016: JB BLANC - Actor & VO Artist • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer
Release Date: 04/30/2024
🎙️ Ep 053 | Brendan McNamara: From Child Roles to Casting Roles
Offstage Acting
Today’s guest is the brilliant Brendan McNamara — actor, former child star, and founder of Beach Casting, a casting agency making waves across the UK and Ireland. From appearing in films like Angela’s Ashes and War of the Buttons to launching one of the most actor-friendly casting studios in the game, Brendan shares his uniquely personal journey through both sides of the audition table. We talk candidly about the transition from actor to casting director, the kind of performers he loves to work with, the shifting landscape of self-tapes, and why kindness and professionalism still matter....
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🍿Ep 10 | Last Breath (2024) — Edge-of-Your-Seat Thriller or Deep Sea Snooze? • OFFstage ONscreen
Offstage Acting
A diver trapped at the bottom of the ocean—true story. 😱 Todd and Robert descend into Last Breath, a survival thriller based on real events. Does it deliver pulse-pounding tension… or just tread water?
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🍿Ep 09 | The Brutalist (2024) — Art-House Triumph or Architectural Overkill? • OFFstage ONscreen
Offstage Acting
Stark lines. Stark lives. 🏛️ Todd and Robert unpack The Brutist, a visually striking and emotionally complex film about ambition, displacement, and design. Is it a masterpiece—or just beautifully boring?
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🎙️ Ep 052 | Alexa Morden: Actor, Advocate & Voice of the 98%
Offstage Acting
Today’s guest is not only a brilliant actor, but one of the loudest, clearest voices advocating for honesty and safety in the industry. Alexa Morden is best known as the co-creator and co-host of The 98% Podcast — a refreshingly unfiltered look at life for the vast majority of actors who don’t earn their full living from acting. She’s also an award-winning performer in her own right, with credits in Skins, Fresh Meat, The Great Train Robbery, and the indie feature The Colour of Spring, which earned her over 25 Best Actress awards on the festival circuit. In this episode, Alexa opens up...
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🍿Ep 08 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2024) — A Rom-Com Revival or Rewrite We Didn’t Need? • OFFstage ONscreen
Offstage Acting
She’s older, wiser, and still delightfully awkward. 🥂 Todd and Robert dive into the latest Bridget Jones chapter—Mad About the Boy. Does it capture the charm of the originals, or has the magic faded with time?
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🍿Ep 07 | September 5th (2024) — Intimate Indie or Missed Opportunity? • OFFstage ONscreen
Offstage Acting
A quiet film with a loud emotional pulse. 🎬 Todd and Robert reflect on September 5th, an intimate indie that tackles memory, grief, and time. Is it moving and masterful—or too subtle to land? Hear Robert’s take and rating.
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🎙️Ep 051 | Kezia Burrows: Welsh-Born, RADA-Trained, Game-Changing Actor
Offstage Acting
This week on Offstage Acting, Todd Kramer welcomes the brilliant Kezia Burrows — a Welsh actor whose career spans classical theatre, television drama, and the high-stakes world of motion capture and video game performance. Born in Neath and raised in the seaside village of New Quay, Kezia trained at RADA and now voices and embodies characters in some of the most acclaimed games out there. You might know her as Amanda Ripley in Alien: Isolation, Dr. Emma Fisher in Observation, or from Cyberpunk 2077, CrossfireX, Hellblade, and more. We dive into: 🎭 Her classical training and transition...
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🎙️ Ep 050 | 50th Episode Spectacular! 🎉
Offstage Acting
This week we are celebrating our 50th episode! Hurray. Jay and I talk about where we've been where we are and were going. We catch up with Jay after his month long yoga retreat to India. My experience doing amateur dramatics. And we dive into a few other fun topics all in celebration of the good times we've had so far and the good times yet to come. So here's to the first and the next 50 episodes of the offstage acting podcast! #acting #actingpodcast #actor #actors #act #actorslife
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🍿Ep 06 | Babygirl (2024) — Seductive Cinema or Shallow Shock? • OFFstage ONscreen
Offstage Acting
Bridget’s back—again! 💕 But is Mad About the Boy a fitting finale or a fumbled encore? Todd and Robert weigh in on the latest chapter in the beloved rom-com series.
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049: JASON BAUGHAN - Actor / Video Game Director • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer
Offstage Acting
Known for his collaborative spirit and commitment to storytelling, Jason Baughan's is a dedicated and compelling actor whose passion for acting ignited during his youth, leading him to pursue formal training at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music & Drama. This foundational education equipped him with the skills and techniques that would later define his diverse career. Baughan ventured into voice acting, lending his voice to characters in acclaimed video games such as Assassin's Creed and The Witcher series. But his keen understanding of narrative and character development...
info_outlineIn episode 016 Todd Kramer and Jay Reum talk to JB Blanc, the prolific, proficient, passionate, professional (and probably a plethora of other "p's" as well...) actor who has voiced over 400 video game characters during his, over 30-year-long career.
CREDITS INCLUDE:
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• Tristan & Isolde
• Garfield
• War Dogs
• Breaking Bad
• Barry
• Better Call Saul
• OVER 300 VIDEO GAMES!
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