In Part 2, James explains
Noted for his finely crafted and nuanced performances, actor James DuMont is one of the busiest actors in both film and television.
DuMont just wrapped his 75th Feature film Safety for Disney & his 70th performance on television in Blue Bloods on CBS.
Mr. DuMont has amassed a glowing array of memorable characters in both film & television such as Track Suit Charle in the Netflix feature Spenser Confidential which was watched by over 75 Million households & is James' 3rd collaboration is both Director, Peter Berg & Mark Wahlberg having worked with them on CBS Films' Patriots Day and Lionsgates' Deepwater Horizon.
James has added to his growing gallery of historical characters on film most recently with Senator McClellan on Apple TV's The Banker starring Samuel L. Jackson & Anthony Mackie, J. Parnell Thomas in Trumbo opposite Oscar nominee, Bryan Cranston & Sherman Adams opposite the late Oscar winner, Robin Williams' in Lee Daniels' The Butler.
Recent Mini Series work include Amazons' The Underground Railroad from Oscar winning director, Barry Jenkins, recurring on NBC's Law & Order: True Crime: The Menendez Murders & Lifetime/History Channels' Bonnie and Clyde.
James is a Recurring Guest Star on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones opposite creator & star, Danny McBride, going into it's 2nd Season in 2021. His most recent guest star roles on television include CBS' Magnum PI & The Good Fight, NBC's Timeless, Netflix cult hit Stranger Things, Fox series 24: Legacy and CBS' CSI: New Orleans.
James DuMont is best know for Focus Features' Dallas Buyers Club opposite Oscar winner, Jared Leto where he played his father, Sony Classic Pictures Hank Williams bio-pic I Saw The Light & Universals' blockbuster Jurassic World. Other recent films include: TriStar Pictures' When The Game Stands Tall, James Brown bio-pic from Universal Get On Up & indie features The Hammer, Landline & Catch Hell starring Ryan Phillippe, which is also his directorial debut.
On the small screen, DuMont has had many notable recurring roles on such shows as the F/X series American Horror Story-Freak Show & Coven and the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire & Mad Men. Other recurring roles include Captain Richard La Fouchette for four seasons on David Simon's critically-acclaimed HBO series, Treme, working opposite Oscar-winner, Melissa Leo and opposite Golden Globe nominee, Ray Romano on the TNT series Men Of A Certain Age.
My guest this week is Holly Kaplan.
Holly has appeared on Better Call Saul, How to Get Away with Murder, House and numerous other television programs and films
I stumbled across Holly’s profile on Instagram, and then checked out her reel. When I see someone doing simple, strong, grounded and connected work, I know this is an actor we could all learn something from. you can view here work yourself at hollykaplan.com
Holly has a unique way of approaching her roles you’re not likely to hear anywhere else.
Kecia Lewis is celebrating 37 years in the entertainment industry. She made her Broadway debut at 18 years old in the original company of Dreamgirls, directed by Michael Bennett. Her other Broadway credits include The Gospel at Colonus (with Morgan Freeman), Big River, Ain’t Misbehavin’(standby for Nell Carter), Once on This Island (OBC), The Drowsy Chaperone(OBC), Chicago, Leap of Faith (OBC), Cinderella (as Marie/Fairy Godmother)and most recently Children of a Lesser God (directed by Kenny Leon). Off Broadway she has starred in the title role of Mother Courage, The Skin of Our Teeth (Obie Award) Dessa Rose at Lincoln Center (Drama Desk award nomination), and Marie and Rosetta (Lortel & Drama League nominations/ Obie Award winner ). Her television credits include Guest Star and recurring roles on Law & Order, Law & Order SVU(recurring), Madam Secretary, Royal Pains, Limitless, Conviction, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Blue Bloods, SMILF, The Blacklist (recurring), The Passage (recurring), Mad About You (recurring) and the Hulu series, Wu-Tang: An American Saga (recurring).
We continue our deep dive into Paul's Process covering
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Be sure to visit PaulPryce.com to view his reel as is discussed in this episode.
Paul is a Yale School of Drama MFA graduate who has appeared on Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Unforgettable, countless plays and is the creator of a proof of concept trailer for a feature film he wrote and will be directing next year. Paul is a faculty member of hbstudio, one of New York’s oldest and esteemed acting schools, as well as an instructor at Brooklyn College’s MFA program. He’s taught master classes and workshops at Yale, NYU Tisch, M.I.T. Music & Theatre, Amherst College, New York Film Academy, as well as universities and acting studios in Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago and South Korea, where he was for this interview. Additionally Paul does private coaching for MFA and BFA Auditions, Commercials, TV, Film and the Business of Acting.
Continuation from last episode in which we discuss her approach to her the roles that can be found below.
Link to her reel from her website (https://www.langleycornwell.com/reel-videos) and imdb page (https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7838919/!) and you can follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/langley_cornwell/)
Theatrically trained, Langley is known for portraying self-assured, educated, stylish women often with unexpected secrets.
A veteran character and improv actor as well as an established voice over talent, she spent many years in professional theater before transitioning into television and film acting.
On this episode Langley reveals:
- Her unique experience of when she's acting well.
- What she does if she drops out of a scene.
- On set readiness.
- Her approach to script analysis.
- Working with audition sides
and more...
Link to her reel from her website (https://www.langleycornwell.com/reel-videos) and imdb page (https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7838919/!) and you can follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/langley_cornwell/)
And here's friend of the show, Rohit Chauhan's trailer for his upcoming short film, GLITCH, (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j_U5h8YlA6E&feature=youtu.be) a link to his clever, funny, short film (I mistakenly stated it was on Instagram, duh!) LAST SUPPER (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-oWm7V-M35Y). Follow him on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/rohitt.chauhan/)!
On this episode, John talks about his training, on set readiness, working with audition material, reconnecting on set/stage to the scene, research for your audition, making a connection with scene partners, how to approach emotionally demanding scenes, bringing physicality into the scene, and the value of training and classes.
View John's reel before listening.
And here's a link to John's on how he created an Award Winning Web Series.
Complete Bio Information at https://hbstudio.org/instructors/deblinger-david/
In this episode, David covers such topics as...
His Experience of what acting is for him
How he Prepares before going on stage or the camera rolls
How he accesses being Present
Ensemble Building and Exercises
Explains, "Acting is doing. – The gasoline for doing is meaning"
Philip Seymour Hoffman's "Drilling Down"
Anthony Hopkins script reading method
David's Acting Demo Reel can be found: https://vimeo.com/272977453
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George is a critically acclaimed actor, acting coach & producer, having appeared in over 30 productions on the New York Stage. George trained under legendary teacher and director Gene Frankel, as well as Wynn Handman, Terry Schreiber, Milton Katselas, Austin Pendleton, and the teacher that has most inspired his own approach to teaching. Harold Guskin.
George leads professional actors and newcomers with his unique "instinctual and intuitive" approach at his workshop The Actor's Instinct & The Art of Communication in Los Angeles, New York and online. This is a pre-covid recording through Skype.
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