Julia de Peyer

Julia de Peyer originally trained as a dancer at Bush Davies Ballet School and the London School of Contemporary Dance (the Place). She then went on to work as a teacher at Bush Davies, Elmhurst and The Place and as a dancer and choreographer in film, television and theatre, along such luminaries as Jane Dudley, Derek Jarman, Stephen Dwoskin, Alan Grint and Anthony van Laast and appearing in films like Outland, Who Dares Wins and Nutcracker.

Following her desire to explore film acting, Julia then went on to train at London’s Drama Studio, before going on to work as an actress in film and television.

As an acting teacher, she has worked not only in the field of drama, with film and stage actors but also performance techniques and confidence building with dancers, models, singers and bands.

Outside film and teaching, Julia has managed a US recording artist, studied practical philosophy at The London School of Economics Science and Philosophy and been on the executive committee for a Gala Evening in the presence of HRH, Diana Prince of Wales.

She is passionate about music, art and horse riding and lives in north London with her husband and son.

Julia specialises in improvisation and believability and the actor and has taught at ISSA since the school was founded.