Based in Sydney, Adam is a young, vibrant and talented actor. Graduating from Sydney Theatre School’s three year Advanced Diploma course in 2016, Adam holds an incredible presence on stage and on screen. This strong presence has resulted in a number of memorable stage performances here in Sydney and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as some fantastic screen performances in a variety of short films, music videos and online campaigns. Adam is a creative artist who is known to take direction well and is easy to work alongside. His passion for acting underlines a great work ethic which always results in a committed and honest performance.
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Adelaide Grace Tustian
Age: 12
Adelaide Tustian is a bundle of fun, who can bring a smile and a great laugh to any role!
Adelaide has been acting for as long as she can remember and joined RMK at the age of 8.
Adelaide excels in comic timing, taking direction and ability to learn scripts quickly. She has a passion for singing and musicals, and has plenty of stage experience!
Outside of the performing arts she is a hard-working student and loves hanging around with her friends. If you are looking for a bubbly, warm and fun voice, then look no further!
Adrian Mulraney
Adrian Mulraney was in the very first year of the Western Australian Academy in 84. He has appeared in over 80 theatre productions in Perth, Sydney, Darwin and Melbourne. He was in the most important productions that brought Deckchair Theatre in Fremantle to national prominence. He has also worked as a fight choreographer for theatre, TV and opera. He has played the lead role in many ABC radio plays and supporting roles in many more. There have been numerous readings for the ABC and he has recorded nearly 40 audiobooks available internationally. His TV credits include The Secret River, Miss Phryne Fisher, Heelers, Stingers, Halifax FP, MDA, Neighbours, Dirt Game, City Homicide, Winners And Losers, Rush and Satisfaction. Film work includes a comic-horror film, Zombie Brigade, Blackfellas, The Real Thing, Van Diemen’s Land, The Legend Maker and a German feature called Zukker as well as countless short films. A few years back, he wrote, directed and acted in a short film which was shown in many film festivals around the world and was a finalist in the New York film festival. He is one of Australia’s top voice-over artists and is heard on TV and radio regularly both here and overseas.
Aimee Horne
Aimee is an accomplished actor working across Australia in film, television, radio and theatre.Most recently, Aimee has concluded an epic seven month Australian tour with the world premiere of ‘Fawlty Towers Live’, playing ‘Polly’, directed by John Cleese and CJay Ranger. She starred in productions for the STC, Griffin Theatre and the ABC, as well as touring nationally for Company B (Belvoir) and Arts Radar. Aimee received a Sydney Theatre Award nomination for her role in the TRS production of The Highway Crossing. Film: Love is Now (Eponine Films), The Burning Man (Paramount Pictures).TRS: The Highway Crossing, Bondi Feast 2013/14. Legs on the Wall: My Bicycle Loves You. Griffin Theatre Company: Quack!, S-27, 24 Hour Project Generator. Sydney Theatre Company: Alphabet Of Arousal (Rough Draft), Like a Fishbone, Brecht Workshop (Education), Bloodwood (Rough Draft). Company B: A Midsummer Nights Dream, Voices (Creative Development), Tiger Country (Creative Development). Playwriting Australia: The Bleeding Tree, The Damned, Swamplands, War Crimes, Tilt. Cry Havoc: Julius Caesar. Beyond Empathy: The Strange Case of Paprika Stead. Theatre of Image: Georgiana Woman of Flowers.NIDA Directors: In the Solitude of Cotton Fields, The Love Talker, Body of Water. SYV: Gallipoli. TV: Recipe for Murder (ABC), East West 101 (SBS). Double Take (7). Training: NIDA, Flinders Drama Centre (SA).
Amelia Hones
Age: 12
Amelia is an intelligent girl who loves acting, is a natural improviser and learns lines incredibly quickly.
She has been studying drama for four years with ATYP and The Actors Lounge.
Amelia is school captain and has represented her school in public speaking, debating and acting workshops. She is comfortable on stage presenting and MCing events and grabs every opportunity that comes her way.
When not on stage Amelia is an avid reader and loves drawing caricatures, coding, animating and climbing trees.
Amy Rose Tustian
Age: 15
Amy is a natural presenter and performer, who can handle a wide variety of both realistic and comic roles.
Ever since watching her parents perform when she was young, Amy has always had a strong interest in acting, performing and voicework. She’s performed in multiple musicals ever since she was 10 years old, her favourite roles including the Cat in the Hat in Seussical, Captain Hook in Peter Pan, and Pepper in Annie. Aside from theatre, Amy loves on-screen and voiceover work, and has worked for companies such as Volkswagen and the NRMA.
When she’s not acting or singing, you’ll find Amy shopping, hanging out with friends or playing the ukulele. When it comes to performing, she’s always up for a challenge, and working to bring something special to every character.
Andrew Johnston
Andrew has worked regularly in theatre, film and TV for over 15 years. His recent theatre credits include Jeff in The Lunar Effect (Old Fitz Theatre, 2015), Gordy in Philip Ridley’s Shivered (Mad March Hare, 2015), Bottom in Peter Evans’ production of A Midsummer Nights Dream (Bell Shakespeare, 2013) and Alan in Lee Lewis’ national touring production Moliere’s The School For Wives (Bell Shakespeare, 2012). Children across Australia know him as the mischievous Andy from the stage adaptations of Andy Griffiths’ incredibly successful Treehouse Series (CDP, 2014/15). In 2013 Andrew toured schools around Australia with Bell Shakespeare’s The Players program. His self-devised comedy show, Rip Whitening’s SynchroDestiny Experience received the People’s Choice award at the 2010 Sydney Fringe Festival. On screen he is most notable for the lead role of Derek in the award winning independent feature film, Ad Nauseam directed by Nikos Andronicos (Back Seat Rebel, 2014). Andrew works as an MC and announcer at various sporting events around Australia and the world. He is a proud member of Equity. Check Out his latest Show Reel here
Anna Hruby
Anna started acting at the age of 8 and by the time she played Nell in the ABC production of Seven Little Australians at 12 she was a seasoned professional. Her list of credits includes roles in a host of classic Australian television series including Prisoner, Home and Away, All Saints, The Sullivans, Sons and Daughters, The Restless Years, G.P, Janus, Police Rescue, to name a few. Playing Roie in the highly acclaimed mini series Harp in the South and Poor Man’s Orange was one of her favourite experiences, as was playing Kate in another mini series Fields of Fire. Her theatre work includes the inaugural and critically acclaimed production at the Belvoir St Theatre, Ha Ha Ha Performing Humans and the original long running Sydney production of Mum’s the Word. Anna is a graduate of the Ensemble Acting Studio.
Ari Begbie
Age: 16
Ari is an avid reader, highly thoughtful and insightful with a ‘beyond-his-years’ capacity for genuine empathy. He was elected school captain for his primary school and is now in a selective stream in high school, and loving the increased diversity of challenges, people and situations. He is developing a wonderfully dry sense of humour, enjoys the challenge of improvising and is keen on all things film-making – often spending his weekends with friends writing scripts, filming, acting and in post production. Ari has appeared in an online film series.
Asha Harvey
Age: 14
Asha Harvey has been around the lights, camera and action of studios from the day she was born.This has let her develop into a refreshingly unaffected performer, who innately understands the job of the actor, artist or presenter and realises that such a person is just one small part of the team that creates any production. There is not one hint of the prima donna about her! She listens very carefully to direction and responds precisely as requested, demonstrating patience and perseverance well beyond her years, especially when a shoot takes longer than expected or requires repeated takes. In one recent TVC, Asha was required to appear underwater in a swimming pool after first jumping in on queue with her co-actors. It was a big production and required dozens of takes from every angle. Despite several hours of underwater shooting – Asha took it all in her stride, despite the constant cold and re-setting of each shot. Asha has a great sense of humour and loves to put on funny voices and silly characters just as soon as she feels comfortable around new people. She is a very articulate kid and an excellent sight reader who is also very good at committing a script to memory. She is fit and outdoorsy as well – a good swimmer, sprinter, cyclist and skier, she is also very adventurous.
ASHER BEGBIE
Age: 12
As soon as he could recognize his reflection Asher would practice facial expressions on all things glossy, don various super hero outfits to preschool, and wore odd shoes for his early primary school years. He loves being entertaining.
