The Honest Actors' Podcast

The Honest Actors' Podcast

Chats with actors, hosted by Jonathan Harden. A new guest in each episode discusses the things they struggle with, the challenges of being without work, and how they've survived rejection. "For anyone wanting to know what it is honestly like to be an actor, this is the podcast for you" - The Stage Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/honestactors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

August 7, 2020 63 mins

My chat with Steve starts with a kid shitting on his own shoulder and ends with a welshman sipping gin in a camisole. If that doesn't hook you, you're looking at the wrong show. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, June 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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A fascinating, honest chat with Bronagh Waugh. From working as nanny following The Fall, to being trolled in the gutter press off the back of Hollyoaks, and how she's coped with it all. Some cracking nuggets of wisdom and polished gems of advice, all in a really unique story. It'll make a great film script some day... Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, June 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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July 10, 2020 4 mins

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July 3, 2020 94 mins

A long and winding chat with, Lucas Hare. Don't be fooled by the oak beams in the background, like 93.7% of us, Luke is a distant relative of Danny Dyer (Source: Ancestry.com). His Bob Dylan podcast, Is it Rolling, Bob? is available wherever you got this. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, June 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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June 26, 2020 60 mins

Laura Gourdine on Lockdown, Black Lives Matter and more, via Zoom, from her apartment in NYC. Honest Actors Lockdown - rambling long distance catch-ups with old friends of the show. The original interview with Laura appeared as episode 4 of Series 4. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, June 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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June 19, 2020 44 mins

Joanna Scanlan on how lockdown has been treating her, from cleaning days to building a 'wigwam' voiceover studio, enjoying 'Normal People', and coping with there not being any work to not get. Honest Actors Lockdown - rambling long distance catch-ups with old friends of the show. The original interview with Isaiah appeared as episode 3 of Series 3. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, June 2020. Studio facilities provid...

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June 12, 2020 51 mins

A totally different interview, and a rare thing for the podcast: several, yes several brand new answers to longstanding questions. Have you any idea how long I've been awaiting for that?! Hear them all in this brand-new chat with Laura Gourdine, speaking during lockdown from her apartment in Manhattan. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, June 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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Owen O’Kane is one of the country’s leading psychotherapists and author of Sunday Times Best Seller Ten to Zen. He has a dual medical and psychotherapy training and is a former clinical lead for an NHS mental health service. He has a unique ability to understand how to quell anxiety and manage stress, as well as unparalleled insight into what brings happiness and calm into people’s lives. We needed this one... Interview by Jonathan...

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June 5, 2020 90 mins

Dropped out of the seminary, didn't turn up for uni, and arrived in London with no money to get the train to his aunt's house... in Kent. Hear the full story in this brand-new chat with one of my favourite actors, Paul Higgins. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, June 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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June 5, 2020 54 mins

Isaiah Johnson on the madness of the past week and beyond, from Studio City, LA. Honest Actors Lockdown - rambling long distance catch-ups with old friends of the show. The original interview with Isaiah appeared as episode 6 of Series 1. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, June 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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May 28, 2020 73 mins

Auditioned for RADA four times and when he did get in, graduated without an agent. Hear the full story in this brand-new chat with Hamilton London's leading man, Jamael Westman. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, May 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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May 28, 2020 78 mins

Didn't work for two tears after a nine month stint on Eastenders, and still works in a shelter between jobs. Hear the full story in this brand-new chat with Derry Girls' bad jumper wearing 'Ma Mary', Tara Lynne O'Neill. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, May 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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May 28, 2020 35 mins

Tom Goodman Hill on Lockdown, via Zoom, from his garden. Honest Actors Lockdown - rambling long distance catch-ups with old friends of the show. The original interview with Tom appeared as episode 2 of Series 1. Interview by Jonathan Harden. Recorded via Zoom, May 2020. Studio facilities provided by irishvoiceovers.co.uk

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May 28, 2020 57 mins

Denise Gough in Lockdown, via Zoom, from her kitchen. And her trampoline. Honest Actors Lockdown - rambling long distance catch-ups with old friends of the show. The original interview with Denise appeared as episode 1 of Series 1. Subsequently the episode was released as a full-length bonus episode, before I returned to talk to her a second time, following the massive success of People, Places and Things. Interview by Jonathan Har...

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December 13, 2019 19 mins

Seagull: Written from verbatim and originally performed by Helen Vine. Directed by Fiona McAlpine.

AMY – Woman, 30. An addict in recovery who has been a victim of rape and domestic abuse. She is warm, open, has a positive energy and an infectious sense of humour. There is an underlying grief at the loss of her baby son to SIDS. Proud to be clean and proud to be a mum. Seagull is one in a series of five monologues entitled 'Talk...

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December 13, 2019 44 mins

In which I talk to actress Helen Vine about 'Talking Taboos', a series of five true story monologues of trauma and recovery and of living in a society where we feel restricted to speak. Released to coincide with the official launch event at Equity. More info at: http://talkingtaboos.co.uk

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March 18, 2019 81 mins

Sean Biggerstaff, recorded at Equity on February 19th, 2019. The Honest Actors Podcast is sponsored by TodayTix.

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March 4, 2019 87 mins

Bronágh Taggart, recorded at her home on March 2nd, 2019. The Honest Actors Podcast is sponsored by TodayTix.

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February 18, 2019 86 mins

Terry Mynott, recorded at his home on October 10th, 2018. The Honest Actors Podcast is sponsored by TodayTix.

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February 4, 2019 63 mins

John Heffernan, recorded at the National Theatre Studio on August 1st, 2017. The Honest Actors Podcast is sponsored by TodayTix.

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