If I ask an actor to see a sample of their work, 99 times out of 100 they show me a dramatic piece.

Most actors think they are pretty good at it and will default it to almost every time.

When I ask actors about why they do this, in a roundabout way they say that it’s simple to do drama. When I hear this, I get where they are coming from.

A few tears and a quiver in your voice is all it takes to bring a dramatic scene to life...right?

Unfortunately, it’s not quite that easy. Building dramatic characters can be extremely challenging but if you want to be a professional actor, you have to be able to do it.

See, great dramatic actors are tough to find. Actors have to be able to go from one emotional extreme to other, often in a single scene, and that makes for a challenging performance.

It’s also why casting directors and industry decision makers love to work with talented dramatic actors, regardless of the genre of the project they are working on.

Dramatic actors tend to have an incredible acting range and are able to pull off a wide spectrum of characters.

So many A list actors started as dramatic actors, and that’s something you should pay attention to.

If you want to be a professional actor too, you have to get really good at this.

Most actors sort of shrug this off and think they’re pretty good at drama already. It’s usually not the case. Here’s why...

When I speak with an actor about their industry goalks, one of the first things that comes to mind are headshots.

Actors can’t live without them and they are one of the most important things to consider when building an acting career.

A bad headshot can literally stop a career in its tracks and I’ve seen it happen way too much.

What’s most troubling is just how little actors really know about what makes a great headshot,. that improves their casting chances.

If you want to be a professional acting you can’t just wing it with this. There is a formula for what makes a great headshot and when you tap into that, you will know what will make CDs notice you and take the next step.

Here’s how...

The way you deliver your lines on set, or in an audition setting, can make or break your career. I know that kind of sounds obvious, but here’s what I mean.

Your vocal delivery is something that directors think of as “permanent.” Facial expressions and reactions are easy to shift. That’s what they train to do.

Your vocalizations are easy to shift too, but most directors don’t see it that way. Most casting directors don’t immediately see it that way either and that can cause you to stay stuck in our career.

Professional actors know this and they put a ton of effort into perfecting their vocalizations and tonality, making sure their voice is always screen-ready.

If you want to be a professional actor, this is something you can’t ignore...

If you tune into the awards shows like everyone else, you could be missing out on something big!

Sure, the glitz and glamour are fun and so is the anticipation of waiting to see if your favorites will be giving acceptance speeches, but the awards can also give you some incredibly valuable industry information, if you know what you are looking for.

It’s a chance for you, as an actor, to see what the industry is responding to.

If you actually pay attention to why the winners won and why the nominees were nominated, you can do the same to build your own acting career.

Here’s how...

There are plenty of acting opportunities in 2021, but most actors will miss out on a lot of them. What that means for you is that, if you know how to find those opportunities, you could have very little competition.

For years, Casting Directors would sometimes even struggle to get people to come in and read for many of these projects, and agents would even discourage talent from considering them.

Today, even A-listers are going all in on some of these opportunities and I can think of a few actors whose careers completely skyrocketed after booking one of these opportunities.

See professional actors are willing to take chances at the right time. If you want to be a professional actor too, you should pay attention when they start to do projects like this.

Here's how to find these acting opportunities...

Being successful as an actor depends on a few things, but actors tend to let themselves get distracted by a lot of stuff that really doesn’t matter.

A few days ago, I sat down with one of the most respected Casting Directors in the industry. She has an incredible eye for discovering new talent and for helping actors get to the next level.

Anytime I have the opportunity to speak with her, I get tons of incredible information. We’ll be talking about it quite a bit.

Today, what we are going to start with are the top 3 things Casting Directors look for during the casting process.

If you truly want to be a professional actor you have to know how to give CDs exactly what they are looking for...

What if I told you there was a fast growing category, with tons of projects in the works, that many actors want nothing to do with?

On top of that, what if I said this was actually one of the easiest categories to break into and many well known actors got their start in this category.

In fact, some of the most highly respected agents in the industry use this category to launch their new talent.

So why is it that many actors don’t take it seriously? If what you want is to become a professional actor, that could be a big mistake!

See, professional actors know how to go from one category to the next and if you want to be a professional actor too, you have to be able to do the same. Here’s where to start...

The last twelve months have been an absolute whirlwind. Some actors took the opportunity todo things differently than they had been doing before the event of the last year and they have made incredible career progress.

Other actors hit the pause button for a little while and have been struggling to get their careers back on track ever since.

Regardless of everything, the industry has seen incredible growth and the actors that were ready for the changes, have been doing great things.

So, if you are behind on your goals as an actor and you haven’t been accomplishing what you were hoping to accomplish this year, what should you do now?

When this happens to top tier actors (trust me it happens to them too) there is something they do and if you want to be a professional actor, you have to do this too...