The Actors Volume

Cissy Jones’ episode is now live on The Actors Volume. From Silicon Valley, to building a career in voiceover and performance capture, to becoming a leading voice in protecting actors’ rights in the age of AI, this conversation covers a lot. We talk about the career pivot, the dry stretches, the pressure of tying your worth to the next booking, and the personal work it takes to keep showing up wit...

Jay Walker's episode is now live on The Actors Volume. From speech and debate in Minnesota. To stepping away from the path he thought he was supposed to follow. To early momentum, long dry spells, and learning how to keep moving. To leading a major franchise as the player character in Battlefield. This conversation gets into the part of the career people do not talk about enough. How to keep b...

Gideon Emery joins us for the Season 2 premiere of The Actors Volume. Born in England and raised largely in Johannesburg, Gideon spent years building a life in the work before moving to LA. He trained in theater, worked professionally in South Africa for a decade, and eventually found his way into voiceover, video games, and performance capture. This conversation is about the long game. We talk ab...

Somewhere between teaching math in Miami and doing student films off Craigslist, this week’s guest, Zach Mendez, realized he wasn’t going back to a traditional career. He just wasn’t built for it. What followed wasn’t a clear plan, filled with stand-up gigs, improv classes, sketch comedy, philosophy books, long stretches of doubt, and a few lucky breaks. Now he’s working in AAA games, bringing rea...

Matthew Brezina didn’t take a traditional path into performance capture. He studied politics. Fell into acting. Picked up martial arts. Shot indie films with friends. And somewhere along the way, realized he wanted to build a career that brought all of it together. Today, he’s a producer and AD on some of the most technically demanding PCAP shoots in the industry, and a co-founder of The Actors Vo...

Richard Dorton didn’t grow up thinking performance was where he’d land. He was a mixed Asian American kid in D.C., drawn to monsters, makeup, and movement. But something kept pulling him toward the industry and he kept finding ways in. He managed a costume shop in D.C., studied stage makeup, and launched his own SFX company, Gore-tastic , so he could bring his love of horror to life. Eventually, h...

Jeff Berg didn’t grow up thinking acting was a real option. He was raised in a small town in Canada, far from soundstages or casting offices, but something kept pulling him toward the work. In this episode, we trace that path. From theater school in New York to indie film, and eventually to the world of performance capture, where he found a kind of creative freedom that stuck. Jeff talks about wha...

Emily Schweber didn’t plan on working in casting. She studied printmaking, worked in a darkroom, and thought her path would stay in the art world. But one night, sitting at a dinner table as a friend reviewed audition tapes, something clicked: People do this? This is a job? That moment quietly sparked a career. From flipping through headshots as an unpaid assistant to casting Titanic , The Matrix...

Jee Young Han didn’t set out to work in performance capture. But from drama club to New York, from working behind the scenes to starring in Dragon Age, her path has been anything but straight. And that’s what makes it hers. In this episode, we talk about burnout, booking, and what it takes to stay grounded in an industry that can mess with your head. Jee shares how community, not networking, has b...

Welcome to The Actors Volume Podcast—your resource for Finding Your Path and Honing Your Craft. Join industry professionals Jeff Berg and Matthew Brezina as they have candid conversations with their friends, colleagues, and mentors so you can get to know those who make this industry special and learn the standards they set for success. Whether you’re an actor or a creative, each episode is crafted...