Acting classes · British Columbia

Acting classes in Vancouver.

One-to-one coaching from a working screen actor, serving Vancouver. For children 7 to 17 and adult actors at every career stage.

Credits include
  • Netflix
  • Disney
  • Universal Studios
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme
  • Clint Eastwood
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Acting classes in Vancouver at Tingley's Acting Studio are one-to-one sessions with a working screen actor, delivered remotely over video. The studio coaches children aged 7 to 17 and adult actors at every career stage, with material reflecting Vancouver's feature and streaming-drama casting market. All coaches working with minors hold a current BC Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Query.

Vancouver casting

What casting in Vancouver looks like

Vancouver is Canada's feature and streaming capital, with a sound-stage cluster across the Lower Mainland that runs a near-constant pipeline of US and international productions. Most Vancouver casting rooms handle high-budget feature and series work.

Timezone
PDT / PST
Safety check
Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Query, the BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Format
Remote over video
For parents

Coaching for young Vancouver actors

We coach performers aged 7 to 17 in one-to-one sessions. A parent or guardian is always in the building, and in the room or an adjacent room depending on the child's age and preference. Session material is agreed with the parent in advance.

All coaches working with Vancouver minors hold a current Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Query, issued by the BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. Documentation is sighted by us before the first session with a minor, and by you on request.

Read more for parents → Our Child Safe Policy →

For working actors

Coaching for Vancouver-based adult actors

For adult actors at every stage: pre-representation, signed but underworked, mid-career, and working actors preparing for specific high-stakes auditions. If you have a callback next Friday, we work the callback. If you are preparing a self-tape in 24 hours, we work the self-tape.

Material reflects the casting pipeline in Vancouver. Accent work is available when the role demands it.

Read more for adult actors → See all coaching disciplines →

Student stories

Stories from Vancouver

Real stories from Vancouver-based students will appear here as they publish with consent.

Freya's notes were the first coaching that actually landed for me.

A. T. Adult actor Vancouver · Awaiting published story

My son's school drama teacher could not prepare him for a screen audition. Freya did.

L. P. Parent Vancouver · Awaiting published story

The self-tape setup advice alone was worth the session.

M. C. Adult actor Vancouver · Awaiting published story

Vancouver questions

  • Is accent work important in Vancouver?

    Very. Most Vancouver productions are US-set, so a convincing General American accent is effectively table stakes for adult working actors.

  • What safety check applies?

    The BC Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Query.

  • Do Vancouver actors audition for Toronto productions?

    Yes, frequently, by self-tape. The two cities share many of the same Canadian productions via co-shoots.

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