An Actor Despairs

By Ryan M. PerezTV & Film Arts Film Interviews Performing Arts

An Actor Despairs episodes

January 08 Jess Jacobs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest Jess Jacobs as they talk about her experience growing up and falling in love with the business as well as her new film "If You See Something" now available to stream!
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57 min
December 17, 2025 James Badge Dale Part 2
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest James Badge Dale as James returns to the podcast and discuss his life since last being on the show, his work in "King Ivory," "Violent Ends," "Devil in Disguise," his advice to actors navigating the collapse of in person auditioning and a changing entertainment landscape, and so much more!!
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1 hr 26 min
December 09, 2025 Adrianna Mitchell
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest Adrianna Mitchell as they discuss her experience growing up in Atlanta, discovering her love for acting later in life. auditioning and attending graduate school, and her work in "Snowfall," "Evil," and "Crutch."
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52 min
November 13, 2025 Chris Diamantopoulos
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest Chris Diamantopoulos as they discuss his experience growing up in Canada and discovering his love for acting, enrolling in youth theatre, deciding between going to drama school or working professionally, breaking into Broadway young and deciding to walk away to build a career in film/tv, and his work in projects such as "24," "Silicon Valley," "True Story," "The Boys In The Boat," "The Three Stooges," "Bull Run," and so much more!

"BULL RUN" will release in Theaters and On Demand November 14, 2025
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58 min
October 29, 2025 Chris Coy
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest Chris Coy as they discuss his experience growing up in Florida, deciding between going to college or relocating to Los Angeles, moving to Los Angeles and trying to break into the industry to get representation and auditions, getting sober and dealing with constant rejection, and working on projects such as "True Blood," "Treme," "Banshee," "The Deuce," "Black Rabbit," and so much more!
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2 hr 19 min
September 30, 2025 Jeremy Luke
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest Jeremy Luke as they discuss his experience growing up in New York and discovering his passion for filmmaking and acting, moving to Los Angeles in the early 2000's and building a network, and his work in projects like "Mob City," "Small Shots," "The Irishman," "Don Jon," and so much more!
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59 min
September 18, 2025 Amaka Okafor
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest Amaka Okafor as they discuss her experience growing up in the UK, going to university, traveling around with a theatre company, and her work in "Bodies," "The Responder," "Black Rabbit," and so much more!
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1 hr 10 min
September 04, 2025 Billy Barratt
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest Billy Barratt as they discuss his experience growing up in the U.K, falling in love with acting, and his work in "Responsible Child," "Bring Her Back," "Invasion," and so much more!
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48 min
August 21, 2025 Laura Birn
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest Laura Birn as they discuss her experience growing up in Finland, discovering her passion for acting, going to theatre school and working in Finnish projects, and her work in "Foundation," "The Ones Below," "A Walk Among the Tombstones," and so much more!
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1 hr 4 min
August 19, 2025 Moe Bar-El
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guest Moe Bar-El as they discuss his experience growing up in Iran and moving to the UK, falling in love with acting and pursuing a career, his work in "The Bureau," "Alien: Earth," and so much more!
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52 min

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An inside look at life in the television and film industry. Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he speaks with actors, directors, and artists more about how the industry works and how to not only survive…