CASTING MASTERCLASS WITH ANOUSHA ZARKESH

What you will get:

In this Masterclass, Anousha will work with actors to further their understanding of what Casting Directors are looking for in the audition room.

Anousha will share insights into the casting process, while simulating a mock audition environment. Anousha will provide feedback on your performance, giving you tips and tricks that can help you nail your next audition and answer any burning questions you may have about the industry, casting, and performance.

Acting Mastery is very proud to host Anousha Zarkesh for her Casting Masterclass!

AACTA and Casting Guild award winning Casting Director Anousha Zarkesh has specialised in high end Australian TV and film for over 25 years.

 Based in Sydney, her casting agency has gained a reputation for a specialised service championing cultural diversity and inclusive casting. The agency takes pride in casting for a wide range of genres including political satire, drama, comedy, telemovies, documentary series and film. 

Her feature film productions include the multi award winning films: Noora Niasari’s ‘Shayda’ (2023), Warwick Thornton’s ‘The New Boy’ (2023) and ‘Sweet Country’ (2017), Thomas M Wright’s ‘The Stranger’ (2022), Rachel Perkins’ ‘Jasper Jones’ (2017), Ben Young’s ‘Hounds of Love’ (2016), recently released Kriv Stenders’ ‘The Correspondent’ (2024) and soon to be released Kate Woods’ ‘Kangaroo’ (2025) and Warwick Thornton’s ‘Wolfram’ (2025).

Television productions include ‘Thou Shalt Not Steal’ (STAN), ‘Ladies in Black’ (ABC), ‘Territory’ (Netflix), ‘Class of 07’ (Prime), ‘Firebite’ (AMC), ‘Total Control’ (ABC), ‘Mystery Road’ (ABC), ‘Rake’ (ABC), ‘Redfern Now’ (ABC), ‘Cleverman’ (ABC), ‘The Principal’ (SBS), ‘INXS: Never Tear Us Apart’ (Seven), ‘Catching Milat’ (Seven), ‘Black Comedy’ (ABC), and the Australian adaptation of ‘The Office’ (Amazon, BBC) to name a few.

Anousha currently sits as Vice President of the Casting Guild of Australia, on the Advisory Board of Screen Illawarra and is the Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the CGA.

Anousha Zarkesh Casting

Established for over 25 years, Anousha Zarkesh Casting specialises in a broad range of prominent and often prestigious Australian Film and Television productions.

Based in Sydney, their casting agency has gained a reputation for a specialised service championing cultural diversity and local indigenous talent.

Anousha Zarkesh Casting takes pride in casting for a wide range of genres including political satire, drama, comedy, telemovies, documentary series and film.