ABOUT

KIERAN VYAS is an award-winning director, filmmaker and acting coach. With roots in acting, he has a BA Hons from The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and has performed internationally in theatre, film and TV. Kieran has over 12 years experience across the film and theatre industries creating a huge variety of narrative films, documentaries, stage productions, corporate media and community projects.

Kieran is the owner of Urban Young Actors and UYA Talent Agency, and a member of the audition panel for Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Whenever I work with Kieran, I know the work will be of absolute quality. The skill and the eye that he has is impressive, to say the least.

Shekinah McFarlaneThe Secret Life of Bees (Almeida Theatre), Six (West End), The Lion King (UK Tour)

ABOUT

Kieran is the owner of Urban Young Actors and UYA Talent Agency, and a member of the audition panel for Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Whenever I work with Kieran, I know the work will be of absolute quality. The skill and the eye that he has is impressive, to say the least.

Shekinah McFarlaneThe Secret Life of Bees (Almeida Theatre), Six (West End), The Lion King (UK Tour)

DIRECTOR & FILMMAKER

As a filmmaker and director, Kieran has led on a variety of film, TV and stage productions in collaboration with the BBC, the National Theatre, Belgrade Film & Digital, Wyndham’s Theatre, Curve Theatre, Belgrade Theatre, Inspirate, New Art Exchange, Rendah Films and Breakin’ Convention, amongst many others.

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Kieran’s understanding of text and the way in which he directs actors is completely unique to anything I’ve experienced before. He showed me a whole new level to the craft of acting.

Owen WarnerRomeo in Hollyoaks (Channel 4), I’m A Celeb 2022

Kieran has a warm and positive energy and knows exactly what needs to be done to find your character. I can count on him to give me the help and confidence I need before taping.

Jack LoyThe Capture (BBC), Coronation Street (ITV), Beautiful in the Morning (Best UK Actor 2019)

ACTING COACH

Kieran coaches actors for castings and roles in theatre, TV and film and has helped numerous actors to develop professional roles before and during production. He is based in Leicester and London but works all over the UK and is available for online coaching. Actors who have trained with Kieran have performed roles for West End theatres, the RSC, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Netflix, Sky Studios and more.

Kieran has spent many years working closely with top UK drama schools, teaching on BA and MA courses, directing projects, and sitting on the audition panels. He also runs his own drama school and agency in Leicester with a long list of notable alumni.

As well as working with professional actors, Kieran runs 1-to-1 coaching for actors with any level of experience and those who are auditioning for drama school. His students have been accepted into the top conservatoires in the UK.

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I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart, you really helped me with my monologue and my confidence and I feel like it definitely made the difference.

Jodie Wild

I went into my auditions with confidence having known I had worked with a quality coach and ultimately I got the result I wanted – I got in. I would recommend Kieran to anybody.

Lewis Fernandez

UYA Drama School & Talent Agency

Kieran is the owner and artistic director of UYA: a leading drama school and talent agency for ages 8-21 in Leicester. UYA provide weekly acting workshops and produces regular stage and film productions. The alumni include Mahalia (MOBO Award-Winning Artist), Jurell Carter (Emmerdale, ITV), Owen Warner (Hollyoaks, Channel 4), Dilan Raithatha (West End playwright) and Dev Sodha (award-winning composer – Black Panther, Minions, Star Wars The Mandalorian).

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