An Actor Survives

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Send us a text Lauren Jimmieson Craig & Anthony Craig are two multi-talented Australian performers. Having first met when they studied together at the Queensland Conservatorium, both Lauren and Anthony have led successful careers both together and separately. Lauren has appeared on stage in the international tour of ‘Paw Patrol’, serving as both a performer and the Associate Choreographer - she was also recently seen onstage in the stage productions of 'Cinderella' and 'Elvis'. Anthony wa...

Send us a text Guy Edmonds is an Australian artist who is proof that life in the creative industry can take many different paths. As well as being a talented actor with over 50 credits on stage and screen, he is also an Emmy Award winning writer and director who has had two TV series commissioned by the ABC. In this chat Guy discusses the rollercoaster of triumphs and struggles that he has faced throughout his career. In doing so, he speaks about the importance of building life experience as ...

Send us a text Wendi Lanham is an Australian creative with many talents. Starting young in her professional creative career as an actor and model, she later added presenting and producing to her professional skill set. A true advocate for helping others thrive in the creative industry, she now spends her time mixing her acting talent with business acumen as both a freelance performing artist and the General Manager at Creative Plus Business. In this chat, Wendi speaks about finding ways...

Send us a text Carissa Lee is a talented and multi-faceted Noongar actor based in Naarm, Melbourne. Since graduating from Flinders Drama Centre, she has made her mark across film, television and theatre. Most recently, she appeared as Principal Cruz in ABC’s ‘Planet Lulin’, and has also performed with Melbourne Theatre Company, the Malthouse Theatre, and State Theatre Company of South Australia. More than just an actor, however, she also completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne in whi...

Send us a text Charles Wu is an Australian actor, writer and musician who has been building a strong career for himself across both the stage and screen. Perhaps best known for his role on screen as Ken Liu in ‘Doctor Doctor’ Charles has also regularly treaded the boards with some of Australia’s most respected theatre companies including Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Belvoir St. Theatre, and most recently the State Theatre Company of South Australia. In this chat, h...

Send us a text Alexandra Jensen is an AACTA-nominated Australian actress who you may recognise from her television roles in ‘Talk To Me’, ‘Frayed’, ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘The Messenger’. In this chat, soon after her debut performance in a play in London play, she talks about learning on the job, navigating the highs and lows of acting, battling imposter syndrome, and the importance of asking questions when building a creative career. Support the show

Send us a text Introducing Rose Marel - an Aussie actor living and working in Canada! If you have ever wanted to give that move a go - listen to how Rose did (and is doing!) it. When in Sydney she produced a film company called Chimera Storm Productions, and starred in a play called 'Tick Tick Boom' with subtlenuance (and me!) and since moving to Canada she's done numerous jobs for screen, and recently featured in the play 'Time Stands Still' at the Nest Theatre Granville Island. If you w...

Send us a text Jay James-Moody is an award-winning actor, director, writer and producer. Jay is the creator and Artistic Director of acclaimed boutique company Squabbalogic Independent Music Theatre - one of Australia’s premier producers of intimate musical theatre. In this chat he talks about how squabbalogic came about, and shares many thoughts and experiences from his ongoing, amazing career as an actor and a director. Support the show

Send us a text You’ve seen him in plays in Sydney and Melbourne, or maybe on you Tv in Home and Away, Transfusion, Deadloch, The Secret Kingdom or many others!? Now you’ve heard him on An Actor Survives! A star of stage and screen - and a genuinely lovely person- chatting with Darius was heaps of fun and really inspiring. Episode out now! Support the show

Send us a text It’s exciting to hear about the experiences from actors at all stages of their careers- and this episode absolutely rings true to that! Taia graduated from Actors Centre Australia in 2022, so is in her very first year out in the industry. In this episode she chats to Emily about her first experiences with a professional job, life at drama school during a pandemic and her thoughts about life as an actor - as well as her hopes and dreams for the future. Listen now! Support the show

Send us a text Season 3 episode 2 featuring Julia Billington. We chat about acting of course, but also religion, experience as a student and they share their love of yoga, of community, their dog (who you might hear chatting with my cat in the background!) and all the ways they are contributing to the world as a wonderful creative artist. I was also (as I often am) very much fan girling - Julia is an incredible actor- whom you may have seen in recent Bell Shakespeare productions. SO thr...