7 Years In The Dark Before His First TV Break

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Richard just booked a day player role on a major UK soap. But the story isn't the booking... it's the seven year dark period before it, where acting felt less like a craft and something enjoyable and more like a distant dream that he'd lost sight of. 

In this episode, Richard talks us through it properly. Not the highlight reel, the actual road:

• The unconventional way he got started, and the audition experience that knocked him sideways
• How his ego got stripped out of the process early on, and why that mattered
• What his relationship with nerves actually looks like, before the scene
• The moment he first steps into character, and what that feels like for him
• The 7-year dark period, what caused it, and how he worked his way out
• The fights he's had with agents, and what they taught him about the industry
• What he's learnt about boundaries and self-care, the hard way

If you're just starting out, this one will show you the parts of the journey nobody puts on a highlight reel. If you're chasing your first TV credit, this is proof that the years that feel like nothing are often the years doing the most work.
Craft first. Always.

And if you want to follow Richard's Journey after this episode, you can catch him on INSTA @richardjgalloway

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