concentration in Public Relations, Cal State Fullerton. Chelsea Holmes - This Country - BA English Language and Literature, Florida State University. Company member at IO in Chicago. O’Shea Jackson Jr. - Swagger - Studied Screenwriting at USC. LA native, Rapper and son of Ice Cube. Has coached with Aaron Speiser and Susan Batson. Sarunas J. Jackson - Games People Play - Played basketball at Post University with an undisclosed major and then an international professional league. Zainab Johnson - Upload - Degree in Math from an undisclosed college. Standup comic and former schoolteacher. Abraham D. Juste a.k.a. Da’Vinchi - Vegas High - Degree in Criminal Justice from College of Central Florida. Instagram star. Has coached with Shari Shaw. Steven Krueger - Yellowjackets - Studied pre-law at the University of Virginia. Staff faculty member at John Rosenfeld Studios. Mike Lane - Jefferies - BA International Relations and History, UC Davis where he was the director of Birdstrike Theatre impov. UCB regular. Alice Lee - Crazy for You - BM Music Business, NYU/Steinhardt. Tyler Lepley - Amazon comedy series - BS Criminal Justice, Kutztown University. Studies with Ivana Chubbuck. Olivia Liang - Kung Fu - BA Communications, UC San Diego. Took the Acting for the Camera course at UCLA and has also studed at John Rosenfeld Studios and UCB. Abraham Lim - Clickbait - BFA and MFA in Film, NYU/Tisch. Has studied acting with Jeffrey Marcus and at The Groundlings. X Mayo - American Auto - AA in Film/Editing, Los Angeles Film School. Improv and sketch writing at UCB. Zackary Momoh - Americanah - Brit. Studied Business and Marketing at an undisclosed university, but didn't graduate. Trained in twice-a-week classes at Identity School of Acting. Chido Nwokocha - Sistas - BS Health Services Administration, Ohio University. Former collegiate and arena league football player. Has studied at Film Acting Bay Area and Studio 24. Taylor Ortega - This Country - BFA Communications with a minor in Film & Electronic Arts, Cal State Long Beach; MFA Creative Producing, Columbia University. Performer at UCB. Punam Patel - The Kenan Show - Journalism Major/Theatre Minor at U. Florida and trained at Second City in Chicago. Octavio Pizano - Coyote - Mexican. Either majored in Business or Film at San Francisco State University. Took acting classes at an undisclosed studio while in high school in Vancouver and has taken assorted classes at Holy Wood Acting Studio, Scott Sedita Studio, Actors Circle Theater, TVI Studios, Simmons and Scott, The Edge, The Acting Corps, Sal Dano Studio, and The Actors Work. Meaghan Rath - Jury Duty - Canadian. Studied Cinema and Communications at Dawson College. "Parents put me in acting classes since I was a little kid." Kyanna Simpson - Vegas High - BA Entertainment and Media Studies, University of Georgia. Krystal Smith - This Country - Studied Pre-Law at Morehouse College. YouTube personality. Freddie Stroma - The Crew - Brit. BSc Neuroscience, University College, London. Former member of the National Youth Theatre. BBC TV guest appearances while at university and took a year off to shoot Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Glo Tavarez - Rita - Studied Economics for three years at an unnamed college. NYC UCB regular. Agneeta Thacker - Dash & Lily - Northwestern University with an undisclosed major. Devyn A. Tyler - Clarice - BA French and Francophone Studies, Columbia University. Studied theatre at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston where she was a YoungArts Gold Winner in Theater and a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Mother is an actress. **40 Began Careers with High School Education or Foreign Equivalent - 22 American** Hammed Animashaun - The Wheel of Time - Brit. Started at the Half Moon Children’s Theatre in Limehouse at 11. Dropped out of the Drama course at the University of Greenwich for a stage role. Joey Bada$$ - Raising Kanan - Rapper. Rebecca Breeds - Silence of the Lambs - Aussie. Began a double degree in Music and Performing Arts at University of New South Wales before dropping out for a film role. Joey Brooks - Untitled Lakers Project - Brit. Singer/songwriter. Jasmin Savoy Brown - Yellowjackets - Was in clubs and classes at University of Oregon, Portland Shakespeare Project, Art's Umbrella, Oregon Children's Choir, and Up Start Crow Studios before starting career in Portland. Kylie Bunbury - The Big Sky - Canadian. Former model. Ross Butler - Swimming with Sharks - Left Ohio State University after one year. Tosin Cole - 61st Street - Brit. Left school before A Levels. Sebastian De Souza - The Great - Brit - Began acting and writing in early childhood. Studied at the Watermill Theatre in high school as well as being a member of the National Youth Theatre. Thomas Doherty - Gossip Girl reboot - Scottish. Trained at MGA Academy of Performing Arts in high school. Reign Edwards - The Wilds - Elliott Fletcher - Y: The Last Man - Attended Sarah Lawrence College for an undetermined time. Molly Gordon - Untitled Lakers Project - Dropped out of NYU after two weeks to take undisclosed classes. LA native with parents in the business. Formed a theatre group when she was 3. Barney Harris - The Wheel of Time - Brit. Signed with The Artist's Partnership after being seen in a school play. Charlie Heaton - Soulmate - Brit. Former musician. Riley Keough - Daisy Jones & the Six - LA native. Former model with family in the business. Hope Lauren - The Republic of Sarah - Has studied with Mario Campanaro. Hayley Law - Mark, Mary & Some Other People - Canadian. Alison Luff - Heels - Was working in the Houston professional Theatre/Opera scene as early as 8th grade. Nandy Martin - Maverick - Woody McClain - Power Book II: Ghost - Former professional dancer and social media star. Christopher Meyer - CW's First Daughter drama - Zión Moreno - Gossip Girl reboot - Former model. Lindsey Morgan - Walker Texas Ranger reboot - Dropped out of the Theatre major at UT Austin after a year. Studies with John Rosenfeld. Gianni Paolo - Power Book II: Ghost - Studies at UCB and has taken James Franco's master class. Jon Prasida - Kung Fu - Aussie. Studied at NIDA's Part-time Young Actor's Studio and has continued with Anthony Meindl. Nabhaan Rizwan - Station Eleven - Brit. From a family of actors. Has studied at the Almeida and Royal Court. Genesis Rodriguez - The Fugitive - Coaches with Marjorie Ballentine. Ben Rosenfield - Mark, Mary & Some Other People - Father teaches standup and is the founder of The American Comedy Institute. First acting teacher was his mother who teaches improv. Wyatt Russell - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. Former professional hockey player. Marcus Rutherford - The Wheel of Time - Brit. Model who has studied at Nottingham Television Workshop. Pepi Sonuga - Harlem's Kitchen - Former Miss Jr. Teen Los Angeles and model. Jessica Sula - Panic - Brit. Completed A-levels n Spanish, French and Drama at Gorseinon College. Daniela Vega - The Power - Chilean. Suki Waterhouse - Daisy Jones & The Six - Brit. Former model. Josh Whitehouse - Daisy Jones & The Six - Brit. Musician and model. Started in reality tv. Amber Stevens West - Run the World - LA native. Family in the business. Parker Young - United States of Al - Former model. Studied at Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio and with Lauren Patrice Nadler and Scott Sedita. Ria Zmitrowicz - The Power - Brit. Member of the National Youth Theatre. Rejected by drama schools three years in a row. **46 Former Child Stars/Began Careers as Minors - 32 American** Sophia Ali - The Wilds - Began career at 8. David Alvarez - Rust - Canadian. Began Tony winning Broadway career at 14. Joined the US Army after high school and was a sniper for 2.5 years. Also attended Case Western Unversity where he was rediscovered for Speilberg's West Side Story. Kevin Alves - Panic - Canadian. Began career at 12, but took a hiatus to pursue figure skating. Has studied at Armstrong Acting Studios. Maxim Baldry - Lord of the Rings - Brit. Began career at 9. Kelli Berglund - Heels - Began career at 10. Joey Bragg - My Village - Began career at 16. Sadie Calvano - Jury Duty. Began career at 13. Also attended Stage Door Manor, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, and Occidental College part-time with an undisclosed major. Ray Cham - The Big Leap -- Began career at 10. Lily Collins - Emily in Paris - Began career at 2. Also studied Broadcast Journalism at USC. Dexter Darden - Saved by the Bell reboot - Began career at 15. Kat Dennings - Wandavision - Began career in commercials at 10 and was a series regular by 15. Nathalie Emmanuel - Die Hart - Brit. Began career on West End at 10, BBC at 17. Taissa Farmiga - Guilded Age - Began career at 16 in a film by her sister Vera which premiered at Sundance. Kristyan Ferrer - Coyote - Mexican. Began career in Mexican television at 12. Lyndsy Fonseca - Turner & Hooch - Began career at 14. Julia Garner - Inventing Anna - NYC native. Began career at 17. Sarah Gadon - Evel - Canadian. Began career at 10. Tavi Gevinson - Gossip Girl reboot - Began career at 12. Also a fashion blogger. Kelli Goss - United States of Al - LA native who began career at 15. Sammi Hanratty - Yellowjackets - Began career at 11. Tyler Hoechlin - Superman & Lois - Began career at 8. Also played professional baseball. Nicholas Hoult - The Great - Brit. Began career at 7. Paige Hurd - Power Book II: Ghost - Began career at 8. Has studied at Young Actors Studio in Dallas. Josh Hutcherson - Rita - Began career at 9 or 10. Miki Ishikawa - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Began career at 14. Hunter King - Prospect - Began career at 8. Alexander Ludwig - Heels - Canadian. Began career at 9. Also has a BA in Theatre from USC. Rose McIver - Ghosts - New Zealander. Began career at 2. Madeleine Madden - The Wheel of Time. Aussie. Began career at 12. Richard Madden - Citadel - Scottish. Began career at 13 and also earned a BA from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Malcolm Mays - Raising Kanan - Began career at 15. Jillian Mueller - The Crew - Began Broadway career at 12. Ray Nicholson - Panic - Son of Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard. Also a producer and director. First film role at 14. Josh Peck - Turner & Hooch - Began career at 13. Attended The Professional Performing Arts School in NYC. Parker McKenna Posey - Games People Play - Began career at 4. First series regular at 6. Kyla Pratt - Call Me Kat - Began career at 8. Ella Purnell - Yellowjackets - Brit. Began career at 14. Had studied at Young Actors Theatre Islington, Sylvia Young Theatre School, and was a member of the National Youth Theatre. Jazz Raycole - The Lincoln Lawyer - Began career at 9. Also a professional dancer. Zoe Robins - The Wheel of Time - New Zealander. Began career at 12. Has studied at The Actors' Program in Auckland as well as having done a summer intensive at Toi Whakaari. AnnaSophia Robb - Dr. Death - Began career at 8. Ella Rumpf - Tokyo Vice - Swiss. Began career at 16 and later studied at Giles Foreman Centre for Acting after finishing an undisclosed degree at Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Kendrick Sampson - ThirtySomething(else) - Began career at 17. Josha Stradowski - The Wheel of Time - Dutch. Began career on Dutch tv at 16. Graduate of Theatre School Amsterdam. Emily VanCamp - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Canadian. Transitioned from dance to begin career at 16. Haskiri Velazquez - Saved by the Bell reboot - NYC native who began career at 16 while studying at Urban Arts Partnership Lifestories theater program. Lincoln Younes - The Lost Boys - Began career at 17. Took weekend course at NIDA and began a BA at Melbourne University for six months before dropping out.
