Justin Sterner

With 15 years of professional Film & Tv experience, and nearly 30 stage productions on his resume, Justin continues to work on screen & stage and uses his experience to help other artists grow their careers. An award winning director and producer with vision to inspire young performers, he has helped countless Actors sign with reputable agents & managers. His students can be seen as top billed roles on NETFLIX, Hulu, Amazon, NBC, CBS, National Commercial Spots and other major platforms. Justin has worked opposite the likes of Christopher Lloyd (The Mandalorian, Back To The Future) Corbin Blue (High School Musical) Amanda Leighton (This Is Us, Pretty Little Liars) Leah Allyn Baker (Good Luck Charlie, Will & Grace) and many others. His newest project (“THE FORGE”) is a Sony Affirm Feature which ended its theatrical run at over $35 million in the box office.

Most importantly, Justin is a Husband, Father & Christian.

Creative Mentorship 

I am not your average Acting Coach who critiques a scene or monologue once a week. I am a devoted mentor & collaborator and will celebrate every win and work through the challenges of being an artist in an industry that constantly evolves.

My Process

Through the years I have worked with almost every temperament. From students with social anxiety to people who thrive in a packed room. No two students are the same, this encourages me to adapt with every student, curating our sessions around their unique learning style.

I am an Identity based teacher and my goal is to help my students embrace self-awareness and transparency in life and work.

What you get when you train with me:

  • Taping services (virtual.) When you are one of my weekly students you have exclusive access to me during your scheduled session, this time is yours, so if you need to veer off of our curriculum and use the time to tape an audition or review material and get my advice, I encourage that.

  • Weekly scene study. I have accrued an archive of reputable screenplays and unique scripts that I use to help you understand your character type and get consistent scene work, in the interim

  • We will discuss Audition technique and tips for working with family and self taping at home, including a review of your current self-tape set up and how you can improve the quality of your tapes allowing you visibility

  • Tools on script analysis and scene study.

  • A complete audit & review of all online profiles and casting sites such as ActorsAccess, Casting Network, Backstage, IMDB, Social media and others.