Chilton has been a professional actor for 25+ years, most recently co-starring in the feature film Cut Bank with Liam Hemsworth, John Malkovich and Billy Bob Thornton, plus many lead, recurring and guest star credits including 4400, Supernatural, Final Destination 2, The L Word, V, The X-Files and many others. Through the William Davis Centre at VanArts Chilton has the longest-running film & television part-time course in the city and brings all of her energy and experience to each and every class, demanding and encouraging the best of her students while preparing them for their careers in the film and television industry. IMDB

Bruce studied in New York at the renowned HB Studio with Carol Rosenfeld. He is a past member of the Equity Theatre Company Sea Theatre and has appeared in many of their critically acclaimed productions including Burn This, Popcorn, and Established Price. Bruce has appeared in numerous film and TV roles. He currently has recurring roles on the popular television series The L Word and the new series Painkiller Jane, as well as playing Flash Gordon’s father in the new Flash Gordon series. He can also be seen as “Captain Harrison” in the feature film Holloman II. His teaching is influenced by Uta Hagen’s methods. Students of his love the fact that he teaches them techniques that work on set and on stage, not just in the classroom. Click here to see Bruce on the imdb.

From Winnipeg to London to Vancouver, Julie has trained, performed and taught in theatre, TV and film for well over a decade. Expert at teaching beginning actors, she has introduced over 1000 students at the William Davis Centre to the thrill of acting. European credits includeBrookside (BBC), Soul Survivor (Trisquare), and French National commercial Orange. North American credits include Hallowe’en 8, The Gut Girls , US national Got Milk commercials and character voice work for Da Vinci’s Inquest . Julie just made her directorial debut with Alan Ball’s Five Women Wearing the Same Dress for Kindred Spirits. She brings with her the eclectic background and positive attitude needed to facilitate true acting.

Before becoming “Cancer Man” on the hit TV series The X-Files, William Davis had a long career as a teacher, director and actor. He has been the Director of Canada’s two leading acting schools: the National Theatre School and the Vancouver Playhouse Acting School. He was the founding Artistic Director of Festival Lennoxville in Quebec, Director of the Dundee Repertory Theatre in Scotland and Assistant Director at the National Theatre of Great Britain. Mr. Davis has directed over 100 professional productions at major theatres in Britain and Canada. He founded the William Davis Centre for Actors’ Study in 1989, which now offers its highly regarded curriculum atVanArts, where he now also sits on the Board of Advisors. For more information, see also: www.williambdavis.com William B. Davis at IMDB

Brent Stait has been acting in film, television and theater in Canada for the past 30 years.  From X-Files to Mystery, Alaska, from serial killers to priests, Brent has performed a large number of character parts on film and stage.  A graduate of Ryerson Theater School andBanff School of Fine Arts Master Class, Brent spent the first four years of his career doing theater at Stratford and surrounding areas before venturing into his numerous film & TV credits. He has been the recipient of a Tyrone Gutheri award, a Leo award, and has been nominated for a Genie. Check out Brent Stait on IMDB

Dave is a BFA graduate of University of Victoria and is committed to challenging established creation concepts and developing new ways of seeing theatre. In the 1990’s he was core member of the Chaos Collective and his creative efforts gave rise to the Metanoia Projects and a number of site-specific theatre installations in local rave parties. A committed member of the CORE group in Vancouver since 2005 he is skilled in Suzuki Method, Viewpoints, Grotowski & Fowler physical theatre techniques. As co-founder of Upintheair Theatre in 1999 he has created, produced, directed and/or performed in Wedgie, Pyropornomania, Moxie, Men of the WORLD, STUMPED & 120bpm and established Vancouver’s short form original theatre festival – The Walking Fish Festival. Selected Acting: Escape From Happiness, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Glengarry Glen Ross, Hopscotch, Hello Out There, Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear. www.upintheairtheatre.com

Jillian Fargey brings over 20 years of experience as a professional actor working in film, television, theatre and radio.  She has sat on the jury for the Genie and Gemini Awards and holds several nominations, as well as a Leo Award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Green Chain. Jillian serves on the Board of Directors for the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award Society and has several years experience as an instructor of the acting craft at several schools and workshops.