For anyone that missed the free Zoom class I'll be doing another one Tomorrow @ 5pm PST!! by theLAactor • last post Mar 20th
Just finished my first zoom and decided to do another one tomorrow at 5pm for anyone that missed it. It's on the dos and donts of Hollywood. **This is a free 40 minute coaching for anyone who wants it**. I will try and give a crash course on everything that has and has not worked for me. If this interests you I will attach the zoom link tomorrow around 30 minutes before. Bare with me as coaching online is new to me. A little about myself: I’ve been an actor in LA for 12 years now. I've taken more classes and workshops than I can list. I've had good and bad reps and I've booked and worked on some amazing, and some not so amazing films and TV shows. I've had or have rep in New Mexico, Atlanta, and Charlotte, for those interested in local hire work. I've spent far too much time and money on things that didn't help me as an actor hopefully so you don't have to. I'll be discussing: Vision, headshots, classes, workshops, out of state local hire, getting rep, self taping, and auditioning. If I can pass even a few lessons on to you that will help, sweet. Hope to see you tomorrow! =) -H
Any software developers/programmers that pursue acting also? by leafOnTheRiver • last post Mar 20th
I've been acting for a number of years now, and recently(3 years ago) started working as an android developer. I have found that working as a developer means to actively suppressing my emotions and impulses in order to be productive. This is the opposite of what is needed to be a good actor. As an actor, I need to be in tune with my impulses and not actively suppress emotions and reactivity. I've noticed that the longer I work as a programmer, the harder it is to access my impulses and be reactive. My acting career has started to take a huge hit in the last few years, and I was wondering if there are any fellow programmers here that have solved this particular problem. Or anyone working in a technical field that requires the active suppression of impulses and emotions. What tips and tricks have you been able to find that allows you to access your impulses and emotions when needed? I've talked with a few other developer/actors that I know (n=4) and there seems to be a consensus that our vocation forces us to practice soft skills that are (at least) somewhat hurtful to our acting pursuits. I just wanted to reach out and see if anyone else has this problem. Thanks in advance!
Heated self-tape debate w/fellow actor... thoughts? by CuspChaser111 • last post Mar 20th
Actors* & Casting Directors: A friend and I got into a heated debate / argument about booking off tape: 1. My friend says he never learns the lines anymore and books more that way. That when he’d learn lines word perfect before he never booked. That character is everything. While I agree character is very ( obviously) important... 2. The way I was trained was to not only capture the character but also honor the words - I learn the words so I don’t offend writers. Yes I know the words will change once you book pilot - but they’re also trying to see how good you are with writer’s words. What do you think? He says the way he books more is after he started paraphrasing lines his way. I come from a purely improv background, then Meisner training in Nyc, and while I’d love to do this I feel it’s not very professional. Also he’s a good-looking dude and I am a WOC and I think it’s harder on those that are not super-specific types. Like if you’re looking for a tatted up motorcycle redhead woman you’re not going to be looking for word perfect. I have booked a major guest star on a marvel series and that was word for word in a casting office. But tapes...eh I don’t tend to do so well. Look I’d love to put my own spin on the words with the improv training. Seriously. I’m curious about your experience(s) because in my early days when I tried the improv paraphrase thing I’d get called on it in casting offices and they’d ask for word perfect. I’m curious what your thoughts are. Most importantly: your results. Thanks! Stay safe during this time! * particularly those that book off tape very often.
Financial collapse by Themessenger900 • last post Mar 19th
What kind of effects would a financial collapse have on an actors life in the industry?! Also for those of you doing it since 2008 how did that effect your lives?
Complacency by ApprehensiveRecord0 • last post Mar 19th
Those who have been doing this for a long time... Have you noticed your circle of actor friends you might have started this journey with has either completely changed or only 1-2 people you still talk to? I ask because I’m realizing the more I take this seriously and the more my career kicks off. I am able to differentiate between who “wants” to be an actor and who is going to be a working actor. I love everyone I have met along the way so far but I have to seriously love most of them from a distance the more I grow. It’s kind of sad/shocking to me. I assumed we pursue an industry like this because we craved different and would want to escape routine or complacency. Idk just a rant I’ve been thinking of lately. Would love to hear some words of wisdom or anyone else’s opinion. P.s. I’m ok with people having different goals. I’m talking about unhealthy actors complaining about day jobs, not getting auditions, oh what more can I do, same class every year, moaning/waiting to get “lucky” or “make it”