Our Faculty
Meet our talented and experienced faculty
NIC instructors are carefully selected according to our educational values and their valuable career and background. We created a team of talented professionals in their respective fields, with noteworthy industry experience, prestige and their outstanding ability to nurture the creative mind and shape the skills of students.

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


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


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


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


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


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


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).


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


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


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


Nikolai Witschl
Nikolai Witschl is an actor, writer, and improviser based in Vancouver BC, originally from Edmonton AB where he was born, raised, and trained. A graduate


Robert Maloney
As an award-winning, Vancouver-based professional actor, with over 100 IMDB credits to his name, Robert’s 27-year career has taken him across the country and to


Louise E. Lathey
Film has always been Louise’s passion and she has been writing screenplays since the age of 12. Throughout her youth she wrote, directed and edited


Alexander Steele Zonjic
Alexander Steele Zonjic is an actor, playwright and producer, born and proudly raised in Windsor, Ontario. Alexander has spent the majority of his little life


Michelle Allen
Michelle Allen has lived and worked in the Canadian Film and Television Industry for more than forty years. She formed the first Background casting company


Sean Depner
Sean Depner (Born March 12, 1993) is a Canadian Actor who has starred in a number of TV shows as of the 2010s. He is


June Laporte
June began working professionally in theatre at the age of eight, enrolling in various acting, singing, and dancing (ballet/pointe/tap/jazz) classes. Performances took place at Theater


Nicholas Coombe
Nicholas Coombe, a fresh face in the entertainment industry, has swiftly become a notable figure in the world of acting. In The Wilds, he delivers


Todd Thomson
As an actor for over twenty years, Todd has worked extensively in theatre and film and television. As a company member of the Bard on


Bill MacDonald
William is one of Vancouver’s most experienced and versatile actors. He has over 142 IMDb credits; mostly guest star and supporting roles, recurring roles, and


Jaycie Dotin
Jaycie Dotin is an accomplished stage, film, and television actor with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She is a dual citizen


Tristan Manning
Tristan, an accomplished actor with a passion for teaching, brings a unique blend of experience and dedication to the classroom. Having honed his craft on


Jack Gillett
Jack Gillett discovered his passion for acting at a young age, nurtured during his time at Gresham’s Senior School in Norfolk, U.K., where he eagerly


Alexandra Quispe
Alexandra Quispe is a voice actor, film actor, and singer based in Vancouver, BC. A New Image College of Fine Arts graduate, she has over


Danielle Butlin
Danielle has been working professionally as an actor and coach for over a decade across film, television and theatre. Danielle originally hails from Canberra, Australia


Sebastian Ortiz Wilkins
Sebastian Ortiz Wilkins, originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, expanded his horizons by delving into writing and directing his own projects over time. A pivotal moment in


Brent Stait
Brent has been an actor for 45 years. He has appeared in over 200 episodes of TV and film, performed on stage at the world-renowned


Marc Thomas Trottier
Marc Thomas Trottier was born and raised just outside of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Although his academic journey led to collegiate diplomas in Creative Arts and


Jamie Nelson
Jamie Nelson is a Canadian-Italian actor, writer, producer, and singer known for her versatility both in front of and behind the camera. Splitting her time


Daniel Krmpotic
Daniel Krmpotic is a professional actor, confusingly raised in both Canada and Croatia. Daniel’s love of all things acting has led him to train in


Nato Aiva
Nato Aivazashvili, is a talented actress/ Instructor with a diverse background. Originally from Georgia, she now calls Vancouver, British Columbia, home. Nato has made appearances


Jacob Machin
Jacob’s career started in regional pantomimes before finding a brief but successful calling in stand-up comedy. After winning the 2007 Melb. International Comedy Festival’s ‘Class


Jack Cox
Jack Cox is a writer, director and voice actor working in Vancouver, BC. After starting his career editing and writing on low budget genre films