• Welcome!

    My job is to help you avoid the pitfalls of Hollywood that hold you back from starting or advancing your acting career to the next level, booking bigger roles and better parts. I will help you find ways to promote and market yourself for casting directors and agents/managers.
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  • Jackie Falcon ∨
  • Toru Uchikado ∨
  • Luis Alberto Aracena ∨
  • Toni Perrotta ∨

Jackie Falcon

"Being coached by Jake O' Flaherty has been a extremely rewarding experience for me! Jake has a way of helping to calm my nerves and at the same time give me confidence to open up to the possibilities I hold as an actress. His classes are fun, insightful, and continue to add needed value to my acting technique!"

Toru Uchikado

"Jake's commercial class was one of my first classes ever in the states. Back then, I did not speak much English and partly because of that, I often shied away from showing who I am. However, commercials are all about personality, and he taught me how to open up and show you are."

Luis Alberto Aracena

"Jake is my go to acting coach for commercials, TV, Soaps, and Hosting. He breaks everything down for me quickly so I understand what I need to book the job. He always helps me find something unique about my performance that keeps me working!"

Toni Perrotta

"I took Jake's commercial class and business about the business class. Both classes were fabulous! I learned so much. This is information I'll have forever. He is a great teacher, and communicator.  I give both classes 2 thumbs up!"

What's My Approach?

Coaching for me is finding the essence of the character thru the written dialogue, physical actions & tone of voice. Making simple, specific choices that make sense yet are unique, is the secret to creating memorable characters that still seem true to life. Asking yourself : who, what, where, when & why is the first step. From there finding interesting choices in the delivery is what books you the job!

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Ken Jeong

Jake Has coached Ken Jeong for Hangover 2 and 3, Pain & Gain, Despicable Me 2, NBC's Community and various other TV Commercials and projects.

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Summer Shorts 2015

An evening of 10-minute original short plays.

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Whitefire Theatre

13500 Ventura Blvd.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

www.whitefiretheatre.com

818-990-2324

Kassie Johnston

" I took Jake O'Flaherty's "On-Camera Commercial" class at the Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory. Every class, he gave us one or, usually, two commercials to prepare and tape. Not only did he expound on the the variety of ways to approach the different commercials and provide advice regarding auditions, he critiqued each of us individually. He helped me--a soft-spoken Midwestern young-woman--to use my voice and body language to project confidence, while keeping true to my personality, and advised me on how to make each style of commercial work for me. This has helped me immensely in my auditions since, and I am so glad to have taken his class."