ACTING • SCREENWRITING• COMEDY

Turn Your passion into your Career

Vancouver Acting School prepares students for the real world. Our Instructors are industry professionals and our students all benefit from small class sizes. We provide business training, career planning and lifelong mentorship. We’re also located in Vancouver, which is the most concentrated arts-tech hub on the planet.

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15+
Years helping students realize their dreams

Welcome to our community of creativity

From Business Training & Career planning to hands on training from professionals, we help you turn your passion into a career in:

ACTING – Learn the skills to work professionally in the busy film, television, & voice-over industries
WRITING – Your one stop shop to learn Screenwriting for film and television

Master the Art of Acting & Writing for Film and TV

Our Programs

We provide professional training in both acting and screenwriting in our Full-Time and Part-Time acting and screenwriting courses that take place at one of Vancouver’s largest casting facilities, GO Studios, as well as our competitive Part-Time courses online.  Whether you’re just starting out, or are looking to up your game, we’ve got you covered. Small class sizes, world-class curriculum and in-demand industry professionals are ready to help you prepare for a career in the arts.

Acting

Diploma Programs

5/5

You will graduate with a Diploma in Film, Television & Voice-Over, as well as having a professionally produced voice over demo, demo audition scenes on tape and written a screenplay.  These are all huge items in securing the right agent. 

Screenwriting

for Film & TV

5/5

Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to write for Film and TV with our accredited and award winning writing courses.

Part-Time Acting Classes

Our Part-Time classes will take actors of all abilities to new levels of skill and confidence through direct instruction from some of Vancouver’s top working actors.

Acting Classes for Kids & Teens Ages 4-17

Vancouver Young Actors School (VYAS) is Canada’s #1 elite training facility for young professional actors. 

 

Why Choose

Our Students learn from actors, agents, and casting directors who work in the industry, and can help mentor their career

All of our faculty members are working professionals in their field. Check out our Faculty page to view a full list of our instructors, including links to their IMDb pages.

casting director

Our instructors Make the difference

All of our instructors are some of the busiest working actors in the nation; not people who used to act 20 years ago and now only teach.  They are on set now and know exactly what it takes to get you there.  

Beverley Elliott

Daniel Bacon

Bronwen Smith

David James Lewis

Learn your craft in a working casting studio

go studios

Our classes take place inside of an actual casting studio, the same place that you will audition for roles in Film & Television creating a great sense of familiarity.  It also means that there will be casting directors and actors in the hallways allowing you great networking opportunities.

Learn Tricks of the Trade from our Industry professional Guest Speakers

Our program features a variety of guest speakers ranging from agents to casting directors to producers.  This will provide you with all of the connections that you need to move forward in the industry.

Jesse L. Martin

Actor - "Rent"

Talia Gonzalez

Writer/Producer - "Hawaii Five-O"

Yogi Omar

Agent - Inspirational Talent Agency

Simon Barry

Producer - "Van Helsing"

Paul Armstrong

Award-Winning Vancouver Film, Television and Theatre Producer

Murray Gibson

Agent - RED Management

Your Acting Career Starts Here

Learn the Skills that Blow Casting Directors Away

Student Success Stories!

What students say about Vancouver Acting School

Interested?

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