Master the Chubbuck Acting Technique with Acting Coach Romy Irene
Acting Classes
We offer classes and private coaching for actors and directors
Actors
Take your craft to the next level through in-depth scene study and the powerful Chubbuck Technique. Our hands-on acting classes guide you in creating authentic, dynamic characters that truly move your audience.
Directors
Empower your vision by mastering how to guide actors to deliver authentic, compelling performances. We help you to enhance communication with actors, elevate storytelling, and craft dynamic, emotionally impactful scenes.
Private Coaching
Get personalized coaching designed for your unique acting journey. Whether you’re preparing for auditions, refining a role, or deepening character analysis, our one-on-one sessions help you unlock your full potential.
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Ivana Chubbuck
Founder of the Chubbuck Technique
“Romy has a profound understanding of my technique and human behaviour. With her intuition and eye for detail, she gives actors effective tools to use their own personal experiences and recreate interesting and dynamic characters with many psychological layers“
Empowering Actors and Directors
Empowering Actors & Filmmakers with Hollywood-Level Training in the Heart of Europe
Romy Irene is an internationally recognized acting coach based in Amsterdam. As Europe’s first accredited Chubbuck Acting Coach, Romy has been personally trained by Ivana Chubbuck, one of Hollywood’s most influential acting coaches.
With almost 20 years of experience, Romy has established herself as a go-to acting coach for professional actors, directors, and screenwriters seeking to push artistic boundaries and deliver emotionally compelling performances. Her expertise lies in guiding actors to access deep, psychologically complex emotions, enabling them to bring authenticity, intensity, and vulnerability to their roles.
At the core of Romy’s coaching is the Chubbuck Technique, a 12-step acting method that teaches actors to use emotions not as an end result, but as a driving force toward a goal. Instead of letting pain, insecurities, or fears create self-destructive behaviors, actors learn to transform them into fuel for action, empowerment, and breakthrough performances.
Romy Irene has worked with some of the most talented actors in and outside of Europe, including Sallie Harmsen, Matteo Franco, Yehuda Nahari Halevi, Rifka Lodeizen, Melody Klaver, Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuijzen, and Sinem Kavus, all of whom have delivered critically acclaimed performances in film and television.
Beyond individual coaching, Romy is committed to elevating the European acting community, bridging the gap between Hollywood-level training and European film and theater traditions. Her students consistently praise her for her depth of knowledge, direct yet nurturing approach, and ability to unlock an actor’s full potential.
With a growing reputation in both the Dutch and international acting industries, Romy Irene is shaping the next generation of actors and directors, helping them develop the skills necessary to deliver high-stakes, emotionally gripping performances that captivate audiences worldwide.
Testimonials
Read what actors and directors say about Romy Irene
Twan Kuyper
Working with Romy was amazing. She helped me get a deeper connection to my character and I believe that her steering me through the script has helped my performance a lot. I am excited to work with her again.
Matteo Franco
Romy is committed, professional, and purpose-driven. My acting process has been profoundly enriched by the quality questions she’s been helping to raise. Working with her helped me deepen my exploration of my character, understand his universal nature, and find the fire to win. I couldn’t recommend enough working with her.
Imanuelle Grives
Romy gives me clear tools to consciously use unconscious psychological processes from everyday life. This helps me to create interesting and layered characters. For many of my role in the series ‘Fighter’s Heart’ I worked intensively with her. The result of our hard work paid off. Laudatory press reviews emphatically talked about the layering and intensity of my character.
Poal Cairo
Thanks to Romy my bag of emotional stones became a bag of tools that I can use in my acting and in my life.
Nanette Drazic
I am absolutely convinced that Romy has opened a door to infinite growth in my profession. Ivana Chubbuck’s technique is a technique of courage, hope and self-knowledge and makes you not only a better actor but a better person, if you dare…!
Dewi Reijs
Thanks to Romy’s Chubbuck lessons, I have discovered a deeper layer in my acting as an actress. I also go to auditions with more confidence.
We have many more Testimonials from leading professionals in the industry.
Workshops
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Intensive Masterclass for Directors and Actors
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