Acting Performance Studio .
Jasper Bagg
Born in the USA, to a British father, and raised Down Under, [and thus he has three passports,] Jasper is just off both Ricky Stanicky, and Sleeping Dogs, with BBC's Ten Pound Poms 2 not far behind. Thor: Ragnarok, Pacific Rim: Uprising and Blacklight closely precede.
In 2017, Jasper was pinned for a lead in the 'Starz' series Counterpart opposite J.K. Simmons. In 2015 he played the role of sword-fighting master spy, 'Campbell' in the International spy-thriller, Joker Game opposite Kazuya Kamenashi and Kyôko Fukada. 'Joker Game' went on to attain number one on the Japanese Box Office and Blue Ray sales.
Jasper has extensive movie and television series regular, and featured lead guest roles, and is known for his standout characters, such as the elusive 'Two-Stroke' in Matchbox's The Straits, and his hilarious 'D'arcy the Dandy' in Jonathan M. Shiff's Pirate Islands. Other guest star roles include major appearances on such iconic series as: Bed of Roses, Winners & Losers, Blue Heelers, Neighbours, City Homicide, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Stingers, Round the Twist and Thunderstone.
Jasper graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1990. Previously, in 1984, his first on-set gig was with James Coburn, and since then he has had the opportunity to work beside such luminaries as Russell Crowe, Zac Efron, John Cena, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Ioan Gruffudd, Jamie Dornan, John Boyega, Geoffrey Rush, Heath Ledger, Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, James Nesbitt and Brian Cox.
In his capacity as mentor to many professional actors, Jasper daily directs international self-tests, as well as working one on one, in person or virtually, in order to enhance their approach to themselves in any given role.
Jasper loves his craft and his motto is: The bigger the foundation, the bigger the building…
Robyn Clancy
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Brodie Derrick
A professionally trained actor,singer and dancer with the Australian Ballet School, Brodie began his acting career starring in numerous Musical Theatre productions and operas including The Wizard of Oz (Princess Theatre), Der Rosenkavalier (Opera Australia), Brundibar (Opera Australia) and The Dolls House (Melbourne Theatre Company with Rachel Griffiths).
As an adult, Brodie moved into screen work and has worked consistently, appearing in many Feature Films, Television shows and Commercials over the past 12 years. Brodie’s Feature Film credits include Holding the Man, Lost and Found (role of young McKenzie Morgan), and Spin Out (Role of Rosco), and as well as several critically acclaimed short films. His Television credits include the Role of Bryson Jennings on Neighbours, the role of Tyler on Jonah From Tonga, the role of Jim Dodson on Seven Types of Ambiguity, as well as regular & guest appearances on Blue Heelers, Full Frontal, Pigs Breakfast, Glitch , Hamish & Andy’s True Stories, Rove Live. In addition, Brodie has appeared in numerous national Ad campaigns inlcuding Sportsbet, AAMI, V Energy, RACV and Cadbury.
Brodie is a highly experienced and qualified tutor who relates particularly well to young people, making him a popular tutor among our Kids’ and Teens’ classes. He has also written and directed many short films for previous and current APS Short Film Festival, including The Message Man which was voted most popular teens film in 2017, and Super Super which won best picture in the kids division in 2016.
Naomi Derrick
One of the directors of APS and Smallfry children’s talent agency, Naomi has a long history in showbusiness spanning decades. Having always been involved in the performing arts, she raised four sons each of whom have had successful careers in stage, television and film. Naomi has also been involved in many of APS’ short films in her capacity as producer and executive producer over the years.
Her solid inside knowledge of the industry, her decades of experience, her uncanny ability to identify talent and her dedication to nurturing young talent are just a few of the qualities which make Naomi such a successful and popular tutor.
Naomi is also a talented and experienced photographer and owner of SnapMe Photography, a successful photo studio specialising in Theatrical and Corporate Headshots, live Performing Arts photography, Portraiture and Wedding Photography.
Toby Derrick
In 2002, when Toby was just 9 years old, he found himself on the set of Heath Ledgers, Ned Kelly. Inspired and surrounded by Hollywood A-listers, Toby wanted to build a career in film.
Toby is a BFA Acting Graduate of NIDA (2017) and an Adv Dip Graduate of WAAPA (2012) His TV credits include: INFORMER 3838, Home & Away, Superwog, Neighbours, House Husbands and Halifax: Retribution coming soon to Channel 9.
In Physical Theatre, Toby has collaborated with Sydney based Shaun Parker & Company for many years. In 2019, he toured internationally with the companies newest work KING, which received critical acclaim at its 2019 Sydney premiere. International tours of HAPPY AS LARRY and Trolleys are amongst his credits with the company since 2013. Toby also worked with Perths Barking Gecko Theatre Company in 2014, performing 1507 (Dir. John Sheedy).
Claire Gazzo
Claire has worked extensively in the industry for 15+ years in Acting, Voiceover and Casting. Claire’s most recent credits include the role of Erika Lockhart in The Heights S2 on ABC TV and as the lead voice of ‘Larry’ in Ch7’s Children’s TV Series Larry the Wonderpup S1 & S2.
Claire’s experience both in front and behind the camera has led her to coaching and training actors mainly in the focus of ‘The energy of the Actor’ encouraging actors to bring their authentic selves to a role, and trust their unique personal power and intuition, both on & off screen.
“I have learnt that there is never a ‘right’ or wrong’ way to deliver, every character like every human has blocks and flaws, it’s when these vulnerabilities are embraced that we create a relatable character. if it's truthful, then its real - and that’s all an audience wants to see”
Her ability to create a space for actors to trust this process has assisted in many actors developing to the next level of their careers.