SPOTLIGHT: Eleni Cassimatis, 2018 ACA Graduate
Eleni Cassimatis graduated from Actors Centre Australia in 2018. Her theatre credits include productions of Macbeth, Hamlet, The Comedy of Errors and In A Nutshell for Bell Shakespeare, as well as being a member of Bell Shakespeare’s national touring company The Players for 2020 and 2021; the 5-star sell-out season of Timon of Athens for […]
Hollywood superstar Hugh Jackman backs the return of Australia’s acting training to Western Sydney
Western Sydney is set to reclaim its place at the forefront of actor training with the return of the prestigious Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting), delivered by Western Sydney University and Actors Centre Australia (ACA) – part of the MindChamps group. After a hiatus of 18 years, the iconic training ground of some of the […]
Interview: ACA Graduates’ Debut Production ‘Dags’ with Scripted by Her
What happens when two passionate young artists combine fierce storytelling, feminist purpose, and a love of theatre? You get Scripted by Her, a bold new production company founded by two ACA graduates—Erin Reedie and Emily Sinclair—that’s already making waves. We sat down with Erin to talk about her inspiration, the journey from student to producer, […]
Interview: Nicola Denton Wins Best Actress at Inner West Film Fest
Congratulations to 2020 ACA graduate Nicola Denton, who took home the Best Actress award at the Inner West Film Fest 2025 for her bold and original short film Ophelia’s Got a Gun, which she also wrote and directed. Read on for an interview with Nicola about her big win, why she chose to study acting […]
SPOTLIGHT: Caspar Hardaker, 2020 ACA Graduate
Caspar Hardaker graduated from Actors Centre Australia’s Degree Program in 2020. His more recent credits for film and television include: Interceptor (Netflix), directed by Matthew Riley; Poker Face, (STAN) directed by Russell Crowe; The Mission (Netflix) directed by Corrin Grant and Colin From Accounts (Binge), directed by Trent O’Donnell. Caspar is also big soccer fanatic, […]
SPOTLIGHT: Abhilash Kaimal, 2020 ACA Graduate
Abhilash Kaimal graduated from Actors Centre Australia (ACA) in 2020, and has been working steadily since. He’s currently touring nationally with Shake & Stir Theatre Co.’s production of 1984. On screen, Abhilash can be seen on Pieces of Her for Netflix, NCIS Sydney for Paramount/CBS/10 and the AMC+ show, Nautilus. At ACA, he performed in […]
Interview: Celebrating 200 Plays with ACA’s Adam Cook
Adam Cook has long been a quiet force in Australian theatre. Our students and team at Actors Centre Australia (ACA) are deeply grateful for Adam’s inspiring leadership as Head of Acting over the past decade. Today, we celebrate his achievement of directing 200 plays! A graduate of the prestigious NIDA Directors Course, Adam has directed […]
SPOTLIGHT: Joseph Raboy, 2021 ACA Graduate
Joseph Raboy is a Filipino-Australian Actor. His notable screen credits are ‘Matt Chan’ on NEIGHBOURS (Channel 10/Prime Video/10 Play) (dir. by Kate Kendall), AACTA Award Nominated Feature Film SUKA (Prime Video), and SAHELA (Executive Produced by Dev Patel) which premiered at the SXSW Sydney Screen Festival. His noteworthy theatre credits include the leading role of ‘Vergel […]
SPOTLIGHT: Ellen Coote, 2022 ACA Graduate
Ellen Coote is an actor, singer, voice artist, and teaching artist from the western plains of Moree, on Gamilaroi Country. A graduate of Actors Centre Australia (2022), Ellen has worked across stage, screen, and audio. She has mostly recently narrated two children’s audiobooks for Bolinda Audio: Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? […]
Interview: Amanda Browne, Co-Founder of Undertow Content and CUT! The Podcast
Amanda Browne graduated from ACA’s part-time program back in 2008, but a lot has happened since then. She moved to Los Angeles, decided producing was a better fit than acting, and co-founded Undertow Content with business partner Ashlee Russell, back in Australia. So far, Undertow has executive produced two short films that were accepted into […]
