Meet The Team

We are FOR you

...With decades of combined experience living and working in Los Angeles, the AFA Team
brings a seasoned, fresh approach to any actor wanting to sharpen their skills.
With over 150 television and film credits between them, they share the techniques that have worked for them...
...and have the on-set experience to back it up.

Chelsea Ricketts - AFA Co-Owner, Teacher & Coach
Chelsea dishes out the drama and the horror pretty regularly (for fun why don't you stream the next film in the Amityville franchise: The Amityville Murders tonight!) ALSO you may have seen her face in a brand new Neutrogena campaign!

Abbie Cobb - AFA Co-Owner, Teacher & Coach
Abbie mixes it up between national commercials (this season it's Dr.Pepper and TACOBELL?!), those juicy dramas (a few serial killers, racists, and runaways), sprinkled in with some network comedy just for fun (dumb blondes, anyone?)!

Shaylaren Hilton - Kids & Teens Coach
Shayla has backflipped (literally!) into the industry not just With Love (Amazon Prime) but with her ability to bring something fresh and fun to any role. Whether it be the reboot of Bel-Air or the TV show Reboot on Hulu, it's always going to be Winning Time .. (like her role in The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty)!

Devin Kelley - Teacher & Coach
You may have seen Devin pop up as a series regular on TV as a cop, doctor, time traveler, MURDERER and more! She's best known for her leading roles on The Chicago Code, Frequency, and Resurrection. Stay tuned to see who she will be next!

Joel McCrary - Teacher & Coach
The incredible Joel McCrary is a living legend! From Seinfeld to Thor to The Princess Diaries (All hail the Prime Minister!), Joel is a fun one to watch. He's not just an actor, but a writer as well (Hi, Disney!), bringing his experience to pack a punch in those classes and coaching sessions!

YOU MAY KNOW CHELSEA FROM...

STATION 19
THE KILLING
SCREAM QUEENS
SCHOOL OF ROCK
THE AMITYVILLE MURDERS
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
CSI:MIAMI
HAWAII 5-0
FINAL FANTASY
TRUE BLOOD
HOT IN CLEVELAND
PERCEPTION
SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER
ZEKE AND LUTHER
BIG TIME RUSH
GREY'S ANATOMY
LINCOLN HEIGHTS
MELROSE PLACE
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
NO ORDINARY FAMILY
CROOKED ARROWS
FROM ABOVE
THE HOLE
THE 4 TO 9ERS
TAKEN AWAY (LIFETIME)
GOOD AFTER BAD
THE JACKALS
THE DETECTIVE
THE REUNION
WHO'S STALKING ME
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
MORE THAN ENOUGH
DANGEROUS MATRIMONY

YOU MAY KNOW
ABBIE
FROM...

90210
HENRY DANGER
THE SANTA CLARITA DIET
WHY WOMEN KILL
CRIMINAL MINDS
SUBURGATORY
TRUE BLOOD
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
SHAMELESS
THEM: COVENANT
LONGMIRE
GREY'S ANATOMY
SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER
UNAUTHORIZED 90210 STORY (LIFETIME)
CSI: MIAMI
YOUNG & HUNGRY
BIG TIME RUSH
2 1/2 MEN
THE NIGHT SHIFT
NCIS: LA
THE MENTALIST
STARSTRUCK
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
MOM'S NIGHT OUT
GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE
BONES
MEDIUM
GOOD LUCK CHARLIE: IT'S CHRISTMAS
JONAS:LA
IMAGINATION MOVERS
DWIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR
HOW TO DETER A ROBBER
911
Old Dads

YOU MAY KNOW
SHAYLA
FROM...

WITH LOVE
REBOOT
SECRETS ON CAMPUS
WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY
POM POMS AND PAYBACK
THE WOLF DELIVERS
BEAUS OF HOLLY
WISDOM GOES VIRAL
DARK CHASM
PRETTY, PLEASE

YOU MAY KNOW
DEVIN FROM...

9-1-1
COVERT AFFAIRS
FREQUENCY
RESURRECTION
THE CHICAGO CODE
CHERNOBYL DIARIES
ATTACK OF THE SHOW!
TEASE
TURTLE ISLAND
ANCHORS
SWEPT UNDER
DOWN THE MIDDLE
RECEPTION

YOU MAY KNOW
JOEL FROM...

THE PRINCESS DIARIES 1 & 2
THOR
MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE
SEINFELD
CARS
THE WAYNE BRADY SHOW
DWIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR
THE BIG BANG THEORY
KICKIN' IT
CHARLOTTES WEB
THE SMURFS
BONES
JUSTIFIED
AMERICAN BEAUTY
BOSTON LEAGAL
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN