Diploma of

Creative Arts (Acting)

The course takes eight months of full-time study, with trimester intakes in February and June.

You’ll learn acting techniques, voice work, movement, improvisation, character development, and screen acting—along with practical performance experience.

Yes. The course is open to passionate individuals at all levels. No prior experience is required, but an audition and interview are part of the entry process.

Yes. You’ll take part in stage scenes, screen performance exercises, ensemble work, and in-class presentations to build real-world acting experience.

Graduates can enter the workforce or transition directly into the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Acting) at JMC Academy.

Graduates may pursue introductory roles in theatre, film, television, or digital media, or continue their studies to deepen their acting skills and qualifications.

Yes. Entry into the course requires a performance audition and a short interview to assess your passion and suitability for the program.

JMC offers hands-on training from working industry professionals, small class sizes, and access to studios, screen equipment, and rehearsal spaces.

The Diploma of Creative Arts (Acting) is available at JMC Academy campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with flexible intake dates.

JMC’s Acting course is a performance-focused program that trains students in new media (motion capture, content creation), blending traditional techniques with contemporary industry practices.

JMC offers a Diploma of Creative Arts (Acting) and a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Acting), with an optional major in Music Theatre, providing students with comprehensive performance training across stage and screen

JMC offers balanced training across both mediums—stage and screen—with dedicated units, performance projects, and showreel development for each as well as training in new media (cg/motion capture).

You’ll participate in stage productions, screen-based scenes, ensemble projects, animated films, game design characters development, TV shows, and perform in some of Australia’s best venues including Sydney Opera House and Belvoir St Theatre for Sydney students, Arts Centre Melbourne for Melbourne students, and Metro Arts for Brisbane students. You’ll participate in stage productions, screen-based scenes, ensemble projects, animated films, game design characters development, TV shows, and perform in some of Australia’s best venues including Sydney Opera House and Belvoir St Theatre for Sydney students, Arts Centre Melbourne for Melbourne students, and Metro Arts for Brisbane students.

No, our courses are hands on and practical. Students are required to attend classes to receive ongoing mentorship, learn new skills and work with the equipment provided. We do encourage our students to use online study resources, however our courses would not be as immersive as they are without the practical component.

Yes. Our acting degree runs typically over 3 – 4 days per week, longer during performances and productions. We believe that actors are best served in training by immersing themselves in their work. This allows for skills and knowledge to be consistently developed. Your work in one trimester informs your development in the next trimester. Whilst this is a substantial commitment, this also allows you to spend most of your time doing something you love! 

Yes. 80% of your time at will be spent in practical classes and performances. At JMC Acting you essentially learn acting FOUR ways.

1. YOU LEARN BY DOING: This is where you participate in a practical acting exercise or activity in class or in a performance and this EXPERIENCE informs your acting process.
2. YOU LEARN THROUGH OTHERS: This is SOCIAL LEARNING. Here, you might witness a fellow student do an exercise of a performance, and through their experience, you might learn something about your own acting process. The other way we learn through others is by COLLABORATION. When an actor plays a character, they only truly develop that character through listening and responding to their scene partner.
3. APPLYING SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE: This is where you take all of your learning in the various subjects you do and you CONSOLIDATE these skills and knowledge into your performance projects. This is the most sophisticated learning process you will enjoy at JMC Acting because this is all based on REAL-WORLD performance projects. In other words – you learn to be an actor by doing what actors do!
4. NEW KNOWLEDGE: This is where we come together and TALK about acting. Where we READ about acting. Where we THINK about acting. This helps you to understand the process not only from a practical perspective but also from a theoretical perspective.

Yes. You can choose to major in Music Theatre if you wish to further develop your singing and dance performance skills alongside acting.

Contrary to popular belief, there are plenty of opportunities in the acting and film industry. In this modern age the industry is bigger than ever before and continues to grow at a healthy rate. Other than film, TV and theatre opportunities, social media platforms offer countless avenues for actors and performers – there are countless blog’s, short films, web-episodes and channels, not to mention Facebook content. Plus the advertising industry is a huge employer of actors and performers thanks to ever-growing platforms and audience reach. In fact, never before have fresh faces been so in demand.

It's also worth remembering that the skills acquired in acting and performing are also hugely transferable. Skills such as public speaking, corporate hosting, event management and retail and hospitality industries all require poise, self-confidence, and self-esteem. 

With society’s exponential hunger for content, screenwriters, directors, producers and cinematographers are in huge demand. Our film school students are in the industry of content creation, and that is a hugely profitable genre – think about the amount of content you see everyday, from Facebook ads to YouTube and Instagram, podcasts to mainstream news networks, current affair stories and self-help videos. Plus, there is vast capacity for on-demand TV and online content (Netflix/Stan). 

Ultimately though, hard work, motivation and recognising opportunities when they are presented to you are the most important factors for any graduate finding success. 

JMC Academy is broadly recognised and accredited:

• Registered Higher Education Provider.
• Accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
• Registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
• Regulated by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).
• Member of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA).
• Nationally recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework.

Our strong industry links also ensure that JMC Academy qualifications are recognised within the creative industries. 

Yes. The JMC Academy is registered and regulated by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) which is Australia’s independent national regulator of the higher education sector, both public and private.

The ultimate benefit of studying at JMC Academy is the reassurance and relief in knowing that we are leaders in creative industries education and have been delivering quality education in the Creative Industries for over 30 years. We were the first to be accredited in Australia for education in Audio Engineering, Digital Television and Multimedia.

Our courses have always been practical, with hands-on projects and an intense focus on industry and outcomes undiluted by extensive, non-essential electives.  

In choosing to study at JMC Academy, our students are opting for the benefits of an intimate classroom size where the lecturer knows their name and learning needs. They are choosing to learn at an award-winning institution that fosters collaboration and creative vision. At JMC Academy the student's experience becomes an integral part of their learning and the institution's own values defined by quality, integrity, diligence and innovation indelibly become their own.   

The course features small class sizes, practical industry experience in performing for new media and Collaborating with students across the creative industries. Actors work on animated films, video game character development, in collaboration with film makers and audio engineers, in students music videos.