He also loves drawing, playing minecraft, with his pet dogs and chooks, and he throws a mean frisbee. He wants to be an actor when he grows up with ‘candy-making’ as his back-up job. He has an independent streak in him that sees him love to try things his own way first before stepping on to the well-trodden path. He spends much of his time trying to make people laugh, and much of his time succeeding.
Asher has appeared in an online series and various plays for his school and his extra-curricular acting class.
Watch showreel scene here!
Ashleigh Wells
Ashleigh has been part of the RMK family since 2011.
Graduating with a Bachelor of Performance from the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art in 2010, Ash has a strong skill set in performing, as well as a natural ability to breathe life into words lifted off a page.
Ash is currently a presenter for Disney Channel Australia on ‘Hanging with Adam & Ash’, with previous experience hosting Southern Cross Austereo’s ‘Dirt TV’, including corporate presenting for Optus, Carbud and The Australian Institute of Personal Training. Ashleigh has also spent time in various technical and design roles over the course of her training, giving her a broad skill set in the inner workings of screen and theatre production – knowledge that she feels has been invaluable to her in her career endeavors.
Ashleigh’s infectious energy and warm personality make her an absolute pleasure to work with, and her passion for performing, tireless work ethic and industry experience ensures that she’ll deliver a great result every time.
Audrey Hawkins
Age: 12
Audrey Hawkins has been in film and television almost since birth, literally! Her first television experience came playing Chris Hemsworth’s baby on “Home and Away”, where much to the amusement and joy of the director, she not only cried on “action” as the scene needed, but when they called cut, she stopped! Coincidence or a pro from the beginning? Since then Audrey has appeared in television commercials for Huggies, Qantas, MLC and Theobroma just to name a few. She has also appeared in the feature film “Body in the Yard” and acted in short films “Together” and “Occultum Mala”. Audrey has also attended summer camps for NIDA as well as the summer and winter intensive camps at Brent Street . Away from acting, Audrey is an avid reader, studies ballet, is a part of her school’s drama ensemble, dance group and Glee team . She has also been a national semi finalist for Physical Culture, performing on the main stage at the Chatswood Concourse since 2013.
Ava Timms
Age: 17
Ava was barely four when she voiced her first TV commercial for The Wiggles. She has a warm husky voice, the perfect match for her friendly personality. Ava loves a challenge and her versatility means she can and always will nail the brief. Clients include McDonalds, KFC, Optus Kids Helpline, Mattel, Cartoon Network and ABC for Kids. When Ava isn’t in the studio or on set, you will find her chatting to her friends, practising for drama class or perfecting her latest football moves. And as for homework, well sometimes it just has to wait!
Watch showreel scene here!
Bella Stojkovski
Age: 16
Bella Stojkovski is talented actor and singer, who has a passion for performing and writing. She began singing lessons when she was 6 and acting at age 10 and loves nothing more than performing.
She recently landed the lead role in a music video, Illuminate, launched on behalf of NIVEA and charity SISTER2Sister to shine a light on this incredible program supporting Australia’s most disadvantaged girls. The video is directed by High School Musical actress, Monique Coleman, and features Prinnie Stevens (The Voice & The Bodyguard) as her character’s mentor.
She has performed singing in front of audiences regularly at showcase events with her singing school and has completed a short file as part of her acting school program. Check out her showreel here!
Ben Caloudis
Age: 15
Need a Kid who can take direction and push a few boundaries? Maybe a junior mimic who’ll have a crack at any accent you throw at him? Meet Ben.
He did his first recording at age 4 and “turned pro” at 8! He’s worked in front of the camera doing advertising shoots and behind the mic, voicing mostly radio campaigns, plus a recent long narration and an animation pitch. Ben loves acting and has completed 3 years training with Triple Menace Studios in Marrickville, culminating in the lead role in their end of year amateur production of Aladdin in 2015, after picking up the Excellence in Junior Drama award in 2014. He enjoys gaming, comedy, skateboarding, cycling, unicycling, basketball and visual art…and he’d love to bring something extra to your next campaign.
Ben Shores
Ben is an actor born and bred in Sydney. In just a few short years, Ben has put together a substantial commercial showreel, booking hero roles in large scale campaigns for brands such as PayPal and The Athlete’s Foot. Multiple directors and casting professionals have recommended Ben for his great comic timing, ability to take direction and professional attitude. As an up and coming advertising creative, Ben has a fundamental understanding of what is required of him on set. Check out Ben’s Showreel here!
Beth Champion
Beth’s acting career started in “Ratbags” a group-devised community theatre project with Powerhouse Youth Theatre in the Casula Powerhouse. Within a few short years Beth would appear on the big screen as country girl Emily in the Beatlemania feature film Secrets alongside Noah Taylor and Dannii Minogue.
An Arthouse film followed directed by the mighty Paul Cox and numerous roles in TV productions such as Home and Away, Brides of Christ, All Saints, The Last Bullet and Police Rescue as well as many 100% TV Commercials. Stage roles in Sydney Theatre Company’s “Away” playing Meg and in “Redheads” for Tamarama Rock Surfers.
Beth also worked as a voice artist and commercial actor in the UK and played a Witch in Macbeth outside a 13th Century castle in Scotland for a summer. Beth’s passion for group-devised performance continues as she produces and directs at a performance space she calls DramAttic and runs her Corporate Performance Training business Act! Workshops. To see Beth’s showreel please click here.
Billie Jones
Age: 13
Billie wan born in 2004 and has a bubbly personality. She is a good swimmer and was recently awarded age championship at her school. Billie loves dancing, acting, singing, running and netball. Billie enjoys jazz and hip hop, excels in gymnastics and flips are her favourite dance / gym move. Billie has 3 brothers and 3 step brothers and she thinks they are crazy !
Brianna Kazzi
Brianna has always had a great passion for drama at a very young age and has been involved in performing arts since the age of 5 where she first attended Brent Street Studios for contemporary dance. She then continued at McDonald’s College for dance and drama as well as attending NIDA classes throughout school. Brianna has applied her acting skills through in-school drama productions from primary school to high school. Brianna attended The Actors Lounge for three years, which extended her skills and abilities in front of the camera. She has been successful in an Actron Air commercial and wishes to promote herself more for further auditions. Brianna is a passionate young woman who is committed to any role that is thrown her way.
Claire Gandy
Claire is a talented and multifaceted actor. She has a natural ability for character acting and a flair for accents – combined with her passion for performing this makes her an adaptable and versatile. She has had guest roles on Home and Away, Don’t Blame Me and Pizza and is at home on any set. She has worked consistently in theatre over the years and is extremely skilled at improv. Her professional attitude to work mixed with her lively and witty personality makes her fun and easy to work with.
Clare Mackey
Clare is a versatile and expressive performer, who has nearly 20 years experience as a professional actor. From her early days at ATYP, to many years on Sydney’s theatre stages, she found her home in front of the camera. Since her first television campaign in 1996, Clare has been ‘the face’ of many household names including McDonalds, Telstra, Woolworths, Kelloggs and Holden. She works extensively in the corporate arena, appearing in educational and training videos for Westpac, Lion Nathan, the RSPCA and Optus.
A darling of the independent cinema scene, Clare has starred in several cutting-edge feature films, including “The Edge Of The World”, “Left Ear” (which she also co-produced) and “Pitbulls”. She is also a talented writer, with a feature film script of her own (“Lois & Norman”) in development with production company Red Rug.
Claudia McDonnell
Age: 18
Claudia is a bubbly, bright young girl with a unique voice and personality, always prepared to adapt to any acting challenge. She commenced acting at the age of 4 and has been a voice over media professional for 9 years. Her acting class experience includes Actors Lounge, NIDA and Drama World and performed in short films and theatre events held by these studios. Claudia loves improvisation and has competed annually in the Theatre Sports Schools Challenge since 2012. Her voice over credits include Luna Park, Weet-Bix, Disney, On going promo voice for Cartoon Network and Boomerang, Leap Frog, ASIC Online Money Saving Program, Red Nose Day, Weet-Bix, Commonwealth Bank, Cheerios, Clarendon Homes, Club Penguin, St Vincent’s De Paul, Smith Family, Woolworths, Government Anti-Gambling, Starlight Foundation, Headspace, Coco Pops, Morton, KFC, Little Greek Ones, Rheem, Garmin 2day FM, Austereo Perth, Daily Telegraph, Macquarie Centre, Australia Day! Her energy and passion rubs off on everyone around her and will be sure not to let you down!
