Shawn Nelson is coach to stars, celebrities and working actors on both coasts. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, Actors Equity Association and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Shawn has performed and directed for the stage and for primetime television. Among his better known clients is two time Emmy winner Sela Ward. As an actor, director, produced screenwriter, published teacher and dialect coach, Shawn has participated in and taught all aspects of communication and performance.
"Confidence is what comes when you know what you are doing -and when you are certain that you know what you are doing. It doesn't come from self-encouragement or ego-building. Confidence is born and raised in knowledge, not in guesswork."
"Generality is the enemy of all art." Konstantin Stanislavski
Shawn's clients include EVA LONGORIA star of ABC's 'Desperate Housewives' and the comedy 'My Boyfriend's Dead Fiance'; two time Emmy Award-winning actress SELA WARD ;TAMARA TAYLOR currently co-starring on ABC's hit drama 'BONES'STEPHEN COLLINS appearing in Hallmark's 'Fast Times'.; younger leading lady LINDSEY HAUN starring in the upcoming thriller 'Shrooms', and co-starring in 'Broken Bridges' with Toby Keith; cult film star PAMELA GIDLEY star of 'Liebestraum', 'Cherry 2000' and dozens more: JEANNETTA ARNETTE currently guest-starring regularly in Torrey Spelling's 'Notorious' and co-star of the film 'Boys Don't Cry', television stars KERR SMITH and MEREDITH MONROE of 'Dawson's Creek' ; and among the many actors Shawn has had the honor of coaching are Fox TV House's Olivia Wilde, actor / director Tony Goldwyn, Matthew Fox, Amanda Bynes of the WB's What I Like About You, Ann Margaret, Nastassia Kinski, Eric Estrada, Jayne Meadows-Allen, actress and supermodel Kathy Ireland, country music star and actor Billy Ray Cyrus, superstar vocalists Gene Simmons, Huey Lewis, Carol Lawrence, Marilyn McCoo, Frankie Valli, and Daytime stars Rebecca Budig of All My Children, Kurt McKinney of Guiding Light, and Alison Sweeney of Days Of Our Lives. He has also coached sports announcerHowie Long, Superbowl champion Sean Jones of the Green Bay Packers.
Emmy Winner Sela Ward
Emmy Award Nominee Rebecca Budig
Congratulations to Rebecca Budig, who returns in 2008 to ABC's continuing daytime drama 'All My Children' as Greenlea Smythe !
"Working with Shawn has helped me to become a more specific actor. He's given me valuable tools to strengthen the work, and has helped me to identify and avoid bad habits. Shawn's awesome. I love him."
Rebecca Budig Greenlea Smyth in ABC's ALL MY CHILDREN, Daytime Emmy Award Nominee 2001, 2003 * Soap Opera Digest Best Young Leading Actress Award 2003
