Leigh Kilton-Smith, teacher and acting coach, will join The Actors Center’s Resident Company in October 2024 for an artist development workshop. She will also lead a Scene Study workshop open to any professional actor to attend by application.
Leigh Kilton-Smith is a teacher and acting coach with over 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has maintained a balance between classroom work at her studio in Los Angeles and being an in-demand acting coach on sets around the world, providing invaluable guidance to actors as they navigate the challenges of real-time performance.
Her work is reflected in dozens of award-winning performances in notable projects, including Oppenheimer, Elvis, Vengeance, Manchester by the Sea, White Lotus, Burlesque, Anne Boleyn, Murder Mystery, Queen & Slim, Iron Man, Aladdin, White Boy Rick, True Detective directed by Issa Lopes, Doug Liman’s The Instigator, Cary Fukunaga’s Masters of the Air, and Jamie Lloyd’s West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger.
Collaborators include: B.J. Novak, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lukas Gage, Austin Butler, Guy Ritchie, Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, John Leguizamo, Tony Goldwyn, Gabrielle Union, Desi Lydic, Zac Efron, Diane Lane, and Sam Rockwell.
Leigh’s commitment to her craft and her clients has earned her a reputation for excellence in the industry. Whether working one-on-one with actors or shaping performances on set, she remains dedicated to helping her clients shine both on and off the camera.
