Meet the Young Actors HQ Team!
Our coaches are all professional working actors with extensive coaching & teaching experience. We offer tailored 1:1 coaching in the areas of film & TV, commercials, and voice over. Looking to understand more about the business side of the industry, seek guidance on how to create a demo reel, or receive tailored advice on how to pitch to agents? We also specialize in 1:1 business meetings!
Lauren Akemi Bradley
Lauren is an award winning actress and one of the co-founders of Young Actors HQ. She started out as a child actor at the age of 10 and has been a working actor ever since. Lauren created Young Actors HQ with community in mind - a place to bring likeminded working actors together to elevate their career in a supportive and nurturing environment. Lauren guides actors to dive into character, create specificity in their performances, and build the confidence to elevate themselves to the next level.
Private Coaching Rate: $85 / hour (or $50 / half hour).
Jillian Walchuk
Jillian moved from the Canadian prairies to the West Coast to pursue an acting career. She has built herself an extensive resume in film, network tv and commercials. She spent more than 10 years teaching kids, teens and adults at Vancouver Acting School. Jillian is an expert at helping you understand the business side of acting and helps actors find their personal brand and creates a path to help them build out their careers.
Jillian's private client roster is currently full. Accepting new clients on a referral basis.
Ryan Jinn
Ryan is a heavily established actor, with starring credits including Amazon Prime's "Reginald the Vampire" & CBC's "Kim's Convenience." Ryan is also known for his voice acting in the Netflix animated series "CoComelon Lane." Ryan's experience also extends behind the camera as a writer, director and producer.
Ryan shares a passion for teaching and elevating young artists and takes a tailored approach to his coaching style.
Private Coaching Rate: $85 / hour (or $50 / half hour).
Jessica Garcie
Jessica is a well established and successful working actor. With an extensive resume in film, network tv, commercials and voice over, Jessica brings a wealth of industry experience to her coaching. Her charismatic and engaging personality sets the stage for fun, collaborative sessions with her students. She takes a student led approach and tailors her teaching to where the student is at. Jessica creates a safe space for students to explore their instrument and provides the tools to elevate your craft!
Private Coaching Rate: $85 / hour (or $50 / half hour).
Erin Neil
Erin is an Actor, Voice Actor, and Producer, born and raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta. While Erin loves acting on screen and stage, it’s the world of Voice Over that captured her heart.
Erin is a force in the Voice Over world, lending her talents to major companies including Sunlife and ATB Financial. In the wild world of Animation and Video Games, Erin has brought characters to life in the mobile video game “Mythic Heroes”, a variety of characters in multiple Poketoons Shorts, and most recently Sofia Callaghan in Nintendo’s “Another Code: Recollection”.
Erin loves working with students where they are at and having fun all the while. She strives to create a safe, supportive, and creative space for her students to flourish.
Private Coaching Rate: $85 / hour (or $50 / half hour).
Tiera Skovbye
Tiera was born & raised in the film & television industry, having started acting at the age of 7. With over 20+ years experience and nearly 50 professional credits, Tiera has found her success in both Canadian and US markets.
Her incredible scope of work includes 7 seasons of the smash-hit Riverdale, 2 seasons of Global TV and NBC's Nurses and most recently, leading the all new drama Ride airing on CW!
Tiera possesses a deep passion for education and nurturing the next generation of aspiring artists. With her commitment to and knowledge of both the industry and teaching, Tiera brings a unique blend of creativity and expertise to her role as an instructor and educator.
Private Coaching Rate: $85 / hour (or $50 / half hour).
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