Watch showreel scene here!
Darren Hawkins
Darren has been performing since his teens where he attended a performing arts High School in Sydney’s West. A multi instrumentalist, Darren performed in bands for many years, with a career highlight playing on the same bill as “Human Nature” . Darren then turned his creative passions towards film and television, quickly landing a part in the tv series “Headstart” that same year, then his first feature film soon after. Roles in other productions “All Saints”, “Bastard Boys” and a slew of independent productions have followed over the years including two seasons of the stage play “Ned Kelly ; The Australian Knight” (playing Steve Hart in the first season, then Dan Kelly in it’s return) and a season as Mr D’Arcy in “Pride and Prejudice” . Darren has also appeared in television commercials for a diverse range of clients such as Telstra, The Asthma Foundation, Deals Direct, was the face of the Newcastle Herald’s weekend edition and voiced NBN Newcastle’s “…what I like about summer” campaign for two years. In recent years Darren has also been busy behind the camera, directing and co directing projects that have seen local and international releases including “The 7th Hunt”, “Rose”, “Next Door to the Velinskys”and in 2016 co-wrote the screenplay for the the feature film “Ravenswood” which has been accepted for US distribution.
Doug Robertson
After training at Adelaide’s Flinders University Drama Centre, Doug fell into the evil clutches of rock n roll, having been told by the city’s leading agent that he was “… just too tall darling…how will you fit in the screen?”
Having stood comfortably behind a microphone for around 20 years, Doug is now becoming familiar with standing in front of the camera, most notably presenting several “Advertising Features” for carsales.com.au
See how he fits in the screen here.
Ed Wills
Ed Wills grew up doing voice-overs and acting. From the age of four he was the cute, street-smart kid called uponto lend his voice to advertising campaigns (spoken and singing) for clients all over Australia including regular clients Optus and McDonalds as well as almost every radio station in Sydney.
In fact, by the time he landed his first long-term acting role in Home and Away, at the age of eleven, he was so grounded in the industry that his parents frequently had comments from Assistant Directors, make-up artists and fellow actors on how professional he was. That is one of Ed’s great strengths: his focus. Whatever the role or client, Ed is devoted to giving everything the attention it needs to not just be good, but great.
Apart from the professional aspect, his roles in both voice and acting have enabled him to show his strength,sensitivity and humour, a powerful combination.
Elijah Williams
Age: 14
Elijah’s first screen appearance happened when he was 6 months old in a music video with Marcia Hines and Belinda Emmett. Since then he has developed a passion for everything performance. Elijah has been studying acting for the last 4 years His 3rd year at The Actor’s Lounge – where he love performing live and shooting short films and 2015 he was a member of the Arts Unit Drama Ensemble, performing in the Drama Festival at the Seymour Centre. This year he has joined the Art Unit Drama year 7 group. Last year Elijah was a member of the cast for Pickles Joy TV – Kids News Program. http://pickle.ninemsn.com.au/2015/06/12/17/14/kids-news In 2013 he was apart of the ‘Create East’ team as an actor at the Seymour Centre. He also won his school Drama award in 2014. Elijah has sung in the school choir and has performed at the Opera House twice. He played the trombone in the School Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra and Big Band. Elijah has had a great time doing many voice over’s and TVC’s for St George Bank, Actron Air, Australian Government, Wynstan and more.
Watch showreel scene here!
Emerie Boone
Age: 12
Emerie is a natural on stage, in front of the camera or talking into the microphone. She brings her enthusiasm, creativity and imagination to each read. She has featured in television commercials for Splenda and KFC as well as magazine layouts and advertising campaigns, including a relaunch for Darling Harbour in Sydney. She is a consummate professional. Emerie loves acting and is determined to get a great result and takes direction very well. She also loves to sing and dance. With a great understanding of body movement, she is a natural athlete. Emerie plays tennis, skis and enjoys bike riding, but loves netball above else. She was able to combine her passions in a recent shoot for a promo video and web content that included an interview about her love for netball.
Gabriel Bennett
Age: 7
Gabriel is the youngest of the Bennett clan and proving to be quite a character. He is thoughtful and sensitive with a quirky sense of humour. A natural mimic with a terrific sense of timing; his enthusiasm for life is inspiring. Gabriel is an agile sportsman and a gifted dancer currently studying Boravansky method grade 1. A well rounded little fella.
Gail Knight
Contrary to popular belief, Gail started out as an actress on the stage. From the age of 23, Gail and a newfound southern American accent made their stage debuts in Steel Magnolias with the revered inner-Sydney amateur theatre group, the Kent Street Theatre. She then moved through 10 years of treading the boards in Sydney and Melbourne, from tap dancing in Dinkum Assorted to the beautiful Irish play, Dancing at Lughnasa. Staking a place as a character actress with a brilliant flair for accents, Gail has since migrated to on-camera work for TV shows like Home & Away, ABC’s The Hungry Beast, The Go Show for Nickelodeon, The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show, Blue Heelers, Crash Zone and a variety of corporate and often comedic commercial work. Check out Gail’s Acting Reel here, and her Commercial Reel here.
Georgia Reynolds
Age: 7
Georgia is a strong yet caring and thoughtful child. She is a keen and confident dancer and loves to perform. After attending live performances, film festivals, auditions and commercial shoots where her brother performed, Georgia was keen to try herself. Georgia has performed in several interviews and commercials and has recently started acting lessons. Georgia also enjoys singing, swimming, drawing and dress up parties with her friends.
Ginger Cremin
Age: 9
Performing is in Ginger’s genes. She got her first professional gig when she was 1 year old and has been working on camera and behind the microphone ever since. She’s loves acting, she is a great mimic, has great timing and knows how to milk her audience. All this combined with an infectious giggle, inquisitive nature and sparkling eyes, she’s a little gem!
Goran D. Kleut
Check out Goran’s new showreel here! Goran graduated from the Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts in Sydney and got his first break in film when he secured the role of Lampay Fay in Star Wars Episode III Revenge Of The Sith directed By George Lucas, while still studying. He was then cast as Moloch in the film Gabriel and shortly after the role of Vjek in Sea Patrol. He has built a reputation for being one of Australia’s finest character actors. A talented and dedicated craftsman, versatile and compelling to watch, who can seamlessly slip into any role with ease. Goran has since appeared in famous film and television productions such as The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann, as Rekem in I, Frankenstein directed by Stuart Beattie and Underbelly where he played bikie president Jasper Pengilly. He can also be seen in Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries depicting European Gambler Karol Valenski. Goran Kleut starred as the god of the underworld; Anubis, in the blockbuster Gods Of Egypt directed by Alex Proyas. Goran portrayed, Andy ‘Ghoul’ Walker, a WWII soldier in the battle of Okinawa, in Mel Gibson’s new war epic Hacksaw Ridge. Goran stars in Skinford as Falkov and in Out Of The Shadows as Baal, as a pirate in the latest installment of the Pirates Of The Caribbean, franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales. Watch him take on the roles of NEOMORPH and XENOMORPH aliens in the upcoming Alien: Covenant directed by Ridley Scott.
Gulliver Downs
Age: 12
Gully is cheeky. He likes to make jokes, play jokes and tell jokes. Gully is energy. He never stops. He loves football, basketball, AFL, touch footy, surfing, bike riding, scooting, running, jumping, racing….
He is sincere, thoughtful and intelligent and loves acting, but not if he has a game on!
Heather Christie
It was sink or swim time for Heather when she was selected for a Shakespearean tour with Sir Donald Wolfit in which she played Maria in ‘Twelfh Night’: and Hero in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. So began a long professional career during which time Heather has played many and varied roles in theatre and television. She was equally prepared to commit murder for the sake of her helpless sisters – Ellen Creed in ‘Ladies in Retiremnt’ – as she was to bring about the conviction of an innocent girl as Nanny Smith in ‘Potato Factory.’ Heather continues to bring both enthusiasm and a highly professional approach to the work she loves.
