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/

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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