An Actor Despairs

Join your host, Ryan Perez, as he interviews guest Bree Elrod about her experiences as an actor over the last few decades. They discuss her creative journey that has taken her all over the country, her work with Alan Rickman, and her amazing performance in “Red Rocket” directed by Sean Baker,  which is currently making huge waves both critically and at the box office.  Hosted on Acast. S...

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Philip Barantini as they talk about his journey from acting into filmmaking, transitioning into directing and working survival jobs, and his new outstanding film "Boiling Point." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Will Catlett as they discuss his incredible journey and working with Kevin Hart in "True Story" as well as many of Will's other projects! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Joanna Vanderham as they talk about her journey growing up, going to drama school, getting pulled away on an acting job, returning to drama school, and all her amazing film, television, and theatre work! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Noomi Rapace as they talk about her journey growing up in a multi-cultural environment, manifesting work, taking on projects that were not the obvious choice, learning English in only a few months, and her brilliant performance in "Lamb." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis as they celebrate Ryan’s five years of sobriety, talk about their friendship and history, and discuss Gabriel-Kane’s life experiences growing up as well as becoming a model and actor. His new movie “Terror on the Prairie” comes out in 2022, and was a transformative experience for G-K. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Alex Hassell as they talk about his youth, getting into acting, founding The Factory Theatre Company, and his work in films like "Two Down," Netflix's brand new "Cowboy Bebop," and the highly anticipated "The Tragedy of Macbeth." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guests Jim Tierney and Brittany Feldman as they talk about a dramatic series of events that has unfolded in the last few months as Ryan searched for his missing dog, Guy. Jim and Brittany were instrumental in the search for Guy and today’s episode focuses not only on their experiences together, but also the amazing work they do for the animal community every day. Brit...

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Rudi Dharmalingam as they discuss Rudi's childhood and getting into table tennis, discovering acting later in life and not going to drama school, the persistence of showing up for auditions even when it meant a 14 hour commute, staying positive, and his new show "Wakefield" now available on Showtime! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join you host Ryan Perez and guest Bill Heck as they discuss Bill's journey into acting, going to grad school at NYU, landing his first jobs, and his new wonderful show "I Know What You Did Last Summer" now streaming!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Eden Epstein as she shares her journey from attending NYU, finding an acting class that was a match, booking "Sweetbitter," and now Season 2 of Apple's "See." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Kaelen Ohm as they discuss her artistic journey as a filmmaker, actor, and musician and talk Netfilx's "Hit and Run." Make sure to check out her music under the name AMAARA! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest John Pollono for Part 2 as they discuss "Small Engine Repair" the film now out in theaters and on VOD 10/1!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest John Pollono as they discuss playwriting, Ryan's role in "Small Engine Repair," and it being turned into a film! This is a re-release with the brand new Part 2 coming Thursday discussing the "Small Engine Repair" film now out in theaters and on VOD 10/1!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Alison Luff as they talk about her childhood growing up in Texas, getting into community theatre, moving to New York City, working on amazing Broadway productions such as "Waitress" and "Les Miserables" and her film/tv work with her new wonderful show on STARZ "Heels." She's also one half of the indie musical duo Big Sur Bound make sure to check out their music!...

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Peyton Meyer as they discuss his childhood experience growing up in Las Vegas, discovering his passion for performing arts, going to Los Angeles to get representation, working on "Girl Meets Word," surmounting extreme tragedy and loss, and his new film "He's All That" now streaming! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Mark O'Brien as they talk about Mark's experience growing up in Canada, developing a passion for filmmaking and acting, the realities of pursuing it in Canada, immigrating to the United States, and his new projects "Blue Bayou" and "The Righteous" (which he wrote and directed) and so much more!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Tim Robbins as they discuss Tim's experience growing up in NYC, getting into theatre, going to college, moving to Los Angeles, founding The Actors' Gang, and The Actors' Gang new production "We Live On" now available on their website in parts 1, 2, 3 for pay what you can! The Actors’ Gang strives to make its content accessible to all patrons. Admission is Pay Wh...

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Andy Horwitz (who is the Executive Vice President at Atlas Entertainment) as they talk about growing up in Los Angeles, getting his start, not going the conventional film school path, starting out as an assistant and working his way up, the state of the film industry, and the stories behind the making of their films like "American Hustle" and "Triple Frontier" a...

Join your host Ryan Perez and guests Denzel Whitaker and John Trefry as they talk about their new film "5150." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Rafael Casal as they take an incredibly deep dive in Rafael's experience growing up, his parents introducing him to the arts, getting into music and poetry, traveling doing poetry slams and shows, moving to LA and having nothing happen to your career, watching your best friend, suddenly, become famous, developing a script for 10 years to finally have it realized...

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Gia Sandhu as they discuss her childhood, getting into the arts, her academic training, working survival jobs, her firs few jobs and her new wonderful show "The Mysterious Benedict Society" now streaming! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Billy Howle as they discuss his experience growing up and moving around the U.K, getting into the arts such as dancing and acting, attending drama schools, and working on amazing projects such as "Dunkirk," "Star Wars," "Outlaw King," "MotherFatherSon," "The Seagull," "The Serpent," and his new show with Jared Harris "The Beast Must Die." Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Simon Birch for Part 2 of their discussion about the 14th Factory talking about: the hurdles it took to get the space in Los Angeles and opening with little to no outside support; the building of and the deeper meanings behind each of the exhibits in the gallery; conquering the bureaucratic loopholes to be able to finally open the gallery to the public; the futu...

Join your host Ryan Perez and artist Simon Birch as they discuss his childhood in the U.K, moving to Hong Kong, becoming an artist, surviving cancer, and the beginnings of the projects that led to his exhibit The 14th Factory! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.