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Who We Are

Peter Hunt (BA MA Acting)

FOUNDER

Peter originally trained as an actor at the prestigious London Drama School ‘Arts Ed’, and possesses a wealth of experience across Theatre, Film and Television having worked in the industry for over 20 years.

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David Crowley (BA MA Acting)

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

David is an award-winning director working on projects spanning Theatre, Film and Television. Over the years he has won and been nominated for a host of accolades.

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Corrie Shelley

OFFICE MANAGER

Corrie has worked as office manager for some of the UK’s most prestigious companies and has a lifelong passion for the Arts.

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Laura Harper

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Laura combines a wide-ranging knowledge of the Arts sector with extensive experience in administration.

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Your Tutors

Helen Buchanan (MA Actor Training)

TUTOR

Helen trained as an actor at Northumbria University and has since appeared professionally on TV in shows such as ‘Emmerdale’ (ITV), ‘Hollyoaks’ (C4) and Kay Mellor’s ‘The Syndicate’ (BBC).

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John Askew (BA Acting)

TUTOR

John trained at The Arts Educational Schools London.

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Ian Kenny

TUTOR

Ian has been working in film and television for over 20 years.

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Dean Smith

TUTOR

Dean is an actor, director and writer from Leeds. Aged 15 Dean was chosen to attend the BAFTA award winning ITV ‘Television Workshop’.

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James Oates

TUTOR

James is an actor, director and producer based in Manchester.

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Marc Hughes

TUTOR

Marc has been a professional actor for nearly 20 years and his work spans Theatre, Film, TV and Commercials.

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Jenny Platt

TUTOR

Jenny has over 20 years’ experience as a professional actress on both stage and screen.

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Megan Parkinson

TUTOR

Megan is an actor, writer and director from West Yorkshire.

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Amy Forrest

TUTOR

Amy is a Visually Impaired actress originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire.

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Rick Bithell

TUTOR

Rick trained as an actor at ALRA under the guidance of Peter Hunt and David Crowley.

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Gabriel Clark

TUTOR

Gabriel Clark is a British-Sardinian actor, writer and director, and the Artistic Director of Switch_MCR Theatre Company.

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Our Acting Schools

Be a part of the next intake for classes in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or Online

Acting Classes
Manchester

ActUpNorth Manchester

Studio 4

Quebec Oppidian Works

Bury Street

Salford

M3 7DU

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Acting Classes
Liverpool

ActUpNorth Liverpool

Unit 325

3rd Floor

QD Business Centre

Norfolk Street

Liverpool

L1 0BG

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Acting Classes
Leeds

ActUpNorth Leeds

Matrix House

Goodman Street

Leeds

LS10 1NZ

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Acting Classes
Online

ActUpNorth Online

If you have any questions about our online acting classes get in touch today

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