Creating Compelling Characters
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What you'll learn
Course content
Course Description
Tailor your acting career path with our Career Strategy Sessions. Choose from 20 or 40-minute sessions to discuss potential auditions or broader career strategies, receiving tailored advice that aligns with your personal goals and industry trends.
Personalized advice to shape your acting career, from auditions to long-term strategies.
your teacher
Greg Apps celebrates 52 years in the film industry this year. As an actor, he worked across stage, radio, television, and film, appearing in Sunday Too Far Away, Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, and Mad Dog Morgan alongside Denis Hopper. On stage, he played Brad in the original Australian production of The Rocky Horror Show—and claims his legs still look great in fishnets.
As a casting director, Greg has cast over 85 feature films, including Chopper, Romper Stomper, Mission Impossible II, and Knowing. He served on the Australian Film Institute Board for seven years and was named one of the 20 Most Influential People in the Australian Film Industry by IF Magazine in 2004. He was also the inaugural President of the Casting Guild of Australia.
A passionate educator, Greg has taught at NIDA, WAAPA, QUT, VCA, Flinders Uni, and more. He has pioneered a unique approach to actor self-tapes, blending digital tools, social media, and his deep expertise in acting, casting, and auditioning.
What do they say?
Working with Greg is a career highlight! He demystifies the casting process, explaining how to take control of your career, and to find characters - unique to you - that make you stand out as an individual actor. I now approach scripts and auditions in a very different way, and I have have been all the better for it.
