We’re passionate about helping you grow and make an impact

Our mission

Our mission is to help people find their voices at work and beyond. Building on our own history as trained professional actors, we have seen how the right training can transform people’s confidence to engage others.

Our goal is to help share this process with others through our acting-inspired training courses for aspiring professionals and their teams.

We pride ourselves on an outside the box approach that combines tailored training with a supportive and fun learning environment, that truly seeks to empower the people we work with

So what makes each of us tick? Now it’s your chance to get to know each of us a bit better!

Andy, Actor Inside founder - Oxford grad, LAMDA-trained actor and professional yogi, now leading innovative communication training

Meet Andy

Co-founder, Director

Andy is the life and soul of the Actor Inside party. It's passion for the work that has moved the company from a twinkle in the eye to the towering monolith you see today.

As the lead trainer, Andy has trained hundreds (maybe even thousands) of people in one-to-ones, workshops and training days since starting Actor Inside with Jo. He studied History & Politics at Oxford University, before training as an actor at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). His acting credits have included work on shows including Sky Atlantic’s ‘Gangs of London’ and Netflix’s ‘Peaky Blinders’, and he is also a certified Somatic Yoga instructor with the Yoga Teachers Alliance.

Outside of acting, Andy enjoys Crossfit and Muay Thai (when he’s not injured), and writing and performing his own music (when he is). He has a keen interest in science and practice of peak performance, which is just as well given his position.

Jo, Actor Inside co-founder - Oxford grad and start-up veteran, bringing C-Suite insights to communication challenges

Meet Jo

Co-founder, Adviser

From the get go, Jo has been the valuable business-mind of the Actor Inside operation. His work has been indispensable in keeping the training grounded in solving the real world communication challenges, and it was his search for training for his former team at Beauhurst that created the spark that started the Actor Inside flame.

Jo studied History at Oxford University, and worked his way up to become the COO at Beauhurst, a rapidly-growing tech start-up that has since become an established player in the London business landscape. Buoyed by his successes, he has now gone on to found Spruce, which is solving the renewable energy crisis by investing in cutting-edge technology for improving the ease of heat pump installations from both the supplier and customer sides. He continues to advise on our business needs, and greatly strengthens our offering by providing the perspective of a C-Suite leader on the business frontline.

He claims his affection for Damien Lewis is independent of shared appearances.

Our trainers

  • Lewis, Actor Inside coach - Multilingual actor and teacher, bringing Disney+ experience to communication training from Berlin to London

    Lewis McDonald

    Lewis trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In addition to acting work for Disney+, he is an experienced teacher with children and adults. Hailing from Australia, he speaks Russian, German and French, having lived in Berlin for a number of years as a teacher before coming to the UK.

  • Daisy, Actor Inside coach - RADA-trained, West End star infusing theatrical magic into business communication

    Daisy Boulton

    Daisy has made a name for herself across theatre, film and television since completing her training at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She draws inspiration for Actor Inside sessions from her acting credits with Sky and London's West End. She is also the co-founder of socially-focused production company, Voices

  • Charlie, Actor Inside coach - Cambridge & LAMDA alum, enhancing communication with diverse expertise in acting and content creation

    Charlie Merriman

    Charlie is an accomplished actor, commentator, comedian, podcast host, and writer. He’s been with Actor Inside since the first year, and continues to provide excellent training for our clients and partners. A chronic self-starter, he also trained at London Academy of Dramatic Art (LAMDA), after studying at Cambridge University.

Ready to talk?

Wonder if our training might be a good fit for you or your team? Think we might be able to help bring more confidence to your communication challenges?

Book a discovery call with us to explore our tailored training options now.