Jackson Omodei
Age: 15
Jackson began acting at age 5 when he appeared in a commercial for Disney Channel, Disney asked him back at age 6 as the main feature for an interstitial for the “Handy Manny” series. In 2014 Jackson joined RMK agency and in the first few months has landed several voice over jobs for companies such as DreamWorld Radio Fox FM, Microsoft Austereo, Expedia and Disney Channel. In 2014 Jackson began weekly acting classes with The Actors Lounge, he also plays competition Tennis and in his first year made it to 3 finals, 2 of which he won. He also has a passion for the NRL and hopes amongst other things to one day become an NRL commentator. Jackson has a remarkable ability to take direction well and has a great understanding of what is required for the job at hand. This ability coupled with his warm pleasant nature has made him a sort after young actor and voice over artist.
Jake Downs
Jake is an accomplished actor and presenter. Over the last decade he has earned lead roles in TVCs for the likes of the Yoplait, Lynx, RTA, Sun Herald, Supercheap Auto and St George. Recently Jake featured in a global multi-media campaign for Microsoft. Jake’s presenter roles include a branded internet series for Volkswagen and training products for Westpac, Optus, GIO and the Royal Australian Navy. You can see all of Jake’s showreels, listen to demos, and get more info on his website: http://www.voiceoverman.com/Jake_Downs/Showreels.html
Get Jake. He’s good
Jake Hardiman
Age: 13
Jake is charismatic & friendly. Full of curiosity he has the enthusiasm to learn a script and take on board direction comfortably. In 2015 he performed the lead role for NSW public school’s Create East at NIDA & was highly commended at the NSW public school public speaking competition. He is intelligent & dedicated and works hard to achieve a great result. Jake is equally passionate about sport and fitness, he plays soccer all year round as well as running & swimming training. Jake is familiar with film & TV sets and is good company with a fun sense of humour.
Watch showreel scene here!
Jenny Wilson
It seems that acting has been a part of Jen’s daily regime since birth after acting up as a baby, then acting out as a dramatic and over sensitive teenager. At age eight she developed a love for Poetry Eisteddfods which led to amateur Pantomime and her catholic schooling fostered and nurtured her talent singing until she graduated with an associate dip in theatre at the age of 19 confirming that Jen was indeed destined to perform! Her typing prowess afforded her a ‘day job’ whilst she sang jingles, mastered the art of voice overs, sang in various bands (rock, jazz and country) and put her face to commercials and corporate videos.
Jensen Reynolds
Age: 10
Jensen was born in May 2008 and is the eldest of two children. He loves his little sister, especially when she will push him on the swing. Jensen is a lively and affectionate character who loves to read and role play. Jensen has a love of all things trains and Octonauts (the 21st Century’s answer to the Thunderbirds) and spends hours reinventing adventures including phrases and voices he has read or watched on TV. He has an incredible memory and has read from a very young age, so learning and remembering lines comes easy to him and he is very animated in his delivery. He has been attending acting classes since he was 3.5 years old and has performed in two stage performances at the King St Theatre. He also enjoys riding his bike, martial arts and all things technology.
Check out Jensen in this recent Woolworths spot.
Jerra Wright-Smith
Age: 8
Jerra’s love for animals knows no bounds. If he is not saving numbats he is helping Tasmanian devils. This young entrepreneur has raised serious money for various animal conservation projects selling chook eggs using both sincerity and the hard sell! Jerra is a creative little guy who enjoys spinning a long yarn or idea for a play to his drama teachers which are then relayed back to his mother for everyone’s amusement. Jerra loves to do handstands and cartwheels with a particular talent for wheelbarrow races uphill.
Jesse Lawrence
Jesse is an actor, presenter and event MC. He’s also a musician, voice-over artist, has a degree in Sound Engineering and postgraduate degree in Broadcasting. He plays guitar, piano and sings in Sydney band Gaspar Sanz, and can rip a few breakdance moves if an emergency dance battle happens to break out. Jesse has earned TV roles in commercials for Hungry Jacks and Toyota and is currently host of X-Games’ Freesurfer TV, airing on ABC (USA). He has announced on radio in Perth and Sydney for NovaFM and 2DayFM and also travels around the globe hosting the music festival/sporting event The Music Run, which has taken him from China to South Africa, Sweden and across South East Asia. Jesse brings affability and warmth to any project, is malleable in his performance and follows direction.
His mum also reckons he’s just the best, so…
For his presenter demo click Here!
Joel Phillips
Joel is an Australian actor, presenter & voice. From a rich childhood of training and performance, Joel relocated to Sydney from the Byron Bay area. Across both Theatre & short films, Joel has now featured in numerous television commercials and hosted online campaigns for major brands like Nikon, McDonald’s & HTC. He has guest-starred in Home & Away, working alongside Chris Hemsworth, and has spent a number of years presenting ABC3’s music show ‘Stay Tuned’. He has also spent time in both Melbourne & Brisbane, creating shows for the same network (including ‘Handball Heroes’).
Joel’s voice has been heard across multiple platforms. In more recent years, he became the voice of e-learning content produced for Macquarie University; (Narrating the entire HSC syllabus of both Chemistry & Biology is not for the faint of heart!) Joel is also a singer-songwriter, plays guitar & happens to be a freelance video editor/producer. He is fun, creative, warm and mature – giving 110%. Joel is always willing and eager to deliver on any direction given. Check out Joel’s Showreel here.
Jordan Brand
Age: 17
Jordan has been passionate about acting since the age of ten, and has been keenly developing his acting skills ever since. Jordan has had a number of screen experiences, appearing in Deadly Women—Season 5 Episode 13 ‘Pleasure from Pain’ (2011) and Behind Mansion Walls (2013); as well as a couple of quiz shows—Steampunks (2013) and Kitchen Whiz (2014). He has also had experience in a print media advertisement for Everdure Ovens in 2010. Jordan has an enthusiastic personality and is good at taking direction. He is currently in Year 10 at Epping Boys High School. Jordan can sing, play drums and bass, and is currently learning Taekwondo.
Watch showreel scene here!
Julian Pulvermacher
Julian’s professional theatrical experience includes Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, Tom Stoppard and Tennessee Williams. Recently he impressed audiences with a range of characters and accents in the original Sydney production of “Atomic–The Musical”. He has performed in film and TV drama productions since 1987, with exposure around the world, including Australia, the UK, USA and South Africa. He has also appeared in a number of roles in a variety of television commercials. Julian’s on-camera presenter work is well known, with appearances for a wide range of high profile corporate, professional and industrial clients. A mother-tongue English speaker, he also speaks German and Afrikaans, as well as some French, Italian and Spanish. To see this talent first hand please click here for his commercial show reel and here for his acting.
Juliet Jordan
Juliet, a native Brit, trained first as a psychologist and theatre director in the USA and then as an actor and voice expert at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ,gaining the coveted Robert Evans Award for Best Actress. She went on to the London stage playing a string of powerful women appearing as Lady Macbeth, Susan in Plenty and Jean Brodie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Returning to Australia in the early 80’s Juliet was chosen to play the leading role of Sara Dane in the South Australian Film Corporations first ever multi-million dollar mini -series Sara Dane. Juliet continued to perform and direct throughout the nineties and noughties, appearing extensively on TV as well as coaching celebrities and newsreaders in how to use their voice. She became one of Australia’s most versatile and sought after voice actors appearing in many Burbank animated productions and literally thousands of commercials. For several years she was the voice of Discovery Channel and Arena for Foxtel, and is constantly booked to narrate corporates and documentaries. Juliet is the ideal choice for the mature character and presenter roles, be they serious, tragic or funny. She is a buzz to work with and delivers a fine performance, every time.
Kate Albert
In studio or on location, on camera or voice over, with autocue or without, Kate has been delighted to represent a wide variety of clients over the last 5 years. She is currently the “face” of Optus on day time TV, but has also presented and voiced commercials for Hamper King, Kobayashi, DELL, ANZ Bank, CSR Sugar, Insurance Line, Guthy Renker, Million Dollar Woman, International Masters Publishers, Best Direct and Kmart.
Katie Andersen
“Katie is fresh faced, vibrant and oozes an infectious personality through those big green eyes that will strangle your attention. She brings with her a wide range of life experiences that enables an easy delivery of an authentic performance either it being a sun shiny family friendly or comedy role to a dark and delightfully disturbing character. It’s been said that “Katie is like a chihuahua, a cute little snuggly lap dog that emits love and sweetness… but has the ability to shred your shins at any given moment.”
