Tahlia

The adventure (thus far) in nine bullet points:

• Booked first paid acting gig at 15. Have worked as a screen, stage, and voice-over actor since.
• Graduated The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts with a Certificate (Distinction) in Acting & Musical Theatre (2013–2014).
• Graduated Rose Bruford College with a BA (First Class Hons) in Acting (2015–2018). Honours dissertation entitled "Can elements of sport psychology be productively incorporated into the actor's process?".
• Became a contributing author to The Stage, Spotlight, and Backstage on the topic of performance psychology for actors (2019–present).
• Founded The Actor's Dojo in 2019.
• Graduated MTC Australia with a Certificate III in Business (2021).
• Selected as one of the Australian Writers' Guild's First Break 2022 cohort. Subsequently awarded WA's sole scholarship place on Screen POD 2023.
• Graduated the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) program (2023–2025) at the University of Queensland's School of Sport Sciences. MPhil thesis entitled "Training talent to thrive: Piloting the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment protocol in a Western drama school".
• Accepted into the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program (2026–2030) University of Queensland's School of Sport Sciences. Working PhD thesis title "Stadium to stage: Advancing Western actor training with sport psychology and pedagogy".