Acting Career Blog Posts

“Deal with rejection because no matter what you’re trying to achieve, if you can’t do that, then you will likely give up.” —Tom Hiddleston English actor and producer Tom Hiddleston’s wide-ranging career includes many Shakespearean roles, the Marvel antihero Loki,… Read More

If you find your nerves getting the better of you while performing, rest assured you’re not alone. Even impeccably trained, experienced, and well-prepared actors can get the jitters during auditions and on set.   Andra Day Take Andra Day. The… Read More

Imagine feeling as though you’d completely failed in your acting performance with your scene partner Kate Winslet… and then winning an Emmy for that same performance. That’s what happened to Mare of Easttown’s Evan Peters. Indeed, Peters, who portrays the… Read More

Even the most exceptional actors can have poor performances from time to time. It doesn’t matter how brilliantly talented an actor is; a flop, one miscast role, a bit of substandard direction, or a lackluster creative risk can happen to… Read More

Actress Jean Smart feels as though she’s living through a Jean Smart-aissance. In the past decade, the 70-year-old actress has seen a resurgence in her career, acting in a string of critically acclaimed shows, including FX’s Fargo and Legion, along… Read More

Challenges, obstacles, rejection, repeat—this pattern is familiar to actors across the globe. No wonder many performers have moments in which they question their commitment to the field. But as the saying goes: You only lose when you stop trying. Just… Read More

All of the performers we fall in love with on stage or screen have a way of making acting look effortless, compelling, even breathtaking. And the magazine covers, red carpets, and awards associated with celebrities are certainly glamorous. But becoming… Read More

There are no hard and fast rules about the ways actors must initiate their acting careers.  Some thespians who achieve great acclaim start in commercials, others in improv. Some film actors even come from a modeling or dancing background. Regardless… Read More

Actors are celebrated for their creativity and open-mindedness—characteristics that can inform both their performances and decisions in their private lives. With that in mind, here are some quirky facts about Hollywood stars that just might surprise you.    Michelle Pfeiffer… Read More

Flash cut to 2021. You can find casting directors dancing with their kids on TikTok, posting pictures of their dog on Instagram, or doling out valuable audition advice on Twitter. Casting directors are telling you exactly how to book more… Read More

Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland in Judy, and Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln… These celebrated actors are just a few of the… Read More

A recent Hollywood Reporter television directors roundtable took an interesting turn when three of the featured directors, who are also actors, were asked what actors hate to hear from directors. Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Zach Braff (Ted Lasso), and… Read More

The prolific career of Robert Duvall spans seven decades in theater, film, and television punctuated with seven Oscar nods and one win. But while growing up and struggling in school, little did Duvall know that he’d become such an accomplished… Read More

The internationally renowned directing and acting coach Judith Weston has dedicated herself to connecting actors and directors for 35 years. Weston’s students include Alejandro G. Inarritu (The Revenant, Birdman), Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time), Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit,… Read More

Tom Cruise Tom Cruise struggled with shyness and dyslexia as a child. His family had to move a lot, so he was continually uprooted from schools which limited his ability to form lasting friendships. Cruise recalled, “Because I grew up… Read More