With experience in both sides of the industry, Katie has just got the discipline, creative understanding and intelligence to give you what you need and excitingly, more then what you would expect.”
Kelly Malkin
Kelly’s passion for acting started at the tender age of seven when she was cast in the role of Maisy in ‘The Boyfriend’ at primary school. Subsequently as a child Kelly acted and danced in plays on the west end stage in London and performed in shows such as Guys & Dolls, West Side Story and Kismet to name a few. Kelly has also co presented two magazine sports series for ITV in the UK, and had her own sports segment on TWI/ IMG. In Australia Kelly has been a professional voice over artist for over ten years and recently completed an acting course with The Actors Lounge in Sydney. Check out Kelly’s Show reel here
Kev Golsby
I got my start back in the 1950′s (the silent era) and if experience in the commercial world of radio and later television and film counts for anything, I’m your man. A million commercials, corporate commentaries and visual roles as a character actor keep me one of the hardest working guys in the business. The secret? I’m a commercial animal. It’s simply a matter of completely understanding the client’s needs, enthusiasm for the product and the ability to be versatile in any given situation. Experience does the rest.
Kim Treseder
Kim has worked on numerous voice over jobs including work for the EDGE 96.1, The Disney Channel and Nova 96.9. Her passion for performance is clear and her talent lies on the screen or stage, showcasing her acting talents. Kim has been involved in an episode of Rescue Special Ops and Toyota advertisements whilst being with RMK as well as stage performances through the Actors Lounge performing at King Street theatre. Kim is Always willing to work hard and give her best.
Lara Spaggiari
Picture this: an actress with the sass of Isla Fischer and the wide-eyed innocence
of Kristen Bell. Throw in some charm and blonde locks, and you have Lara
Spaggiari!
She is an inaugural graduate of a Diploma of Screen Acting (2012) from
Screenwise. Here she focused primarily on techniques for film and television.
Over the years, Lara has worked tirelessly to refine all the skills and tools she has
gained, working with some of the finest actors, teachers and directors in the
business. From furthering her training to Hollywood, she was accepted into TVI,
Lesly Kahn & Co as well as attending many casting director workshops.
She has starred in Saturday Disney, Dark Minds, short films, theatre, various
online presenting gigs for Kiis 1065 and WSFM.
Her biggest achievement thus far was creating her own show in 2015. She
created, directed, produced and starred in her own web series called “Cut “. This
is a comedy web series based on the life of an actor in Australia.
Lara is primed and ready to take on anything the business has to offer her with
integrity, tenacity and an infectious sense of humour. Check out Lara’s Show reel
Lauren Birdsall
Described as a girl with raw talent and natural ability from a young age, Lauren is a versatile actor who has trained and worked in film and television for the past 12 years. After studying a Bachelor of Performance at Nepean (University of Western Sydney), she moved on to complete a Cert IV of Performing Arts at Brent Street studios and has continued to refine her craft through training under some of the worlds leading acting coaches including Anthony Meindl and Lynette Sheldon.
Lauren has played lead roles in numerous TV commercials, independent films, drama series’, music videos and even dipped her toe into the world of reality TV. One of her favourite roles to date has been the lead in an independent sci-fi drama “8:47”, which gained acclaim in international film festivals and took her to Hollywood where the film won honourable mention at the Academy Awards qualifying ‘HollyShorts Film festival’. Lauren’s openness and willingness allows her to dive into whatever role may be thrown at her. She has a natural flair for comedy and her honest approach to her work allows her to bring an emotional depth and believability to every character. See showreel here and TVC reel here.
Laurence Brewer
Since graduating from NIDA in 2009, Laurence has gone on to appear in the feature films The Cup and Before the Rain. His television credits include Neighbours, Devil’s Dust, Home and Away, and he is currently playing Doctor Jack Macauley on the Channel 7 drama Winners and Losers. Laurence has played a diverse range of roles from teachers, journalists, and doctors, to mad comedic directors. His versatility comes from his upbringing. Born in Yorkshire (UK), Laurence moved to Australia with his family when he was two and he has travelled widely ever since. He learned Spanish in South America. Laurence has worked as a drama and voice teacher, specialising in character work, and acting for film and TV. He has taught at NIDA, The Actors Centre Australia, and C3 Creative College. Laurence also teaches audition classes for commercials, having played the lead role in 12 commercials over his career. Watch Laurence’s Showreel
Liam Robertson
Age: 12
Well they say “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” and it’s certainly true in Liam’s case. With both parents in the industry, he’s spent most of his life around recording studios and has a great ear for music, rhythm and voiceovers. According to mum, he’s always been a parrot and mimics accents and plays out character roles constantly!
Liam has a cheeky smile and a great disposition and is a high achiever at school – though he does like to be the class clown! He’s a keen rugby player, has many karate medals to his credit and is obsessed with his dogs & cats – in fact his favourite acting role is to dress up as the Vet and do home consultations with one of his seven pets, fully equipped with stethoscope and thermometer!
His vivid imagination is fuelled by his love of books and reading, and the combination of his boundless imagination and his terrific musical and performance talent suggest he’s destined for a career in showbiz – Vet Science will just have to remain a hobby!
Lilah Newman
Age: 9
Lilah (Calilah) has been entertaining her family and friends since she could first walk and talk. She sees imagination and story in everything around her, and constantly asks us to re-enact ‘scenes’ in ordinary life because she so loved the exchange and emotion the first time around.
Her favourite things to do are acting, gymnastics and singing. She has an infectious laugh, instinctive comic timing, a voice that can be heard on the next block, and makes friends with everyone she meets.
Lilah (Calilah) loves being a part of the team, and is great at taking direction, but is also very happy to be the star of the show!
Lisa Bailey
Watch presenter clip here!
Lisa’s natural tone is engaging and authentic, bringing life to scripts that seek to educate, inform and entertain. NIDA training and a ready repertoire of accents combine to ensure she remains highly sought-after for character voice acting. Her acting CV includes professional theatre and feature films such as The Square and Little Fish, TV roles in Stingers, Water Rats, Thank God You’re Here, The Secret Life of Us, and the web series Avalon Now.
A long loyal list of clientele, years of experience and a mastery of the cold read all mean you can book Lisa with confidence.
Lola Bennett
Age: 14
Lola comes from excellent creative stock. Acting, voice over and singing have been a profession in her family for generations. Lola is a well-rounded personality, emotionally aware and able to develop characterizations that are real, thoughtful, funny and insightful. She has an uncanny ability to interpret and learn script quickly whilst sharp listening skills ensure that she effectively responds to direction. Her voice ranges from smooth to sweet to cool. Lola is endearing, sensitive, adaptable and professional; she has lovely articulation, is a fantastic mimic and excels at reading. Acting since the age of 5, Lola is in the performing arts class at school and is a member of the local theatre company where she is honing her skills and performance in a professional atmosphere. “Lola is such a lovely, intelligent, hardworking girl – as well as funny and brave. I can’t believe this was her first time acting on a film set – a true professional, very natural, very authentic, and amazing at listening to direction and incorporating it into her performance.” Vanessa Gazy-Writer/Director of “Foal”. “Original, smart and funny”. – Alice Englert – Actor/Director | Watch Lola’s Showreel here.
Lola Kate
Age: 14
Quickly emerging from adorable kid to lovely young lady, Lola is a killer cross section of sass queen and die hard romantic. She keeps busy with school, sewing, girls film making, drama, choir, hockey, jiu jitsu, debating, creative writing, drawing Manga, voice overs & endless gossip sessions with her besties. Lola manages the ‘tell it how it is’ with without losing the magic of what it means to be a kid.
Watch showreel scene here!
Lucinda Lynn
Age: 11
Born into a musical family in 2006, Lucinda is a bright and cheeky las. She matches a super creative, sensitive spirit with confident sass. At home her favourite thing in the world is art- drawing, painting and crafting topping the list. Lucinda is also learning piano and cello. On stage she has fantastic voice projection … (possibly a result of being the middle child between two noisy boys!) Lucinda is a positive force who’s enthusiasm is tireless and infectious!
Watch showreel scene here!
