Actors Making It

Charlie Brooks, aka Janine Butcher has been gracing our screens since she was but a wee teenager. 

When we think about actors that have just been in the industry for such a long time, it's so easy to assume that they are not experiencing the same kind of insecurities as us who are hustling to get our first big break. Well, Charlie is a great example of someone who experiences all the same thoughts that we do. 

Whilst landing her first big break in her teens on Eastenders, in this episode we discuss Charlies insecurities around her craft, how turning 40 has changed her thinking and starting her own online drama school iampro. 

I hope you enjoy this weeks episode.

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Michael Henry moved to LA with dreams of being on billboards but after never getting chosen to audition, to get the part or even act in his friends short films, he pivoted and created a successful YouTube channel. Now he's free to create as much as he likes as his channel has 170,000 followers and is monetised enough to pay for his life. 

It's no easy ride though, Michael is a hustler and is making it the way he has chosen to.

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Dominic is probably someone you could consider has made it, but just like you and me he's been through all the same things we have.   

Being told he needs to lose weight or that an agent doesn't know what to do with him, over coming adversity and just never shying away from his dream Dominic has been working in the industry steadily since 2005.  

Hailing from the UK and crossing the pond to LA quite soon after graduating drama school, Dominic is a professional and killing it on his journey to making it. 

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Like many, Murisa migrated to LA with big dreams and a desire to make it as an actor after being inspired by dirty dancing at the age of 4.  

Years later, she's founded her own acting studio, written a book, founded her own acting technique, "The Chakra Approach", and learned many valuable lessons along the way.  

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Benjamin Murray is no stranger to overcoming obstacles in the pursuit of his dreams. Having developed thyroid cancer at a young age, he threw caution to the wind and chose acting rather than treatment. 

He also is dyslexic and has ADD which we talk about in this weeks episode along with his tips on learning lines and communicating with crews his needs. 

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You know when you meet someone and you just click and connect, and you just know that that they are your people… this weeks guest is one of those people. Muki Zubis is a Londoner living and thriving in the capital of England making her way through life as an actor a singer and just generally being an outright legend.  

This week we speak heavily around diversity, as a black actor Muki has had to prepare herself for life on set from expectations around makeup to type casting and questioning if she was indeed the right person for the part.   

We obviously talk about many other thing so I hope you enjoy this weeks chat.

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This weeks guest has experienced the roller coaster that is being an Actor. 

Tim Pocock's very first film was as young cyclops in X-Men Origins, Wolverine. 

I have spoken recently with past guest Rachel Baker about freelancing and in this episode Tim talks about how he landed his first major role as Scott Summers without an agent.   I hope you enjoy this weeks conversation as much as I enjoyed having it with Tim. 

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This weeks guest is the ever talented Nick Hardcastle. Nick is an Aussie actor who after landing his first commercial at the tender age of 8 years old has never looked back and has been a main stay in the industry for decades.   

From gracing our screens on Home and Away and All Saints to directing the Short and Sweet theatre festival. Nicks heart is well and truly in this industry.   From small town country boy to international artist. 

I hope you enjoy this weeks conversation with Nick Hardcastle.    

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This week we have our first international guest, Vancouver based, Canada Native Claude Knowlton who has been in the game 20 plus years.

While acting consistently over the last 20 years, recently Claude has felt in his mid 50s, he has been reminded that anything is possible after landing a great part on CWs Super Girl.

Claude gives us some great tips if you wanna try and make it in Vancouver. We talk about auditioning in a self tape world and what its like navigating the industry as an openly gay actor.

I hope you enjoy this weeks episode as we explore Claudes Journey to making it.

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Actor, writer, producer, podcast host, Rachel Baker is a true artist. I had a lovely time catching up this week with honestly one of my favourite industry podcast hosts.

This conversation was really interesting and for all you without an agent, in this episode Rachel discussed her decision to terminate her relationship with her agent as well as how to make it as a freelancer. So if you are without an agent, I suggest keeping an ear out for the pearls of wisdom on securing work as a freelancer. 

Rachel is full of light and positivity and provided a fresh perspective on journaling that frankly, I think I am going to give a crack.   Join me as I explore Rachels journey to making it.   

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