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Actors Dean Smith and Gary Damer are 2 lads I admire greatly.

Not only have they both got successful acting careers, but they're true creatives - utilising their other...

It blows my mind, to think www.actonthis.tv is 10 YEARS OLD this year!

When I had the idea to create a website for actors all those years ago, I never dreamt it would become the largest knowledge platform for our industry - ON THE PLANET!

There is no other resource on...

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Peter Hunt is one of the real GOOD guys of casting.

Heading up the casting department at Lime Pictures, Peter is responsible for casting all things Hollyoaks, as well...

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Actor Steve Evets is an absolute ONE-OFF!

Not only is he one of the most talented actors on our TV screens, he's also one of the most real, authentic guys you will...

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Actor Ryan Clayton, exploded onto our screens, as Coronation Street bad boy, Josh Tucker, back in 2018.

Josh shook the Corrie cobbles, when he drugged and...

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I first met Kris Hitchen, helping Dan Hubbard cast a hard-hitting charity advert.

There was something VERY different about Kris though - he had an authenticity I'd...

Casting director Andy Pryor, and associate Ri McDaid-Wren, are 2 of my favourite people in the industry. Not only do they cast the BIGGEST shows on TV - Doctor Who, Gentleman Jack, Years And Years, The A Word... - they are also a real force for GOOD!

After recently attending a drama readthrough...

Isobel Steele was thrust into the limelight, after landing the role of Liv Flaherty, in ITV's Emmerdale, back in 2015!

3 and a half years later, and Liv has become one of the serial drama's most popular characters.

However, Isobel isn't just an actress - she's also a keen musician, and a...

There is NO DOUBT about it, self-tapes have become BIG business in the acting industry, over the last 12 months.

Casting directors are often skipping first-round, in-person auditions - opting for self-tapes instead - and actors are being asked to put themselves on tape, multiple times a week,...

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Natalie Payne of Payne Management is one of the most hard-working and respected agents I know.

With clients working at the very TOP of TV, film and theatre -...

Over the past few weeks, I've recorded podcasts with some SUPER-talented actors, branching out into the world of short film, for the very first time.

I'm all about actors creating their own work, rather than waiting for their agent to call, but I'm aware that not every actor is quite ready for...

A few months back, I got an Instagram DM, asking me to check out an actor's first short film.

I get A LOT of requests to watch stuff, and always try where I can. The quality of projects varies, but once in a while I'm really blown away.

Actor, Liam Collins' film, My Toughest Battle -...