Maisy Wright-Smith
Age: 11
Maisy is a gifted long distance runner so don’t challenge her to a run around the studio unless you have a long time! If she could run and read at the same time she’d be thrilled. When Maisy isn’t reading or running she is playing flute, piano and recorder in various school and community orchestras. With a strong sense of both fun and social justice, Maisy pulls off light hearted and serious.
Malcolm Frawley
After many years concentrating on writing & directing, Malcolm returned to acting in 2004. He appeared in the recurring role of Bluey Waterhouse in the ABC-TV series Out There. He played major roles in the feature films The 7th Hunt & Sum Of Existence as well as supporting roles in the feature films Next Door To The Velinskys and I Wish I Was Stephanie V. He played the title role in the prize-winning short film Reubens as well as major roles in The Griever, The Game, Rose, Love Your Work and Product. On stage he has appeared in the plays A Delicate Egg, King Of The Castle, Feathers, and A Change In The Wind & is an original member of the Tweatre impro show. He has been featured 100% in TV commercials for Guardian Insurance & Foxtel/Socceroos as well as featured roles for Clear View, Aldi Coffee Makers and Spray’n’Wipe. Check out Malcolm’s Showreel here.
Matt Baseley
Matty Baseley is one part golf, one part show tune and one part natural born performer. In year 6 he won the ‘Loves the Limelight’ award and nothing has changed since. He is currently the co-host of the top rating drive show ‘Rosso on Drive’ program which is networked on KIIS 1065FM in Sydney and Mix 101.1FM in Melbourne. Matty is also a regular fill in host on the Kyle and Jackie O breakfast show. His first break in the biz was on the Nova Network in 2002 as the whipping boy for the ‘Merrick & Rosso’ breakfast show and Nova is where he spent the next 10 years doing a variety of roles from hosting his own nights show, national drive program as well as being the station emcee. In his time Matty has had the opportunity to work with and interview some of the biggest names in music and entertainment – from a hotel room in London with Ricky Gervais, the world’s smallest sound booth with KISS lead singer Paul Stanley, to trying to make sense of what Kim Kardashian was actually talking about. Matty’s presenting style is effortless, with a mix of charm, wit and cheek. Check out his Showreel here.
Matty Morris
You may recognise Matty’s voice before you recognise his face. For years he’s used his dulcet tones to encourage Australians to buy stuff. Voice artist, musician, philatelist, tegestologist, MC and host….. He has a natural talent for making a script seem unrehearsed or seemingly improvised. After a professional life spent hiding behind microphones in dark studios Matty is increasingly being seen in a new light.
Test drive Matty and his plump skin today.
Check out his Showreel here.
Mia Buchan
Age: 11
Being a School brass band leader and a singer within the Australian Girls’ Choir has given Mia many opportunities to find her voice and taking the stage at the Sydney Opera House has become an annual highlight. Mia arrives with great positivity and her bright personality always shines through.
Michael Andersen
Michael has been with RMK as a voice since 2001, and had recently made the transition into the world of acting. From slapping his ass and jumping into swimming pools wearing a tutu to cracking open beers with his eye socket and jumping over milk crates in Olympic style. Mikey has all the qualities of a great actor.. er.. well.. he’s learning every day. If you’re looking for someone that takes direction extremely well is keen to learn and gets sweaty very easily, then you’ve found your man! Michael acting dream is to play a drifter on Home and Away. He’d drift into Summer Bay and Alf Stewart would immediately have a grudge against him but in the end Mikey moves in with Alf and they become great mates. So check out the showreel and if you’re willing to give a kid from a small town*** a break do it!
*** Michael is from the Central Coast which is not necessarily a small town
Watch Michael’s Woolworths TVC here
Michelle Gutierrez
Michelle’s presenting style is fresh, energetic and fun! She has a natural ability to engage and connect with people, so when she is out and about vox-popping the general public on random topics, this really shines through. Michelle breathes life into any script and injects her own unique style. Over the summer of 2010/2011 she was Sydney’s own Helicopter Traffic Reporter for the Today show, Channel Ten news as well as many other radio stations. Not long after, she became one half of Channel Ten’s extreme sports program, ONE ACTION, with Bondi Rescue’s, Whippet. Each week they would channel their inner-thrill seeker and run amuck down at Bondi beach. Recently Michelle has leant herself to the Optus team by becoming an “Optus Guru” for their online content, also featuring in their Optus “No Gotchas” campaign nation wide.
Niamh Buchan
Age: 8
With a cute husky voice and an emotional intelligence beyond her years, Niamh’s talent was recognised early, with one of her performances bringing a client to tears. Niamh is very cheeky and outgoing and enjoys the process of recording and filming a lot.
Nick Bennett
Integrity and humour are paramount to Nick’s story-telling and his experience as a multi-disciplined journalist and presenter is legendary. He was invited to London to interview George Michael for E! News and a disarming style has delivered hundreds of interviews that include Bon Jovi, Ms. Lauryn Hill, U2 Manager Paul McGuiness, Debbie Harry, Stevie Nicks and John Mayer. TV credits include Studio Ten, Sunrise, Channel [V], Music Max,
E! News, and Ground Zero and he’s presented specials on ABBA, The History of Toyota Star-maker and INXS. Nick has hosted live Q ’n A events for Keith Urban, Barry Gibb, Kiss, Lisa-Marie Presley and Shannon Noll.
He holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) and industry longevity makes him an engaging media teacher and trainer in corporate and tertiary arenas (AFTRS and TAFE NSW)
Click for the showreel
Nikita Hardiman
Age: 10
Nikita is bright and enthusiastic with a bubbly sense of humour. She enjoys reading stories and learns scripts easily. She’s comfortable around cameras, happily takes on board direction and gets along well with adults and other kids. She’s passionate about all creative endeavors including acting, singing and keyboard. Nikita also enjoys the outdoors and plays soccer in an all girls team on the weekends.
Watch showreel scene here!
Nikos Andronicos
Nikos is an actor, presenter and radio host. He’s also a voice-over artist, scriptwriter and director, has bachelor’s degrees in Law and Philosophy from UNSW, studied directing and editing at the London Film School, and recently landed a diploma in French patisserie cooking. He speaks German and Greek, he sings and plays guitar, and he is currently curing the world of all known diseases. Nikos’s presenting credits include the SBS TV documentary series Greeks of the Sea (yes, it did involve sailing around the Greek islands for two months, don’t hate him), viral sensation The Truth Hunters (a stunt-based series selected for the front page of the world’s #1 comedy website FunnyOrDie.com) and award-winning feature-length documentary A Nivan Odyssey. Nikos brings a warm, intelligent presence to every project he fronts, while his quick wit means he’s great with off-the-cuff interviews. Nikos has also hosted live radio (calling rugby league and cricket on Macca and the Method) and interviewed countless celebrities for Sydney magazine The Brag. As an actor, Nikos has appeared in feature films such as Ad Nauseam, TV shows like The Ronnie Johns Half-Hour and web series like Psychotown (MTV). See his reel here:
Owen Buchan
Age: 13
Owen loves getting involved in performing arts both on stage and on camera. He won his school talent show single-handedly with a self-choreographed interpretive dance piece, those years of hip-hop classes paid off. As an enthusiastic member of his community drama group, taking direction is second nature. Owen also loves to express himself behind the camera by shooting and editing his own film skits with his sisters and friends.
Paige Rodgers
Paige is a trained Actor and has been involved in Performing Arts since a young age. She has performed in Musical Theatre, Theatre Restaurants, Pantomimes and Improv Shows. Paige is also trained in various styles of dance, including Tap where she excels. Paige’s strengths lie in her versatility as an Actor, having worked across comedic and straight Theatre productions, and in improvisation. She is easy to work with and combined with her broad range of Performing Arts experience, brings a great energy to her work and those around her. Paige also runs her own Performing Arts school, The Tap Scene passing on her passion, knowledge and experience to others.
Paige Walker
Paige Walker began her life in the arts at the age of 13. A native of the US, Paige has had the pleasure of working in theatre, music theatre, in film and commercials in both the US and Australia. She has played roles such as Kate in Taming of the Shrew to the title role in Gigi. She brings with her a plethora of experience & love of her craft to every project she is involved in.
