Our Instructors

Bart Anderson is a Jessie Award-winning actor with lead and recurring credits on Da Vinci's Inquest, Human Cargo, Cold Squad and Dead Man's Gun. Principal credits include feature films such as The Core, Final Cut, Snow Falling On Cedars and Santa Clause II.

Bart brings an undeniable truth of character to his work. Without ego, he devotes himself to the craft and the students that study it. Bart is now in his seventh year with Spotlight Academy.

Adrian Hough trained at the Drama Studio in London, England, where he then spent the next eight years working in British television as well as playing leads for some prestigious theatre companies.

Adrian has been a professional multi-disciplinary actor for 20 years. He has played lead and principal roles in: Little Men, Canadian Bacon, Heartbeat, Traders, The Associates and John Doe among others. He is soon to be seen in a featured role in the new series The Collector for the Space Channel.

As an acting and dialect coach he has worked with such notable actors as: David Strathairn (LA Confidential), Ossie Davis, Lucas Black (Slingblade), Tony Award winner Brent Carver (Kiss of the Spiderwoman), Martha Burns (Long Days Journey Into Night) and many others.

Jacqui Kaese brings over 25 years of experience in all aspects of the industry, including performance and entertainment management.

She recently coached Cameron Bright's audition material for Boy of Pigs with Gretchen Mol. Jacqui just completed casting for Scouge with director Jonas Quastel and producer Andrew Bronstein.

In 2006, working on set, she coached Colin Ford in Dungeon Siege and Blake Woodruff in Whisper.

Previous coaching credits include working with Cameron Bright on Birth, starring Nicole Kidman, and with Jackson Warris on Riding The Bullet, starring Barbara Hershey. Jacqui recieved widespread recognition for her coaching work on Birth.

Jacqui was a Finalist for the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce Sterling Awards for business excellence in 2003, 2004 and 2005. She was named Show-woman Of The Year for First Leisure Entertainment Corporation in the United Kingdom in 1992.

Kris Woznesensky's vibrant and energetic personality adds tons to the quality to the Youth division of Spotlight. On the threashold of his own exciting career in Film. Kris brings an energy and compassion, spurred on by relentless determination which is greatly admired.