Acting Teacher/ Acting Coach
Education
New College of California, Sausalito, CA
Sanford Meisner, N.Y.C. and Bequia
Janet Alhanti Studios, L.A., NYC
Robert X. Modica, N.Y.C., NY
Stella Adler Academy, N.Y.C., NY
Joan Darling, L.A., CA
Experience
Acting Teacher/Coach 1989-Current
Acting Coach for O-Network shows 2017-Current
Acting Coach for CW shows 2006-Current
Acting Coach for CBS shows 2009-Current
Acting Coach for HBO miniseries 2014
Apprentice under Janet Alhanti 1984-1990
Awards
“Best Direction” Angel City Film Festival Diamond Halo Award
Hollywood, CA
“Official Selection” River Run International Film Festival
Winston-Salem, NC
Best of Yelp* “Iris Klein Acting Instructor” 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Acting Credits
Theatre:
ENDGAME / Tony Cronin /Santa Monica Playhouse
A Woman of Mystery / John Cassavetes / Court Theatre L.A.
Ionesco’s Tales / Paul Verdier
Night Coil / Matthew McQuire/ St. Clements Theatre NYC
Coach to TV and Film such as American Horror Story, Walking Dead, Queen Sugar, Scream Queens, Arrow, Severance, Blue Bloods, Buffy, Angel, 12 Years a Slave, Olive Kitteridge, Deadwood, Crown Vic and many more…
See Client List on, “About” page.
Film:
Warriors /Walter Hill / Paramount Pictures
Eye for an Eye /John Schlesinger / Paramount Pictures
Partners /James Burrows / Paramount Pictures
Television:
Larry Sanders Show / Todd Holland / 2 episodes
Larry Sanders Show/ Ken Quapis
Angel / Michael Lange
MacGyver / Cliff Boyle / 2 episodes
Twin Peaks /David Lynch / ADR 10 episodes
This scene of Nell and Nag was filmed at the Santa Monica Playhouse by Frank Raducz featuring Iris Klein as Nell and Mark Aaron as Nagg, with Tony Cronin and Amelia Mulkey. Watch the full video on youtube .
