Matthew Barry Teaches

Matthew Barry Teaches is led by Matthew Barry, who is described as a Master Acting Coach and Casting Director with an extensive casting background over 30+ years and a successful acting career that began at the age of eight. Classes take place in a warm, friendly, and comfortable environment with reclining leather movie theatre–style chairs that have built-in USB ports for charging a smart phone or tablet, and a surround sound system is used for video playback. Coffee, soda, and snacks are available during classes, and a fridge stocked with beer is available for special occasions.

Matthew Barry is listed as the Master Acting Coach and Casting Director for Matthew Barry Teaches, and he has spent the last 30+ years as a casting director. The stated goal of the program is to make actors better and working actors by giving them advantages over the competition, taking their strengths and making them stronger, breaking bad habits, giving them confidence, and guiding them through the audition process, pictures, and demo reels, along with advice on how to secure an agent or manager.

Testimonials for Matthew Barry Teaches include comments from actors who have trained with him. Bella Dayne, a series regular on “Cursed,” “Humans,” and “Troy: Fall of a City,” states that Matt taught her to take risks, fully indulge in a character, and play and feel free within her work, and that he gave her fundamental tools she still uses. Danielle Macdonald, star of “Bird Box,” “Dumplin',” “Patti Cake$,” and “Unbelievable,” says that Matt pushes actors to go outside their comfort zone, explore new sides of a character, and see things from a new perspective to find their authentic self in a character. Dayo Okeniyi, a series regular on “Shades of Blue” and an actor in “Terminator: Genysis” and “The Hunger Games,” thanks Matt for a workshop experience that he connects to being cast in “The Hunger Games,” saying Matt’s initial enthusiasm sparked that outcome.

Last updated June 16, 2026.