Peter Rasmussen

Peter Rasmussen is an industry leading Casting Director and Acting Coach.Peter prides himself on providing creative and innovative Casting to all types of productions - from Feature Films to Commercials. Some of his casting credits include AACTA nominated The Butterfly Tree and Celeste, as well as working on many television shows including Neighbours, Packed to the Rafters, Sea Patrol, H20 – Just add water, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and the Underbelly Movies Files.As an Acting Coach, Peter has studied and draws on various techniques from Lee Strasburg, Ivanna Chubbuck, Eric Morris, Uta Hagan, Sanford Meisner, Robert Cohen, Mark Travis, Practical Aesthetics and Howard Fine.His classes are highly sought after, and has taught at many major schools including the Queensland University of Technology – Fine Arts Program, Griffith Film School, Queensland Conservatorium’s Performing Arts Programme, The Howard Fine School and the Melbourne Acting Academy.Peter's teaching method centres around training the kind of actors that he loves to see in his audition room - bold, versatile and engaging.He is well respected for providing fantastic casts to productions and unleashing his students true potential.His extensive knowledge of the worlds best acting techniques allows him to personalise the best methods for each individual actor. Peter’s students frequently go on to international success in lead roles.