About Julian

For me Acting is an ever evolving philosophy, having Parents as actors and my first experience on stage at the age of 6 Truly believed that Acting was performance, was me doing the role. Now I realize, this is Life Art, I am a human being not A human doing. My job is to live the truthful Emotional life of the character in the story. Everything in the work, the Craft of acting, comes down to Moments of truth. I cannot fake the truth, I need to experience it, to allow it to play me as I am already, infinite and alive. This is my focus in my class. The Moment of acting.

My parents are still very active in the theatre on Vancouver Island - acting, directing, producing. I have had the extreme honour of coaching them in their work.

This philosophy didn’t happen overnight, this is a continuing journey for me. When I was 19 years old my father sent me to his agent and former student Jerry Jordan who set me on a righteous path of finding and supporting the ethical agents and teachers in this industry.

I first went to the Actors Workshop and trained with Alan Jordan for a year. At the time Uta Hagen taught master classes out of the Actors Workshop so there was a real classical and magical feeling in the air. I did every course that Alan Jordan offered. I never got to train with Uta but read her books as they were required reading. I also read every book I could find on the craft, exploring all techniques.

At the same time I was in every play, Film and auditioning and Gaining as much experience as I had time for.

I then moved to Sears and Switzer and studied there for 2 years. The simplicity and the love in their technique are still with me today.

I was also training in Chi Gung and Kung Fu with a Master from Hong Kong Dr. Terry Hui. I began to understand that everything was energy. The first lesson from my mother, about speaking from my core, from my diaphragm, really started to translate into the same vibration I was feeling from this energy work. I could not help to begin to marry acting and Chi Gung and started to bring it into every audition and every role.

In my late 20s I moved from Toronto to Vancouver and trained with Mark Brandon who’s book, Winning Auditions: 101 Strategies for Actors, I highly recommend as great trade book that covers so many answers for the actor.

I then followed a classmate and trained with Andrew McIlroy at McIlroy and Associates.

I was also in and out of Anastasia Bandey’s amazing audition drop-in classes out of her studio ActorWorks.

I loved all the work. Although I learned a lot, it all wasn’t quite clicking.

My agent suggested I try Shea Hampton’s Acting from Source classes and that’s when things really started to click for me on the inside. This was a professional training ground, not only to gain a Mastery in the craft, but also translates into booking professional work.

To this day I am still in Shea’s class and use her techniques in my coaching and private classes. Shea challenges me every week so I can keep growing and learning as a performer. Also Humbling myself so I can truly let go of “ knowing how to act.”

I take this into my class where I continue to grow as a Teacher. Where weekly I can help cultivate Presence and connection in the Actual Work of “Bringing Truth to the Writen word.”

An actor must never arrive, and say “This is a good as I am going to be. I know how to act,” for we are only as good as our next role. So we are always striving to do our best work yet.

I learn from my new students, from my old students who have been with me 10 years plus and from my classmates and cast mates. My story continues and I hope for you to join me so that we may continue to evolve, grow and learn together in this Philosophy, This craft that we love so much.