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Actor

Acting: Peter Wingfield, Los Angeles, CA
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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.” William Shakespeare

Are you ready to take your ability to role play to a higher level? Do you have the enthusiasm and creativity that makes for a good storyteller? Can you live with uncertainties in your life in order to follow your passion and reap the rewards? Then maybe it is time to write a new script for your future. Join actor Peter Wingfield on a VocationVacations® career mentorship as he shares with you both the challenging and exciting sides of what it takes to become an actor.

When Peter was 17, he discovered acting while attending a four-week drama camp in Wales where he grew up. “I knew then I loved acting, but I didn’t have the courage to pursue it,” remembers Peter. Instead, he completed his undergraduate degree at Oxford and went on to medical school.

However, when it came time for Peter to take his final exam to become a doctor, he found himself at a crossroad. “I knew if I took that final exam and became a doctor, that would define who I was, and that wasn’t how I saw myself or who I wanted to be. I wanted to be an actor.” He also realized if he completed his certification he would always be tempted to fall back on a “safe” profession rather than the uncertainties of a career in acting. Peter chose to follow his passion for acting.

He went on to spend three years in drama school in London. Immediately after completing this program, he got a role in an English television series. Ironically, he played a medical student. “I had done a lot of research for this role. I take my method preparation really seriously,” laughs Peter. He soon landed another role in the well-known television series, “Highlander”, which aired in the United States, Canada, France and Germany. That role brought him to Vancouver B.C. In 2005, Peter and his family moved to Studio City, California, to take advantage of additional opportunities and prospects in North America.

Peter’s film and television credits are varied and extensive, and he enjoys both genres. “With a film you have all the information going in and can truly absorb yourself in the character,” Peter explains. “With a television series the character develops over time and new story lines are created.” Peter has appeared in many television series including “24”, “Medium” and “Men in Trees”. His feature films include “X-Men 2”, “Catwoman” and “Highlander: The Source” and “Highlander: Endgame”. Over the years he has had the opportunity to work with actors like Kiefer Sutherland, Tom Wilkinson and Brian Cox, to name a few Peter particularly admires.

Peter believes there is not just one personality type that makes for a good actor. “We all are actors in some ways, taking on different roles depending upon who we are with or where we are.” However, being a professional actor takes the ability to deal with uncertainty and rejection. “Being a good actor has more to do with what you are like when you are not working, then when you are working. You need to not take yourself too seriously and have a good perspective on how all this fits into the whole scheme of things.”

Peter loves what he does and is eager to share with you the many sides of his profession and provide a hands-on opportunity to explore your abilities and interest. Peter followed his passion for acting; maybe it is time you did, too.

While on your Actor VocationVacations® career mentorship with Peter Wingfield, activities will include some or all of the following:
  • Receive one-on-one coaching from mentor who has worked in every arena of the industry, from touring theatre companies, to radio dramas and voiceovers to television and big budget features
  • Get a sense of the pressure under which most auditions happen
  • Prepare an audition in ‘real time’ - from the time you get the material to when you tape your session
  • Work on actual scripts for projects that are being or have recently been made
  • Record your audition on tape – for the vocationer to keep as a Quicktime movie after the VocationVacation is over
  • Learn how to give a producer appropriate reading of the material
  • Learn how to ‘break a scene’ to demonstrate different style options
  • Re-tape the audition and learn how to get ‘seen’ for jobs even when you don’t have representation
  • Learn how to research a job specifically, not generally, using music, poetry, photographs and movies as inspiration
  • Look at the basics of an actor’s life: the resume, the headshot, the showreel, etc.
  • Play with ways to keep motivated during quiet periods, with observation of professional actors at an acting class, if possible
  • Subject to what is going on at the time of the VocationVacation, accompany mentor on any meetings, appointments or tapings he is doing and meet with agents, managers or casting directors to understand how Hollywood works
  • Learn how to approach an audition to make yourself stand out
  • Look for the spark that makes a scene live
  • Learn how to be the best that you can be for the 60 seconds that you’re “on”
  • Learn how to keep yourself buzzing during the periods the lean periods so you’re ready to go at a moment’s notice.
The Actor VocationVacations® career mentorship with Peter Wingfield includes:
  • Two days of one-on-one mentorship in your dream job as an Actor
  • The opportunity to participate in a total of one hour of pre- and post- VocationVacations career coaching from an accredited, affiliated VocationVacations career coach
  • A pocket-size VocationVacations journal so you can document your dream job coming to reality
  • Light lunches with your mentor

Available: All year based on mentor's availability

Price: $1449 Per Person

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Suggested Accommodations

The Chamberlain

Le Parc Suites
(Not included in the price of the VocationVacations® holiday)

Other activities and tourist destinations while on your VocationVacations® adventure:
 Reservation, Cancellation and Rescheduling Rules and Conditions:

Full payment of the VocationVacations dream job holiday is required to make a reservation. A $100 non-refundable fee is assessed if a VocationVacations experience is cancelled or rescheduled prior to 14-days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday, based on the approved availability of the mentor to reschedule. A VocationVacations adventure cannot be rescheduled and is non-refundable if cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday. Written notification of cancellation or rescheduling is required in all cases. In the US, Grounded Nomads, LLC and VocationVacations holidays encourage all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling. In the UK, Grounded Nomads, Ltd and VocationVacations holidays must require all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling and provide verification of such travel insurance to Grounded Nomads, Ltd.