Actor Career Training Library
Practical, on-demand masterclasses to help you build a more strategic, proactive and sustainable acting career.
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From Contact to Collaborator
Networking & Industry Access
22 Oct 2026
The deeper stage of relationship-building: reliability, generosity, being useful to other creatives, supporting people's work, collaborating on shorts/readings/new writing, and why repeat relationships are often more powerful than constantly meeting new people.
Building Your Industry Access
Networking & Industry Access
15 Oct 2026
Where actors can actually meet filmmakers and industry people beyond casting workshops — festivals, screenings, Q&As, theatre, scratch nights, industry organisations, filmmaker communities, classes, panels and social events — and how to decide which rooms & events are actually worth your time.
Following Up Without Annoying
Networking & Industry Access
8 Oct 2026
What to do after meeting a casting director, producer, director or fellow actor; when to follow up, what to say, how often to stay in touch, what constitutes a genuine reason to reconnect, and how professional familiarity develops over time.
Non-Transactional Networking
Networking & Industry Access
1 Oct 2026
How to meet people without immediately pitching yourself, how to have useful conversations at events, workshops and screenings, what good networking actually looks like, and how to avoid the “what can this person do for me?” mentality.
Time to Leave Your Agent?
Agents & Representation
24 Sep 2026
A quiet spell doesn’t always mean your agent is the problem — but sometimes a representation relationship genuinely stops serving your career. In this session, we’ll look at the signs that it may be time to move on, how to tell whether you’ve outgrown your agent, what to check in your contract before leaving, and how to handle the transition professionally. We’ll also cover existing bookings, commission, approaching new representation, and what to do if your agent decides to drop you first.
Should You Sign With Them?
Agents & Representation
17 Sep 2026
Getting an offer of representation is exciting, but not every agent will be the right fit. In this session, we’ll look at how to assess an agency before signing, what questions to ask in a meeting, how to evaluate their roster, communication style and industry access, and what to watch for in contracts, commission and exclusivity. You’ll leave with a clearer idea of how to choose representation that can genuinely support your career.
How To Get An Agent
Agents & Representation
10 Sep 2026
Finding representation is not just about emailing as many agents as possible — it’s about identifying the agencies that are genuinely right for your casting, experience and career level. In this session, we look at how to research agents, assess their rosters, spot potential conflicts, decide who to approach, and put together a strong representation submission that gives you the best chance of getting a meeting.
The Audition Numbers Game
Casting & Auditions
3 Sep 2026
More auditions usually come from having a consistent system for creating opportunities rather than waiting for the right role to appear. In this session, we look at how to build a practical weekly routine around submissions, agent activity, networking, direct outreach and other sources of work, so that you’re continually increasing the number of chances you have to be seen. We focus on setting realistic targets, balancing quality with volume, avoiding stop-start bursts of activity, and creating a repeatable strategy that keeps your career moving even during quieter periods.
How To Apply Better
Casting & Auditions
20 Aug 2026
Finding the right opportunity is only half the battle — your submission needs to make it easy for casting to see why you fit. In this session, we look at how to read a casting call properly, decide when a role is genuinely worth applying for, choose the strongest headshot and reel material, and write useful submission notes that support your casting rather than getting ignored. You’ll get a clearer strategy for making every application more targeted and more effective.
Where The Jobs Are
Casting & Auditions
13 Aug 2026
Where are acting opportunities actually hiding beyond the obvious casting platforms? In this session, we explore the different places actors can find film, theatre, short film, indie and new-writing opportunities, and how to build a wider network of recurring sources rather than waiting for auditions to come to you. You get practical ways to uncover more suitable roles and expand your personal audition pipeline.
Understanding Auditions
Casting & Auditions
6 Aug 2026
As an actor, do you really understand where auditions come from? Who are casting directors actually, and how much power do they have in the overall process. Why are some actors cast before the "open castings" and some cast during the "open castings". Who actually initiates the audition process, who makes the final decisions, and how can you use that knowledge to help yourself land more parts?
Actor Comparables
Career Strategy
29 July 2026
Which famous actor/s are you "casting-adjacent" to? Figuring out who you are casting-adjascent to will help you in a big way to create marketing materials, apply for auditions, get heatshots and plan your own content. We explore examples of which actors people think they are adjacent to and make sure to so you can do the same.
Figuring out your casting type
Career Strategy
22 July 2026
What are casting types, and how can we as working actors use our own casting types to maximise our opportunities?
In this sessions we work through some people's headshots 1-on-1 in front of the class to disect their casting type, and in so doing help all the people on the call find theirs.
Audition Character Prep
Technique
15 July 2026
You are often given very little time to prepare for an audition or send a self tape. Learning the script is time consuming, but it's the easy part. How do you build, explore and inhabit a character in the short time between learning your script and recording your self-tape? In this session we explore how to rapidly prepare for an audition, and demonstate the power of this prep with a live example.
Actor Marketing Q&A
Career Strategy
8 July 2026
In this session I answer your questions about marketing yourself as an actor. What makes actors stand out, and what makes the casting and production team "find" them. What makes casting directors care or not care.
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