Acting & Performance Coaching

Hamish offers 1-1 online coaching for actors, public speakers, and students.

Do you want to…

  • Prepare for auditions and roles.

  • Develop your acting technique.

  • Build confidence and presence for public speaking.

  • Stay match-fit with ongoing craft training.

  • Prepare for SpeechNZ or Trinity speech and drama examinations.

  • Nail your drama school auditions.

“I found my session with Hamish very useful, in our 1 hour session I better understood the text, felt confident, and prepared to go into the room.  Hamish has a very intuitive and calm approach to accessing character. I would highly recommend him for an actor of any stage of there career.”

– Helena Murphy Reid (My Life is Murder, Shortland Street)

Master Your Craft

Hamish teaches performance craft through simple, reliable, and repeatable techniques.

✅ Master your voice.
✅ Develop your body language.
✅ Increase emotional sensitivity.
✅ Cultivate confidence and presence.

Drawing on a breadth of training and experience, his approach offers practical physical and psychological tools that ignite the creativity of the actor.

✅ Find ease in your performance.
✅ Remove the tension and luck out of your work.
✅ Develop clarity and technical precision in your practice.
✅ Tools and exercises to shift, adjust, and fundamentally change your work.

Hone your craft by building a robust and consistent technique and process.

“Hamish is a natural teacher! He has an amazing way to bring out the best in the people he is working with. His professionalism, knowledge, care and sense of fun is contagious. I can highly recommend him.”

– Kate Laurence (Founder and Director, Head Held High)

"I relied on Hamish to coach an inexperienced actor for their first shoot. I was impressed with his ability to empower a well-prepared, truthful, and emotionally available performance.

On set, he was professional and present, helping the actor memorise lines, while I was busy with other actors and crew. He was able to take my specific direction and find quick and effective ways to help adjust the performance.

He helped me to get the very best out of my actor. He was professional, supportive, warm and friendly to all crew involved, I would recommend him highly to anyone."

– Chris Graham, Director (Sione’s Wedding, Power Rangers Dino Fury, The Panthers)

Specialist Training

Creative Wellbeing

With a grounding in mindfulness, changework methodologies, and emotional access techniques, Hamish can work with you on mindset, cultivating resilience, reducing stress and audition nerves, and techniques to maintain your psychological wellbeing.

Beginner General American Accent

An introduction to the General American Accent. Suitable for actors new to the accent.

Initial accent assessment and “Introduction to American Accent” packages are available.

“Hamish and I have been working on my American accent for a guest role on Power Rangers.
He is patient and gave me good feedback…The coaching sessions are in-depth and include vocal exercises and homework.
I was thrilled that at my first read-through of the script, the producer and cast commented on how good my accent was.”
- Sarah Dalton (Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)

School Workshops

Hamish is available to deliver acting workshops to high-school students.

“As well as coaching me with my accent and teaching acting skills, Hamish also taught me about on-set etiquette… Hamish accompanied me on set… I felt well-prepared and confident because of Hamish’s coaching. 

Hamish’s tips for staying calm and focused were particularly helpful. His advice and on-the-spot problem-solving were fantastic. He has a great rapport with everyone. 

I would definitely recommend Hamish.”

– Sarah Dalton, Actor (Power Rangers Dino Fury)

Training and Experience

  • The Actors’ Program alumni

  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Theatre Studies)

  • Pre-Production and On-Set Coaching Experience

  • Private Acting, Performance, and Accent Coaching

  • Professional Hypnotist and Hypnotherapist

  • Speech and Drama Teacher, preparing students for SpeechNZ and Trinity Exams

“Hamish worked with a group of my Year 13 students where he used games and activities to enliven their work and help them become more connected to the physical nature of their performances.

Hamish brought passion, patience and care to the nuanced interaction that he had with each student, helping them to overcome challenges and limiting beliefs about themselves.

Hamish is a vibrant and talented individual who inspires and encourages those that he works with. I highly recommend him as a coach and educator.”

– Susannah Smith-Roy (Head of Drama, Auckland Girls’ Grammar School)

BOOK YOUR SESSION

Contact Hamish to book your 1-1 coaching package or discuss your needs.

Hamish is available for short-term or ongoing coaching.

In-person and on-set coaching is available by prior arrangement.