Alongside my varied acting career I have experience as an acting coach, on-set and off. I coached the young leads of the US TV series Power Rangers for two seasons, seven teenagers on NZFC short film Pack Rat and most recently was on-set coach to young star Nell Fisher in her lead role in the upcoming feature film Bookworm. I coach young talent for their auditions and assist them with shooting self-tapes. On set I work closely with the director to make sure we are creating and crafting their vision, and doing it quickly and efficiently.

With the amazing guidance of coach Miranda Harcourt I have honed my skillset so that I have a practical and applicable toolbox to help actors get to the truth of a performance, and quickly. I follow her mantra of trying to find our way to performances that are grounded and naturalistic.

I have combined these tools with my experience from studying various acting methodologies over the years ‘borrowing’ from Adler, Chekhov, Meisner, Strasberg, Stanislavski, Moss & more, to build my own toolbox and approach that can be applied to any script, to any role, and to help turn that into your own. For me, it’s always about empowering the actor to feel like they have the tools, the awareness, the emotional senses embedded, so they can use them when and where necessary.

Actors love working with directors because we need objectivity. We need outside help to dig in to whats happening on the inside. That’s what I’m here for.

I’m also a fierce advocate for how children are cared for and protected on set, a place that can often become chaotic and confusing, but with the right approach can be an educational, magical and enriching place too.

I have also voiced video games and commercials internationally, MC’d and hosted live events, run wellbeing workshops, written a book on Gut Health, created content for brands for nationwide publications, presented on live television, and I’m currently writing a fictional novel and developing content for screen. I’m not one for boredom!