The Late Bloomer Actor

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. S02E04: Discover the secrets behind the casting director's creative process in our fascinating conversation with John Frank Levy, a veteran LA casting director with over 35 years of experience and author of Right for the Role. We dive into John's illustrious career, passion for people and their stories, and how he transition...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. We have a true 'role reversal' in this episode with my very good friend, fellow actor and my first EVER guest on the show, Eva Grzelak playing host and turning the interview onto me. We discuss my journey to becoming a 'late bloomer actor', starting at kindergarten  in Adelaide and heading west on a trip around Aus...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. And we travel to good ole England for Episode 2, Season 2 to catch up with actor and podcast host of 'Actors Making It', Danny Barton. In this episode, I turn the tables on Danny, where he normally gets to drill his guest on his podcast (including myself in 2022) and delve into what drives him to be an actor. We talk about h...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Season 2, Episode 1. We start 2023 with an awesome episode with friend and acting teacher, from Los Angeles, Jeff Seymour, aka The Real Life Actor. Jeff has been an acting coach for 42 years. He currently has a number 1 rated podcast, The Real Life Actor, with 151 episodes which can be found on all platforms. Jeff also wrote a book on...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Episode 12 - End Of Season Special for 2022. In this episode I bring back 3 guests form the year to discuss some of the pertinent topics raised by guests throughout the year.  From my very first episode in January, the wonderful actress and great friend, Eva Grzelak.  Followed by, from Episode 3, Brisbane based actor and voice over ar...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Episode 11 is with international actress and now a coach for the business side of acting, Andrea Osvart. Andrea has returned to her home country of Hungary where she continues her very successful acting career and is now imparting her acting business acumen onto other actors. We discuss the pitfalls and benefits of being an internatio...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Episode 10 with Aron Giagu. Aron is an Adelaide based writer and Director of independent productions, specifically his feature debut 'Are We Heroes' and up coming fantasy series 'Warpath Chronicle'. Aron is also a fight choreographer and teachers other actors how to fight for stage and screen both personally and al...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Episode 9 with Tony Knight. Educated at Sydney Grammar School, trained at the Drama Centre in London and earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Sydney University.  He was a long time teacher at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) where he was also the Head Of Acting for from 1992 to 2011 where he trained some...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Episode 8 is here. And I must say, thank you.......... thank you to all my listeners, this podcast has officially passed the 'death' hurdle........ the point where most podcasts fail to proceed. In this episode, I am very excited to interview the fantastic actor, Andy McPhee. Andy is an accomplished actor, both in Australia...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Episode 7 is all about agents, with my Adelaide agents from Buckland and Gun Management (aka AAA Talent). We discuss the actor/agent relationship and how to enjoy the journey of acting rather than hoping for fame and fortune alone. Being Adelaide based, we do focus on the South Australian industry particularly, which was very interest...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Episode 6  is  with Adelaide based actor, Tim Hawkins. Tim is an Adelaide identity. Having started out young in the acting world, but then realising he needed a 'back-up' plan to pay the bills, he learned the backstage craft of lighting, sound and general entertainment facilitation.  But he was always drawn towards the front...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Episode 5 is  with Andrew Hearle, actor and CEO of the online drama club and acting resource site StageMilk.  This discussion went in a completely different direction to what I originally thought it would, and in a very enlightening way.  Andrew’s insights into acting in general and with a focus of us late bloomers was just fantastic....

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. Episode 4 with casting director Greg Apps and host of the online acting training resource The Audition Technique. I consider Greg a great friend and mentor as he has been a part of my acting journey almost from the commencement of my journey.  Greg has a wonderfully long history in the Australian television and movie scene, as well as...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. This episode introduces Stephen Walker. Brisbane based actor and recent Tik Tok viral sensation for his spider catching 'expertise'. We discuss the change in the film making processes from the 70/80s to today and how he has become an all-rounder (aka 'slashee') by working with Channel 7 in Sydney. We also delve int...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. My guest today is a great friend of mine having started out on the late bloomer acting journey with me in 2013 where we met on day 1 of a 12 month acting course in Adelaide. We like to refer to each other as onscreen husband and wife after we performed our first stage experience together for a scene from the play ‘Speaking In Tongues’...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. This (my first episode) is with Eva Grzelak, a great friend of mine having met in 2015 as supporting actors on a MAPS student film in Adelaide, South Australia. A short film called ‘Frequency’ – arguably one of the best short films I’ve been involved in so far, thanks to the up-and-coming Director Rebecca Duncker.  Eva was born in Che...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. This monthly podcast series, hosted by actor David John Clark, will focus on his journey as a late bloomer actor and the people that he has crossed paths with on that journey. Episodes will partly showcase the trials and tribulations of starting on a journey in the acting world that many (or dare we say, most) actors commence in their...

Text or Voicemail The Late Bloomer Actor a Question or Comment. This monthly podcast series will focus on the journey of late bloomer actors, the trials and tribulations of starting on a journey in the acting world that many (or dare I say, most) actors commence in their early 20’s or 30’s, and usually via 3- or 4-years of formal drama school education straight out of senior high school. I will en...