Experienced tutor in Acting in Culver City, Peter offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

I've taken several courses with Peter, and he has opened so many acting doors for me. His approach is pragmatic, no-nonsense and crystal clear. This is not a place for dreamy narcissistic wallowing in pseudo emotions. It is a place where I understood that learning my lines, deciding on one or more 'actions' in a scene, the use of my body, and the value of rehearsing until it's right -- all seemingly mundane -- would create the magic moment of real acting. 90 percent work, and the final 10 percent, talent. Not the other way around. This worked for me, and everybody taking the same classes came ouf of them a better actor ... and probably with a few valuable lessons for life, too.

I've been studying with Peter for 4 years.  In that time, I've also attended many acting classes taught by other acting teachers at different UK drama schools, but Peter is by far the best acting teacher I have ever worked with.

He is extremely creative in his approach to any piece of text, and has always a lot of ideas to make any audition monologue interesting and original. I know that I've been able to stand out in my auditions thanks to the smart choices he had offered me.

He is also very good at knowing what will suit each individual student and always gives very good suggestions that show the student's strengths, and makes them show their best ability.

Peter has a great attention to details, and always finds a way to make my speeches stronger, rich and fresh.
Unlike many acting tutors who can be easily satisfied, Peter never runs out of advices to make a speech better and will push his students to achieve better performances.

His classes include a Physical Warm up, Voice exercises, Diction strenghtening, and work on the Breath, as well as a lot of Improvisation and imagination work.

His knowledge of theatre and film is extensive and especially Shakespeare that he understands very well.

Peter is very kind and generous, has a very cheerful and upbeat personality that made me immediately very comfortable.

Thanks to his preparation, I got offered places to study at the Guildford School of Acting, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, the American Musical Theatre Academy, and London College of Music.

I would highly recommend taking his classes to anyone who wants to train/work as a professional actor.

Peter is a great actor and teacher. He knows how to make you work and how to help you with what you need to improve about your acting. I loved working with him :)

PJV STUDIO offers a welcoming environment to amateurs and professionals alike. I have always found Peter to be a caring and dedicated teacher who seeks the best in all his students. He provides real tools that encourage his students' autonomy as actors/speakers/performers including for students who simply wish to gain confidence in their daily interactions in the home and workplace.

Peter is incredibly knowledgeable and very skilled at giving actors (both amateur and professional) the concrete tools to find their own voice. I only wish I'd had more classes with him!

Wouldn’t have gotten into acting school if it weren’t for Peter’s help! An extremely encouraging and effective teacher.