FP Talk / Acting in the USA with Liam Alex Heffron

At Fishpond, we always want to help you to continuously learn and grow as an artist, and every month, we invite you join inspiring and enlightening industry conversations. This month, we'll be chatting with Irish actor Liam Alex Heffron about his experience of moving to the USA to pursue acting.

About Liam Alex Heffron
Just back from presenting to the E.U. parliament, Liam plays the skeptical historian, Finbarr, in the award-winning movie Prospect House - awarded best new Irish Feature at the 2023 Cork International Film Festival. Moving to Los Angeles in 2024, he is presently working on several projects including an online series poking a satirical take on actors’ desperation to make it in La-La Land.

Liam is known as the uncompromising police officer Sean Doran in RTÉ’s Fair City, while also known for his roles in the comedy series Hardy Bucks and award-winning short film Top of the Rock. Check out his IMDB here. As an expert PhD historian, he has also contributed to BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? plus RTÉ’s Primetime, Battle for Rural Ireland and The Claire Byrne Show.

Liam became a regular stage actor on the local circuit, studying at Galway Theatre Company and producing his own stage plays, The Tinker's Blade and 1798, The Year Of The French. Liam later trained with the Irish Film Academy (Dublin), Howard Fine (Los Angeles) and Anthony Robert Grasso (New York).

Liam also writes a weekly column for the Western People newspaper and his blog, ‘Hollywood and Heffron’ on www.liamalex.com 

Acting in the USA
Liam will be sharing his experience of moving to Los Angeles as an Irish actor. In particular we'll be talking about:

• The visa process in the USA for actors right now
• The changing industry in the USA and LA in particular 
• Finding representation
• Actor portfolios
• Living in the USA as an actor / creative 
• Dos and don’ts of moving to the USA

This talk will be followed by a short Q&A, so be sure to tune in and have your questions for Liam at the ready. Make the most of this opportunity to connect with someone who knows the ins and outs of the process. We're always rooting for you and we're here to help you stay in control of your career.

Join the Conversation
You can choose to attend live on 1st May, or watch back afterwards in your Video Library. No need to book a spot - just join us on Zoom. There will be live access for the first 100 people to join the call.

Date: Thursday 1st May
Time: 6pm Irish time
Duration: Approx 40 mins
Join the conversation here

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Best Fishes,
From Aislinn and the Fishpond Team