Actors With Issues with Juan Ayala

Actor of stage and screen (and a personal friend!) Jhulenty Delossantos joins us on the show this week to talk about his latest role on the new Netflix comedy series Uncoupled . Jhulenty shares his experience working on the show and working with actors Neil Patrick Harris and Emerson Brooks, and talks about the importance of actors having a mentor to guide them throughout their careers, and findin...

Stage and screen actor Juan Pablo Espinosa joins us on the show this week to talk all about his decade-spanning role in the new survival drama series "Keep Breathing" from the team behind NBC thriller "Blindspot". Juan Pablo talks about his early years growing up in Colombia, how seeing the Broadway musical CATS inspired him to want to perform and the differences between the Colombian vs Hollywood...

Joining us for our latest episode is Gregory Zarian, an Emmy nominated actor, model and motivational speaker with a 30+ year career in show business. Gregory has worked on iconic series like General Hospital and Days of Our Lives and modern hits like Westworld and the upcoming Netflix film That’s Amor . Gregory chats with us about the Netflix project and it’s empowering message of love in all form...

This week we are joined by “Orange Is The New Black” and “In The Heights” star Dascha Polanco, who talk about her role in the Prime Video original movie “Samaritan” where she plays TIffany, a single mother to a young boy (Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton) who discovers a real life superhero, known as Samaritan (Sylvester Stallone), who was believed to have to have gone missing during an epic battle years earl...

Television and film actor Bernardo Badillo joins us on the show this week to chat with us about his two latest roles, a supporting role in the film “Emily the Criminal” opposite Aubrey Plaza, and on the new Hulu series “This Fool”, both of which premiered in theatres and on television on August 12th. Bernardo talks with us about his experience on both projects as well as the importance for actors...

Grace Caroline-Currey joins us on the show this week to talk about her newest film, FALL, where she plays Becky, an expert rock climber recovering from a tragic loss, and her best friend Hunter (played by Virginia Gardner) who after a climb gone wrong, are stranded atop a 2000-foot tall abandoned radio tower with no way down and must put their skills to the test in order to survive. Grace talks wi...

This week we are joined by one of the stars of the hit Netflix series “Never Have I Ever” Jaren Lewison! Jaren talks with us about the upcoming third season of the teen comedy, as well as the fourth and final season which just wrapped production, as well as some of the biggest lessons learned while working on the show. Jaren also talks about the importance of having a support group of people, acto...

This week we are joined by a rising actor Eli Golden, star of Netflix’s “13: The Musical” based on the hit Broadway musical by Jason Robert Brown. Eli chats with us about his experience rehearsing and filming the series with legendary music video, TV and film director Tamra Davis, his love of action movies and desire to do a big action movie, and advice he has for young actors everywhere. 13: The...

Stage and screen actor Justiin Davis joins us on the show this week to talk all about his latest role in the new Off-Broadway play “Patience”, where he plays Daniel, a professional Solitaire player who is ready to retire and live a picture-perfect life with his husband-to-be Jordan. He’s just got one final, career-defining match to make his way through. Justiin’s television credits include recurri...

‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ star Matt Cornett joins us on the podcast this week to talk all about the show’s third season, now streaming on Disney+! Matt talks about the welcome changes he, the cast and crew experienced as they moved production from snowy Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, some of the things on his career bucket list like joining the MCU, and why young actors should...

The hilarious actor, musician and comedian Flula Borg joins us on the show this week to talk about his role as Jeff the Unicorn in the upcoming animated film from Apple TV and Skydance Animation, "LUCK". Flula shares that he hopes audiences find a fantastical escape from the crazy world around us and why actors "can't sit and wait on people" and should "do stuff!". LUCK will be available to stream...

Stage and screen actor Matthew August Jeffers joins us on the show this week to talk all about his feature film debut in “Unidentified Objects” where he stars as Peter, who sets out with his alien-obsessed neighbor to find their place in the universe. Matthew shares his insight in how he recovered getting sidetracked in his acting career after feeling rejected, his experience working on the the NB...

Emmy and Oscar-nominated actress and singer Annette O’Toole joins us on the show this week to talk all about the upcoming fourth season of Netflix romantic drama series Virgin River . Annette shares what it was like returning to Vancouver to film the show after her absence in season three, how much she admires young actresses for their sense of confidence on set, and some of the fondest memories f...

