Biography

Les Chantery trained as an actor at NIDA, Australia's prestigious and highly competitive National Institute of Dramatic Art (alums include Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrmann, and Sarah Snook). He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney. Combining his economics degree with two decades of acting experience, Les has developed a pioneering new approach to screen acting, helping actors deliver hard-hitting, game-changing auditions in high-stake moments. Les can be quoted saying: "I am not an acting coach. I am an actor who coaches."

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Les Chantery first got his start acting opposite Vin Diesel in the classic cult sci-fi hit Pitch Black (2000). Since then, he played the lead in Serhat Caradee's award winning feature Cedar Boys (2009) and has worked with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Nicole Kidman, among many others. Les Chantery has helped clients land leading roles in major international films and television shows. He teaches screen acting at NIDA and runs the Les Chantery Studio, a world-renowned premier acting studio focused specifically on film & television auditioning (www.leschanterystudio.com). He also runs Auteur, a boutique communications agency offering customized courses in the corporate sector that utilize techniques drawn from the actor's craft to enhance communication and presentation skills (www.auteur.com.au). His passion is empowering actors to take charge of their process and career by living with dangerous inspiration. #BeBold #BeDangerous
- IMDb mini biography by: Les Chantery Studio

He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 2003.