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#301: Anthony Brandon Wong - Reframing our Mindset


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Anthony Brandon Wong is an award winning actor, who has worked for 40 years in movies, TV and theatre all over the world, a singer-songwriter and one of Australia's most sought- after acting teachers and coaches.

His numerous film and TV credits include: the role of Ghost in "The Matrix Reloaded", "The Matrix Revolutions" and the "Enter the Matrix" video game, opposite Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith and Hugo Weaving, Steven Soderbergh's "Haywire" opposite Channing Tatum and Antonio Banderas, "Guns, Girls and Gambling" opposite Gary Oldman and Christian Slater, "Hemingway and Gellhorn" opposite Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen, "Queen of Oz" opposite Catherine Tate, "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire", "Glee", "NCIS", "Hawaii Five-0", "Flight of the Phoenix", "Harrow", "Upright" and "The Twelve" Season 2 as series regular Winston Hang.

Anthony played the role of Danny Law in "The Family Law" and he and his fellow cast won 3 consecutive Equity Ensemble Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

On stage, Anthony has played lead and major roles for Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, The Malthouse and State Theatre Company of South Australia and he won The Victorian Green Room Award for Best Actor in "Sex Diary of an Infidel". Anthony played the role of the outrageous maid/butler Jacob in the stage musical "La Cage Aux Folles".

As an acting teacher, Anthony has taught at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Actors Centre Australia, Screenwise and the Q Theatre in Sydney, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Melbourne's 16th Street Studios, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), as well as in Los Angeles at TVI Studios, in Brisbane at the Australian Acting Academy, on the Gold Coast at The Warehouse Workshop Screen Acting Studio and in Byron Bay at the Actors Room.

Anthony's thousands of acting students over his 30 year teaching and coaching career include Magda Szubanski, Delta Goodrem, Angus McLaren (Packed to the Rafters), Aaron Glenane (Snowpiercer), Shareena Clanton (Wentworth), Natalie Mendoza (Moulin Rouge) and Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games).

Anthony is the most senior Certified Teacher of the Ivana Chubbuck Technique in Australia. Ivana Chubbuck is the world renowned coach of Oscar winners Halle Berry, Charlize Theron and Jared Leto, and Oscar nominated actors Brad Pitt, Jake Gyllenhaal, Catherine Keener, Djimon Hounsou, Kate Hudson, America Ferrera, Elisabeth Shue, Terrence Howard and Sylvester Stallone. Ivana personally trained Anthony over a period of 14 years in Los Angeles and in Australia.

Anthony has also worked extensively with master teacher Larry Moss, who is the coach of Leonardo di Caprio, Hilary Swank, Tobey Maguire, Helen Hunt and Austin Butler.

In addition, Anthony has studied with Eric Morris (Jack Nicholson's coach), Elisabeth Kemp (Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman and Lady Gaga's coach), Margie Haber (coach of Vince Vaughan and Tea Leoni), Rowena Balos (voice trainer to Judy Davis), the Steppenwolf Company and in the Meisner and Strasberg Techniques.

As a singer-songwriter, Anthony released a dance pop single "Emancipate", which can be played on all music platforms. The music video can be seen on YouTube and Vevo.

We chat about the Matrix, not working for periods, handling rejection, his amazing acting classes, food, mindset, his win spreadsheet, being who you are, learning new things, gratitude plus plenty more!

Check Anthony out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthony_brandon_wong/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Anthony-Brandon-Wong-100063593643833/ Actors Room Byron Bay (Masterclass workshop): https://www.actorsroombyronbay.com/august-23rd-24th-chubbuck-with-anthony-brandon-wong?fbclid=IwY2xjawMJULdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE4TGVRTVNCTWtvaGJYdGRPAR71_DVmVHvzhlfXPlx0j1JXiY8X1iq8r_RfnXTwUtqk33bc0b__lK5KtZcKJg_aem_xD0UJ0YlVdDoP6P_N5gFuQ Anthony Brandon Wong's Acting Troupe: https://www.facebook.com/groups/55344248581

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