Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast

Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry.

This week our Guest is Director and Producer, Conor Armstrong Sanfey. Conor's award-winning feature, 'LIFT' is available on Amazong Prime and streaming worldwide. Conor studied film and media in IADT and since then has been working in both stage and screen directing muliple projects. In this episode, we discuss the film making process and how a project goes from 6 words, '6 people stuck in a lift', in an ideas notebook, to being distributed to major streaming services

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Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry.

This week, meet our Musical Theatre Acting Coach, Kaleb Sells! Kaleb is an actor, singer and director with a B.A. in Drama & Theatre Arts from Columbia University in New York City. He has acted in multiple plays and musicals, performed in numerous cabarets and concerts, and directed a multitude of shows, including the premier performance of M. Statin's The Insects in New York City's East Village. 

Kaleb is now one of the coaches at Take2 Online Acting School as a Musical Theatre Acting Coach. He is hosting a FREE MUSICAL THEATRE MASTERCLASS on Saturday 27th at 6PM GMT/1PM EST. Sign up through this link: https://mailchi.mp/take2/musical-theatre-masterclass 

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Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry.

We are so excited about our Podcast Guest this week! If you are an actor or involved in the TV or Film industry in Ireland then you know Ali Coffey. Ali started in the industry at 16 years old and in 2002 launched AC Casting. Since then she has developed her presence in the market and in 2008 launched Fishpond, a central database for actors in Ireland. Ali has cast an incredible number of commercials to even begin to mention! Her recent TV & Film credits include, 'Fate, The Winx Saga', 'Michael Inside', 'Outlander' & 'Black Sails'. 

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Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry.

Our podcast guest this week is simply wonderful! Leah Minto is an Oxford School of Drama graduate and was most recently seen on in Netflix's "Fate, The Winx Saga". She has also appeared in "Dublin Old School" by Emmet Kirwan and Dave Tynan. More credits include 'Red Rock', 'What Richard Did' and 'Normal People'. She was recently listed in The Irish Times' '50 People to Watch in 2021'. 

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Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry.

This weeks guest is Harry Lee. Harry is a director and producer, known for family oriented short films, "Hearts and Crafts", "The Double Act" and "Father knows Best". He is now working in TV entertainment out of London, creating concepts for game and reality shows. 

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Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry.

Lauryn Canny is an Irish actress who burst on to our screen in 2014 in “Amber”. Since then she has been working consistently on projects including Normal People, Dating Amber and a music video for Dermot Kennedy. In 2017 she won the Rising Star Award at Irish Screen America for “Peel”. There is no doubt that we are going to continue to see Lauryn on our screens!

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Instagram: @take2actorsagency

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Twitter: Take2 Actors Agency & Acting School

Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry.

In this episode our guest is Emma Gunnery. Emma is a casting director specialising in TV and Film and works across the UK and Ireland. Emma has some exciting projects in the pipelines and has managed to keep herself and actors she has cast busy, even during Covid. Emma has cast commercials for brands like An Post, Vodafone and Lucozade. In regards to film and TV some of her recent projects include ‘Finding Joy’ starring Amy Huberman, ‘iBoy’ with Maisie Williams and ‘Rose Plays Julie’ with Aiden Gillen.

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Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry.

In this episode we talk with actor Adam Richardson. Adam is a working actor who recently graduated from The Lir Academy and has hit the ground running. He has just wrapped playing the lead character of Tommy in a new show “Intruder” for ITV. He is most definitely one to watch!

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Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry.

In this episode we chat with Pamela Hughes. Pamela has been in the TV & Film industry since 1988. throughout that time she has worked as an actor, a drama teacher and a casting agent. She now proudly owns South Dublin's longest running drama school. Over the years Pamela has fostered strong relationship with casting directors and has had clients appear in TV shows like Game of Thrones, Vikings, Ripper Street & Miss Mogul, and feature films including Birthmarked, Muse & The Man Who Invented Christmas, as well as too many commercials to mention! 

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Website: www.take2agency.com

Instagram: @take2actorsagency

Facebook: Take2 Online Acting School 

Twitter: Take2 Actors Agency & Acting School

Hello and welcome to Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast!

We are the podcast that strives to breakdown the apparent barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We chat with actors, casting director, casting agents, directors & producers to find our the best pieces of advice that have helped them succeed in the industry. 

In this episode we meet our host, Shauna Griffith. Shauna landed her first film role at the age of 5 playing a leading role in short film ‘Pluck’ directed by Nessa Hardiman. She also played ‘Jenny’ in the RTE Drama ‘Amber’ directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan, Chloe in ‘Dreamhouse’ project directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Saoirse Ronan, as well as being cast in the feature Film ‘Life’s a Breeze’, directed by Lance Daly, and various TV commercials.

Some of Shauna’s students have landed roles in Game of Thrones, Esso Campaigns, the new Aldi TV and radio commercial, Valhalla, Riverdance, the Animated Short; among many others! Shauna is very experienced in the audition circuit and understands how to prepare young people to feel confident going in to auditions. She more recently has worked with clients in the US, Canada, the UK & Ireland to improve their acting for camera skills.

She also took over Take2 Casting Agency and is working to further build relationships within the industry, both domestically & internationally.

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Instagram: @take2actorsagency

Facebook: Take2 Online Acting School 

Twitter: Take2 Actors Agency & Acting School