Are you pursuing acting but don’t know how to stand out in auditions? Building your confidence and character niche will help you to show up to auditions prepared to execute the role.

Douglas Tait discovered his passion for acting while growing up in  Los Angeles, California. Over the years he has worked with some of the top directors in film and television, and has found success on both the small and big screens. Douglas has worked on major hit studio films including J.J. Abram’s “Star Trek, Jon Favreau’s “Zathura”, “Land Of The Lost”, and the Blumhouse film, “Unfriended: Dark Web”. On the small screen, Douglas has made dozens of appearances on many popular tv series bringing memorable characters to life, such as The Pathologist on “Teen Wolf”, Zerstörer. on “Grimm”, Tellarite on “Star Trek: Picard”, Malivore on the CW series “Legacies”, and he can be seen recurring as The Brute on the new Peacock series “The Girl In The Woods.” Other notable characters that Douglas has played include Gruagach in the Hellboy reboot, the Werewolf in James Wan’s “Annabelle Comes Home”, Jason Voorhees in the ending of “Freddy Vs. Jason”, the “Sasquatch” in the Jack Links Beef Jerky commercials, and he was the Michael Myers Stunt Double in Halloween Kills. 

In this episode, Douglas and I talk about so many lessons that he has learned throughout his acting career. Douglas explains how he worked his way into Hollywood, casting stories from different projects that he has worked on, his audition tips and tricks, handling nerves, and so much more. Douglas’ journey will show you that even if you don’t have the confidence starting out in Hollywood, the more you put yourself out there and stop being afraid of no’s, the more success you will see.  

Tune in to Episode 43 of Hollywood Dream Maker to learn audition advice and Hollywood stories from actor and director Douglas Tait! 

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• When Douglas knew he wanted to go into acting (3:11)
• A casting story from Douglas’ career (14:57)
• How Douglas overcame his nerves for auditions (24:04)
• How landing his first big role improved Douglas’ confidence  (39:53)
• Why Douglas advises listeners to make money on the side of acting (42:51)
• Douglas’ most memorable role (46:45)
• The advice Douglas would give his younger self (50:04)

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