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Hollywood-level acting classes, live coaching 2x/month, proven step-by-step career plan, and a global community of actors booking real work. 

Starting at only $20/month. Less than $1/day.

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"Benjamin Mathes is a wonderful teacher and mentor. Having met him three years ago, I can honestly say he has fundamentally changed how I view my career, my work and the business as a whole. We have worked on numerous projects together and every time his observations and perspective have changed the depth of my work and how much I enjoy it.

Daniel Sharman

| Teen Wolf • The Originals • Fear the Walking Dead • Medici

“Benjamin Mathes creates and hosts an environment that encourages artists to dive into what I think is one of the most (if not, the most) important thing about being a storyteller- the truth. Now, I can go on and on about the “tactics” or “technicalities” that he “teaches” but that would limit his greatness. I am lucky to have him on my side. Work with him. You won’t regret it." 

Louriza Tronco

| The Order • Night at the Museum • Zapped • Make it Pop

"The tenets of Crash Acting have changed my artistry. In an industry that is hyper-fixated on results and booking, Crash teaches you to fall in love with the process. The teachers honor you as the artist you are today, while gently pushing you towards the artist that *you* want to grow into. Whether it's in-person or online, they are all so patient, kind, and individualize their teachings to you. I'm constantly encouraged to pursue my own truth, to respect the perspective I bring to my own work, and to give myself grace as I grow in my practice. Being a student has done wonders for my mental health and my artistic process, and I am forever grateful."

Eden Lee

| Zero Day • Twisted Metal • Found • She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

“You have to move to LA to make it.” 

It's not true. 

Actors all over the world are getting booked, without uprooting their lives.

What changed?

The industry. The access. The tools. 

Crash Acting makes Hollywood-level training accessible to every actor, everywhere.

No commute. No relocation. 

Learn what actually works in today's industry, no matter where you live.

It starts for less than $1/day.

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"Crash offers a unique space for actors of all experience levels, whether just starting out in acting or being a seasoned artist. The community is a close knit one, and extremely supportive, which can be rare to find..."

Jamie Roy

 | Outlander: Blood of My Blood • Condor's Nest • Burning Little Lies

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I’m here to offer you a different way to act.

I’ve been an actor for over 25 years and it’s my favorite thing to do. 

On film, television, and stage I have worked with artists such as Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood, Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin, Sam Raimi, Bradley Cooper, Andy Garcia, Chris Rock, and producer Brian Grazer. 

I earned my MFA in Acting from UC Irvine, became a certified acting teacher and a certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®. I went on to coach for Warner Brothers, HBO, and currently for Netflix.

But I never set out to build just another acting studio. LA doesn’t need another class. When I teach, it’s not about fitting into the industry’s mold. It’s about pushing boundaries, taking risks, and owning your story. 

My students have been nominated for (and won) Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Ovation Awards. They’ve appeared on Broadway, in major films, as guest stars and series regulars on television.

"I'm not here to train the actor.

I'm here to develop the artist."

I served as Head of Production at Hollywood’s Seine Pictures, where I Executive Produced Murder of a Cat (Greg Kinnear, J.K. Simmons, & Nikki Reed) and Pelé: Birth of a Legend (with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment). Both premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and were released internationally. I also produced the documentary Love is Listening, a film on dementia and empathy, which was distributed internationally.

As an acting instructor, I've taught or been on faculty at:

• Arizona State University 
• Western Michigan University
• Lincoln Center Director’s Lab
• University of Lima Peru  
• Catholic University of Lima

•  Auburn University  
• Cal State Northridge 
• University of San Diego
• Theatre of Arts in Hollywood 
• UC Irvine

I’ve brought Crash Acting to actors around the world. 

With workshops and retreats in Lima, Dublin, Greece, Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta. 

Twice a year, I host a transformational surfing and acting retreat in Clonakilty, Ireland, where actors train voice, body, and presence through deep scene work.

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The Non-Dominant Approach to Acting sees you, not just as an actor, but as a person with a story only you can tell.

This approach pushes you to embrace discomfort, freeing your mind, body, and spirit in the process.

• Objectives
• Backstory
• Tactics
• Actions
• Beats
• Winning 

• Repetition
• Right/Wrong
• Good/Bad
• Better Than/Worse Than

These words aren’t bad - they just don't deepen the work.

• Practice
• Integration 
• Inclusion 
• Presence 
• Belief
• Recalls
• Embodiment
• Sensation

• "Is-ness"
• Web Work
• Spinning on Problem
• Fantasy Work
• Expectation Work
• Sounding the Body
• Meeting with Character

These words aren’t better than the others - we just believe there’s a different way to act.

This isn’t about learning rules, it’s about opening something deeper 

in your craft and your life. You’ll work with more truth, more complexity, and more richness.

Because honest work gets noticed. This is what gets you booked.

