ACTORS
You are never finished growing.
Private coaching for actors who are ready to look objectively at where they are, do the work, and move toward what comes next.
I have worked with actors for nearly three decades — from student films to major screen projects and Oscar-winning work.
Some actors come because something in their work has stopped moving.
Some come because they have hit something they cannot seem to get past.
Yes, I can sometimes make a significant difference quickly.
But that usually happens because I am going to ask you to do a significant amount of work.
If you are ready for that, excellent.
The work changes. The learning doesn't.
PRIVATE ACTOR COACHING
There are a lot of reasons actors come through the door.
Sometimes you need help with something immediate.
Sometimes you need to rebuild part of the foundation.
Sometimes you have been doing this for twenty years and suddenly hit something you cannot get past.
The work depends on the actor in front of me.
AUDITION + SELF-TAPE COACHING
Specific preparation for auditions, callbacks, screen tests and self-tapes.
DIALOGUE COACHING + ROLE PREPARATION
Detailed work on a specific role, scene, character or piece of text.
AMERICAN STANDARD DIALECT TRAINING
Targeted training for actors who need greater consistency, accuracy or range in American Standard speech.
AMERICAN DIALECT ASSESSMENTS
A professional assessment of your current American dialect, including what is working, where inconsistencies may appear and what may need further development.
CAREER CONSULTATIONS
A focused assessment of where you are professionally, what is working, what is not and what your next development step may be.
CAREER-LEVEL CRAFT DEVELOPMENT
Ongoing development for actors who want to strengthen their foundation, expand their range and keep growing beyond one immediate job.
HOW I WORK
I have a very large toolbox. I am not emotionally attached to any one hammer.
I have studied the major acting methodologies in drama school and in the real world.
I trained at Marymount School of Drama in London, where the teaching faculty were working at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Since then, I have spent decades working with actors across film, television, theatre and emerging media.
No single technique works for every actor, every role or every problem.
So I watch.
I listen.
I look at what is already working.
I look at where the work is getting stuck.
I look at what happens under pressure.
Then I choose the tool that fits the person and the problem.
The technique serves the actor.
The actor does not serve the technique.
Do not come to me saying, "Tear me apart. I can take it."
That antiquated idea of actor training is abusive.
I will tell you the truth. I will challenge you. I will expect you to work.
I will do it constructively.
Development should not require erasure.
PRIVATE ZOOM COACHING
Private work. Specific problem. Fifty minutes.
Private actor coaching sessions are 50 minutes and take place online via Zoom.
Sessions may be booked individually or in a pack of four. Purchased sessions must be used within six months.
Private coaching is not open booking.
To receive access to the private coaching calendar, you must either have worked with me previously or begin with a Career Consultation.
CAREER CONSULTATION
Before we decide what the next step is, let's work out what the hell the problem actually is.
A Career Consultation is a 50-minute private Zoom session.
We look at where you currently are, what is working, what is not, what you are trying to build, what may be getting in the way and what kind of work would actually move you forward.
This is not a general pep talk.
It is a professional assessment of where you are and what your next development step may need to be.
American Dialect Assessments
Want to know how your American dialect is actually landing?
An assessment identifies what is already working, where inconsistencies may be appearing and what would most benefit from further development.
You can take that information back to your regular dialect coach or, if I have availability, ask to work with me.
Information first. Then you decide what to do with it.
BOOKS FOR ACTORS
Sometimes you need a coach.
Sometimes you need something you can work through on your own.
Acting in LA: How to Become a Working Actor in Hollywood
A practical guide to the parts of becoming a working actor that often sit outside the scene itself.
The industry expects actors to understand a huge amount about the business, the process and professional expectations without anybody necessarily explaining them.
This book was written to make more of that information accessible.
The Screen Actor's Journal
A week-to-week self-guided system for actors who want to keep developing consistently.
Actors often treat parts of their career as one-and-done tasks.
The journal takes a different approach: do the work, review it, assess what has changed, then improve it.
It gives you a structured way to keep returning to the parts of your craft and career that need ongoing attention.
COMING LATER
The Working Actor Intensives are being turned into on-demand training.
WORKING ACTOR'S INTENSIVE — PART 1
The technical and practical fundamentals the industry expects working actors to know — even though nobody seems particularly committed to teaching all of them.
WORKING ACTOR'S INTENSIVE — PART 2
The less tangible part of the work: X factor, presence, individuality and the qualities people often describe as 'magical' without explaining what they actually mean.
Not available yet.
No fake countdown clock. No pretend urgency.
I will say something when they actually exist.
You do not need to prove that you are serious.
You do need to be willing to work.
If you are ready to take an objective look at where you are, what is working and what needs to develop next, start with a Career Consultation.
Private coaching online. Australia, United States and worldwide.