
OUR FACULTY
Our instructors are our difference. We take a very different and special approach as to what we expect from our teachers and what they will provide to our students. Vancouver Acting School isn’t just a place for you to listen to lectures, learn and get a diploma. That might be okay for other schools, but not for us. Our instructors are here to mentor you through the initial phases of your career, and work with you to not just acquire the artistic skills to work professionally, but to help you with the business acumen that make them successful. That’s the key: VAS instructors have been there before, have already forged the path and are happy to show you how to follow it.
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Artists helping the next generation of artists
Our instructors aren’t just people who know a lot about their subject and are here to teach it; they are professionals in that industry. Many are here on their day off from working in their given field to help our students get relevant experience of what is happening in the world today. Our instructors are professional actors and writers from cartoons, TV shows, and movies you see every day. They’ve done, and do this for a living. And now they are here to show you how to do it too.
It goes without saying that every school obviously has instructors. But, not many have mentors who are committed to your success. And even less have mentors who have current experience in their fields and are ready to share it with their students so they can work together, side-by-side in the future. This is a huge difference that will help you turn your passion into your career.
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Bronwen Smith
Bronwen Smith comes to Vancouver Acting School with a combination of years of …
David James Lewis
Born and raised in Vancouver BC, David James Lewis knew from an early …
Jeff Evans-Todd
Hailing from Canada’s prairies, Jeff Evans-Todd began his career in Vancouver as a …
Francesca Bianchi
Francesca is originally from Australia where she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts …
Sarah Troyer
Sarah Troyer is a highly experienced and versatile performer with almost 20 years …
Mark Ratzlaff
Mark Ratzlaff is a producer, director and writer whose award-winning work has been …
Larry MacDonald
Starting in comedy in his university years, Larry worked throughout the east cost …
Stephanie Webster
Stephanie Webster grew up in a small town in Saskatchewan where she was …
Shelby Wyminga
Shelby Wyminga was born purple due to near asphyxiation and couldn’t cry for the …
Olson Lloyd
Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Olson Lloyd is a multi-faceted artist with …
Kalyn Miles
Kalyn teaches sketch comedy writing at Vancouver Acting School. Kalyn won’t do that …
Geoff Gustafson
Geoff Gustafson is becoming one of the most sought after and prolific working …
Gary Jones
Actor, writer and comedian, Gary Jones began his 30-year career with Toronto’s legendary …
Katrina Salisbury
Katrina Salisbury is a local voice actress, born and raised in Langley, B.C. …
Matthew Kowalchuk
Matthew is one of Canada’s rising star filmmakers and screenwriters. His first feature …
Zahf Paroo
Zahf Paroo has been working as professional actor, host, voice-over and sketch comedy …
Laura Adkin
Laura is a Writer, Producer, Actor and Director. Laura began her professional career …
Johannah Newmarch
Johannah Newmarch has worked extensively in film, television, and theatre for 20 years. …
Enid-Raye Adams
Enid-Raye Adams was born in 1973 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Since then, …
David Ray
David Ray is a Vancouver based screenwriter, director and producer whose credits include …
Lauren McGibbon
Lauren McGibbon is an actor, improvisor and instructor based in Vancouver. She was …
Ely Jackson
Ely is a Greek-Australian voice over artist, fiction writer and film and television …
Alex Zahara
His varied screen credits include: A Viking in The Thirteenth Warrior, starring Antonio …