Gregg Ibbotson is an actor, singer-songwriter, poet, and comedian from the UK.

As an artist with disabilities, he speaks openly about them to spread light and joy to others finding their way.

Gregg studied theatre and screen acting at the Yorkshire School of Acting (now 'Matt Zina Acting'). He has studied improv comedy with Disney's Bill Chott 'The Improv Trick' in LA. He is a current student with the Upright Citizens Brigade and recently performed his stand-up comedy at a sold-out show at the Flappers Comedy Speakeasy Showcase. Gregg is looking forward to future stand-up performances and comedy shenanigans.

Gregg has a number of Albums and singles on Spotify and Apple Music. Hisemotive yet resolute lyrics are carefully fused with a contemporary uplifting sound, noted with the release of the album 'Crossroads'. The lead single 'Dream' explores the themes of sacrifice in pursuit of becoming one's true self. A video can be found here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B9jLxgZ-uE

Find out more about upcoming shows and tell him how much you love Earl grey tea too by following him on Instagram : @greggibbotson

Website

www.greggibbotson.com

Subscribe to YouTube for music, comedy and more!

https://www.youtube.com/c/GreggIbbotson

IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7330500

Galen Howard joins Tea Time with Lindz: A Podcast About Creatives for another fun episode. Listen to how Galen navigated his way early on in Hollywood and how knowing his branding type very early on helped him in this navigation. 

Galen is a character actor with a reputation for playing offbeat, strangely likable humans with a dark underbelly. He started acting in Northern California before relocating to Los Angeles in 2010. In his studies, he interned at Timothy Busfield's B Street Theater, and trained with celebrated acting teacher Ivana Chubbuck. Over his career he has amassed a varied rogues' gallery of characters, from offbeat criminals to eccentric man-children.

Galen has acted across all mediums, from film and television to commercial and web content. He has had memorable roles in the indie film world, including an emotionally stunted cult member in the Lionsgate release Children of Sorrow, and an evangelical kidnapper in American Nightmares from iconic director Rusty Cundieff (Fear of a Black Hat, Tales From the Hood). His television appearances include The Middle, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Agents of SHIELD. He recently played a bumbling elephant poacher opposite Tom Arnold in Saving Flora, and a childlike parishioner opposite Richard Riehle in Moon Manor.

Galen first gained attention for his sketch characters on the groundbreaking YouTube channel Smosh, and has since worked with other prominent web entities like Buzzfeed, Rooster Teeth, New Form and FacebookTV. He later became known for his idiosyncratic appearances in countless music videos for artists including Weezer, Elle King, Lil' Dicky, Galantis, Smashing Pumpkins and many others. He worked with director Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo, Never Let Me Go) on Justin Timberlake's smash hit "Can't Stop the Feeling," which has amassed over one billion YouTube views. He recently starred in the retrofuture inspired video for "Energy" from electronic duo Disclosure.

You can follow Galen on Instagram @galenhoward and on Twitter @_Galen_Howard_

Jamison Haase has had a steady career since moving to Los Angeles twenty one years ago. Not only is Jamison a working actor (even though he will dispute this) but he is also an acting coach at L.A On Camera Training Center. 

You can catch Jamison on television shows such as, The Last Ship, Colony, American Crime Story, NCIS: Los Angeles, Melissa and Joey to name but a few.

L.A. On-Camera Training Center was founded by Haase in 2007 with the intention of training Los Angeles based actors in on-camera and audition techniques. In today’s Industry, the camera has become the most important tool in the casting process. Writers, directors, and producers often times do not have the time or ability to come and meet you face-to-face, which means that your performance on-camera is crucial in determining whether or not you get the job.

Due to Covid-19 L.A On Camera have taken their courses online so it does not matter where you are in the world, you can jump onboard and take one of their courses, which I would highly recommend. 

Listen to hear what Jamison keeps in his set bag, who coaches Jamison when he has an audition and his advice to actors out there how are still trying to break into the industry. 

You can follow Jamison on Twitter and Instagram @JamisonHasse 

And you can follow L.A On Camera Training Center on Twitter and Instagram @LAoncamera and you can also find them https://laoncamera.com/

Dominic Burgess was born and grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, England before making his way to The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, (ALRA) in London, where he spent the next three years perfecting his craft. 

Dominic moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and has been living there ever since, not without a lot of visa issues, which we discuss in depth. 

Since being in LA, Dominic has had huge success with his acting career, his credits, (to name but a few) include, A.N.T Farm, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Leftovers, Feud: Bette and Joan, The Good Place, Santa Clarita Diet, Star Trek, The Magicians and the soon to be aired Dr Death. 

Dominic also wrote, directed and starred in short film with Alfred Molina, Sam Did It, that won awards at the Catalina Film Festival, Dances With Film, Los Angeles Comedy Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival and Sonoma International Film Festival. 

You can follow Dominic on Instagram @dominicburgess1 and on Twitter @dominicburgess 

Kevin Brown is an actor / musician who also just so happens to be married to Emmy Award Winning Casting Director for 24, Debi Manwiller.

Kevin has been a working actor since the 80’s working with Keanu Reeves in Permanent Record to working on television shows such as Wicked City, Grey’s Anatomy, The Fix and Franklin & Bash. 

Kevin opens up about his decade long struggle with alcoholism and how he battled the addiction to start his life afresh and throw himself back into acting once again. 

In this interview Kevin also talks about what it is like being married to an Emmy Award Winning Casting Director and gives us insight from an  actors as well as casting director’s perspective. 

