ACTING COACH & CLASSES · LONDON & ONLINE
Jane Hancock: Award-Winning Filmmaker, Writer, Actor & Acting Coach.
Acting classes, one-to-one coaching, creative development and practical guidance in London and online, from someone who works on both sides of the camera.
Actor. Writer. Director. Educator. Your next collaborator.
What do you want to work on?
There isn’t one route through a creative life.
Start with what you need right now.
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Train
Build your craft in a focused, supportive studio. Live acting classes in London and online with Driving Force.
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Create
Develop your ideas, make your own work and create opportunities beyond the audition room.
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Individual guidance
Get a fresh perspective on your audition, your career or a creative project. Work 1:1 with Jane.
DRIVING FORCE
ACTING STUDIO · FOUNDED BY JANE HANCOCK
Train for the work
you want to do.
Focused, personal acting classes across screen, stage and auditions, in London and online. A place to practise, take risks and build consistency with support along the way.
Practical screen work. Individual attention.
CURRENT TRAINING
Next in the studio.
4-Week Self-Tape Intensive
Thursdays | November 19th - December 10th 2026 | 6:30pm–9:30pm GMT
Cost: £135 | all classes held on ZOOM
Self-taping is now one of the most essential skills for working actors. Callbacks are moving to an online format such as Zoom more frequently.
This four-week intensive is designed to mirror the real audition process, and help you master the demands of this new medium. Actors will strengthen their on-camera technique and build a reliable audition process.
Self-Tape Momentum is a focused 10-week training program designed to give actors consistent, high-level practice with real audition material.
Each weekly 3-hour class provides brand-new sides, a fresh audition brief, and guided coaching to help you refine your screen technique, sharpen your choices, and build self-tape skills you’re proud of.
NEXT INTAKE:
Mondays. January 18th 2027 - March 22nd 2027
10 weeks. 6:30pm-9:30pm
Central London - Old Diorama Arts Centre
MEET JANE
I bring stories to life.
I guide others to do the same.
I’m an award-winning filmmaker, writer, actor and acting coach based in London. I teach, coach and advise on creative projects internationally.
My experience spans performance, writing, directing, casting and screen education. It’s the perspective I bring to every class, conversation and collaboration
IN THEIR WORDS
"Jane brings a wealth of experience from different perspectives within the industry including acting, screenwriting, and directing, she is an excellent teacher. "
Jasmine C. · Excerpt from Jane’s coaching testimonials
READ & LEARN
Learn more about your acting practice
17 Mar 2026
Creating Your Own Work
A practical starting point for making your own opportunities, without expecting one project to change everything.
23 Jun 2026
Five Weird Ways I Build Character
Imaginative ways into a role when your usual script-analysis tools aren’t quite getting you there.
Let’s work on what’s next.
An audition, an idea, a change of direction. Start with a conversation.