Meet Our Alumni
As the highest rated acting studio in the Triangle area we hold ourselves to a high standard of professional training with the best teachers, professional tapings with audition coaching & creating small studio productions featuring our Alumni. We also feel it is just as important to celebrate our Alumni and all of their accomplishments. We’re so proud of all of our actors at Back-To-One. We love it when our alumni book commercials, film, theatre and television projects and we wanted to feature them here on our website to be seen by Industry professionals and their peers alike. See the most recent bookings as well as the Back-to-One classes taken by our current & former talented students below! Looking to cast your next project? See below!
Hannah Lawrence
BTO Alumni & Assistant Manager was recently awarded Best Actress at the New Jersey Film Awards for her work in the short film Joyriders as Candida, a young woman who reevaluates her life choices after running into an old acquaintance.
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* BTO Level II Acting
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
*Commercial Acting
Emily Chiola
BTO Alumni booked a featured role in Amazing Gracie by Living Word Studios, and a lead role in the short film Consenting Boundaries. Emily also booked a music video, a voice-over project with Science Fiction Shorts with the North Carolina Reading Service, two commercial modeling shoots, and several theater projects with Odyssey Stage Theatre!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting
* Level II Acting
* Advanced On-Camera
Gabrielle Morell
BTO Alumni & member of the BTO Creative Film Group had a supporting role in a play and recently signed to Marilyn's Agency Print Division as well as their TV/Film Division along with her sister Briana!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting
* Level II Acting
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
Trevor Cothren
BTO Alumni & member of the BTO Creative Film Group recently booked a lead role in an independent short film, Interview with Ian. Trevor also recently signed with Devine Talent Agency!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting
* Level II Acting
* Building Character for the Actor
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
Felicia Dee
BTO Alumni & member of the BTO Creative Film Group can be seen in A Polished Soul, ATL Homicide, Snapped, Fatal Attraction on Oxygen, Fatal Attraction on TV One and also hosts a Monthly Comedy Shows at Back-To-One!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
* Screenwriting
Naima Said
Naima is a Palestinian/ Italian/ American actor with a degree in theater from UNCG. She specializes in film, television, commercials, modeling, and theater, and is also the host of Heeere’s NeeNee Horror Movie Podcast.
BTO ACTING CLASSES
*Level 1 Acting
*Level 2 Acting
*Advanced On Camera
*Commercial Acting Level 1
*Intro to Hosting with Chad & Leslie
*Intro to Cinematography
Vanessa Neff
BTO Alumni recently booked a featured role in a short film which is currently in festivals, as well as a featured role in an Indie film.
Vanessa has also booked gigs as a fashion model for boutiques in Durham and North Hills, and a model for online beauty products!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting
* Level II Acting
* Character Building for the Actor
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
* Screenwriting
Jessica Abrams
BTO Alumni & Teens Stage and Screen Scene Study Instructor can be seen in Survive the Night starring opposite Bruce Willis now streaming on Amazon Prime and iTunes!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Teens Stage & Screen Scene Study
* Screenwriting
Arelious Porter II
BTO Alumni & member of the BTO Creative Film Group has worked on a short film and helps with content creation at Back-to-One!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting
* Level II Acting
Janice Lauren Baker
BTO Alumni and BTO Creative Film Group Director Janice Baker recently booked a co-starring role in a cable TV Crime Investigation Show and directed the award winning short, Interview with Ian!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting
* Level II Acting
* Character Building for the Actor
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
* Screenwriting
Hassan Darwish
BTO Alumni & Content Creator has worked on a couple short films, some commercials and industrials!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
*Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
Richard Walden
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level II Acting
*Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
Gus Allen
BTO Acting Instructor & Audition Coach Gus Allen can be seen in the new season of FX's Atlanta.
Gus also starred in the play "The Father" with Ira David Wood III and Evan Rachel Wood at Theatre in the Park right here in Raleigh NC!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting
* Level II Acting
* Character Building for the Actor
Ashley Nicole Blake
BTO Alumni & Acting Coach Ashley Blake recently booked a co-starring role in the season finale of the latest season of Law & Order, streaming now on Hulu!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting for TV/Film
* Level II Acting for TV/Film
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
Jared Alstein
BTO Alumni & member of the BTO Creative Film Group has been acting for about a year and has been a writer and actor in comedy and improv projects. He's been on professional sets doing background work on projects like Welcome To Flatch, The Georgetown Project, Swamp Thing and Revival!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
Briana Morell
BTO Alumni & member of the BTO Creative Film Group recently signed to Marilyn's Agency Print Division as well as their TV/Film Division along with her sister Gabrielle!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting
* Level II Acting
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
Hunter Crone
BTO Alumni & member of the BTO Creative Film Group started his acting career in 2021 at Back-to-One Acting Sutdio!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting
* Level II Acting
* Advanced On-Camera
* Scene Study for the Trained Actor
Chris Hill
BTO Alumni & On-Camera Acting Level 1 Instructor is the voice of Chuck E Cheese's Mr Munch, Legend of Korra's Fruit Hog and can be seen in Dark Knight Rises among other projects. He is currently directing a short film with the BTO Creative Film Group this year!
BTO ACTING CLASSES
* Level I Acting