About Us
A Family Legacy

Weist-Barron-Ryan Acting Workshops and Casting Directors is a 3rd generation family owned business, specializing in film acting, commercial acting, and modeling. We've worked on projects such as:​
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Clerks III by Kevin Smith,
Ezra with Robert De Niro and Whoopi Goldberg,
Netflix’s Bruised directed by Halle Berry,
Warrior with Tom Hardy,
Low Tide from A24 Films,
Sex and the City,
and Lifetime’s Death Saved My Life,
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and have had graduates such as:
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Seth Green
Jameel Saleem
Courtney Cox
Lindsey Petrosh
Al Sapienza
Mushond Lee
Kaitlyn Schoeffel
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Susan Blakely
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Our goal is to properly train performers in the business and supply them with all the tools and resources they need to be successful in this industry, while simultaneously supplying productions with the talent, resources, and information they need to make their project a success.
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Celebrity Alumni Testimonials
Seth Green
Alumni, Seth Green, talks about how he got his start in the industry with Weist-Barron-Ryan.
Seth has worked on countless projects, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Scooby-Doo 2, Family Guy, Austin Powers, Without a Paddle, Robot Chicken, That '70s Show, and more.
Jameel Saleem
Alumni, Jameel Saleem, talks about how he took his very first acting workshops with Weist-Barron-Ryan.
Jameel now writes for big projects such as South Park, Bob's Burgers, and Disenchantment, and he's starred in the film 'Exit Strategy' with Kevin Hart.
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