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"I love this class! In such a short time, Ben’s profoundly simple methodology and incredibly insightful perspectives have opened me into a truth and freedom in my work that I’ve never known before. I’m truly grateful to have found this gem of a teacher!”

Brian Ibsen

 | Masters of Sex • Criminal Minds • Sequestered • The Rainmaker (Broadway)

Train from anywhere. No matter how far you are from Hollywood, this studio is at your fingertips. Anytime, anywhere.

Access tools that actually move your career forward. Rewatch lessons and dive deep.

Balance your craft with your busy life. Build a consistent practice while prioritizing your personal life and schedule.

"Having the portal online and being able to review things and do the exercises at home on my own has transformed my work as an actor but also my life in general. It made things much easier being a parent, being able to do this work at the same time."

Colleen

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"I can say unequivocally that this online course made me a better actor. I can also say that it enhanced my life in ways that I'm still discovering and it have me a community of other artists that I can absolutely relate to."

Erik

Hear Erik's story

 "You’re not alone in making that choice in chasing this dream. Where I’m at right now being in central California .. it’s not Hollywood, it’s not LA. There’s no actors going around, there’s no jobs. I cannot be more honest about it. The energy on being, of watching this online course it’s like you’re in the class."

John

Hear John's story

"I felt stuck in my traditional training and after taking the course I feel like a completely new artist. I was looking for something a little bit different. With the online course I felt like I was looking out for as a person, someone with a unique journey."

Alaina

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Tier 2

Artist Spotlight Membership

For actors who are committed to their career & want to participate in small group coaching with Benjamin Mathes. 

Includes

Everything in Tier 1

+

The Acting Class

Audition Mastery

You, the Career

2x/month group calls with Benjamin & Crash Acting Instructors

Exclusive Guest Interviews

Additional monthly video drops

Content Library and Archive

Co-working sessions to help prioritize acting in your schedule

Be a part of Crash Acting’s international network of actors

Discounts and early access to all Crash Acting retreats, workshops and intensives, and future online courses

Discounted access to 1:1s with Crash Acting instructors

$125/month

$77/month*

Risk FREE - cancel anytime

Tier 1

Foundations Membership

Perfect for self-motivated actors who might be too busy to join group sessions or not have access to top acting classes. Dig in on your own.

Includes

Access to all 3 of our self-guided online courses:

The Acting Class:

Complete with classroom examples, and guided exercises to put everything you learn into practice. 

Learn more about this course

Audition Mastery:

Ready to take your auditions to the next level? 

Learn more about this course

You, the Career:

A blueprint to acting, life, and the biz, based on my book "You, the Career"

Learn more about this course

$50/month

$20/month*

Risk FREE - cancel anytime

Tier 3

Mentor Circle Membership

For actors who want 1:1 time and audition coaching.

Includes

Everything in Tier 2

+

1x/month, Private Career or Audition Coaching with Sol Crespo

1x/month, Private Coaching with Benjamin Mathes

Marco Polo Access to Ben throughout the month to get your questions answered

$399/month

6 month commitment. 5 slots available

These three courses lay the foundation for your growth as an artist—helping you sharpen your craft, master auditions, and navigate your career with confidence.

Learn Crash Acting’s Non-Dominant Approach to Acting. Whether you are brand new to acting or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive approach will liberate your mind, body, and spirit. Complete with lessons from Benjamin Mathes, classroom examples, and guided exercises to put everything you learn into practice.

This course includes:

• 45 modules taught by Crash Acting Founder Benjamin Mathes
• The entire Non-Dominant Approach to Acting in a self-guided course
• Acting Dictionary for terms and ideas
• Downloadable exercises to help follow along
• Worksheets for further study
• Lessons directly from Ben
• Classroom demonstrations with Ben and actors

• Exercises to do right at home led by Ben
• Process work including text, belief, embodiment and play
• Creative Analysis of the text using the 4-levels of reading
• Expectation work, fantasy work, spinning on problem, and more belief-building exercises
• Incarnation work, sounding the body, Isness, integration and many more embodiment exercises

Ready to take your auditions to the next level? Audition Mastery will show you how to apply the Non-Dominant Approach to Acting to your in person auditions & self tapes.⁠

This course includes:

• 8 in-depth modules taught by Crash Acting Instructors Benjamin Mathes and Sol Crespo
• How to approach auditioning with a whole new Non-Dominant perspective
• How to apply newfound discoveries from The Acting Class course and You, the Career course into your auditions.
• Practical advice on finding auditions and representation, what materials you need, what's your "type", etc

• Discussions on rejection (if it even exists!?)
• Examples of breaking down 3 sets of sides to explore function, hero's journey, story according to the given medium, etc
• Comparing in-person auditions (for film, tv, theatre, musical theatre, and college auditions) to self-tapes
• The callback and booking the job
• An entire module of "frequently asked questions" answered

A holistic approach to acting, life and the biz, based off the wildly popular book by Crash Acting Founder Benjamin Mathes.

