Con­stantly impressed by how com­mit­ted the actors are…

“Every time I work with the Foundry, I am con­stantly impressed by how com­mit­ted the actors are. They con­front their fears and take huge leaps of faith, result­ing in work that improves beyond their expec­ta­tions. It’s not lost on me that con­fronting an estab­lished Cast­ing Direc­tor of 35 years, like me, who is partly respon­si­ble for their future takes guts. These actors have guts in spades. I can only thank the skills of their act­ing teach­ers and espe­cially Matthew Har­ri­son who strives on a daily basis to improve the lot of the actors in this com­mu­nity. The ded­i­ca­tion of his self and his teach­ers is a rar­ity in this busi­ness that should be truly appreciated.”

~ Stu­art Aikins, Cast­ing Direc­tor | IMDB Pro­file

Suc­ceed in bridg­ing the craft and busi­ness of acting…

The Actor’s Foundry is a tremen­dous fer­tile envi­ron­ment for actors of all lev­els. Matthew and Jeb suc­ceed in bridg­ing the craft and busi­ness of act­ing, mak­ing the big pic­ture eas­ier to see. I will con­tinue to rec­om­mend Actors Foundry to any­one inter­ested in doing some­thing inspir­ing for their careers.

~ Gary Har­vey, Film and TV Direc­tor | IMDB pro­file

Amaz­ing train­ing ground for any seri­ous Artist…

I have so much respect for what Matthew and the Actor’s Foundry are doing — they are con­sum­mate pro­fes­sion­als who give the actors extra­or­di­nary train­ing and and expe­ri­ence. I was wowed by what I saw, and really look for­ward to com­ing back to the Actor’s Foundry again…it’s an amaz­ing train­ing ground for any seri­ous Artist.

~ Lisa Beach, Cast­ing Direc­tor | IMDB pro­file

Nur­tur­ing place for actors to grow in their craft…

The Actor’s Foundry has a ter­rific pro­fes­sional pro­gram. It’s reas­sur­ing to know that Van­cou­ver has such a nur­tur­ing place for actors to grow in their craft.

~ Paul Weber, MGM Head of Cast­ing | IMDB pro­file

Chal­lenges his stu­dents to take risks…

A pas­sion­ate teacher, Matthew’s ener­getic style chal­lenges his stu­dents to take risks, pro­vok­ing strong choices that trans­late into well rounded and empow­ered work.

~ Can­dice Elzinga, Cast­ing Direc­tor | IMDB pro­file

Matthew’s work as a coach truly invaluable…

Matthew’s keen abil­ity to ana­lyze script, his wis­dom and insight into human nature, and his unflinch­ing hon­esty cou­pled with com­pas­sion and respect for the actor, makes Matthew’s work as a coach truly invalu­able.

~ Kath­leen Driscoll, Cast­ing Direc­tor | IMDB pro­file

Exactly what should be hap­pen­ing in Vancouver…

Thank you for intro­duc­ing me to the Actor’s Foundry – I love what you are doing and teach­ing there. I really think it’s an excit­ing idea and exactly what should be hap­pen­ing in Van­cou­ver. The bet­ter we get at what we do, the more it’s worth in dol­lars and sense.

~ Anne Wheeler, Direc­tor | IMDB Pro­file

Actors are stronger, more con­fi­dent, and have the leg up…

“The Actor’s Foundry is hands down *the* des­ti­na­tion that I send my pro­fes­sional teen and adult actors to. Whether they are just start­ing out of the gate or sea­soned vet­er­ans, Actor’s Foundry has the per­fect coach to push them through their own per­sonal bar­ri­ers and, ulti­mately, book the job. At the end of the day, the actors are stronger, more con­fi­dent, and have the leg up on their com­pe­ti­tion. In addi­tion, The Actor’s Foundry is an exem­plary sup­porter of all of their stu­dents and the act­ing com­mu­nity in gen­eral. They go above and beyond, help­ing cast, pro­duce, direct, pro­vide space, sup­port and expo­sure for their stu­dents to cre­ate their own mate­r­ial, either on cam­era or on stage. I know of no other school that does this out­side of the classroom.”

Car­rie Wheeler | Pres­i­dent Car­rie Wheeler Entertainment

Highly regarded by all in the film industry…

Matthew is the best in the city and is highly regarded by all in the film indus­try. Many of my actors train and coach with him and the results have always been extremely pos­i­tive.”

~ Natasha Trisko, Tal­ent Agent

Com­fort­able and unique learn­ing environment…

I have been an agent for over six years and I’ve had the plea­sure of work­ing with Matthew in var­i­ous capac­i­ties. I refer clients in dif­fer­ent stages of their careers to learn and coach with Matthew often because of the com­fort­able and unique learn­ing envi­ron­ment he pro­vides and because of the results that are pro­duced. The response from my actors and actresses alike is always pos­i­tive and they always look for­ward to con­tin­u­ing their train­ing with him.