Paul Johnstone
From a theatrical family with both parents heavily involved with amateur repertory theatre & his father Johnny Johnstone becoming a well-known NZ actor & specialist children’s theatre tutor, PJ was involved in performing from a very early age. In 1972 he moved to Sydney where his life in the performing arts began via the original Sydney cast of Jesus Christ Superstar, playing an apostle & understudying several lead roles – a break which opened doors that are swinging still. Following Superstar came ten years of mainly musical theatre with roles in the original Sydney cast of the Rocky Horror Show, understudying most of the male roles, the first Australian production of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, the first production of the fledging Sydney Theatre company – Patrick White’s ’A Cheery Soul’ at the Sydney Opera House, ‘Hero’ – a rock musical for the Australian Opera Company, Reg LIvermore’s rock musical ’Ned Kelly’, the first New Zealand production of Rocky Horror Show – playing the dual role of Eddie and Dr Scott, and ‘Boy’s Own McBeth’ – Grahame Bond’s legendary anarchic rock musical comedy. ‘Boy’s Own’ had its humble beginnings in Sydney’s Kirk Gallery before an extended season at Sydney’s Paris Theatre before touring Australia then a season at Los Angeles’ Westwood Playhouse. Notable in PJ’s several on-screen roles was that of Cundalini, the biker villain in the original Mad Max, & the sleazy garage attendant in Running On Empty.
Paula Baxter
London born multi-faceted vocalist, songwriter, and performer Paula Baxter started her musical journey at the age of 6 influenced by artists such as Nina Simone, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin. After graduating from Hammersmith and West London College with an advanced Diploma in Performance Art, Paula went on to perform with various original and cover bands before being snatched up by Norman Cook (Fat Boy Slim) to sing backing vocals for one of his projects The Alfabet Tree. Since relocating to Australia in 1999 Paula has immersed herself in the Sydney music and TV scene where it didn’t take long before she was a vocalist in demand called upon to lend her vocals to artists such as; Christine Anu, Richard Clapton, Pop ‘1927’, James Morrison, Jessica Mauboy, international artists Tony Hadley (Spandou Ballet) Belinda Carlisle (The Go Go’s) Josh Groban (USA) and Michael Franti (Spearhead) Paula’s TV appearances include, The Voice, XFactor the Morning Show, Sunrise, The Today show, Good New week, Spiks & Specks and Rove live to name a few. Paula is currently taking acting classes University and is keen to develop her skills in this area.
Phoebe Haines
Age: 17
As a child performer one would expect some degree of “show off” gene to exist. Not the case with our Phoebe. Naturally gifted as an actor , singer , musician and songwriter Phoebe has the grace to listen to idea’s and put her own creativity into it. A word to describe her would be …humble and engaging. Voice Over artist since age 8 years of age she started her performing life doing stand ups to camera as a presenter for several small indy social commentary doco’s. “Natural”” is a word bandied about with Phobe’s. Friends since Kindergarten her all girl band “”Sk8tergurls”” is now in it’s 6th year . As lead vocalist she has performed at Sydney’s Basement and recorded tracks at 301 studio. A review of their “’Tweenage Shut Down “ CD saw Rolling Stone magazine single out Phoebe as an outstanding vocalist for her performance of the Alarm Clocks cover. A keen sports woman it was less than 12 months ( 2013 ) ago Phoebe discovered Drama class and so Saturdays are now spent on her first love .. acting. Long Term Phoebe has NIDA in her sights with an emphasis on becoming an Actor / Director.
Watch showreel scene here!
Raven Andreas
Age: 11
Raven is a little dude who is obsessed with words. After teaching himself to read at two (and a half) it was pretty clear this kid had something to say. His love of learning and endless exploring sees him devouring anything that he can use to one up his sister in the ‘did you know…?’ game.
Raven has a natural penchant for being delighted by life, so he is perfect for those reads where you want to hear a kid be a kid, but he also has an incredible ability to be very emotive and serious. A great combination!
Rebekah Gould
Naturally talented, Rebekah first appeared on screen after being cast alongside her Actor partner in a huge campaign for Western Australia Tourism. Rebekah has since been cast in a number of recent national commercials for major brands playing a varying number of characters including a frustrated yet forgiving wife, a capable mother of two sorting out the needs of her family, and a successful city business woman, to name a few. Rebekah is a Sydney based professional singer able to perform any style. She specialises in gospel/soul music on stage at least 3 times a week. She has performed live with Steve Clisby, and has sung on live albums recorded and filmed. She is a Creative director at her place of work, overseeing and coordinating over 40 people in music, production, sound, lighting and creatives. Miss Gould is a singing teacher at a creative arts college and also teaches a class for adults with disabilities. Rebekah has an honest and pure approach to on screen acting and is looking forward to furthering her career in television.
Ric Herbert
Ric Herbert has appeared on Australian Television for many years. Film credits include Peter Jackson’s epic King Kong (2005). While on TV he featured in Underbelly, Police Rescue, Home and Away, Sweet and Sour, Prisoner and All Saints to name a few. His musical theatre career includes lead roles in Sinbad, Rocky Horror, J.C.Superstar (Judas), Full Monty, Joseph and Assassins. Ric is a voice actor and session singer and has recently moved into producing new musicals and Australian films.
Rob Harding
Rob Harding is an extremely experienced, versatile and engaging presenter. Both on-camera and in person Rob is warm, friendly and easy-going. He works on the weekends as an astronaut. Rob has presented training videos, instructional videos, promotional videos, TV commercials and more, for some of the biggest brands in Australia. Rob is also one of the faces of the BBC’s pre-school channel CBeebies. Rob calls this his ultimate gig, where he gets paid to speak in a pirate accent and dress up as a gnome on a regular basis. Rob considers it a huge privilege to earn a living from what he loves, and approaches every job with anticipation, creativity, a big smile and a coffee. No direction you’ll give Rob will be too weird or too hard, and he’s just as keen as you are to get the best result possible. To top it all off, Rob is easy-going, great to work with, ego-free and 100% biodegradable.
View Rob’s Show Reel here.
Find out more at www.robharding.com.
Robbie McGregor
McGregor’s most recent credit was playing a seducer, the central character in a play about internet dating by Rivka Hartman in late 2013, a contemporary twist on his Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses. In the same year he played a fundamentalist father in a comedy about a man coming out on his wedding night. In Dan Ilic’s controversial ‘Beaconsfield the Musical’ he played various media characters as well as that of the narrator. McGregor loves Shakespeare and Greek Tragedy and has performed Shakespeare’s sonnets, in the Tempest, Twelfth Night, Coriolanus, played Oberon in Midsummer Night’s Dream, Medea in the Playbox’s production of the same name and Creon in Antigone. His roles in television extend all the way back to playing characters in Homicide and Division Four. See Below some of Robbie’s work:
Robbie as President Snow. Watch Here!
Robert Carne
Robert started his professional career at the age of 12 with a TVC. Since that time he has appeared in numerous TVC’s, Television series and films. In recent years Robert has been focusing on his own projects and hitting the US scene. With a current valid 01 Visa, Robert was employed to be the pre-production, and on-set, acting coach for the feature film “Freedom” (Carry Me Home) starring Cuba Gooding Jnr & Bill Sadler. He also performed a small role in such. Moving back to Australia Robert has been teaching acting to Bachelor of Dramatic Arts students at the Wesley Institute as well as putting himself back into the mix within the Australian market. Robert is a highly “directable” and personable actor.
Shae Brewster
Shae Brewster is no stranger to the telly, she’s best known for her 11 years hosting the long-standing children’s show Saturday Disney on the Seven Network. Other highlights in Shae’s established career include hosting Totally Wild, Kid’s Detectives (Beyond Productions), appearing as a guest host on The Great Outdoors, Sydney Weekender, Weekend Sunrise and Better Homes & Gardens. Shae has recently completed filming a new game show “Flushed” which will air on the Seven Network next year.