This course includes:

• 78 modules taught by Crash Acting Founder Benjamin Mathes
• An entire holistic approach to your acting career in a self guided course
• 90 page downloadable workbook
• Practical and original solo quests to take your career to the next level
• Exercises to do right at home led by Ben

You can too have the career that you want for the rest of your life. In this course you'll learn how to run a successful career from a creative mindset.

• How to change your Corporate Economy mindset to a Creative Economy mindset
• How to find the internal axle (purpose) that drives everything you do in your career
• How to network, make industry relationships, evaluate project opportunities, budget your time
• How to challenge the negative internal voices that come up and encourage the positive voices

$50/month

$20/month*

*discounted price for the first 50 students

Grab those courses, join our community and get access to 2x/month group calls with me & Crash Acting instructors, exclusive guest interviews, additional monthly video drops, content library and archive, and co-working sessions to help prioritize acting in your schedule.

You’ll also be a part of Crash Acting’s international network of actors and you’ll get discounts and early access to all Crash Acting retreats, workshops and intensives, and future online courses. Enjoy discounted access to 1:1s with Crash Acting instructors too. 

$125/month

$77/month*

*discounted price for the first 50 students

Join the Mentor Circle membership and you’ll get access to all 3 courses, the community membership and 1x/month, Private Career or Audition Coaching with Sol Crespo, 1x/month, Private Coaching with Benjamin Mathes and Marco Polo Access to Ben throughout the month to get all your questions answered. 

$399/month

I've written five books on creativity, acting, and the human experience, including my most recent, Take This Daily: Microdoses of Wisdom for Actors. My bestselling book You, the Career offers a holistic, practical path to artistic and professional alignment.

I also wrote Thought Lozenges for Artists, a daringly optimistic, open-where-you-want exploration of the creative process, and CRASH {Unstuck Yourself}, a guided journal for breaking through creative blocks.

My book Short Paragraphs on Listening, explores listening not as a tactic, but as a survival skill, offering insight from years of Free Listening around the world.

I’m also the founder of Urban Confessional: A Free Listening Movement, currently active in over 80 countries. Our volunteers stand on street corners with signs that say “Free Listening,” offering compassionate, non-judgmental listening for anyone who needs to talk.

The movement has been featured in more than 40 national publications, including The Huffington Post, The Atlantic, Fast Company, and The Big Think, and in over 30 international publications across 15 languages.

• Professional actors in major and secondary markets looking to stay in practice
• Actors fresh out of training programs & tired of the old way of doing things
• Enthusiastic actors who don't have time or access to top level acting classes

Tier 1 - Foundations Membership

• Access to all 3 of our self-guided online courses:
  - The Acting Class
  - Audition Mastery
  - You, the Career

Tier 2 - Artist Spotlight Membership

• Access to all 3 of our self-guided online courses:
  - The Acting Class
  - Audition Mastery
  - You, the Career

• 2x/month group calls with Benjamin & Crash Acting Instructors
  
• Exclusive Guest Interviews
• Additional monthly video drops
• Content Library and Archive
• Co-working sessions to help prioritize acting in your schedule
• Be a part of Crash Acting’s international network of actors
  
• Discounts and early access to all Crash Acting retreats, workshops and intensives, and future online courses
• Discounted access to 1:1s with Crash Acting instructors

Tier 3 - Mentor Circle Membership

• Access to all 3 of our self-guided online courses:
  - The Acting Class
  - Audition Mastery
  - You, the Career

• 2x/month group calls with Benjamin & Crash Acting Instructors
  
• Exclusive Guest Interviews
• Additional monthly video drops
• Content Library and Archive
• Co-working sessions to help prioritize acting in your schedule
• Be a part of Crash Acting’s international network of actors
  
• Discounts and early access to all Crash Acting retreats, workshops and intensives, and future online courses
• Discounted access to 1:1s with Crash Acting instructors
• 1x/month, Private Career or Audition Coaching with Sol Crespo
• 1x/month, Private Coaching with Benjamin Mathes
  
• Marco Polo Access to Ben throughout the month to get your questions answered

Our membership is a combination of self-guided courses and live (also recorded) meetings to supplement your learning and community.

Not only do the courses offer unprecedented access to to top acting teachers, but offer a complete integrated approach to acting process, career, and auditioning. It’s the full package.

All meetings will be recorded to reference anytime!

Submit your questions ahead of time too if you have specific things you want addressed.

You can cancel Tier 1 and Tier 2 anytime.

Tier 3 includes a 6-month commitment. This is because there are only 5 slots available that Benjamin can accommodate with his schedule. The commitment also ensures a deeper progression in your one-on-one time.

Cancel anytime by emailing your admins. If you cancel within the month, you’ll have the remainder of the month to enjoy benefits.

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