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If you've ever met, or interacted online with serial drama director Mickey Jones, you'll know what a character this guy is!

With a MASSIVE heart and a passion for discovering new acting talent, to give TV opportunities to, Mickey is one of the real good guys in the industry!

Fresh off the cobbles at Coronation Street, he popped round to record an awesome, new Act...

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Daniel Edwards CDG is one of the most successful casting directors in UK TV - he's also a bloody nice guy, and someone who champions new and diverse talent.

At the time of recording this 2 hour and 41 minute chat, Daniel is responsible for co-casting massive shows, such as Line Of Duty with the wonderful casting director Kate Rhodes James, he's casting numerous...

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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 passions in life to drive their personal brands as performers forward.

A mutual love of running marathons, lead them to the launch a new podcast - Behind The Medal - a show documenting...

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Dan Winch isn't just a TOP TV producer - he's one of the most rounded industry professionals I've ever met.

Starting out as an assistant director, Dan worked on award-winning TV shows like Boy A, The Mark of Cain, Appropriate Adult, See No Evil: The Moors Murders, Birdsong, and Paddy Considine's Tyrannosaur.

In 2017 Dan produced A Very English Scandal,...

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 Earth, bringing casting directors, agents, actors and other top industry professionals together, to help elevate others, on a weekly basis.

It's certainly not been plain sailing to get here though, and in...

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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 as many other TV productions under the Lime umbrella.

He's constantly on the lookout for new faces, really champions actors to be their best, and is always on hand to give advice and support.

In...

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53two was established back in 2016, by actor Simon Naylor - and has very quickly become a central pillar of the Manchester theatre scene.

Now the largest and most versatile arts venue in the city, 53two plays host to some of the most exciting new writing and new talent in the UK.

I invited Simon and 53two manager - Alex Maxwell - into the studio (erm... kitchen) to...

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**When we recorded this podcast, Nicola and Bryony were agents at Regan Talent Group. In July 2020, they set up a new agency - Nicola Bolton Management.

Regan Manchester - part of the Regan Talent Group are one of the leading acting agencies in the UK.

You only need to glance at the agency's Twitter feed, to see a constant stream of clients, working...

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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 ever meet.

Steve was thrust into the limelight, when he landed the lead role in Ken Loach's 2009 film, Looking For Eric, opposite Eric Cantona.

Since then, he's gone on to star in some of the biggest...

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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 raped David Platt - a storyline that had the nation gripped.

After a year's absence from the show, Josh recently returned to cause even more mayhem for David, and I thought it would be a perfect...