Sharon Hunter
Sharon began her career in music theatre, film and television with roles in everything from “Sons & Daughters” and “Neighbours” to “Rafferty’s Rules”. Then Sharon was lucky enough to host “Cartoon Connection” Channel 7 which sent her on a new path. “I realised I was much better at being myself, than being someone else”. Since then, she has worked as a presenter and reporter on a number of lifestyle shows including Sydney Weekender Ch 7 Sydney, Coxies Big Break Channel 9 Melbourne, On Display Ch 9 Melbourne and Qantas Inflight Entertainment. These days, Sharon is busy as a voice over artist, corporate presenter and being a Mum. Watch Sharon’s Showreel
Simon Harvey
Simon has been with RMK for almost 15 years. He’s best known as a voice artist and works for all manner of clients throughout Australia and beyond into South East Asia. However, Simon is also an actor and on-camera presenter. His varied personal interests let him draw on a range of genuine personas from sophisticated and urbane to the rugged, outdoor Aussie. In the past year he has had small roles in Channel Nine’s “Power Games” and “Love Child” as well as Foxtel’s “The Devil’s Playground”. He has also appeared in various TVC’s including two alongside his 10 year old daughter, Asha! (also with RMK). On-camera presenting roles are another area Simon is often cast, be they for training, educational or promotional use. Simon delivers a very professional on-camera look that can be moulded to fit any audience from kids to corporate. Recent jobs include a series of training films for the auto industry, marketing presentations for several software companies and a promotional film for a pharmaceutical enterprise plus others. He is very adept with auto-cue and has a precisely honed ability to read long and complex scripts with almost no errors meaning minimal re-takes. Simon takes direction happily and is really easy-going to work with….. he also understands that when you break for lunch – the cast shouldn’t eat ’til the crew do! Watch Simon’s Showreel here:
Simone Dee
Simone Dee is a versatile concoction of talents and experience. Having performed professionally since she was 11 years old and spending years in Australia and the UK, acting in various TV guest speaking roles with the BBC and feature films both in the UK and in Australia. As a Singer travelling the world with both musical theatre and contemporary vocal roles to: Spain, Egypt, Ireland, and various touring shows around Australia, such as: Off – Broadway shows, backing International artists, and regular Solo “Morning show” appearances. Also doing Vocal Sessions for writers, and Original projects. Simone now still performs every week for Corporate Clients, Clubs, and Session work, whilst running her own Singing school with her Singer Husband. She has combined the lunacy of parenthood and the randomness of a self-employed performers life and the result is a vivacious, lively, well travelled, all-rounder, afraid of nothing, and mad enough to try anything within the realms of performance!
Sol Trueba
Age: 12
Sol has the inquisitive, playful nature of a confident young kid, born in London and and thrown into the irregular, lifestyle of a muso’s son. Traveling around the world, this has definitely inspired his maturity, and willingness towards giving everything a go. So, Sol plays soccer, does Kung Fu, and Swimming, whilst nurturing his theatrical side with Singing, Acting, Eukelele, and Piano lessons. He loves Computer games and as his parents have a recording studio, he also shows an interest in Sound Engineering, and production. Sol performed as the lead role of Hansel, in “Hansel & Gretel in Kindergarten, and performed in Channel 9’s “Magical Tales” series. Since joining the “Actor’s Lounge” over the past two years, Sol’s live acting, and presenting skills have really fallen into place nicely, with live theatre performances, and presentations to strengthen his style. Sol’s South American background, can be seen in his passion and commitment to getting involved in whatever scenario presents itself, who knows what career path Sol may end up on, but for now he’s giving everything a go, and that really sums him up.
Sophia McDonnell
Age: 14
Sophia is a confident speaker and takes excellent direction. She has been in drama competitions from her pre-school years winning lots of awards. Sophia has loads of experience in theatre playing different characters from all walks of life. Her first job at 4 yrs old was a commercial for Woolworths which involved an exclusive contract for 4 years for a national TV, bus, poster and magazine campaign. Sophia loves a challenge so if you want someone who will help you succeed with your next voice over job then don’t hesitate to get her on board!
Stephen Briggs
Stephen Briggs is the author of the best selling memoir, “the boy who could tickle clouds” he has 20 years experience in front of the camera and an aversion to talking about himself in the third person.
Stephen James King
Stephen graduated with a full scholarship from Juilliard. His screen credits include The Great Gatsby, The Little Death, Home and Away, Life on Mars and The Rage in Placid Lake. On stage, he has performed at Belvoir, Sydney Theatre Company and most recently at the Ensemble Theatre with Helpmann Award winner Colin Moody in the acclaimed two hander, Red. Watch Stephen’s Comedy Reel here.
Suzanne Ellis
Suzanne is a gifted actor, starting her acting and singing career in children’s theatre productions across schools, shopping centres and theatres. Suzanne went on study at the Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts and has continued to work in all areas of the performing arts. With an eye to a challenge, Suzanne has taken roles in independent theatre and film covering the gamut of genres from comedy to horror. Directors enjoy working with Suzanne because she brings a lot to her roles, can take direction and hits the mark every time. Suzanne continues to take on television commercial work and voice over for leading national brands (Woolworths, NSW Health, Challenger, KFC, Aldi, Foxtel) with a versatile persona that covers off posh to quirky to earnest. Suzanne is always ready for the next adventure and the chance to meet the next challenge.
Talia Boone
Age: 9
Talia is full of personality and energy. She is happy, caring and thoughtful about the happiness of others, yet assertive and determined. She charms all that she meets.Talia is incredibly imaginative and loves to take on different characters and voices. She is a self proclaimed “fancy girl” who likes fashion. She also loves to sing and dance. Talia is a budding tennis player, skier and bike rider.
Ted Maynard
Ted began his career with Nashville’s Circle Theater whilst a student at Vanderbilt Uni, playing the title role in Brendan Behan’s “The Hostage”. Heading for New York City to apply to The merican Academy, he found himself stranded in upstate New York, where his distinctive voice quickly landed him a job in broadcasting with a small local radio station. After 9 years as a broadcast journo, including stints with WRKO-Boston, Metromedia News Network-Washington, and NBC News-New York (and a small role in the feature film “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” in between), he joined an international consultancy in an executive capacity in it’s London office. Ted’s first London appearance was an uncredited role in the James Bond film “A View to A Kill”,followed by increasingly substantial roles in “Highlander”,“Superman IV”, “Nightbreed”, “Spy Game”, “XXX”, amongst others. Ted also appeared in numerous television productions by BBC and independent companies in both the UK and mainland Europe. His stage work included playing “Mr. Archdale” in Trevor Nunn’s production of “Porgy and Bess” for two seasons at Glyndebourne at one season at London’s Royal Opera. Since relocating to Sydney with his Australian wife, he has continued working as an actor in films such as “Superman Returns”, “Knowing” and “Mao’s Last Dancer”. He also recently appeared as CIA station chief “Wild Bill” in the HBO/ABC series “Serangoon Road”.Watch Ted’s Showreel
Tim Matthews
Tim has been acting since he was 14 and to this day he is as enthusiastic as ever. Since 2013 he has been the lead host of “ABC ME”, which includes writing, producing, acting and presenting his own content for the channel.
Tim began his voice over career in 2015 and has worked with many high profile clients such as; Fox FM, Gold FM and many other independent productions.
He is well experienced within the industry, takes direction incredibly well, and is a pleasure to work with and be around. He looks forward to establishing himself more in the acting field.
Check out Tim’s acting reel here: https://youtu.be/5Ue22kl3ujA
Vicki Apostolopoulos
Age: 20
Vicki is a new member of RMK Faces and is delighted to be presented by the agency. She has been taking part in acting classes for nine years now, with a variation of different teachers such as; Alita Fey-Lee, Mary Vass. Now most recently at the Actors Lounge she has had the pleasure of being taught by; Tash Beaumount, Jules Tyler and Malcom Frawley. Vicki has taken part in a number of school productions as well as performed at the Kings Street Theatre, and has done various on-camera works. Her dedication to drama is due to her long life dream of acting, and the more she is taught of the skills and techniques of the craft the more her passion grows. She has also studied Drama in high school, and will do so for the HSC, acquiring the knowledge of Brechtian, Abusrdist and Classical Greek Theatre, as well as sufficient character development work. Vicki is a natural performer, as she has a background in presenting her talents of dancing, singing and acting to a public audience. Her outgoing and quirky personality are attributes to her open and welcoming attitude to learning and working.
Warwick Moss
After operating his own wine bar, restaurant, boutique and chart yacht Warwick became an actor and playwright in his early thirties. His work was performed throughout Australia as well as New York and London. As an actor, he appeared in dozens of TV dramas, sitcoms and telemovies. Besides many other hosting roles, he is probably best known for the supernatural series ‘The Extraordinary’, aired on national and international television for four years and 86 Episodes.
