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Acting History at a glance

Formally trained, Rachael Cook has played roles from classic Australian plays to Shakespeare, working in local theatre productions to small intimate dinner venues, as well as dozens of short films, some written and directed by herself. Rachael is diverse performer and writer and has worked with the likes of John Jarret and Casey Chambers. Her most notable credit was performing in and producing Two Rooms and Time Stands Still in Vancouver Canada. Before moving to Vancouver Rachael had the pleasure of working on the Australian satirical consumer affairs series The Checkout.  After completing a Bachelor of Teaching, Bachelor of Arts Rachael continued her acting training in Canada, where she was mentored by Nadine Write the director of ACT2 an intensive acting technique derived from Stanislavski method. Once moving back to Sydney only two years ago she continued training with Chum Ehelepola and Socratis Otto in developing her audition technique at Sydney Actors Collective. Rachael is interested in working on stage as well as film and tv, she is actively writing and available for booking.

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2021-Present

FILM AND STAGE

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• Corporate Video as University Lecturer- Lead- Ivory Meadia, Director Mikey Mathews 

• Casting Director workshop with Leigh Pickford from Maura Fay Casting

• Sydney Actors Collective (Advanced Audition   Technique)-Continuous​

• What About Sal, Featured Extra, John Jarret (film)

•Stage Milk (online acting class)

• Sydney Actors Collective (Education)

• Actors Pulse Meisner Technique (Education)

• YouTube Famous; Season 4, Not So Famous Productions: Speaking Role as Event Organiser
• Galileo by Burtolt Brecht moved workshop, RPW & Stories About Humans: Virginia

• TVC for Take Two Marketing and Events

• Simulation Patient, University of Newcastle.

• Summer of The Seventeenth Doll (Theatre): Olive • Watch Closer (Short film): Woman

• The Invisible Race (Short Film): Lead

• It's a Wonderful Life (Theatre): Violet, Bank Teller, Neighbour 

2017-2019

FILM AND STAGE

• Sydney Actors Collective (Education)

• Actors Pulse Meisner Technique (Education)

• YouTube Famous; Season 4, Not So Famous Productions: Speaking Role as Event Organiser
• Galileo by Burtolt Brecht moved workshop, RPW & Stories About Humans: Virginia

• TVC for Take Two Marketing and Events

• Simulation Patient, University of Newcastle.

• Summer of The Seventeenth Doll (Theatre): Olive • Watch Closer (Short film): Woman

• The Invisible Race (Short Film): Lead

• It's a Wonderful Life (Theatre): Violet, Bank Teller, Neighbour 
• Two Rooms (Theatre): Ellen
• Time Stands Still (Theatre): Sarah
• ACT2 -2 year Intensive scene study class,

Vancouver (Education)
• Jeb Beach- Casting workshops, Vancouver (Education)
• Night Club (Short Film): Jessica
• Scene 1 (Short Film): Mother

2015

FILM AND STAGE

• The Checkout The Chasers Season 3 (TV): Checkout chick
• Asylum Directed by Adam Picstone at SAE (Short film): Sarah 
• Editorial Lifestyle Photo Shoot (Photography): Mum
• Hair and Makeup model for Fille and Mo (Photography): Model
• A Life Unwanted (Short Film): Mrs Atkinson 
• The System (Indi Feature)-Forensic photographer 

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