PREVIEW: ONE Job Can Change Everything - With BAFTA-Nominated 'Doctor Who' Actress Ruth Madeley!
Apr 25, 2025*Act On This members get access to the FULL 2.5 HOUR recording of this feature, in BOTH video and audio-only formats. CLICK HERE to grab your PREMIUM membership NOW!
Ruth is one of the hardest working actors you'll ever meet - thus her success is no surprise.
Her credits include BBC smash hits Doctor Who, Years And Years and Nightsleeper, ITV's The Long Shadow, Sky's Brassic and Netflix film Joy - to name but a few!
Born with spina bifida, Ruth's had some pretty big hurdles to overcome, but she's always been great at turning adversity into her advantage.
In this 2.5 HOUR member-only mastermind, Ruth shares the mindset required to succeed in the acting industry, we discuss the MASSIVE uptick in TV shows going into production in 2025/26, Ruth gives away her best audition and self-tape hacks - and members of Act On This jump on camera for some 1-2-1 coaching too!
During the broadcast, we discuss:
- Ruth's show 'Years And Years' recently dropping on Netflix.
- The fear around her next screen job - and why pressure is a privilege.
- Why we never want to get complacent as actors.
- Ambition - and the fact we should celebrate it more.
- Ruth's 'accidental' entry into the acting industry.
- How Ruth landed her first TV role in children's comedy 'Half Moon Investigations'.
- Ruth's appearance in ITV's 'The Long Shadow' - and why there are NO small parts.
- Landing the role of Shirley Ann Bingham in 'Doctor Who'.
- Starring in new 'Doctor Who' spin-off, 'The War Between The Land And The Sea'.
- Ruth's BIGGEST lesson from 'Doctor Who' so far.
- Dealing with online trolls.
- The HUGE number of TV shows going into production right now.
- What Ruth would do to land roles in those shows, if she were an unknown.
- The power of networking.
- Why it's so important to ask for help sometimes.
- Ruth's upcoming BBC drama 'The Rapture'.
- Getting your own TV scripts commissioned.
- Ruth's best audition and self-tape tips.
- Navigating the acting industry with a disability.
- The ONE thing Ruth wants EVERY actor to know.
- And MUCH MUCH more!
Want to work at the very TOP of TV?
Hit 'play' NOW!
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