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Terry Knickerbocker
Terry Knickerbocker (born February 2, 1956) is an acting teacher, actor coach, and Founder and Studio Director of the Terry Knickerbocker Studio, the Meisner acting school located in Brooklyn in New York City.

Among the actors whom he has coached are the following: Sacha Baron Cohen, Leslie Bibb,[1] Austin Butler, Josh Charles,[2] Abbie Cornish, Daniel Craig,[3] Zac Efron, Isla Fisher, Michael Godere,[4] Tony Goldwyn, Heather Graham, Josh Hamilton, Jessica Hecht, Boyd Holbrook,[5] Darius Homayoun,[6] Ana Isabelle,[7] John Leguizamo, Natasha Lyonne,[8] Julia Mayorga,[9] Chris Messina,[10] Dylan O'Brien, Josh Radnor, Brian Michael Smith,[11] Sam Rockwell,[12] Emmy Rossum,[13] Taylor Schilling, Jurnee Smollett, Jordana Spiro,[14] Michelle Williams,[15] and Yul Vasquez.[16]

Education

Knickerbocker is a graduate of the Experimental Theatre Wing in the Drama Department at New York University.[17] He subsequently trained as an actor and a teacher with William Esper.[18] Other essential teachers/mentors include Maggie Flanigan, Rina Yerushalmi, Steve Wangh, Terry Hayden, Nikos Psacharopoulos, Jackie Brookes, Mary Overlie, Ryszard Cieslak, Jerzy Grotowski, Pierre Lefèvre, Moshe Feldenkrais, Dr. Louis Ormont, and Dr. Harry Fogarty.[19]

Career

For 25 years (from 1990 to 2015), Knickerbocker was a full-time faculty member of The William Esper Studio, where he taught the Meisner technique.[20] From 1986 to 2001, he was also an adjunct faculty member of the Experimental Theatre Wing in the Undergraduate Drama Department at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts – teaching both acting and directing. From 2002 to 2019, he was a full-time member of the core faculty of the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU, teaching acting.

He has also taught directing at the Playwrights Horizons Theatre School and has directed and advised projects at Yale University.[2] He has conducted workshops or master classes in acting in Canada and India.

In 2015, he founded the Terry Knickerbocker Studio, where he is Studio Director and Senior Acting Teacher. He is one of 30 faculty members at the Studio[3], who teach aspiring actors as well as established actors who are continuing to refine their craft. He teaches the Meisner technique and is part of a direct lineage of Sanford Meisner, having spent more than 30 years training and teaching with William Esper, one of Meisner’s most respected protégés.

Knickerbocker has also coached actors on more than 800 films, television shows, and plays. In addition, he consults with playwrights and screenwriters on their scripts.

Knickerbocker’s directing credits include many new works as well as contemporary and classical plays such as Measure for Measure, Tartuffe, The Normal Heart, Candida, All My Sons, and David Rabe’s In the Boom Boom Room. He has directed productions at the American Place Theatre, Circle Repertory Company, New York University, Yale University, and the 92nd Street Y, among other theater producers.[4]

Personal Life

Knickerbocker lives with his wife and two children in Brooklyn, NY.

Awards

Knickerbocker is a recipient of the Drama League of New York’s directing award/fellowship for emerging directors.[5] He is also a former member of Circle Rep’s LAB.[6]

References [1] https://castingfrontier.com/blog/terry-knickerbocker-on-how-consistency-wins/

[2] https://www.dailyactor.com/interview/terry-knickerbocker-acting-coach/

[3] https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/daniel-craig-acting-coach-interview-terry-knickerbocker-75145/

[4] http://www.soulamericanactor.com/essay04.shtml

[5] https://screenrant.com/the-predator-movie-boyd-holbrook-interview/

[6] https://terryknickerbockerstudio.com/tksconversations-darius-homayoun/

[7] https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/exclusive-west-side-story-ana-isabelle-working-with-steven-spielberg-acting-process.html/

[8] https://ew.com/tv/russian-doll-season-2-digital-cover-natasha-lyonne-charlie-barnett/

[9] https://deadline.com/2020/03/maura-tierney-star-in-showtime-drama-series-rust-bill-camp-david-alvarez-alex-neustaedter-julia-mayorga-cast-1202874900/

[10] https://www.dailyactor.com/interview/terry-knickerbocker-acting-coach/

[11] https://tvovermind.com/brian-michael-smith/

[12] https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/04/04/brooklyn-shines-bright-in-american-buffalo-on-broadway/

[13] https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/05/the-hot-pink-mystery-of-angelyne-emmy-rossum-on-becoming-the-billboard-queen.html

[14] http://www.soulamericanactor.com/article22.shtml

[15] https://www.dailyactor.com/interview/terry-knickerbocker-acting-coach/

[16] http://www.soulamericanactor.com/article22.shtml

[17] https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/3560350

[18] https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/3560350

[19] https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/3560350

[20] https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/3560350

[21] https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/3560350

[22] https://terryknickerbockerstudio.com/faculty/

[23] https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/3560350

[24] https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/3560350

[25] https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/3560350