Bill Marchant is an actor, writer, producer, director and educator with over forty years of experience in the entertainment industry. Film and television credits include “Chappie”, “Godzilla” and “Volition” in addition to regular and recurring roles on such shows as “Stargate SG-1”, “DaVinci’s Inquest”, “Millennium”, “Intelligence” and “Strange Empire”. His directorial debut, the feature film “Everyone”, which he also wrote, won the Zenith D’or at the Montreal World Film Festival. Theatre goers will recognize him from appearances in local productions including “Adrift on the Nile” with Neworld Theatre and “Herr Beckman’s People” at Touchstone Theatre. As a playwright, Marchant is best known for scribing shows including “Ashes”, “Clown Elections”, “Gift of Screws” and “Pot Kettle Black”. His original play, “Blaze Orange”, won the Theatre BC prize for best full-length drama. Other award winners include his scripts “Summerteeth” for the Solo Collective Competition and “Husk” chosen for inclusion in the Clean Sheets festival by The Frank Theatre Company. Marchant has also been a teacher for the past thirty years, first as co-founder of The Company We Keep with Kate Twa and the past twenty-three years at Vancouver Film School where he currently serves as Creative Specialist and Instructor.

Cara McDowell has been training actors for 30 years. She started acting herself while completing a BFA in Performance at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has directed various Plays and VFS Student Shortfilms. She has produced as well as written a Solo Piece for Victoria’s UNO Festival. She was a Senior Instructor of Acting for Film and Television at Vancouver Film School for over 20 years. Cara has an intuitive sense and adventurous perspective of what grows an Actor. She is constantly developing and sharing Workshops that inspire both Actors and Creatives alike. Presently she is working privately as a Professional Personal Coach (Certified with CTI) and offering ongoing Acting Micro Sessions Online. For further information please visit https://www.caramcdowell.com

Daniel bacon his journey into the craft of acting in 1993 after a short stint as singer in a boy band. Yes a boy band. Over the past 23 years Daniel has amassed a resume of over 120 credits in film and tv and over 20 theatre credits. Selected credits include lead roles in the films Toxic Skies and The BFG (directed by Steven Spielberg) and recent guest star recurring roles on the television shows Somewhere Between and the upcoming Facebook Watch series Limetown. Daniel also voiced the character of Rhodey/War Machine on the multi-season animated series Iron Man: Armored Adventures. Selected Theatre credits include the lead role of Shapoor in the western Canadian premiere of Counter Offence at the Firehall Arts Centre (directed by Donna Spencer), the role of Jeremy in Coronation Voyage at the Belfry Theatre (directed by Roy Surette) and the role of Mickey in Hurly Burly at the Lyric Theatre Project (directed by Kate Twa). Daniel has also worked extensively as an audition reader for over 12 years for various casting directors including Clark & Page, Mayers & Brandstatter and Michelle Allen. His professional demeanor and strong reading skills have earned him a strong reputation for additional work on set and other various projects. Daniel has taught his ever evolving Audition Workshop to hundreds of actors for over a decade and absolutely loves the process.

Born in Jamaica, with Spanish, European and Aboriginal heritage, Karen feels privileged to have grown up in the Metropolitan city of Torontobut Vancouver is now home to Karen.

With a long list of film, television and theater credits, Karen has made a name for herself as a triple threat in the entertainment industry. With over 100 acting credits her film credits include Tortured (alongside Laurence Fishburne), Donovan’s Echo, Hollow Man 2, MOW Trust and her starring role on APTN and the Showcase original series Cashing In. Karen is also proud of her recent holiday movie role as Riley in Christmas on Hollylane. Karen’s other television series, recurring and supporting roles, include A&E’s # 1 rated show Flight 93, Fringe, Showtime’s Out Of Time, JPOD, Arrow, Lucifer, The Crossing, Da Vinci’s Inquest, and Frances Ford Coppola’s First Wave, and a lead role as Lisa Dolittle in 20th Century Fox’s Dr. Dolittle 4 – Top Dog and Dr. Dolittle 5 – Going Hollywood and a recurring role on Sacred Lies just to name a few. Her guest star appearances include Smallville, Fighting The Odds, Twilight Zone, Dead Zone, and Frances Ford Coppola’s Firstwave. In feature films, she has a role in Big Fat Liar 2 and one of Karen’s highlights was shooting a lead role in Alliance Atlantis’s Riverworld in New Zealand. Another memorable experience for Karen was performing in the Oscar Winning movie Chicago. Karen also plays the role of Katie Wyer in Hallmark Channel’s series The Chronicle Mysteries and a recurring role on the The 100.

Born and raised in Vancouver BC, David James Lewis knew from an early age that he wanted to be an actor. At the beginning of his career David cut his teeth on commercials, independents and numerous short films. One of them being 1999’s “Shoes Off” which won the Critics
Choice for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival. David continues to enjoy and contribute to the independent film scene and in fact finds it some of his most rewarding work to date.

