Our Directors
Captivate’s directors are based in Australia and the U.K. We are all fight directors and performers, working across theatre, film and performance capture. The team in instrumental in providing ongoing training and work opportunities across the industry, and in nourishing our Captivate family worldwide.
Lyndall Grant
Company Director, Australian Director
Fight director, movement director, performance capture specialist, aerialist, actor.
Teacher with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat and Society of Australian Fight Directors inc.
Amy Floyd
U.K. Director
Fight director, performance capture specialist, actor.
Apprentice teacher with the Academy of Performance Combat.
Andrew Young
U.K. Director
Fight director, performance capture specialist, actor.
Teacher with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat.
Associate Creatives
The Captivate team regularly includes a number of talented associate fight directors and associate movement directors, who take key roles in our work
Joshua Bell
Associate Fight Director
Fight director, movement trainer, personal trainer, actor. Teacher with the Society of Australian Fight Directors inc.
Gabrielle Moleta
Associate Movement Director
Movement director, movement coach, theatre maker, actor.
Daniel Lamech
Training Fight Director, Assistant Tutor
Training fight director, training intimacy coordinator, theatre maker, actor. Training teacher with the Society of Australian Fight Directors inc.
Assistants and Workshop Facilitators
Our Captivate training events are bolstered by an incredible team of classroom assistants and workshop facilitators.
Jett Chudleigh
Classroom Assistant
Actor, theatre maker. Training in Auslan.
Advanced stage and screen combat performer.
Maeve Hook
Workshop Facilitator
Actor, director, puppeteer, playwright.
Stage and screen combat performer.
Juliet Hindmarsh
Classroom Assistant
Actor
Advanced stage and screen combat performer.
Oliver Tapp
Classroom Assistant
Actor
Advanced stage and screen combat performer.
Guest Artists
Over the years we have been privileged to work with a number of specialist tutors, including:
- Iain Sinclair
- Jean Goodwin
- Kevin McCurdy
- Jess Finley
- NJ Price
- Nigel Poulton
- Scott Witt
- Kristoffer Jørgensen
- Cristian Cardenas
- Carrie Thiel
- Alex Counsell
- Richard Burt
- Faisal Mian
- Jonathan Howell
- Michael Acton
- Cameron Douglas
- Will Chow