Conversations with Ross

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Rachel Brosnahan. Rachel is an actress currently starring on House of Cards. Rachel and I discussed how she broke in, her worst audition experience, and what attracted her to acting in the first place . She also spoke about her role as Rachel Posner on House of Cards. I asked her she felt her character is ultimately a good person, and if she ...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Dayna Lynne North.  Dayna discussed the highs and lows of being a working television writer. She talked about breaking in, her first experience in a writers room, and what mistakes she sees young writers make most often. She also spoke about her current responsibilities as Co-Executive Producer & Head Writer on VH1’s Single Ladies,...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Derek Haas. Derek is the co-creator of Chicago Fire and Chicago PD. Derek has also co-written the screenplays (with Michael Brandt ) for Wanted, 3:10 to Yuma, and 2 Fast 2 Furious. Derek discussed the highs and lows of being a working screenwriter.  He talked about breaking in, running  a writers room, and what mistakes he sees young writ...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Michael Brandt. Michael is the co-creator of Chicago Fire and Chicago PD. Michael has also co-written the screenplays (with Derek Haas) for Wanted, 3:10 to Yuma, and 2 Fast 2 Furious. Michael discussed the highs and lows of being a working screenwriter.  He talked about breaking in, running  a writers room, pitching, and what mistakes he se...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Jim Piddock. Jim is an actor and writer and is the co-creator of Family Tree. Jim discussed his life as a character actor, how he broke in, and his worst audition experience. Jim also offered some behind-the-scenes stories on Family Tree, spoke about his frequent collaborations with Christopher Guest, and detailed his writing process. This is...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Nate Torrence. Nate is an actor and comedian currently starring on  Hello Ladies. Nate discussed his background with improv and sketch comedy, how he broke in, and why he thinks breaking in now is harder than ever. Nate also offered some behind-the-scenes stories on Hello Ladies, and gave his thoughts on what makes this show different from o...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Stephanie Beatriz. Stephanie is an actress currently starring along side Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher on Fox’s new sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Among the topics that Stephanie and I discussed are how she broke in, her worst audition experience, and if being a working actress is what she expected it to be. Stephanie also spoke about her...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Harry Lennix. Harry is an actor currently set to star on The Blacklist Monday nights at 10 ET on NBC this fall. Harry discussed how he he broke in, how he has seen the industry change, and his worst audition experience. Harry offered some behind-the-scenes stories on The Blacklist, and gave his thoughts on what makes this show different from ...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Anson Mount. Anson is an actor who is currently starring on AMC’s Hell on Wheels. In addition to focusing on his role as Cullen Bohannan, Anson also discussed how he broke in, how the industry has changed since then, and why Los Angeles wasn’t for him. He also discussed the short film he wrote and directed Last Time We Checked, hi...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Judith Hoag. Judith is an actress currently starring on Nashville. Judith and I discussed how she broke in, her worst audition experience, and what attracted her to acting in the first place . She also spoke about her role as Tandy on Nashville. She detailed how a typical show comes together from script-to-screen, and how Connie Britton (her ...