About this episode

Damien Strouthos shares essential strategies for sustaining an acting career in a challenging industry.

How do you not just succeed once, but keep delivering for a lifetime? In this 90-minute session, Damien Strouthos - actor, coach and founder of The Resilient Actor shares the 5 essentials to perform at your best, stay resilient, and thrive in one of the toughest industries in the world. Drawing on high-performance principles and years of professional experience, Damien offers practical tools and strategies that help actors align craft, career and well-being for long-term success. Damien Strouthos is an award-winning actor, best known for his work in the Foxtel series The Twelve and HBO Max/BBC’s The Tourist, with a career spanning film, television, and theatre. On screen, he’s appeared in Heartbreak High(Netflix), One Night (Paramount+), Last King of the Cross (Paramount+), Home and Away, and Pieces of Her (Netflix). His feature film credits include Transfusion, directed by Matt Nable, I Am Woman, and Peter Rabbit 1 and; 2. Damien is also an accomplished theatre performer, having worked with Sydney Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, Belvoir, and Sport for Jove, most recently appearing in Death of a Salesman opposite Anthony LaPaglia.

People in this episode

Host: Equity Foundation Podcast

Guest: Damien Strouthos

Topics covered

• acting career
• resilience
• high-performance principles
• long-term success
• industry challenges

Keywords

• acting
• career sustainability
• resilience
• performance
• industry insights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sydney Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, Belvoir, Sport for Jove

Books & works: The Twelve, The Tourist, Heartbreak High, One Night, Last King of the Cross, Home and Away, Pieces of Her, Transfusion, I Am Woman, Peter Rabbit 1

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