EP 44: Megan Beers: Marketing Coordinator Turned Actor

Megan Beers is an American-Canadian actor who’s worked in both Toronto and Los Angeles. Today she’s my guest on Second Act Actors and she shares her experiences of moving to a new city, working on the set of The Handmaid’s Tale and what marketing and acting have in common.

Megan always knew that she wanted to be an actor but decided to complete a degree in marketing with a minor in theatre. She explains to me why she chose marketing over acting at that time in her life and what she’s brought from her marketing background into her acting career. We discuss why she moved to Toronto and then to L.A. and she also unpacks the madness of L.A. pilot season, which is totally specific to acting in L.A.

If you’re looking to become an actor, listen out for Megan’s advice on why working on pilots is such a great opportunity and what she learnt from her background acting jobs. At the end of the episode, you’ll also hear Megan’s inspiring words for anyone who’s thinking about pursuing acting as a career.

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Timestamps

[3:50] Megan tells the story of how she got into acting and but still wanted to do a degree in marketing

[6:35] Degrassi: The reason why Megan chose Toronto

[11:04] Building up your acting career momentum in a new city

[12:40] Background acting is still real acting!!

[15:40] What Megan learnt from doing background work on Shadowhunters

[17:48] What’s the difference between doing acting classes in Toronto and L.A.?

[18:53] Theatre acting vs. camera acting, and transitioning from one to the other

[22:00] How to make a connection with someone over Zoom

[24:00] What Megan brought from marketing into acting

[27:00] ‘Taming yourself’ to become a successful actor