A Brief History of the Screen Actors Workshop

The Screen Actors Workshop was established in 1988 (and was formerly known as The Film and TV Academy.) The acting school was founded by actor/director Alan Nurthen, in a concerted effort to demystify the staid academic approach to on-camera actor training. For more than 20 years, Alan's concise easy-to-grasp approach to theory, in conjunction with solid practical sessions and his nurturing teaching style, have earned him the reputation as one of Sydney's leading screen acting tutors.

His students have successfully established long-term careers both in front of and behind the cameras. Many are established film and television actors, while others are working in theatre, radio and as television presenters, camera operators, sound recordists, writers, producers, directors and filmmakers.

Former production students of Alan's have won some of Sydney's most prestigious film and video festivals, including The Short Black Film Festival and Tropfest.

Graduate Film and TV Credits

Graduates of the Screen Actors Workshop have performed in a wide range of feature films, television drama and TV commercials including:-

The Matrix, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Phantom, Star Wars: Episode 2 "Attack of the Clones", Muriel's Wedding, The Thin Red Line, Water Rats, Murder Call, The Bangkok Hilton, All Saints, White Collar Blue, Brides of Christ, Blue Heelers, Home and Away, Love is a Four Letter Word and Blue Water High.

Pictured here is Screen Actors Workshop graduate Agoes Soedjarwo on location with Treat Williams and Billy Zane, for the feature film "The Phantom".

Screen Actors Workshop graduate Matt Doran seen here with Ewan McGregor in "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones"

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