Ep 16 Erik Thomson: Life Lessons From a Career in Film & TV

Support the show: patreon.com/gopluckyourselfpod 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts▶️ Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@gopluckyourselfpodFollow me on Instagram & TikTok:@featuring_chris_gun@gopluckyourselfpodMy IMDb: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm8690472/ Follow Erik on Instagram:@lucasardelisErik’s IMDb: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm6619960/What does it really look like to keep going as an actor when the industry keeps shifting under your feet?This week I had the enormous honour of sitting down with one of Australia’s most respected and recognisable actors, Erik Thomson.Erik’s been a constant on Australian screens for decades. You’ll know him from All Saints, Packed to the Rafters, 800 Words, Aftertaste, and from way back as Hades in Xena: Warrior Princess. His film work includes The Black Balloon, Somersault, The Boys Are Back, and more recently Kangaroo Island. It’s a seriously impressive body of work, but he talks about it all with zero ego.We chat about what it actually means to stay in the work. Moving where the jobs are, adapting to self tapes and shorter runs, letting go of entitlement, and coming back again and again to the basics of the craft. There’s a lot here about auditions, perspective, mental health, identity outside of acting, and how to keep yourself steady without losing curiosity or love for the job.This isn’t a big dramatic breakdown of the industry. It’s just a really generous, honest conversation with someone who’s been around long enough to have seen the cycles come and go, and who’s still very much in it.If you’re an actor, filmmaker, or creative trying to work out how to build something that lasts, I reckon you’ll get a lot out of this one.Thanks for coming on Erik! It was a true honour.Available to watch on YouTube or listen on all podcast platformsSend us Fan MailSupport the show