You can follow Kevin on Twitter @Beatlekevin

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Resources:

UK

https://www.addiction.org.uk/contact-us/

https://www.ukat.co.uk/

CALL 0808 274 8360 / Local 0203 131 5161

https://rehabhelper.co.uk/

CALL 0736697715

https://www.lifeworkscommunity.com/addiction-treatment/guide-to-uk-free-addiction-helplines

US

https://www.addictionresource.net/best-drug-rehab-centers/

Hotlines:

https://www.recovery.org/addiction/recovery-helplines/

Zita Zutic Konak is a Casting Director for ET Casting having cast multiple commercials, films and music videos.

Zita has had a wonderful and very non linear journey to get to where she is right now. Starting out as a child actor in Serbia to making her way to the UK and studying at Kingston University and finding a passion in directing and pursuing that at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Before finding her love for casting Zita worked in a variety of fields including a floor runner to being Third Assistant Director on Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie. 

Every casting director is different with what they want and do not want to see, listen to Zita give her take on the:

• The audition process

• Actor preparation

• Her opinion on the self tape

Follow Zita on Twitter @zitazutic and keep up to date with casting calls from ET Casting at https://www.etcasting.com

* During the episode we talk about what makes a great self tape and how really there is no real right or wrong answer except good lighting, sound and that your face is visible. In the link below is the video I was trying to think of during the show*

Josh Hutcherson’s incredible Spider-Man audition that goes above and beyond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvCdfXozqF8

This weeks guest is best known for his role on Hollyoaks, Freddie Roscoe, Charlie Clapham. Charlie started performing at a young age, attended Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before landing the role of Freddie Roscoe on Hollyoaks where he spent the next five years working. 

Charlie moved to Los Angeles after leaving the show and has had may successes since being in Los Angeles and has recently been writing two pilots as well as producing and acting in short film Velvet that has been having great success in the film festival circuit. 

Here all about Charlie’s adventures, what its like moving to Los Angeles as well as working at his parents tattoo and piercing shop, Kazbah back in Leicester, England. 

You can watch Velvet on AmazonPrime and you can follow Charlie on Instagram @charlieclapham91 and on Twitter @charlieclapham 

Meet the man behind the page @supportbritish on Twitter, John Craggs. John trained at The Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and has been an actor for over thirty years performing in numerous plays, commercials, and most recently during lockdown rehearsed readings of Dracula and Winter’s Tale and the man of many quotes. “We are all responsible for each other” - Glady’s Irwin. John has so many words of wisdom and is truly wonderful in bringing the acting community together.

Listen to how John’s mother was a profound influence in John’s life and career and how simple things like taking a walk can clear your mind and hit a reset button. 

You can watch all of the rehearsed readings online here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpw8CGobk2n4Tap_w-G6u_A

And you can follow John’s wonderful acting community:

@supportbritish

And John’s personal account:

@johncraggsactor 

In this Bonus episode of Tea Time With Lindz, even though it is a short one it is jam packed full of story time goodness.

Listen to Erron Jay as he tells us all about the highs and lows of his creative journey so far.

Erron was born In Kansas City, Missouri and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre Performance from Missouri State. After four years and only one play later Erron auditioned and got accepted into DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. 

After spending six years in Chicago Erron made the move to Los Angeles, with less than $400 to his name. Listen to how Erron navigated his way in LA, booking pilots and commercials to sleeping in his car when rent was not an option. 

You can catch Erron on Lucifer, No Good Nick, and many more. 

Erron Jay is currently looking for a kidney donor and you can find out all the details here:

www.gofundme.com/f/kidney4erronjay

Go follow Erron on social media on Twitter @erronjay and on Instagram @erronjay

Tamara Wilder is an actress performer who trained at The Royal School of Speech and Drama. Whilst pursuing acting Tamara has created an Award Winning Entertainment Company, Blackwatch Entertainment, www.blackwacthentertainment.co.uk. BWE devised and wrote the scripted drama elements for Channel 5's Celebrity Murder Mystery- which reached over 2.5 million people.

Blackwatch Entertainment has also created and hosted over 700 virtual shows for the UK & international markets as well as looking to develop a digital fully interactive product using AR/VR.

Listen to Tamara and I discuss the up’s and down’s of the acting pursuit since we left drama school. The casting pigeon holes and the wonderful reality of being an “older” actress, even though I feel like I’m still in my twenties.

Some os Tamara’s other credits include: Santander Commercial with Jessica Ennis and films for Channel 4 & ITV . Stage work includes roles for live immersive theatre shows for John Lewis, Microsoft, Hush Mayfair, Fox TV, HQ Theatres, Mercedes, Roche, Charlotte Tilbury & Leeds Castle.

Follow Tamara on Twitter @tamarawilder and on Instagram @tamarawilder-actor 

Follow Blackwatch Entertainment on Twitter and Instagram @blackwatchents

This week Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett interviews former acting coach and longtime friend, Benjamin Byron Davis about his career so far. From what inspired Ben to choose a career in the arts, finding out his casting type and using it to his advantage to what flavor La Croix he is currently drinking.

And yes, you did hear that currently, I did go and see Ant Man and the Wasp just to see Agent Burleigh.

You can catch Ben in Greg McLean’s, The Belko Experiment, Peyton’s Reed, Marvel’s Ant Man and the Wasp and you can play him in Rockstar Games, Red Dead Redemption I & II as Dutch van der Linde.

You can follow Ben on Twitter @Tooda and Instagram at @BigBenDavis