Youth acting classes at Rasmussen Acting Studio  are designed to nurture creativity, build confidence, and introduce young performers to the fundamentals of acting for stage and screen. 

Whether your child is new to acting or already dreaming of a career in film and television, our classes provide a fun, supportive environment where they can explore their talent and develop real skills. Each term includes practical training, performance opportunities, and guidance from teachers with experience in casting, directing, and coaching young actors.

Our Brisbane classes are available for various age groups and skill levels, with small class sizes to ensure personalised attention. 

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Acting Industry Webinar - Parents of Young Actors

Navigating the entertainment industry as a parent can be overwhelming. In this exclusive webinar, renowned Casting Director Peter Rasmussen offers clear, practical guidance to help you understand the realities of the industry and how best to support your child’s acting journey.

Audition Workshop Brisbane

This 3 hour workshop taught directly by Peter will cover essential audition skills for young performers and clarify the casting process in a fun and safe environment. Footage will be provided.

American Accent & Voice Masterclass

Taught by one of Australia’s leading voice experts, this course offers personalised coaching, weekly live classes, and practical tools to build confidence in American roles.

Kids & Teens Acting Classes Brisbane

Fun and engaging acting classes in Brisbane for kids and teens, designed to build confidence, creativity, and real performance skills—taught by experienced industry professionals in a supportive environment.

School Holiday Program Brisbane

Exciting Brisbane school holiday acting programs for kids and teens! Develop confidence, creativity, and screen/stage skills through fun, hands-on workshops led by industry professionals. Perfect for young performers of all experience levels.

Online Showreel Creation

Learn Self-Taping while building a scene library of great work. Please contact us before booking this course for your child - it is best suited to more experienced actors and will require some parental help.

Private Classes/Career Consult

Private acting classes and career consultations with Peter Rasmussen.

About Peter

Peter Rasmussen is an Industry leading Casting Director and Acting Coach with over 25 years of industry expertise, Casting everything from commercials to major feature films.

Peter prides himself on providing creative and innovative Casting to all types of productions -  from Feature Films to Commercials.  Some of his casting credits include AACTA nominated The Butterfly Tree and Celeste, as well as working on many television shows including Neighbours, Packed to the Rafters, Sea Patrol, H20 – Just add water, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and the Underbelly Movies Files. 

As an Acting Coach, Peter has studied and draws on various techniques from Lee Strasburg, Ivanna Chubbuck, Eric Morris, Uta Hagan, Sanford Meisner, Robert Cohen, Mark Travis, Practical Aesthetics and Howard Fine. 

His classes are highly sought after around Australia, and has taught at many major schools including the Queensland University of Technology – Fine Arts Program, Griffith Film School, Queensland Conservatorium’s Performing Arts Programme, The Howard Fine School and the Melbourne Acting Academy. 

Peter's teaching method centres around training the kind of actors that he loves to see in his audition room - bold, versatile and engaging.

He is well respected for providing fantastic casts to productions and unleashing his students true potential. 

His extensive knowledge of the worlds best acting techniques allows him to personalise the best methods for each individual actor. Peter’s students frequently go on to international success in lead roles.


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