Episodes

Experience the rollercoaster journey of an actor's life with our guest, Vincent Donato. From a high school audition that didn't pan out to appearances in renowned productions like Storm Boy and Heaven's Burning, Vincent offers a peek behind the curtain into the unpredictable world of acting. We also touch on the fascinating duality of his life, as he expertly juggles a thriving acting career with the responsibilities of a family business. Spanning the spectrum from big budget films to indie pro...

S02 E06: Ever dreamt of making it big in Hollywood? You're not alone - join me as I share my experiences and insights from a recent trip to the heart of the entertainment industry. From navigating the infamous traffic to connecting with fellow actor Jacqui Darbyshire, I was inspired by the energy and motivation that LA has to offer. Together, we'll explore what it takes to chase your dreams and overcome the fear of failure. In this spellbinding episode, we'll discuss the importance of researchi...

S02E05 - Join me as I get personal with my longtime friend and bodybuilding mentor, Nick Jones, who shares his inspiring story of overcoming a troubled past and dedicating 33 years of his life to nutrition, health, and wellness. We discuss the impact of health and wellbeing on actors' careers, and Nick gives us a sneak peek into his podcast Inspiration. We also explore how Nick's experience starting his successful supplement brand, GenTech Nutrition, fueled his passion for bodybuilding and commi...

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 transitioned from directing theatre to casting. Listen as we discuss the importance of community in successful productions and share insights from John's travels to Australia. As we e...

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 Australia, that ended 14 years later. We delve into my early years as an 'extra' in Sydney in the mid to late 1990's, including an exciting appearance alongside Natalie Portman in Star W...

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 how growing up and how 'performance' can make you feel part of your environment and the people, especially pertinent for people how grew up moving around a lot, where you fi...

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 acting, The Real Life Actor, available on Amazon.com. He currently teaches six international Zoom classes a week, as well as private training and audition coachin...

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 artist (and spider whisperer), Stephen Walker. And last, but certainly not least, from Episode 9, fellow Adelaidaidean, acting teacher and ( I know he doesn’t like t...

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 international actor and the complete journey her career has taken from growing up in a communist society in a small community when you have a creative desire to working wit...

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 also for local talent training school Type Talent. It his episode, we talk about the actor/director relationship and and how important both are in the collaboration of story telling, es...

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 of Australia's favorite actors including Cate Blanchett, Sam Worthington, Jacqueline MacKenzie and Miranda Otto to name a few. He has traveled the world both personally...

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 and the United States, with over 140 IMDB credits, including (arguably) his most known role as Keith McGee, in the acclaimed television series Sons Of Anarchy. Straight out ...

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 interesting in the discussions around how SA industry participants are all so open to collaboration in this state, both in the student film sector, independent film secto...

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 of the camera, acting, and having a solid background in the crew delivery area, and a little more 'mature' he was able to focus on himself in his later years and get back to ...

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. So many times in my discussions about my journey as a late bloomer actor, I bring up the negatives of starting acting at such a later part of one's life, but Andrew ...

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 having been involved in some great international productions. He is a wealth of knowledge for actors particularly in the world of auditions. This is where the rol...

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 into the financial arena and how having a sound financial plan has led him to having a satisfactory passive income which allows for him to now focus on his acting full-time. And straig...

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’ by Andrew Bovell. In 2015 she was fortunate to partake in a full-time year long acting program with Melbourne’s ‘Film & Television Studio International’. She conti...

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 Cheshire England, a year before me and immigrated to Australia in the mid 70’s with her parents. Her employment background is as an accomplished audio-visual technicia...

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 early 20’s or 30’s, and usually via 3- or 4-years of formal drama school education straight out of senior high school. But specifically, the series will delve into...

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 endeavour to bring on guests that are fellow late bloomer actors to learn from their acting journey. And also, industry guests that can advise us late bloomer actors ...