1 hr 57 min
Episode 21: You’ve got to be in to win! - Connor Johnston Life's Work
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- Careers
In this episode Steve talks with rising star, actor Connor, who has already had significant successes in his career working with the likes of Lucy Lawless and starring in the feature film ‘Punch’ with BAFTA winning and Golden Globe and Academy nominated actor and producer, Tim Roth.
Connor was late to acting, relatively speaking, as he was on track for a career in finance, or as a professional basketball player! He only found acting while at University when he auditioned for a role in a short movie created by fellow Uni students. Having made good friends with the team behind the camera, they all ended up moving in together as flat mates, which created the opportunity for Connor to appear more movies. This gave him great insight into the movie making industry and what it would be like to live life as an actor. He finished his degree, but then jumped with both feet into acting and isn’t looking back, already having obtained roles in many short movies, commercials, a number of web series, several TV series and a feature film. Connor provides some insight as to how to get into acting and the level of commitment needed to make it in an extremely competitive industry.
Connor could be forgiven if his continuing success had gone to his head, but in this conversation, we see that this young man not only has a mature head on his shoulders, he is humble and gracious, caring and kind. He is naturally empathetic, learning from his experiences earlier in life when he was bullied, about how people can make each other feel, and he’s used that, along with his learning from acting, to ensure that he has a positive impact on those he comes into contact with. He also shares with us some of his challenges, including learning to control his obsessive-compulsive disorder, an area of his life he hasn’t spoken about outside of his family.
This is a fascinating story, and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.
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In this episode Steve talks with rising star, actor Connor, who has already had significant successes in his career working with the likes of Lucy Lawless and starring in the feature film ‘Punch’ with BAFTA winning and Golden Globe and Academy nominated actor and producer, Tim Roth.
Connor was late to acting, relatively speaking, as he was on track for a career in finance, or as a professional basketball player! He only found acting while at University when he auditioned for a role in a short movie created by fellow Uni students. Having made good friends with the team behind the camera, they all ended up moving in together as flat mates, which created the opportunity for Connor to appear more movies. This gave him great insight into the movie making industry and what it would be like to live life as an actor. He finished his degree, but then jumped with both feet into acting and isn’t looking back, already having obtained roles in many short movies, commercials, a number of web series, several TV series and a feature film. Connor provides some insight as to how to get into acting and the level of commitment needed to make it in an extremely competitive industry.
Connor could be forgiven if his continuing success had gone to his head, but in this conversation, we see that this young man not only has a mature head on his shoulders, he is humble and gracious, caring and kind. He is naturally empathetic, learning from his experiences earlier in life when he was bullied, about how people can make each other feel, and he’s used that, along with his learning from acting, to ensure that he has a positive impact on those he comes into contact with. He also shares with us some of his challenges, including learning to control his obsessive-compulsive disorder, an area of his life he hasn’t spoken about outside of his family.
This is a fascinating story, and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hr 57 min