PRICE
$200.00 + GST
DAY
Saturday
DATE
2nd December
TIME
10am-5pm
We are so lucky to have Andy McPhee in between his filming commitments to take One Day Intro to Acting Intensive.
Andy is an actor with decades of experience on films like Wolf Creek (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), Pizza (2005), Wilfred (2010), Dr. Blake Mysteries (2015), and Gallipoli (2015). Andy has also starred internationally in major release features such as Disney’s Saving Mr. Banks (2013), See Saw’s Slow West (2015), FX’s Sons of Anarchy (2010), and Criminal Minds (2011), as well as Netflix Voice dubbing for the lead detective (US accent) in Marry My Dead Body.
Most recently coming off of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) and currently on Stan Original Series, Thou Shalt Not Steal (2023).
Andy is also an Acting Coach, training hundreds of actors the craft and discipline of acting. Andy notably coached his son Kodi Smit-McPhee throughout his career. Kodi has just won a Golden Globe for The Power of the Dog, AND was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Award.
Andy has also mentored Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney.
”No one knows this but Kodi’s dad, Andy, was a mentor to me, and he was the one who started my process of acting,” Sweeney shared. “He taught me to separate myself from my characters.” Sweeney took this advice in stride and began her process of creating books for all of her characters.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Discusses the reality of being a working actor in both Australia and LA
Aims to prepare any actor to work on any set, knowing the terminology, the demands of being in-front of the camera
Confidence building on camera
Analysing scripts utilising your own life experience
Ages: 16 +
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2024), STAN ORIGINAL SERIES THOU SHALT NOT KILL, MARRY MY DEAD BODY (2023), Andy and his son Kodi Smit-McPhee in Gallipoli (2015), Andy & Kodi, Andy with Joseph Pearlman, Charlie Hunnam and more in Sons of Anarchy (2010), Andy in The Faceless Man (2019), Andy with Kodi and Ryan Kwanten on 2067 (2020).
Andy McPhee is an Australian Actor with an extensive career both local and international. Known for Iconic Australian films and series such as Wolf Creek (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), Pizza (2005), Wilfred (2010), Dr Blake Mysteries (2015), and Gallipoli (2015). Andy has also starred internationally in major release features such as Disney’s – Saving Mr Banks (2013), See Saw’s Slow West (2015) and Criminal Minds (2011). Andy Mcphee is best known internationally for his portayal of Irish biker Keith McGee in FX Sons of Anarchy (2010).
Next to be seen recurring as Turk, in critically acclaimed series WentWorth (2018) a contemporary revival of thee Australian Prison drama of the same name. Mcphee was also most recently starring in the Wolf Creek Miniseries (2016) starring Lucy Fry and John Jarratt. McPhee headlined four independent films including Living Space (2018) with director Steven Spiel, and the also the american production of What Goes Around Comes Around (2018) Directed by Tyson Jarvis and Mike Smallwood.
