Our supportive team of Los Angeles acting coaches give you an inside perspective of the entertainment industry, with extensive auditioning experience and on-set acting.
What Makes Us Different? We Are More Than coaches. We are Working Actors.
What Makes Us Different?
WE ARE MORE THAN COACHES.
WE ARE WORKING ACTORS.
Kristyn co-founded SKS in 2008 with her late husband, Stan Kirsch. She oversees every aspect of the studio, providing a personalized, distinctive and positive experience for each actor at SKS. More often than not, her smile is the first thing our clients see when they walk through the door.
It has been Kristyn’s greatest joy and honor to carry on the legacy her and Stan built together over the past 15 years.
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Meet Our Owner
Kristyn Daniel
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THE GREAT STAN KIRSCH
Colleen is best known for her multi-season arc as Inara on the ABC/Shondaland series STATION 19. Her performance as a survivor of domestic violence, a fiery protector of her Deaf son, and her heartwarming romance with firefighter Jack Gibson made her a fan favorite. Her body of work includes dozens of prime time guest starring performances, most recently on CHICAGO MED, THE ROOKIE, and a recurring role on QUANTUM LEAP.
In 2007, she made her feature film debut in the Academy Award winning film THERE WILL BE BLOOD, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
Colleen originated the role of Lindsay in QUID PRO QUO at the Kennedy Center and understudied the role of Laura in THE GLASS MENAGERIE at the Mark Taper Forum. She spent a year touring the country as Alice in ALICE IN WONDERLAND with the National Theatre of the Deaf, as the only hearing member of the Company. Colleen has been fluent in American Sign Language for 25 years and is a strong ally to the Deaf community.
"Be Un-fuck-with-able"
-Colleen Foy
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Colleen is best known for her multi-season arc as Inara on the ABC/Shondaland series STATION 19. Her performance as a survivor of domestic violence, a fiery protector of her Deaf son, and her heartwarming romance with firefighter Jack Gibson made her a fan favorite. Her body of work includes dozens of prime time guest starring performances, most recently on CHICAGO MED, THE ROOKIE, and a recurring role on QUANTUM LEAP.
In 2007, she made her feature film debut in the Academy Award winning film THERE WILL BE BLOOD, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
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Meet Our Studio Director
Colleen Foy
Aleks hails from Ontario, Canada. While studying theatre at York University in Toronto and the University of Calgary, he was privileged to take part in numerous stage productions from classics such Racine’s PHAEDRA, Shakespeare’s RICHARD III, and Arthur Miller’s DEATH OF A SALESMAN, to world premieres of original works such as SATIE ET COCTEAU by Mike Czuba and the LA Fringe premier of MY BROTHER starring Adam Wylie, among others.
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Meet Lead Faculty Teacher Aleks Ristic
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Angela Fornero is one of the 5 actresses actually born and raised in Los Angeles. Growing up with a professional musician (dad) and a dance teacher (mom), it was a surprise to no one that she earned a B.A. in Theatre from UCSD and sought to pursue a career in the arts. She began her journey on stage at the La Jolla Playhouse, but with idols like Lucille Ball and Mary Tyler Moore, Angela knew her heart lied in television.
Since then, Angela has starred in over 30 episodes of television, including including recurring and guest starring roles on THIS IS US, AS WE SEE IT, CHICAGO P.D., CAROL'S SECOND ACT, and CRIMINAL MINDS, among others. (Ask her about her terrifying first tv booking with Aaron Sorkin on THE NEWSROOM!)
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Meet Lead Faculty Teacher Angela Fornero
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Brock was born and raised in the suburbs of Denver. We’re talking minivans, soccer moms, orange slices during t-ball. You get it. After 10 years of theatre in Colorado, Brock booked his first acting job in Los Angeles while still in high school. Brock attended Chapman University where he graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics. During his time in college, Brock continued to act professionally and interned for several titans of the industry – including GREG BERLANTI at Warner Bros. Brock’s holistic approach, and thirst for a comprehensive understanding of the industry, has led him to create and pitch both scripted and non-scripted series around the city.
Brock is most known for his role on ABC’s comedy THE MIDDLE, where he heavily recurred as Brad Bottig for 9 all seasons. In 2018, Brock was brought on as a series regular for The Middle’s spin-off, SUE SUE IN THE CITY.
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Meet Lead Faculty Teacher Brock Ciarlelli
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Brian was born and raised just outside San Francisco, and grew up in the Bay Area theatre world. He spent many summers teaching and helping run a children’s theatre camp in Point Richmond, CA. After high school, he moved to New York City to attend Marymount Manhattan College. He graduated from Marymount with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Performance and Musical Theatre. While in college, Brian started performing throughout NYC with Comedy Sportz Improv and working in commercials. That work led to a short film that took him to Sundance, and ultimately Brian made the move to Los Angeles to pursue television and film.
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Meet SKS Super Coach
Brian Dare
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Lindsay’s come a long way from her small hometown of Damascus, MD. Her career started off with a bang on the National Tour of ANNIE and she’s been working on stage and screen ever since. After earning her BA in Theatre from Loyola Marymount University, Lindsay deepened her Stanislavski training at the famed Moscow Art Theatre School in Moscow, Russia.
Television credits include LAW AND ORDER:TRUE CRIME, I LOVE DICK, RAY DONOVAN, TIL DEATH, LUCKY LOUIE, THE WAR AT HOME
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Office Manager and Super Coach
Lindsay Faye
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"Be Un-fuck-with-able"
- Colleen Foy
The answer to every acting question you will ever have is specificity
-Aleks Ristic
"Unplugging, waiting for 10 seconds, and plugging back in works on humans, too"
-Lindsay Faye
Your number will be called. Probably not WHEN you want it to be called, but it WILL be called. Just keep going!
-Angela Fornero
I used to be solely focused on booking jobs, but learning to love the auditioning process was KEY to my overall happiness as an actor and KEY to a better booking ratio. Win win!
-Brian Dare