Featured Faculty

Our Instructors have over 450 IMDb credits

Darlene Tait
is known for Nurse Lana Poelle in Watson
(2024), Ophthalmologist in Virgin River (2024) and Gertie Hanson in Fourth Down and Love (2023). IMDb Profile | Video Interview
Jacob Insley
is known for A Stab in the Dark (2016), Stuck in the Middle (2019) and Clueless Path (2011). IMDb Profile | Video Interview
Beth Anthony
Beth Anthony is known for Honsla Rakh (2021), A Very BG Day (2021) and Elsa (2022).
IMDb Profile
Dylan Schmid
is known for Snowpiercer (2020), 1922 (2017), Horns (2013), Once Uopn a Time (2011). IMDb Profile
Leslie Hopps DeSchutter
Known for Supernatural (2005), the Haunting Hour (2010) R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour, Family of Strangers (1993) ,John Doe (2002). IMDb Profile  | Video Interview
Mackenzie Gray
Known for Legion (2017), Man of Steel (2013), Holistic Detective Agency (2016), Fargo (2014). IMDb Profile
Bart Anderson
Known for Slither, The Core, The Final Cut, Cold Pursuit. IMDb Profile  | Video Interview
Stephie Bright
Known for Below Her A Reel Heist, Year of the Tortoise (2022), The Cameraman Chapter 2 (2022)). IMDb Profile  
James Drew Dean
Known for Known for When Calls the Heart, Marry Go Round, Deceitful Dating, Firefly Lane. IMDb Profile  | Video Interview
Leanne Allen
Acting makes and breaks her heart and she wouldn't have it any other way.
Ace Hicks
Known for Living Together, Take Care of Me, Finding ODO, Sleep Buddy. IMDb Profile  | Video Interview
Leslie Hopps DeSchutter & Brook DeSchutter
Meet Leslie and Brook, a dynamic mother-daughter duo ready to ignite the world of filmmaking at our film camp. 
Marisa Vieira
Motivated by her love for acting and her dedication to giving back, Marisa is enthusiastic about joining Spotlight's new initiative – a self-tape division.
Mike Nemeth
Mike Nemeth is a Canadian Actor, Writer, Editor/Producer, His passion Behind the camera is just as strong as his passion in front of it. Mike has been involved with both Theatre to Film and Television.
Fern Andrews
Dynamic actress and filmmaker with extensive experience on stage and screen. Credits include Beggars and Choosers, The Outer Limits, John Doe, The Expert and more recently, The Journey of the African Story Teller and The Spread of Terror.
Ian Ferguson
Ian Ferguson has had a lengthy career as an actor, writer and director in Film & Television. A graduate of the prestigious Conservatory Acting Program at the University of Alberta, he also holds an MFA in directing from York University. He has developed a unique system for teaching On-Camera Acting, which forms the foundation of the curriculum at the Working Reel Actors Studio in Cambridge. 
Sean Baker
Sean performed professionally as an actor nearly his entire life, encouraging his students to improvise, laugh and explore in order to develop a deeper understanding of themselves as well as the work it takes to create art.
Casey Dudley
Casey works actively in film and television, with recent credits including Hallmark movie My Sweet Austrian Holiday, and award-winning shorts Ginny's Enterprise (as "Mom") and A Beautiful Peace (as "Lia"). Casey brings a warm, supportive approach that helps kids build confidence and discover the joy of acting for film. 



Faculty Interview Series

Jacqui Kaese

Darlene Tait

Lex Dunn

Leslie DeSchutter

James Drew Dean

Jacob Insley

Frances Hope

Bart Anderson

Ace Hicks