~ Lena Lees, Tal­ent Agent – Play Management

Gives our clients the tools to work with to book the work…

Matthew is sim­ply a breath of “Fresh Air” when it comes to teach­ing and coach­ing – all our clients who have spent time with Matthew in his classes have secured great roles – and all have told me that Matthew gave them the insight they needed to make a solid deci­sion to go into the audi­tion room and book the role…. that’s why I sup­port Matthew…he really gives our clients the tools to work with to book the work.

~ Deb­o­rah Harry, Tal­ent Agent

I’ll always refer all things Foundry to my clients…

I never hes­i­tate to refer Matthew for both coach­ing and class, I love his style and results. I’ll always refer all things Foundry to my clients.

~ Dylan Maher, Tal­ent Agent

Hon­est pas­sion and com­mit­ment he has to every individual…

Matthew has taught many of my tal­ent. Every­one con­sis­tently raves about the hon­est pas­sion and com­mit­ment he has to every indi­vid­ual. I have noticed a marked improve­ment in con­fi­dence lev­els and vision. These pos­i­tives are essen­tial to me as an agent. His knowl­edge of the real­ity of the busi­ness mixed with savvy advice, also gives the stu­dents a real insight to the biz. I think his influ­ence, not only pro­vides tech­ni­cal ben­e­fits, but also those of a true men­tor.

~ Pamela Wise, Tal­ent Agent

Per­fect rem­edy to truly ele­vate an actor’s performance…

The Actor’s Foundry is like a safety net for any­one rep­re­sent­ing tal­ent – whether novice actors or sea­soned pros any­one and every­one I send to Jeb or Matthew come back bet­ter actors and bet­ter peo­ple. The Actor’s Foundry has found the per­fect rem­edy to truly ele­vate an actor’s per­for­mance. I can rest assured that if my actors are stu­dents of The Actor’s Foundry that I can send them out to any­one and they will be ready.

~ Vit­to­ria, Tal­ent Agent

Great instinct, nat­ural dis­cre­tion and timing…

Matthew is a tal­ented coach… with great instinct and with the nat­ural dis­cre­tion and tim­ing that is so essen­tial work­ing on set. I know I ben­e­fit­ted from his abil­ity and under­stand­ing in all these areas. I should also like to add he’s great fun to hang out with and I look for­ward to work­ing with him again.

~ Rufus Sewell, Actor | IMDB pro­file

Truly a mas­ter of the text…

I have worked pri­vately with Matthew on sev­eral projects and he is truly a mas­ter of the text. He knows how to break down every speech and scene and make it work best for you.

~ Cobie Smul­ders, Actor | IMDB pro­file

Unblocks your per­sonal walls…

Work was good, but I needed to push my poten­tial in audi­tions. Matthew took me to the lim­its of my under­stand­ing of story and text. Like magic, he clearly and artic­u­lately spells out script analy­sis, see­ing things oth­ers don’t, and then unblocks your per­sonal walls so you hurl your­self into your scenes.

~ Christo­pher Shyer, Actor | IMDB pro­file

Live the Dis­ci­pline and Account­abil­ity Themselves

“The sense of com­mu­nity here was just some­thing i responded to…you can’t go about this in any way alone and at the same time you can’t expect or hope that any­one will do the work for you so that being said it’s just so impor­tant to sur­round your­self with peo­ple that hold you account­able, that encour­age the dis­ci­pline, that live the dis­ci­pline and account­abil­ity them­selves. Com­mu­nity is just so important…how would I have had any of these answers and how would I have lived any of them myself so far if it hadn’t been for the Actor’s Foundry?  I don’t know…”

~ Leah Gib­son, Actor | IMDB Proflie

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Push you to the next level and get you working…

He has a mas­ter­ful knowl­edge of the craft. Matthew has the intel­lect and insight to push you to the next level and get you work­ing.

~ Bran­don J. McLaren, Actor | IMDB pro­file

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Gave me confidence…

When I came to the Actor’s Foundry i was very guarded. I never really trusted myself to just be, to trust in, and do the work because I was wor­ried about judge­ment. When I came here, the judge­ment dis­ap­peared. I started to trust myself, and do the work. It gave me con­fi­dence, which was what I was search­ing for. I got all the ‘glass walls’ out of the way, became much more vul­ner­a­ble. I real­ized, “I’m not going to get judged. Everyone’s here to do the same thing. That’s when my con­fi­dence started to grow.

~ Daniel Cud­more, Actor | IMDB pro­file

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Now the lead actor of a series due to Matthew’s coaching…

I had come to study with Matthew just at the right time to take my work and suc­cess to another level – and I am now THE LEAD ACTOR OF A SERIES due to Matthew’s coaching!

Hav­ing stud­ied at Amer­i­can Acad­emy of Dra­matic Arts in Man­hat­tan, and with Larry Moss and Ivana Chub­buck in Los Ange­les, I can say that Matthew Harrison’s teach­ing is def­i­nitely on par with them all and that he deserves to be placed in the same group with these great teach­ers. Matthew is eas­ily the best teacher that I have come across in Canada.

