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Second Act Actors

A podcast about people who have made a major life or career change into acting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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EP 45: Victor Dobro: Police Officer Turned Actor

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2022/11/18

What does being a cop have in common with being an actor? Well, more than you’d think, according to Victor Dobro! Victor is my guest on this episode of Second Act Actors and he’s here to talk to me about background work, auditions, starting out as a new actor, and drawing on his real-life experiences to portray a more accurate and relatable character. Victor always enjoyed watching cop shows as a child and got interested in acting when his friends were cast in shows like Breaking Bad. He

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EP 44: Megan Beers: Marketing Coordinator Turned Actor

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2022/11/11

Megan Beers is an American-Canadian actor who’s worked in both Toronto and Los Angeles. Today she’s my guest on Second Act Actors and she shares her experiences of moving to a new city, working on the set of The Handmaid’s Tale and what marketing and acting have in common. Megan always knew that she wanted to be an actor but decided to complete a degree in marketing with a minor in theatre. She explains to me why she chose marketing over acting at that time in her life and what she’s brought from

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EP 43: Dr. Becky Van Iersel: Physician (Mental Health...

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2022/11/04

Tune in and settle down to listen to this soothing and inspiring episode of the Second Act Actors podcast with the truly wonderful Dr Becky Van Iersel, who is a grounded, lovely doctor who also made a change in her career to align it more with her life and her feelings about health and wellness. Becky has worked several different roles within medicine but struggled to balance the demands of her career with her family life and eventually experienced severe burnout. She now has a mental

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EP 42: Claudia Goetzelmann: End of Life Doula

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2022/11/02

On this episode of Second Act Actors, I talk with Compassionate Inquiry coach and end of life doula Claudia about midlife transitions and how to honour your life’s purpose in a healthy, meaningful way. Claudia tells me her life story and about how her own experience of burnout as a photographer shaped her and gave her an interest in helping others through the same process. She talks about what she does with her clients as an end-of-life doula and how she brings this deepened perspective to her

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EP 41: Janet Walmsley: Dental Hygienist Turned Actor

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2022/10/28

On this episode of the Second Act Actors podcast, I’m sitting down with fellow Janet and actor Janet Walmsley, who was a dental hygienist for 27 years before her son persuaded her to audition for a play in a local theatre. Since then, Janet hasn’t looked back and has acted on stage and screen, been nominated for awards and has started her own acting class for people arriving into acting later in life. Janet tells me about some of the acting and life lessons that she teaches in her acting class and

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EP 40: Lara Tai: Social Worker Turned Actor

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2022/10/21

On this episode of Second Act Actors, I talk with Lara, an Toronto-based actress who’s passionate about acting training and building communities of skilled actors. Lara felt pressured by her parents to pursue a ‘traditional’ career and had a job in social work but couldn’t let go of her dream to act and sing. She eventually switched into acting and is excited about the possibilities of developing her career in the industry. Lara breaks down the many reasons that acting training is so important and

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EP 39: Will MacKenzie: First Act Actor

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2022/10/14

On this episode of Second Act Actors, I sit down with Will, who’s a lovely, stable, positive person who’s also an actor and a teacher. Will’s a first act actor, having attended theatre school in Toronto, and today he acts and teaches other actors to have a positive mindset and to value themselves so they can truly put themselves into the character they’re playing. Will tells me what he did and didn’t learn at theatre school and how he eventually made up for his lack of knowledge by taking on a

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EP 38: Robyn Deverett: Physiotherapist & Actor

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2022/10/07

Today’s guest on the Second Act Actors podcast is the funny, quirky and lovely Robyn Deverett, the self-styled ‘Acting Physiotherapist’. Robyn acted in a lot of school plays but eventually decided to pursue a career in physiotherapy. However, being Robyn, she found a way to combine the two and uses her acting and comedy skills to provide education on physiotherapy and particularly on the importance of exercising your pelvic floor. She regularly shares videos about pelvic floor and other

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EP 37: Kristin Duffy: Fashion Designer Turned Actor

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2022/09/30

Kristin Duffy is my guest on this episode of the Second Act Actors podcast and she’s here to tell me about switching from fashion to acting, how triathlons were formative for her and her experiences of being an American in London. Kristin was the oldest of six children and was interested in acting from a young age, but decided to study fashion and landed a design role for a major chain based in New York. However, she became unsatisfied with her career and made the switch to studying acting in

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EP 36: Tony Cauch: Banker Turned Actor

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2022/09/23

Banker, reggae musician, MC and actor Tony Cauch is my guest on this episode of Second Act Actors. Tony’s embraced many careers in his life and has now retired from banking to pursue his creative passions full time, as he tells me in our interview. Tony and I discuss why he chose banking over music earlier in his life and whether the millennial generation felt obligated to choose ‘traditional’ careers because they grew up seeing their parents hate their jobs. Tony tells me what surprised him about

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EP 35: Maya Ritter: Talent Agent

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2022/09/16

Today I’m lifting the veil of secrecy off one of the most misunderstood jobs in the acting industry: the talent agent. I chat with my talent agent and lovely human Maya Ritter, from Ritter Talent Agency. Maya tells me about how she became an agent after having worked as a child actor and busts some of the biggest myths about agents, actors and what they’re supposed to do for each other. This episode is a great listen for anyone who’s been signed by a talent agency or who’s starting to look for an

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EP 34: Diane Sargent: Doctor of Traditional Chinese...

