Acting for Late Bloomers (It’s never too late to start) with David John Clark

About this episode

David John Clark shares insights on pursuing acting later in life and how to maintain momentum in your artistic journey.

Join David John Clark, aka The Late Bloomer Actor for some insights into acting as a late bloomer. The how’s, what’s, where’s and why’s of acting in your ‘later’ years, whether it’s a new endeavour for you, or returning to fulfil your younger self’s dreams, before career, family and everything got in the way. Learn what you can do to propel yourself forward and to treat your journey as a business but maintain it as an exciting opportunity. And you don’t need to be a late bloomer either to benefit from this discussion, as we look into all the little things you need to do to keep the momentum going. David John Clark is an actor and podcaster. He is the host of the popular podcast "The Late Bloomer Actor"'. David got his first taste of acting as an extra in the booming movie industry in Sydney during the 1990's, including a small role in Star Wars 'Attack Of The Clones' of which he personally received direction from the great George Lucas. Little did he know then, that 20 years later this would be his calling. David stepped up and began various acting training courses in Adelaide from 2013, which includes ongoing training and mentor-ship today by Greg Apps (Casting Director Sydney)…

People in this episode

Guest: David John Clark

Topics covered

• acting
• late bloomers
• career change
• mentorship
• personal development
• film industry

Keywords

• acting
• late bloomer
• career
• mentorship
• film
• personal growth
• training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Late Bloomer Actor

Books & works: Star Wars 'Attack Of The Clones'

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