Ownership of Craft & Career

Specific guidance on your craft & career from professionals who are actually in the arena.

Once upon a time, I achieved my dream (leading on stage at the Sydney Opera House) & I was completely miserable. I realised if I wanted to give work I actually felt proud of, I had to make some changes.

I began asking for help from the coaches who were taking care of my heroes. I discovered there were infinitely better ways to excel in acting, and in a few short years I went from resenting acting and the industry, to joyfully contributing work I actually felt proud of (& eventually even being nominated alongside my heroes). Artists noticed these changes and began asking for guidance.

This made me realise there was nowhere an actor could go to for specific advice on their craft & career from professionals who were actually in the arena themselves. Thus, The Actor’s Blueprint was born. If there is one thing a love as much as giving my own professional work, it’s helping other artists give theirs.

x Sheasby

Michael Sheasby is an AFI/AACTA nominated actor, best known for his work in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge and Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale.

Micheal was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and immigrated to Sydney, Australia with his family in 2001. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in 2010, Michael began his career leading on stage at the Sydney Opera House in roles such as King Henry in Shakespeare's Henry V, and Valentine Coverly in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Since turning his attention to screen, Michael has played roles such as Tex Lewis in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, Walter Moody in the BBC’s The Luminaries, and Aidan Carrol in Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale which received the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2018, and was also selected for Sundance Film Festival 2019. Michael won the Casting Guild of Australia's Rising Star Award in 2018. In 2019, Michael was nominated for an AFI/ACCTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in The Nightingale.