Wow, such a great movie! This was a fascinating (and at times arduous) experience, but worth it. For the second viewing, I watched with the director’s commentary. And on the fourth day, I watched with the sound muted. Which for any filmmakers out there, I recommend doing every now and

One night, last week, I awoke suddenly at 2.46am. Feeling that rare buzz of a genius idea popping into my head, I immediately noted it down. It was only when a woke up properly, many hours later, that I saw my disastrous idea: But as the days passed, I keep

I film my showreels from scratch over a single day, in London – so you only need one day physically free in order for us to be able to create a showreel. For actors from the rest of the UK, or even further afield in Europe – I can do

My friend and oft collaborator Debra Baker has launched a YouTube series called ‘The Alphabet Monologues’ which gives 52 actors a platform to perform monologues which will then be shared on social media and sent out to casting directors. When Debra concocted this idea – she had never directed for

He gave me my dream job. I got to work in a video store! And we didn’t quite realise at the time, that forces were working against us. The internet was changing how we watch films — DVDs were being posted through doors and somewhere far away Netflix streaming was

You don’t need to brand yourself. Or rebrand yourself, or whatever other nonsense you may have been sold in a workshop or wherever you picked it up. Acting is about being authentic. If you’re ‘branding’ yourself, you’re adding an unnecessary layer. You’re redirecting attention away from what is real about