Over the years David has worked opposite Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Pfeiffer in “Personal Effects”. “The Day the Earth Stood Still” with Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly and William H. Macy in the award winning film “Door to Door”.

Previous television work includes “Dead Like Me”, “The L Word” “X-Files” “Supernatural” “Fringe” and every third Movie of the Week over the past 10 years. David has had recurring roles on “Girlfriends Guide to Divorce” “Rogue” “Motive” “Intruders” and “Dirk Gently Holistic Detective”.

Also a writer David worked on writing and helping with the creation of the web series “Parked” as well as writing a variety of short films. One of them being “Stalled” which went on to play in 23 film festivals worldwide.

He has a Leo award which he keeps next to his bed.

Growing up in a Punjabi Sikh household in the northeast corner of British Columbia, Veenu ventured alone to what is now known as Vancouver and started her acting career in 2007. She is mindful of her privilege to live and work on the traditional unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Notable TV credits include her recurring role as Prisha Dhar on Lost In Space (Netflix) and her very creepy and fun death scene on Supernatural (CW). Film credits include the wry medical examiner Bella on Curious Caterer: Grilling Season (Hallmark), and Officer Reece on A Dog’s Way Home (Columbia Pictures). In the past few years Veenu has branched out to theatre as well with roles in A Thousand Splendid Suns (Arts Club) and Himmat (Theatre Conspiracy). Aside from acting, Veenu is also a writer and director. She just completed her first ultra-short film What I Want, which was selected as one of the ten 1-minute films to be made for the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (VAFF) in 2023. With over 15 years of experience she loves to share her knowledge as well as learn from her students as an instructor at Vancouver Film School and Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
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Dean Marshall is a veteran of stage and screen dating back almost thirty years. Born and raised in Montreal, Dean has performed across the country and has been seen by millions through his work in film and television. Director, producer, writer, artist and father of two rambunctious boys, Dean has continued his passion for acting in Vancouver and feels honoured to be asked to help actors realize their dreams with Artist2Artist.
For a full resume please visit https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550832/

Jennifer has over 40 years’ experience as a professional actor, educator/director, and arts advocate. She has performed over 100 roles in theatre/film & TV across the country including a Jessie Award for The Trespassers by Morris Panych, a Vancouver Playhouse/ Belfry co-production. In the film/ TV world, she is especially proud of the Canadian work on Fido, Waydowntown, The War Between Us, Da Vinci’s Inquest and the series my Life as a Dog.. Her online screen resume can be found at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166092/
For over 15 years, she has also been a faculty member at Vancouver Film School including 10 years as Head of the VFS Acting Department. Jennifer has a passion to bring positive change in our actor educational spaces to be more inclusive, diverse, and accommodating.
She has a degree from York University and is a graduate of TMU (formerly Ryerson) Theatre School. In 2018, Jennifer was honoured with the UBCP/Actra Lorena Gale Women of Distinction Award.

Andrés Soto Valverde is an actor from San José, Costa Rica. He began his career as an engineer and TV Producer. He created along with JatnielAzofeifa the largest kids TV Show in Central America: “Ondivedu”.

He studied Communications and Industrial Engineering at the University of Costa Rica and Acting at Vancouver Film School. He is an instructor and Project Manager for the acting department at Vancouver Film School.

He is known for playing adult Travis on ShowTime’s Yellowjackets and Carlos on Riverdale. He has been a jury member of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival and Jessee Richards Awards. Other credits include The Man In the High Castle, Riverdale, 50 States of Fright and S. Craig Zahler’s Dragged Across Concrete.

Kathleen Duborg is a director, actor, producer and educator. She is an adjunct professor of acting and directing at the University of British Columbia, acting instructor at Vancouver Film School, associate at McIlroy and Assc. and coaches independently. Artistic collaborations and extensive experience in merging performance and rehearsal practices from live theatre, screen, mocap, voice-over and dramaturgy have enhanced her investigations into physical behaviour and embodiment between actors, dancers, text, design elements and audiences. Kathleen is an award-winning actor and created ReelFast: The 48 Hour Movie Making Festival and The Cold Reading Series which endeavoured to connect writers and actors of the film and theatre communities.
For a full resume please visit https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550832/

Kurt has appeared in over 100 film and television roles over the years including reoccurring roles in iZOMBIE, SUPERNATURAL, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, ROGUE, LEVEL UP, SANCTUARY and EXE’S and OH’s and has been nominated for a LEO for Best Male Guest star twice for his work in MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE and TIES THAT BIND. Kurt has also appeared on stage across western Canada and is a voice actor, writer, director and teacher. It is a highlight of his career to bring Artist2Artist to life!