ISABELLE CORNISH
classes & workshops
Isabelle is currently teaching Camera technique at Sydney Acting Studio in Redfern, NSW. Please contact below to join the mailing list for future offerings!
private coaching
Private acting coaching offers personalized, one-on-one training tailored to your unique goals, whether you're preparing for auditions, honing your craft, or building confidence on stage or screen. With expert guidance you’ll develop your skills in a supportive environment designed to help you grow as an actor. Perfect for beginners and seasoned performers alike, private coaching ensures your performance stands out.
self-tapes & auditions
This service offers professional support for actors preparing for auditions, with a focus on delivering high-quality self-tapes and confident, well-prepared performances. Each session is tailored to the individual’s needs. Self-tape sessions include a reader, studio lighting & filming, editing and uploading.
ACTING MASTERCLASS TOUR
Limited Spots avalible
In this 2 day course, actors will gain a deep understanding of the core principles of the Practical Aesthetics Technique.
In this transformative 2-day intensive, Isabelle Cornish guides actors through the core principles of the Practical Aesthetics technique—developed by David Mamet and William H. Macy.
Isabelle brings the unique insights of a working actor who has trained with some of the world’s top coaches—including Howard Fine, Nancy Banks, Leigh Kilton-Smith, and Margie Haber—combined with a practical, no-nonsense teaching style that meets each actor where they are.
Qualifications & Experience
Isabelle is a multi-talented individual born and raised in the countryside of NSW, Australia. Her impressive body of work includes 'Vicky' in Network Ten’s ‘Puberty Blues’, awarded Best Television Drama at the 2nd AACTA Awards. A lead role in the Marvel television series Inhumans (2017) and a supporting role in Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu, 2021), an American drama in which Isabelle worked alongside cast members such as Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy and Michael Shannon.
Over her career, Isabelle has auditioned for various productions; in Los Angeles, she auditioned with Michael Bay for Transformers and British filmmaker Kenneth Branagh for the Disney film Cinderella. Isabelle auditioned under test options for a range of American Television networks. She was selected to be the reader by Casting Director Rona Kress for the lead casting of Pirates of the Caribbean.
Dramatic Training
& Education
Isabelle's love for acting has led her to study with top acting coaches including Howard Fine, Nancy Banks, Anthony Meindl, Leigh Kilton Smith and Margie Haber.
Associate Degree in Creative Writing
2022-2024
This full-time Creative Writing degree offers a rich and diverse exploration of storytelling across multiple forms and genres. The program includes in-depth study of fiction and non-fiction, experimental writing, journalism, life writing, poetry, as well as writing for stage, screen, and young adult audiences. It is designed to nurture both creative expression and technical craft.
A key element of the course is the development of text analysis skills, often drawn from the world of acting. This involves a deep examination of scripts and written texts to uncover meaning, themes, character dynamics, and the writer’s intent. By analyzing language, imagery, and structure, students learn to interpret narratives with nuance and insight—an essential foundation for producing compelling and resonant work.
Atlantic Acting School
(New York City) - 2024
An ambitious summer program at Atlantic Acting in New York City. During the six-week program– six days per week– I developed a working and rigorous understanding of the Atlantic technique 'Practical Aesthetics'. The core teachings of the program are script analysis, moment lab, performance technique, Voice, Speech, Movement, and Improvisation.
Brave Studios - Professional Actors Scene Study
16th Street Acting - MatchFit with Ian Sinclair
NIDA - Acting on Stage and Screen
Hunter School of Performing Arts
Private Voice Coaching - American Accent
Upright Citizens Brigade - Improvisation
