Our Faculty
Meet our talented and experienced faculty


Phil Granger
Head of Acting Department Philip Granger is the distinguished recipient of a Gemini Award and two Hollywood Drama-Logue Awards and is the Senior Academic Officer


Michelle Grady
Michelle Grady has been a Makeup Artist for over 16 years, upon graduating top of her class, Michelle went straight into film. She has been in


Rebecca Lee
Rebecca Began her journey as a makeup artist at the theater department of the university of British Columbia. There she studied to become an actor


John Emmet Tracy
In over thirty years as an actor, John has worked extensively in theatre, film, television and voiceovers. He has performed on stages throughout the world,


Peter Hanlon
Peter Hanlon was born in Ottawa, Ont. and received his post secondary training at Ryerson University’s Theatre School in Toronto. Upon landing in the real


Amir Aghelnejad
Amir has been a professional writer, director and post-production supervisor for over fifteen years. With stints as an MTV television segment producer, editor of multiple


Dakota Daulby
Dakota Daulby is an emerging actor and writer originally from Vancouver, Canada. Daulby is the UBCP ‘Best Emerging Performer’ Award Winner who created an international


Fei Ren
Born and raised in China, Fei Ren obtained her Psychology degree at UBC while working internationally as a model. She has appeared in various fashion


Steven Roberts
One fateful day, on Main and16th, Robin Williams asked Steven what he was working on in acting class.“Good Will Hunting” Steven sheepishly admitted to which


Raugi Yu
In the late 1990s, Yu began appearing on television. In 1998 he appeared in one episode of The Sentinel. In 2001, he was the voice


Michelle Cyr
Michelle Cyr completed the Acting Conservatory Program at New Image College in 2016, and was cast in and involved in films, webseries, and staged plays.


Eugene Lipinski
Eugene began his career as an actor at the age of 12 in Regina, Saskatchewan, appearing in local amateur theatre. It was on the stage,


Jonathan Mason
Jonathan Mason is a Masters with Distinction Graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and local Vancouver actor. He has worked professionally in Canada


Olivier Lunardi
Using his background as an accomplished Martial Artist, Olivier transitioned into stunts and fight choreography after obtaining his certifications in Seattle and Atlanta. Early in


Tricia Collins
Tricia Collins is an actress and filmmaker. She most recently wrote, directed and played the lead in Clinch: A Violent Love Story about professional female


Ben Bass
Among his 30+ years of TV and film credits, Ben is best known as the edgy, rule-breaking detective Sam Swarek on ABC’s hit series Rookie


Jessica McLeod
Jessica McLeod has been acting for an embarrassing amount of time (more than two-thirds of her life… ew) in the Vancouver film and television world.


Harrison Houde
Harrison has acted in over 100 episodes of television. He hosted 3 seasons of an educational children’s science show called Finding Stuff Out (2011-2014) in


Hans Potter
Hans Potter has been acting since he was a wee lad back in the tundra of Alberta. His passion for acting would lead him to


Michael Karl Richards
Michael Karl Richards lives with his wife and two cats near the rocky beaches of the Pacific Northwest. A working actor since 2001 with a


Jordan Waunch
ordan Waunch is a Vancouver based Métis performing artist, public speaker, and emerging filmmaker. A graduate of the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Film And


Marie Sharp
Marie V. Sharp grew up in Nanaimo, BC and moved to Vancouver in 2009 to pursue her acting career. She completed the Acting for Stage


Oliver Rice
A graduate from Kings College London Law School with an upper second class degree in Law, Oliver spent a great deal of his student life


Evelyn Chew
Evelyn has been an actress based in Vancouver for almost 15 years. She is a graduate of both Douglas College and Studio 58 Acting Programs.


Cory Stuppard
With over ten years of experience Cory is a wildly driven actor/comedian who is trained in Improv, Stand up and Sketch Comedy. He has trained


Daniel Ginnane
Born in Perth, Western Australia. With experience as a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter, Daniel has taught Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing), MMA and fighting for


James Challis
James Challis is from beautiful Australia now residing in British Columbia. Originally James worked as a junior producer of a video production company called Fade


Paul Anthony
Paul Anthony is the Host, Creator and Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed television variety series “Paul Anthony’s Talent Time!” that aired for 3 seasons


Rami Kahlon
Rami Kahlon is an actor, writer, and director based in Vancouver, British Columbia. For the past ten years, she’s worked in leading and supporting roles


Tina Marie McCulloch
Tina Marie McCulloch is a Canadian casting director, best known for her work on two seasons of the multi-award-winning and two-time Canadian Screen Award-nominated, NarcoLeap


Jenn Griffin
Originally from Alberta, Jenn is grateful to live, work and play on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples.As a playwright, Jenn was awarded


Hassam Mairaj
Hassam has been associated with the film and tv industry for the past 8 years. He has extensively worked as a cinematographer and director on


Connor Lang
Connor Lang is a Vancouver-based filmmaker with a specialization in the dramatic flares of narrative. He continues to work on an eclectic range of projects


Jessica Vero
Jessica has been working in the beauty industry since 2003. Trained in both makeup and nail artistry. She takes pride in advancing her skill set


Travis Turner
Travis Turner is a talented voice artist with a long history of success in the film, television, and music industries (IMDB page; Behind the Voice Actors profile).


Mayra Dominguez
Growing up in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Mayra has always had a unique fascination with making others feel beautiful. “When I was really young I used


Carla Alcántara
Carla Alcántara was born in Mexico City in 1990. Graduated in Science Communications from Universidad del Valle de México in Mexico City and exchange student


Katherine Hill
Katherine Hill (Kat) is an award winning British Screenwriter, Director and Acting coach. She received her B.A Honours in Film and Theatre at The University


Johanna Mintz
Johanna has been an artist for as long as she can remember. After high school, she did a 4-year art degree from Emily Carr University,


Amazyles Silva
Originally from Brazil, Amazyles Silva started pursuing acting and dancing from an early age. She was part of multiple theatre performances such as Entre Mundos


Skaru Doerksen
Skaru Doerksen is a storyteller, she loves bringing stories into life in different ways, from acting to directing. She has the talent, the fire and


Mauricio Romero
Mauricio Romero is a Mexican actor and singer, after studying musical theatre in Primera Fila and Strasberg method at Natalia Traven school, Mauricio went on


Jason Schombing
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jason moved to New York where he began his now 30 year long career in the film industry. While


Carolina Gomez
Carolina Gomez moved to Vancouver to pursue a career in makeup for film and television. After graduating from the programs of Fashion and Film Makeup


Shimon Karmel
Shimon is an internationally published and award-winning photographer (Photo France NRJ Award 2010, Photolife Emerging Pro Award 2009, CAPIC XPOSE Award 2010 and 2014, Applied


Anna Vu
Master Lash Artist Anna at a young age has always had a passion for the beauty industry. She started her journey by attending Vin Beauty


Cory Keys
Cory started drawing and painting when he could first pick up a pencil. After graduating from art school, it wasn’t long before he was teaching.


Alejandra Uribe
Holding a Bachelor’s Degree education as a translator and interpreter, Ale set her sights on a worldwide career. She can speak and communicate in four


Sergio Osuna
Sergio Osuna is an actor originally from Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico with over 15 years in the industry. After graduating from the Acting for Film and


Thomas Potter
Thomas Potter is an ex-soldier who served with the PPCLI for 8 years, mostly in reconnaissance. Upon release from the military, he started working in