Maggie Grace
(Taken Trilogy)
Masi Oka
(Hawaii 5-0, Hereos)
Naomi Grossman
(American Horror Story)
Christopher Gorham
(Lincoln Lawyer, Ugly Betty)
Merrin Dungey
(Shining Vale, King of Queens)
David Meunier
(The Equalizer, Justified)
Chelsey Crisp
(Fresh Off The Boat)
Tamara Braun
(General Hospital)
Kurt Ela
(Side Hustle)
Elaine Loh
(Dynasty, Gossip Girl)
Mark Gantt
(Oceans 11, The Bannen Way)
Jennifer Marsala
(Taken, Homeland)
Roxana Ortega
(Archer, The Casagrandes)
Amir Talai
(American Dad, Harold & Kumar)
Shelley Dennis
(The Conners, Sestra Sestra)
Ron Hanks
(Chef Swap, Golden California)
Founder
Kevin E. West
SAG-AFTRA Service
The business of acting is essentially the most undereducated — and least understood — aspect of the acting profession worldwide.
In 1991, Kevin E. West founded The Actors’ Network, an award-winning actor business organization in Los Angeles aimed at doing just that — educating actors on the business of show business.
At a glance, the construct of directing can feel somewhat simplistic based on “how-to” books, guided apprenticeships or that popular seminar.
The one consistent truth is that almost every director can find themselves challenged by finding the words, visual or mechanism to “trigger” a desired performance from an actor.
There are many factors, both tangible and intangible, that affect this outcome and most never really considered or addressed on set.
Coming soon, Kevin E. West delivers a practical methodology for directors that you’ve never seen!
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In The Moment – Anthony Meindl Podcast
Hollywood tends to be viewed as the land of the young and pretty. Funny, how the idea of being talented is used a lot when
The actors strike, an existential battle!
When the request to be, interviewed by the Pop Culture podcast, was presented to me we were only about a week into the strike. Now,
Actors & writers take on powerful Hollywood execs & studios!
Take a moment, step back regardless of age, and think about all of the truly “big decisions” you’ve had to make to this point in
January 6, 2010
Lifetime member, Mark Gantt, is the vision behind The Bannen Way, a Sony Pictures Television production. Mark Gantt executive produced this series alongside Jesse Warren. Gantt’s co-stars were Vanessa Marcil, Gabriel Tigerman, Michael Ironside, and Robert Forster. Episodes were streamed weekdays through January 22, 2010. The show officially premiered on Crackle.
April 18, 2012
Laurie Records (CCDA) has been in Commercial casting since 2004. In 2009, Laurie opened her own company. She casts all types Commercials and has broadened her horizons to include Network web content, Television Hosts, Web Series, Industrials, and dabbles in Films. She regularly attends L.A. theatre.
April 4, 2013
Michael Sanford (CCDA) is one of the top Commercial casting directors in L.A. and a repeat guest of The Actors’ Network. A friendly and personable man who opened Sanford Casting in 2000. He also has an office in Atlanta and was formerly with Nicolau Casting. Michael also does theatrical casting for which he shared in winning a 2012 Artios Award for Feature-Studio-Independent comedy with Heidi Levitt for, The Artist.
May 1, 1991
Yes, the very beginning, and location of the first meeting of what would become The Actors’ Network. The apartment of Kevin E. West, and his sister at the time, located at 3928 Carpenter Ave. #206 just across from the Carpenter Ave. elementary school, in Studio City, CA.
(8) TeleMental Health sessions
$0 Co-Pay plus TeleMed
PLUS Primary Care, Vision,
Dental, RX & Alternative
Download the App – Promo Code for 20% – FREE sign-up & test drive – NO credit card required!
(8) TeleMental Health Sessions
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PLUS Primary Care, Vision,
Dental, RX & Alternative