Actor and model Logan Macrae joins us on the show this week to chat about his roles in the upcoming thriller Where The Crawdads Sing , based on the best-selling novel, as well Apple TV+ series Blackbird , and Korean War-era film Devotion . Logan talks about his experience filming Crawdads in Louisiana, reflects on the transition from working as a professional model to becoming an actor, and how hi...

Welcome back, folks! We are back from our midseason break with a new interview and have a great lineup of guests coming up! Joining us on the show this week is Broadway and television actor Jake David Smith who is here to chat with us about his role in the Off-Broadway musical Between The Lines , where he stars as Prince Oliver, a role he booked in March 2020 before Broadway was forced to shutter...

Joining us for a special Pride Month episode of Actors With Issues is a delightful group of actors from across the LGBTQ+ community: actor Terry Hu (‘Zombies 3’, Disney+); advocate and recording artist Layke; actor, writer and director Max Talisman (‘Things Like This’); Broadway, television and TikTok star Ian Paget; and Broadway and television actor Troy Iwata (Netflix’s Dash & Lily , Apple T...

The hilarious hosts of the podcast Reality Gays , Jake Anthony and Matt Marr join us on the show this week for a delightful conversation about acting, podcasting, reality TV and so much more! Reality Gays covers a bunch of different reality TV shows, from TLC’s 90 Day Fiance and Bravo’s Below Deck , to and Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle and Love is Blind ! Jake and Anthony went to college together, a...

Actress and writer Amanda Cordner stops by to chat with us about the upcoming second season of their CBC/HBO Max series 'Sort Of', where she plays the character 7ven (pronounced as ‘seven’), a gender-fluid ‘sort of’ art curator who is best friends with series protagonist Sabi. Amanda shares how she’s handled burnout, her journey from theater artist to series regular, and how people in the LGBTQ+ c...

Actor and writer John Hartman joins us on the podcast this week and shares his insight and advice when it comes to career satisfaction, and the changes in the importance of content creation for actors, from short films and web series on YouTube to micro-content platforms like TikTok. John also talks about his experience working on shows like Disjointed, Two Broke Girls, and Ghosts! Thanks for tuni...

Lewis Pullman, 'Bob' in the highly-anticipated summer blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick" joins on the podcast this week and talks all about his experience working on the film, the intense flight training that star Tom Cruise put together for the young cast to prepare for their roles, and what it was like growing up with his movie star dad Bill Pullman. Top Gun: Maverick is in theatres everywhere May...

In celebration of Asian American-Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are very excited to share a special roundtable discussion with four delightful actors: -Ludi Lin, Mortal Kombat, The CW’s Kung Fu -Ashly Burch, The Ghost and Molly McGee -Leah Lewis, The CW’s Nancy Drew , Netflix’s The Half Of It -Eddie Liu, The CW’s Kung Fu The four talk about their varying upbringings and exposure to meaningful...

Television and film actor Beulah Koale joins us on the show this week to chat about his experience working with Karen Gillan (‘Guardians of the Galaxy’) and Aaron Paul (‘Breaking Bad’) in Riley Stearns latest dark comedy-drama ‘DUAL’. Beulah also reflects on the differences between the tension-filled film vs the fast-paced CBS drama ‘Hawaii Five-O’ he worked on during seasons 8 through 10, and the...

Elliott Ross stops by to talk about his role as Prince Cedric on The Quest, a new competition series on Disney+ that thrusts its young contestants into a fully immersive world full of fantasy, magic and mayhem as they seek out to save the world of Everealm. Elliott plays Prince Cedric, one of the many characters throughout the mystical, medieval world of the series that helps guide its young conte...

Emmy-nominated actress Gloria Reuben talks all about her sinister but layered role as Captain Hollister in the latest Stephen King adaptation ‘Firestarter’, starring opposite Zac Efron and Ryan Kiera Armstrong. She shares how excited she was to take on a character originated by Martin Sheen in the gender-swapped antagonist role, and talks about dealing with rejection throughout her varied career a...

Actress and filmmaker Emily Ruhl joins us on the podcast today to talk with us about the inspiration behind some of her award-winning LGBTQ+ romantic short film Blue Moon and her latest project 13th Stepping , a dark comedy-drama series centering on a group of AA members in New York City. Emily also shares how she learned the age-old adage of “trust the process” and gained insight as a casting dir...