I can always draw on Matthew’s gifts which include a vast knowl­edge of script analy­sis and char­ac­ter devel­op­ment cou­pled with his com­pas­sion­ate insight into the human expe­ri­ence, and I am now con­fi­dent that I will be able to ATTAIN the goals that I have set for myself. So incred­i­bly grate­ful for your ded­i­ca­tion, Matthew. Thank you.

~ Karen Hol­ness (J Pod/​Cashing In) | IMDB pro­file

Given me the tools and knowl­edge to con­fi­dently go out and tackle my career…

“Matthew has given me the tools and knowl­edge to con­fi­dently go out and tackle my career. His love for teach­ing, along with his pas­sion and skill for this craft, is absolutely inspi­ra­tional. I have found the Actor’s Foundry to be a place each actor can call their own. Matthew has inspired me not only as an actress but as a per­son, to chase after my dreams, believe in myself, and succeed.”

~ Tracy Spiri­dakos, Actor | IMDB Pro­file

Refresh­ing insight into the art behind our craft…

“Matthew brings a joy and lev­ity to the class­room that is rare these days. He’s cre­ated an atmos­phere rife with dis­cov­ery, debate and explo­ration that leaves you feel­ing accom­plished and com­pelled to work harder. His clear and suc­cinct meth­ods of script analy­sis cou­pled with intense knowl­edge of the human psy­che pro­vide a refresh­ing insight into the art behind our craft. It is a plea­sure and an honor to work with Matthew Harrison.”

~ Giles Pan­ton, Actor | IMDB Pro­file

Every time I work with Matthew I grow as an actor…

“Matthew’s coach­ing has played an impor­tant part in the devel­op­ment of my career. He’s a mas­ter at script analy­sis and has the uncanny abil­ity to uncover the true mean­ing beneath the text. Team that with his under­stand­ing of the human psy­che and his pas­sion to give his stu­dents the tools they need to give their best per­for­mance is unmatched. and that’s why I keep going back.”

~ Colby Johann­son, Actor | IMDB Pro­file

One of the guid­ing forces in my career…

“Matthew’s classes have been instru­men­tal in my devel­op­ment as a pro­fes­sional actor. I look for­ward to his work­shops where I know that I’ll find the cre­ative and ener­gized envi­ron­ment Matthew facil­i­tates with his pos­i­tive approach to teach­ing. Matthew’s scene analy­sis makes coach­ing with him for an audi­tion or a role a joy as he is always able to sim­plify the scenes in order to find the true objec­tive and then he uses his acute sense of what makes peo­ple tick to find how that objec­tive relates specif­i­cally to my life. He has been one of the guid­ing forces in my career since I met him and I feel lucky to have found some­one like him to work with. ”

~ Michael Karl Richards, Actor | IMDB Pro­file

Asks his stu­dents to ask more of themselves…

“Matthew is an incred­i­bly pas­sion­ate, enthu­si­as­tic and focused teacher. His tremen­dous skills and expe­ri­ence as an actor, direc­tor and writer inform his teach­ing. He is demand­ing yet encour­ag­ing and he always pro­vides his stu­dents with a safe envi­ron­ment in which to learn and explore. He asks his stu­dents to ask more of them­selves.”

~ Bron­wen Smith, Actor | IMDB Pro­file

Like hav­ing a secret weapon…

“Hav­ing Matthew as a coach is like hav­ing a secret weapon. He cuts right through to the core of every scene with script analy­sis so precisely…even the worst of scripts becomes ‘act’-able. I can audi­tion with con­fi­dence know­ing that I fully under­stand the text. Matthew’s skill as an act­ing coach cou­pled with his com­pas­sion­ate, hon­est and gen­er­ous nature makes him a pure gem of a coach and human being!”

~ Jacque­line Steuart, Actor | IMDB Pro­file

Tech­nique is clear and simple…

“Matthew’s pas­sion­ate and encour­ag­ing coach­ing and teach­ing has been an inte­gral part of my growth as an artist and as a pro­fes­sional. Matthew under­stands actors. He empow­ers us to honor the script and find the truth in every scene. His tech­nique is clear and sim­ple, and he con­sis­tently breaks down bar­ri­ers to get actors to the next level. I trust his exper­tise and will work with him every chance I get.”

~Tara Wil­son, Actor | IMDB Pro­file

Done more in a mat­ter of months than most coaches accom­plish in a year…

“I’ve been search­ing for the per­fect act­ing class for a year and a half, and within the first five min­utes of my first class with Jeb, I knew I was home. Jeb has done more for me in a mat­ter of months then most coaches accom­plish in a year. He has chal­lenged me to open up and really take chances, but at the same time com­pletely trust my nat­ural abil­i­ties. He inspired me to stretch emo­tion­ally to a place of great cre­ative free­dom, allow­ing me to radi­ate through the once dark shad­ows THANK YOU JEB! For the free­dom and knowl­edge to face my act­ing career with great con­fi­dence and emo­tional artistry.”

~ Christie Burke, Actor | IMDB Pro­file