It gives me GREAT pleasure to welcome to the site, one of the most POSITIVE casting directors on the planet - the wonderful Nicky Bligh!

Responsible for casting MASSIVE comedy hits, including: Mrs Brown's Boys, Living The Dream, Mount Pleasant, and Ricky Gervais' Extras, Nicky knows what she needs from a comic actor.

I just had to ask her to take part in a 100% LIVE video Q&A!

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Today's interview guest is long time friend of Act On This and TOP UK casting director - Michael Jackson!

Michael and his wife Beverley form the casting powerhouse, that is Beverley Keogh Casting in Manchester.

Responsible for MASSIVE TV dramas, including the BAFTA-winning Happy Valley, Last Tango In Halifax, Scott & Bailey, and ITV's brand new drama Paranoid, it's clear this team knows what it takes to work at the very top of the acting industry.

I asked Michael to join me at 'On The...

It gives me GREAT pleasure to give you guys this brand new 'Coffee Conversation' with Hollyoaks' latest recruit, actor Dan Jillings!

I'd heard numerous TV directors speak highly of Dan's work, but it wasn't until Emmerdale's Danny Miller introduced me to Dan, that I discovered he was also a really TOP bloke!

Dan and Danny run an INCREDIBLE charity together, called Once Upon A Smile, helping children and parents deal with bereavement.

You can learn all about the charity by watching this...

Jordan Hogg is a young, dynamic director, with absolutely NO FEAR - having faced and overcome some huge adversity in his life.

He lives with pretty severe cerebral palsy, but this hasn't stopped him chasing his dreams.

Jordan first honed his skills as a director on series 6 & 7 of the critically acclaimed Shameless for Company Pictures/ Channel 4 and was then selected to be a member of Channel 4’s Shooting Party.

In 2010, Jordan joined Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, where he directed...

In late 2015, Annie Wallace became the UK's FIRST transgender TV actress to be cast in a regular transgender role - playing the head honcho at Hollyoaks High - Mrs Sally St Claire!

Annie's journey to that point is both fascinating and truly inspirational - and if you want to learn how to unlock your true acting potential, by living in your authentic power, you MUST watch this broadcast replay!

It took Annie 50 YEARS to crack the true science behind success, and she's ready to share this...

*Since filming this #ActOnThisTV episode, Tom has moved from Red Production Company, to the BBC - where he is now head of BBC Drama - North.

It's not every day us actors get to speak to the high-powered execs, and Tom Sherry is one of the best in the industry.

Tom has produced MASSIVE TV drama, including ITV's Paranoid, the awesome Scott & Bailey, Ordinary Lies and Prey, to name but a few.

I asked Tom to join me at 'On The 7th' in MediaCityUK to open up the world of high-end producing to...

Lee Boardman has been working as a professional actor for 25 years!

In this time he has starred in some of the biggest films and TV shows out there - both in the UK and in the US.

He recently starred as serial killer Jay Newman in Sky One hit drama series The Five, he played Hane in ITV’s Beowulf, and starred alongside Sean Bean in the US movie, The Young Messiah.

Lee also played series regular DCI George Morris in ITV’s Bancroft - this guy NEVER stops working!

In this...

Viewers of my weekly vlog #WatchRoss, will know that I headed back to my old TV acting class recently.

Whilst there, I bumped into the super-talented actor and head 'act4tv' tutor - Joe Simpson.

Joe is a working actor, with 30 YEARS professional experience - and SO MUCH passion for the acting industry, it's insane!

He's not famous, hasn't won a BAFTA - but he's very rarely off our screens!

I just HAD to ask Joe to take part in a podcast with me - and of course he said YES!

During our chat,...