Ireland’s Bow Street Academy Launches First LA Campus With Vet Acting Coach Gerry Grennell & Filmmaker Kirsten Sheridan

EXCLUSIVE: Ireland’s Bow Street Academy acting school is heading to LA’s West Hollywood with Bow Street Academy Los Angeles, its first overseas campus.

At the center of the expansion is Gerry Grennell, the veteran and respected performance coach who has collaborated with stars including Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Oscar Isaac. Grennell also collaborated extensively with the late Heath Ledger across multiple projects, including The Dark Knight and Brokeback Mountain.

Grennell is joined at the LA school by co-founders Kirsten Sheridan and Shimmy Marcus. Sheridan is the Oscar and Golden Globe–nominated writer, director, and producer, most recently co-executive producer and writer on the Peabody–winning FX/Hulu series Say Nothing. She will be a tutor at the school and there are hopes that alumni may return to teach.

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