Did I mention I’m also a mediocre acting coach?
FBI: Most Wanted, Mindhunter, Manifest, Emma @ The Guthrie
“Tom O’Keefe is the one-stop-shop of booking work. He’s equal parts sensitive and smart: he can dissect and fully understand the mechanics of a scene while never losing the heart of the character or the big-picture view of the film/play/tv show. Almost every time I’ve worked with Tom, I’ve booked the job - and the few times I haven’t, I still walked away with a better understanding of how to do my job.”
Oceans Eight, FBI: Most Wanted, Law & Order: SVU, Motherless Brooklyn
“Tom O’Keefe is one of the most talented, thoughtful, intuitive, and sensitive actors that I have ever met, and he’s managed to bring all those qualities to his work as an acting coach. Tom has helped me with countless auditions of the years, and his incredible sense of storytelling, along with his unique ability to help tease out and encourage my unique qualities as an actor and human being have been invaluable to me.
“Tom’s sense of humor and love for the craft are infectious, helping remind me why I got into this business in the first place. I can’t recommend him highly enough.”
“Tom is an exceptional actor whose insights into text analysis, character work, and making choices translate directly into his work as an acting coach. He is supportive, knowledgeable, and passionate. I highly recommend working with him!”
Black Rabbit, FBI: Most Wanted,
Law & Order: SVU, The Deuce)
“Tom’s coaching has helped me find moments I never would have otherwise found. He mines the text for any opportunity to make bold and memorable acting choices. When faced with a seemingly uninteresting co-star audition, I often think- how would Tom O’Keefe do this- how would he make this more interesting. That always helps.”
Succession, The Blacklist, Love & Everything in Between
“Tom O’Keefe is my favorite coach in the city because he is performance oriented and gets consistent results when actors work with him. He’s my first recommendation when someone is looking for an acting teacher and is my first call when someone at my audio studio needs a voice over coach.”
sound engineer/producer/actor
When I was starting out in Los Angeles, I met a lot of acting teachers who made it very clear that “if you want to succeed, you need to be in my class.”
But then I called Sal Romeo. When I told him I was looking for a class, he said, “Let’s get coffee. I’ll tell you how I work,. You can tell me what you are looking for and you can check out my class and if we think we can work together, cool. If not, I’ll recommend 4 or 5 other acting teachers you should check out.”
I studied and worked with him for many years. He was a fantastic teacher, director, producer, artist, human being and friend. I bet he would dig the whole “first session free,” thing. So…let’s work on a scene or a monologue for an audition or for work or just for fun.
Let’s see how we work together for an hour—free of charge—and take it from there.
I hope to hear from you.
PS - Based on time, need and availability we can schedule your session over Zoom, FaceTime or in person.