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2022/09/09

On this episode of Second Act Actors, I’m interviewing an actor with a life story like no other. Diane grew up in South Africa, sailed to the United States on a boat with her family, landed in San Diego and helped her parents to set up an ostrich farm. She was passionate about acting from a young age but then became a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Diane and I talk about how she rediscovered acting and what her life has been like since. Diane talks about going up against the statistics of

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EP 33: Lisa Riesner: Journalist Turned Actor

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2022/09/02

On this episode of the Second Act Actors podcast, I interview the inspiring Lisa Riesner, who started out in the acting industry after a career in journalism. She tried out acting at the age of 25 by joining a circus class with some friends and fell in love with it, but she didn’t make the leap into acting full-time until she tragically lost a close friend. This shock made her want to pursue her dreams and since then she’s put all of her efforts into acting, writing and directing. In our

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EP 32: Rudy Salo: Lawyer & Actor

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2022/08/26

On this episode of the Second Act Actors podcast, I interview another actor who’s transitioning from a more ‘traditional’ career into the world of acting. Rudy Salo is a municipal bond lawyer, public speaker, Forbes contributor and former punk musician and today he also books acting gigs, especially seeking out roles where he plays the jerk boss villain. Rudy tells me about his early years in school when he was determined not to be a lawyer but came around to it in his own way. He explains how he

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EP 31: Leslie Goyette (Writer, Director, Producer) &...

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2022/08/19

This special episode of Second Act Actors features two wonderful guests who are the brains behind the 2021 indie film Maysville. I talk to film producer Michele and film writer, director and co-producer Leslie about how they managed to make such a stunning film on a shoestring budget. You’ll definitely want to tune into this episode if you’re working on a creative project right now because Michele and Leslie give great insider tips on how to make an indie film. They share with me how they were able

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EP 30: Corby Stephens: Pastor Turned Voiceover Actor...

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2022/08/12

Corby Stephens has had a very varied career with experience working as a pastor, an IT professional, a stand-up comedian, a yoyo performer and a voiceover actor. In this episode of Second Act Actors, he tells me his life story and gives advice to other people looking to break into the voiceover industry. Corby begins by telling me about his upbringing in a musical family and how he discovered drama class at university, which introduced him to the techniques of improvisation. We talk about what his

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EP 29: Emilia Copeland: Biomedical Scientist Turned...

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2022/08/05

On this episode of Second Act Actors, I chat with the lovely Emilia Copeland. Emilia is a British actress, filmmaker and model, coming to the creative field fresh from her biomedical degree. Emilia tells me about her school years where she struggled as her teachers didn’t value creativity or see the arts as a viable career path, so Emilia tried to push back but felt forced into studying science. However, at university she found her creative outlet by joining many different societies. Since she

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EP 28: Barry Clifton: Former US Marine Turned Actor

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2022/07/29

This episode of Second Act Actors introduces Barry who’s taken a conscious and strategic approach to his move from the Marine Corps to acting. Barry tells me about his childhood passion for acting and how he lost it when he worked in the Marines Corps and then in business. Rediscovering his love of acting was part of his recovery process and he explains where he is now with his career and what his hopes are for the future. Barry busts one of the biggest myths about acting, that of the ‘breakthrough

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EP 27: Emily Nixon: Actor & Filmmaker

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2022/07/22

***TRIGGER WARNING**** Sexual harassment, eating disorders, bullying, hazing First act actor Emily Nixon chats with me this week. Emily always wanted to be an actor and was able to make her dreams come true as today she’s working as an actor, writer and director, with experience on screen with TV shows such as Umbrella Academy. Emily and I take a deep dive into what theatre school was like for her. She experienced harassment, bullying and a lot of hypercritical feedback from the teachers and saw

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EP 26: Vinnie Potestivo: Producer & Talent...

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2022/07/15

If you’re struggling to promote your latest creative project, you need to hear this episode of Second Act Actors. Today I interview Vinnie Potestivo, the man behind the golden age of reality TV. Vinnie produced MTV hits like Punk’d, The Osbournes, The Challenge and more, and he’s also launched or accelerated the careers of some huge stars including Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson, Lauren Conrad and Hilary Duff. Vinnie lays out his expert tips to share and gain traction around your creative content,

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