Acting Teacher
& Acting Coach

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 Iris’ Full Client List on, “About” page.

  • • 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

  • • “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 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

Acting Credits

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 .

  • • 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

  • • Warriors Walter Hill
    Paramount Pictures

    • Eye for an Eye John Schlesinger
    Paramount Pictures

    • Partners James Burrows
    Paramount Pictures

  • • 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