BLOG – AMAZON REVIEW AND WRITERS’ STRIKE – APRIL & MAY 2023

BLOG – AMAZON REVIEW AND WRITERS’ STRIKE – APRIL & MAY 2023

Back in January, I worked on a series for Amazon - customer reviews read by thespians. In April, my video was released on the Amazon channel on YouTube. The first video they had put up back in February, had had two million views so I am hoping for big things. The...

BLOG – TAKING CONTROL – FEBRUARY/MARCH 2023

BLOG – TAKING CONTROL – FEBRUARY/MARCH 2023

If you’ve read January’s blog, you’ll know that I’ve been struggling with the industry and the way it operates in Los Angeles. By the end of February, I was in a place where I wanted to quit all together so I decided the better option would be to take control. I...

BLOG – WHERE’S THE RESPECT FOR ACTORS? – January 2023

BLOG – WHERE’S THE RESPECT FOR ACTORS? – January 2023

Over the last ten years or so, working in both LA and the UK, I’ve noticed there is a stark difference in the way actors are treated in each place. Every project varies, of course, but the huge supply of actors in LA appears to result in little value being placed on...

POST – RRR – YOU MUST SEE THIS FILM! – December 2022

POST – RRR – YOU MUST SEE THIS FILM! – December 2022

To me, the absolute joy of cinema is when it encompasses visual spectacle with brilliant storytelling. RRR is an epic film that somehow combines virtually all the themes found in movies in just the one film: overcoming the monster, the quest, buddy love, voyage and...

BLOG – NEW YORK CITY AND LIFETIME MOVIE – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022

BLOG – NEW YORK CITY AND LIFETIME MOVIE – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022

September and October were busy. In September, I flew to New York to take some meetings and finally decide if I might make a move to the East Coast. My trip was cut short as I was offered a Lifetime movie and had to return to LA early but while I was there, I fitted...

BLOG – YOU JUST HAVE TO LEARN TO GET THROUGH  IT – August 2022

BLOG – YOU JUST HAVE TO LEARN TO GET THROUGH IT – August 2022

Month eight of 2022, and so far it’s been a strange year. Having worked on a decent amount of projects during the pandemic, this year has been very slow with a lot of near misses or being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Twice I’ve been offered work in LA when...

BLOG – VOLUNTEERING, HIKING & AN INDIE FEATURE – April 2022

BLOG – VOLUNTEERING, HIKING & AN INDIE FEATURE – April 2022

April continued in the same vein as the last few months – a lot of auditions, and I was on avail for another commercial but then released.  But then I had two job offers through previous contacts. The writer, Aaron Therol, first saw me in the short film, Icarus. He...