Performing Arts

Acting

Zach B.

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Background check

Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 12+

Speaks English, Italian

Teaching since 2008

Postgraduate Certificate, Department of Neuroscience

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Learn Acting from an Award-Winning Film Director

As an actor for 14 years who became an award-winning director and screenwriter, I have a particularly well-rounded perspective on acting. My belief is that anyone can act, if given the right tools, and I have a proven track record -- actors who work with me are presently booking major roles in film and television. My philosophy is that acting is about exploring yourself -- who you really are as a human being -- and having confidence in that unique individual's perspective on the character. We will also use my expertise on the other side of the camera to explore how to work with directors, as well as the writer's viewpoint on the larger story. I look forward to setting your talents loose on the world!

Instructor details

Subject

Location:

Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday

9 AM-4:30 PM

Tuesday

9 AM-6:30 PM

Wednesday

9 AM-5 PM

Thursday

9 AM-6:30 PM

Friday

9 AM-6:30 PM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

30 minutes

$45

45 minutes

$70

60 minutes

$95

90 minutes

$145

About Zach B.

5.0

(44)

My work as an acting coach speaks for itself. Actors I work with have booked their first jobs as a recurring guest star in a primetime television series, a lead in a Lifetime movie, roles on two Netflix drama series, and a major guest star on an Amazon original drama series. This is in addition to working actors I already coach on various projects they're auditioning for and filming. In my own career, I'm a Los Angeles-based actor-turned-filmmaker. I've played theaters in New York City and all over the world (including touring in "Les Misérables" and being an original cast member of "Heathers: The Musical"), and I've acted in television shows like "Switched at Birth" (ABC Family), "The Good Wife," and "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS). As a director, my short films have played festivals and won awards across the globe, including the CINE Golden Eagle Award for Narrative Short Film — an award recognizing rising filmmakers which has honored the early careers of Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Mel Brooks, Jim Henson, Taylor Hackford, and many others since 1957. I currently have two feature films being financed, as well two short films in pre-production: one filming in Ireland in April 2024 and one filming in the Democratic Republic of Congo in June 2024. I look forward to sharing my all-encompassing perspective on acting with you and setting your talent loose on the world!

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44 Reviews

Lexie

Online

I just had my first session and I learned so much even just from our short time and definitely plan on continuing lessons!

Posted Jan 12, 2024

Lexie

Online

I just had my first session and I learned so much even just from our short time and definitely plan on continuing lessons!

Posted Jan 12, 2024

Audreyanne

Online

Zach is the best first acting teacher I could have ever asked for, I got so lucky to find him! His personal experience and insight on not only the acting front but what a director could be looking for is so useful. I have learned so much from him on how to audition and what a set is going to be like, even the business part of it and how to really get started. I had no experience when I first started my lessons and now I’ve never felt more prepared. He’s amazing!!

Posted Jul 21, 2022

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Experience

Faculty Member

Sep, 2023 - Present

Actor's Forum // Long Beach

Teaching acting and directing at Long Beach, California's premiere new studio.

Guest Instructor

Jan, 2019 - Present

Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop

Industry guest instructor at one of Los Angeles' most prestigious acting studios, teaching master series in the art of screenwriting and short film production.

Guest Lecturer

Mar, 2017 - Present

University of California, Santa Barbara

Industry guest instructor to the Theater BFA senior showcase class. Focus on interpreting character, deep script analysis, scene study and the business of acting for camera.

Guest Instructor

Jan, 2011 - Jun, 2016

North Medford High School (Medford, Oregon)

Entertainment industry guest teacher for Oregon public high school. Workshops included acting for camera, the art of auditioning, marketing for actors, as well as traditional scene study.

Adjunct Instructor and Workshop Faculty Member

May, 2007 - Dec, 2007

Academy at the Citadel Theatre

Performing arts program for grade school to high school students. Instruction included scene work and monologues from classical to modern theatre.

Education

Bachelor of Science, cum laude, Theatre

Sep, 2003 - Jun, 2007

Northwestern University

Postgraduate Certificate, Department of Neuroscience

Aug, 2022 - Aug, 2023

Trinity College Dublin

Acting

Jun, 2011 - Dec, 2012

Diana Castle, The Imagined Life (NYC)

Acting for Film & Television

Mar, 2010 - Dec, 2012

Bob Krakower, One-On-One Productions (NYC)

Acting

Oct, 2008 - Dec, 2013

Terry Schreiber, T. Schreiber Studio & Theatre (NYC)

Certifications

Postgraduate Certificate in Equity in Brain Health

Jul, 2023

Trinity College Dublin

Degree award from 2022/23 Atlantic Fellowship for Equity in Brain Health, where Zach spent a year in Ireland at Trinity College Dublin with the Global Brain Health Institute, developing two feature films and a television series about dementia and dementia advocacy.

Awards

Winner, Best Revival

Mar, 2012

LA Drama Critics Circle Award

Finalist — Screenwriter

Sep, 2023

ScreenCraft Feature Competition

Finalist — Screenwriter

Oct, 2019

ScreenCraft

Best Film of the Month

Sep, 2019

Omeleto

Finalist — Screenwriter

Oct, 2018

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

Winner, CINE Golden Eagle Award — Director/Writer

Jun, 2018

61st CINE Golden Eagle Recipient for Narrative Short Film

Winner, Grand Jury Prize — Director/Writer

May, 2018

SENE Film Festival

Winner, Jury Prize — Director/Writer

May, 2018

Woods Hole Film Festival

Winner, Jury Prize — Screenwriter

Jul, 2017

Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival (LA Shorts Fest)

Finalist — Screenwriter

Mar, 2017

Cinequest Film & VR Festival

Winner, Special Jury Prize — Director/Writer

Nov, 2016

River’s Edge International Film Festival

Semi-Finalist — Screenwriter

Sep, 2016

Slamdance Film Festival

Winner, Audience Award — Director/Writer

Apr, 2016

Ashland Independent Film Festival

Winner, Outstanding Guest Actor

Jan, 2013

LA Webfest

Affiliations

Lambda Pi Eta

Sep, 2005

Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities. As an accredited member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), Lambda Pi Eta has active chapters at four-year colleges and universities worldwide. Lambda Pi Eta recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement while stimulating interest in the communication discipline.

SAG-AFTRA

Dec, 2010

SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. With national offices in Los Angeles and New York, and local offices nationwide, SAG-AFTRA members work together to secure the strongest protections for media artists into the 21st century and beyond.

Actors' Equity Association

May, 2007

Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.