Cindy Block; Performer, Movement and Voice Specialist, and theatre researcher. A veteran stage performer, much of Cindy’s career has evolved around the development of new Canadian works. She was a Founding Member of Pink Ink Productions (currently PIE Theatre) in Vancouver. Some of her most influential core training was at The HB Studio in New York and The William Davis Center in the 1980s. She went on to receive an MFA in Acting as well as a Voice Teaching Diploma from York University and a Teaching Certificate from the School of Embodied Practices. She teaches Movement, Voice, Story Telling and Theatre Creation, Coaches professionally and is currently on Faculty at The George Brown Theatre School in Toronto, The University of Toronto’s Drama Program and The Moving Voice Institute; a National training organization dedicated to physical and vocal practices for performance. She has also taught at The Centre for Indigenous Theatre, York University’s Theatre Department and the Humber College Comedy Program to name a few. Her research has centered around the application of Embodied Practices in Actor Training, and Authentic Movement for theatre creation and performance. She has presented her research nationally as well as at the Festival of Making theatre in Athens, Greece and, the Roy Hart Centre for Voice in France. She is thrilled to return to her Vancouver roots to be part of the VanArts team.

Mel is a highly regarded pioneer of Canadian theatre, a director of international reputation and an innovator in theatre training technique and philosophy. Mel’s thirty-five year history of directing, teaching and performing in Canadian theatre is extensive. This includes artistic directorship of three companies, thirteen years as administrative director of Ryerson’s acting program and national recognition in the form of three ACTRA and two Genie  nominations. With Mel’s experience in the education and direction of Canadian talent, he has been honoured to have seen many of his students move on to major roles in the Stratford Festival, the Shaw Festival and regional theatres.

Bill Pozzobon has been acting and teaching for over 20 years, having performed with theVancouver Theatresports League, Number 14 at the Axis Mime Theatre, Blackdog Theatre in Toronto, and performing with comedic actor Ryan Stiles at Upfront Theatre in Bellingham, WA.  He has taught at the Shadboldt Center for the Arts, Carnegie Community Centre, and Simon Fraser University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1991.

Born and raised in New York City, Fiona Hogan grew up playing the piano and writing songs as a child. While in college, she got involved in theater, winning numerous acting awards and being awarded a Regent Citation for Contribution to The Arts. During her studies she wrote the score for three musicals and had work commissioned by Paul Anka.

After graduation, she went to Los Angeles and studied with renowned acting coach Ivana Chubbuck, who mentored Fiona, and trained her to become an acting teacher. While under Chubbuck’s guidance, she joined The Actors Playground, where she acted and directed in over thirty-five original theater works.In the late 90’s, Fiona and Ivana went up to Vancouver to oversee “The Ivana Chubbuck Acting Studio.” There, Hogan ran the business, taught classes and coached actors on film and TV sets for over five years. While teaching, Fiona also guest starred on numerous television series and appeared in many studio films including Connie and Carla, A Guy Thing, See Spot Run, Freddie Got Fingered, and had a supporting lead in I, Robot alongside Will Smith.

Fiona is also credited with hundreds of voice-over spots on radio and TV shows, the lead in the animated series Alienators: Evolution Continues, and minor roles in seven other animated films. She co-created Mental the Musical in Los Angeles.

Gabriel Carter is from San Francisco, California. He graduated from the American Conservatory Theatre masters program. In NYC, he was a voice-over director for Don Buchwald and associates where he coached such luminaries as Ally Sheedy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Billy Crudup, Lisa Bonet amongst others. He was an instructor at the Stella Adler Conservatory. In Vancouver, he was a core faculty member of Schoolcreative for five years. Gabriel believes acting is not a mimicry of life.