Zach Steffey
Youth & Adult Coaching
As a coach, Zach specializes
in listening, specification, and micro detail in the script. He can work on
foundational techniques, preparations for auditions, as well as comfortability
in the audition room. He can work with you on script analysis, character
development, acting for film & camera, memorization techniques and cold
reading.
Originally from Annapolis, MD
Zach was introduced to acting the usual ways. He performed Shakespeare, various
plays and musicals in elementary and middle school. Interested in learning more about the craft, he
attend Youth Film Academy a 3 year junior acting conservatory in Virginia.
He continued his training
with Cheryl Felicia Rhoads, a renowned instructor that comes from LA and the
Second City troop. As training continued, Zach started working professionally
in the mid-atlantic to Norfolk, VA area.
He attended UNCW (Wilmington,
NC) for two years, where he acted in local productions and started working as a
youth coach for the Maultsby Talent Agency.
He continued his training in
NC, and during the summers home he worked with Cheryl and attended various
classes in MD and Washington DC including an “intensive program” with Tom
Todoroff in NYC. Training included, scene study/ character studies, Meisner, and
alexander techniques, stunt/ fight stage combat studies and more. He attends
Margie Habers “Master Class”, attended Anthony Meindl’s advanced classes, UCB
101, Chubbuck’s advanced classes, and several workshops and intensives.
He has booked for multiple
national, regional and independent productions from dramatic to comedic commercials,
shows, pilots and films. He has had principal roles on dozens of Discovery
Channel shows, History Channel, National Geographic, House of Cards,
Mindhunter, and several more.
Moving to California 3 years
ago, he is a working actor and recent projects include a lead in “The Fast and
the Furious” by Asylum Productions (Syfy), co star on Mindhunter seen on
Netflix (David Fincher) and as series regular role in “A Grunts Life” by Veterans TV.He is
represented by Tangerine Talent for both commercial and theatrical.
He has been coaching for Jack
Turnbull’s actorsite.com/ Awesome Acting Club for over 3 years in live
classrooms, summer camps and on Skype.
Zach offers private lessons
live or for those with time or distance issues, he can set up Skype meetings.
Many current and past
students have booked major roles on The American Doll series, Curb Your
Enthusiasm, The Good Place, The Play Nintendo series, Gortimer Gibbons Life on
Normal St. (Amazon) Annabelle feature film, Ryan Hanson Solves Crimes (youtube
red), national commercials and many more!
