meet our COACHES
Sally Stewart - Owner and Founder of The Total Actor
Sally Stewart is the founder and owner of The Total Actor, bringing over 25 years of professional experience to the industry. A proud member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity Association, she recently completed two feature films set for release in 2025. Sally’s screen credits include appearances on CBS’s Bull, FBI: Most Wanted, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order, and The Sopranos, along with numerous other TV shows, commercials, and theater productions. She’s studied with William Esper, Maggie Flannigan, Susan Batson, Carl Ford and Margie Haber. Combining what she’s learned from these legendary teaches to create a method that brings creativity and joy to acting.
Notably, Sally has resurrected her career twice—once as a beginning actress and again 20 years later after raising her two children. With a deep passion for acting both as an art and as a business, Sally is dedicated to guiding fellow actors toward the “right way” of mastering their craft. She believes in empowering her students with the knowledge, technique, and industry savvy needed to thrive.
Chad Coleman, Master Acting Coach
Critically acclaimed television, film, and stage actor Chad L. Coleman is best known for his turn as fan-favorite “Tyreese” on the Golden Globe®-nominated series The Walking Dead, the reformed criminal “Dennis ‘Cutty’ Wise” on the Emmy®-nominated The Wire, and “Mingo” in the 2016 remake of Roots alongside Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Mekhi Phifer.
Chad discovered his passion for acting in high school through an after-school program. Following four years in the U.S. Army as a video cameraman at the Pentagon, he moved to New York and landed roles in several Broadway productions, including August Wilson’s critically acclaimed Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.
We’re honored to have Chad L. Coleman bringing his expertise and creative spirit to The Total Actor.r
Tom Brangle,
On-Camera Master Coach
Tom Brangle is a working actor, member of SAG/AFTRA, AEA and founder of Create Urlife LLC and a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. As an actor Tom has worked with Harvey Kietel, Al Pacino, Marissa Tomei, Jerry Stiller, David Strayhorn, Ellen Burystn, Estelle Parson, Mark Ruffalo, Vera Famiga the list goes on. He's appeared on Television most recently on "Bull" on CBS and "The Knick" on Netflix. Tom teaches his on camera workshops in New York (Susan Batsons Studio & Lee Strasberg Studio), Los Angeles, Singapore, Istanbul and Rome.
His Philosophy goes back to his roots as champion wrestler. Progression, process, drills and exercises.
“The actor should have conscious moment to moment life on camera. By the practice of technical drills and exercises to help master the practical knowledge of film technology, craftsmanship and the requirements for the technical aspect of acting on camera”
Toms teaching style and knowledge of acting on camera guarantees visible results from the audition to the set which is why I’m honored to have him teach at The Total Actor.