What do I mean by that? Well in terms of acting, what I mean is, there are jobs we take on sometimes that we don’t fully trust. I’ve had my fair share of learning moments in this industry. When I first started I was so eager to get into acting, I signed up to an…
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YouFame
I had always seen becoming an actor as a formula to a journey that is timeless, go to drama school, put in that sheer hard work and you will get noticed. But the more we head into the future with new and improved technology with things like really good cameras that are easily affordable now and places that your content will be seen like YouTube and Vimeo, the more I see the formula I thought would…
Building the Ads brand
Building my brand has been a journey in itself. One of the paths I’m taking is doing a podcast with good friends. These podcasts are created by my good friend Scott Sowter and I, this fun little podcast is all about us reviewing films, the creative side of the film industry. In the podcast we…
To Study or not to Study
I don’t think there’s an answer anyone else can give you to this question but your own gut feeling. I know both types of people, the ones who stand by studying and the ones who don’t. For me, I knew nothing about the industry so I chose to study. I think as a child we can build our imagination really well but once we get…
The Paleo Actor
I want to start off by saying I hate the word diet, the way I eat is a way of life not a diet. The choice of foods I eat is a little different to some people and might be controversial to others. I don’t eat wheat, I don’t consume dairy. In simple terms I…
Sin of Thy brother
Finding people just as passionate about a project as you are can be challenging, but when you find those people it’s great to see what you can achieve together. This year I had the pleasure of working on this great little film called “Sins of Thy Brother”. It was a great opportunity and was written/directed by my good friend, Scott Sowter who also wrote and directed the award-winning Pillow Talk and…
Winner, Winner. Chicken Dinner
All my blogs to date have been mostly about overcoming hard situations of the creative life. This week I want to talk about some of the high times. Booking that job. It is instantly so gratifying knowing that someone is going to give you the opportunity to do what you do best and among other things, pay you for it. Most of my jobs have been indie films, they’re always fun…
It’s okay not being okay
Sometimes the disappointment of not getting an audition can hit you as hard as the red wedding from Game of Thrones. I see so many videos of people constantly trying to bring this subject into the light and somehow, it remains hidden. Rejection is the hardest part about being an actor or in any creative…
That White Room
There’s nothing quite like auditioning, they place you in a white room and no not the padded one from the asylum, but it is just as scary. Most of my auditions to date have been for TVC’s(television commercials). Going into the room for any audition is always interesting, it’s always a white room and you never know what’s going…
Growing to love Dyslexia
As a child finding out I was dyslexic was scary, I thought it made me different and weird. I couldn’t read like the other kids, I was put into a special class that would help me make sense of my words. I hated being there, I just wanted to be a “normal kid”. I used to come home after primary school and…
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