ACTING MASTERY PRESENTS:
THE BREAKOUT ACTOR

Don’t just wait for your big break.
Become the Breakout Actor.

A 4-week live training that gives you the mindset, tools, and process to go from potential to powerful — taught live on Zoom by award-winning filmmaker, actor, and coach, Ben Mathews.

WHAT IS THE BREAKOUT ACTOR?

THE STORY

As I turned thirty, I hit a wall.
I remember sitting there, feeling down about my acting career — a feeling a lot of actors know too well.
I’d had some big wins, even moments that looked like success from the outside, but nothing seemed to lead to the next thing. One great job didn’t guarantee another.

So I took myself out of town to do some real soul-searching.

I started asking the questions that had been eating at me:
Of all the actors I admired who were really making it, what did they all have in common?
And of all the actors I knew who were struggling — just as talented, just as hungry — what did they have in common?

That’s when I started to notice a pattern.

The actors who were “getting lucky” were ready when opportunity came knocking.
They had the skills.
They had the self-belief.
And they knew how to make the most of every chance that came their way.

The others — it wasn’t that they weren’t good enough. Something was just missing.

And that’s when it clicked for me.
Every obstacle I saw, in every actor I’d ever worked with, fell into one of three categories.

Sometimes it was CRAFT —
they hadn’t yet developed the tools or process to deliver consistently exceptional work.

Sometimes it was MINDSET —
fear, doubt, or limiting beliefs were sabotaging them from the inside.

And sometimes it was OPPORTUNITY —
they didn’t yet know how to create momentum, get seen, or position themselves strategically in the industry. Sometimes they were good actors but their materials weren’t up to scratch or they needed to think outside the box.

Different actors, different challenges.
Every obstacle I saw fell into one of those three categories.
And every breakthrough I witnessed happened when those three things lined up.

THAT WAS MY LIGHTBULB MOMENT.
I realised success isn’t random.
When Craft, Mindset, and Opportunity align — everything changes.

It changed my own career first, and later, my students’.
Some actors just needed more skills.
Some already had skill and opportunity — they just needed to believe in themselves.
And some had skill and confidence, but needed to think strategically, like entrepreneurs of their own careers.

That’s how The Breakout Actor was born.

This course is the culmination of everything I’ve learned — as an actor, a filmmaker, and a coach to hundreds of actors at every level of the industry.
It’s a complete, transformational training designed to align all three pillars and give you the tools, insight, and mindset you need to create the career of your dreams.

Because when those three pillars line up, opportunity meets preparation — and what most people call luck? That’s not just luck.

It’s MASTERY.
And that’s when actors become truly UNDENIABLE.

THE 4-WEEK JOURNEY:

WEEK 1 — The Acting Mastery Framework & Opportunity Mastery

Discover the 3 pillars of acting success — Craft, Mindset, and Opportunity.
Learn how to take charge of your trajectory, identify your essence, and create opportunities instead of waiting for them.

WEEK 2 — Mindset Mastery

Transform fear, doubt, and self-sabotage into confidence and power. Discover and dissolve limiting beliefs, uncover your inner freedom, and learn cutting-edge mindset tools and performance psychology that change everything — in your career and your life.

WEEK 3 — Craft Mastery (Acting & Auditions)

Master the craft of acting and auditioning. Learn proven, practical and reliable tools that make actors unforgettable. Discover new ways to approach the craft that leave you feeling deeply empowered as an actor and like there’s nothing you can’t do. Learn to fall in love with the process of acting and auditioning. 

What we’ll cover:

• Ownership and authorship of a role.

• How to stand-out from the crowd - for all the right reasons.

• Acting as seeing, being, doing and behaving.

• How to make bold choices, rooted in story, breakdown a script using revolutionary techniques and create characters that allow your humanity and creativity to shine through.

• How to keep an audience on the edge of their seat.

• Sure-fire ways to overcome self-consciousness in your scene work.

• The power of the Internal Landscape.

• The Art of the Self-Tape Audition: Standing Out.

• How to embody and memorise lines, leaving you free to be present.

• How to take your understanding of a scene and get into your body.

• The technical considerations and how to use them to your advantage.

• The Windows to Your Soul: The eyes and how to use them like a movie star.

• The Layers of the Character: How to build depth, scale, nuance, contrast and specificity into every character.

• How to be not just a better actor, but a better storyteller.

  
  WEEK 4 — Emotional Mastery

  Learn a revolutionary process to access emotion on demand — without force or trauma — so you can deliver with freedom and truth every time.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

• Actors who want to stop waiting to be discovered and are ready to take charge of their careers

  Actors who want to consistently deliver standout performances

• Actors who crave clarity, direction, confidence, and momentum

Imagine walking into your next audition with total confidence.
Imagine knowing exactly how to analyse the script, connect emotionally, and deliver something unforgettable.
Imagine finally feeling like you belong in this industry.

That’s what happens when you become The Breakout Actor.
YOUR BREAKTHROUGH STARTS HERE.