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 18 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 Bakhuyzen, 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
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.
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.
Claire Schuyffel
Romy is an amazing teacher; she doesn’t just give you feedback, she really works and thinks WITH you, to make sure you reach your highest potential. The technique has done so many amazing things for me; it has literally changed my acting. Recently, I asked Romy for help when a very important audition came up for a part in War Horse that I had wanted since I first saw the play years ago. Thanks to the technique and Romy’s help… I got the part! After each round of auditions I called Romy, she was so supportive and always gave me advice for the next round. My dream has come true and I am forever grateful!
Martijn Winkler
Romy taught me to think (and act) from the actor’s perspective. What is needed to portray a character convincingly, to embody genuine emotions, and to arrive at logical, compelling actions that make a scene sparkle, feel authentic, and fit within the overall dramaturgy of the film? Her approach provides me, as a director, with greater insight and tools when it comes to directing actors: less focus solely on the cinematographic aspects of a scene, but in collaboration with actors, also focusing on the character’s motivations, actions, and goals to make the scene succeed. It also offers me, as a director, a pleasant mutual ‘language’ and understanding, which strengthens the collaboration with actors (and ultimately improves the results).
Bilal El-Aoumari
Romy coached me for my rol in the series ‘Laura H’ and I am super grateful to her for that. Our sessions were intense and sometimes heavy, but they allowed me to dig deeper. Thanks to her guidance I was able to discober interesting layers in my character, which helped to win a ‘Golden Calf Award’!
Mehrnoush Rahmani
The Chubbuck Technique has had a far-reaching impact not only on my playing, but on my entire life. For not only does it enable me to tap into my deepest souls when I play, but the technique also gives me life energy! This has to do with the essence of the technique: choose to keep fighting for your goal, despite great difficulties. Use your pain as a driving force to pursue your passion in life.The impact of this is not limited to the lessons. It fuels a fire in me! And that is also because of Romy. She is one of the best teachers, I know. She sees everything, names it crystal clear, gives me exactly the clues I need, and it feels very familiar to open up with her. The book ‘The Power of the Actor’ already provides great tools. But Romy is the one who really makes the technique come alive in practice.
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.
Matthijs Van De Sande Bakhuijzen
Romy is a great acting coach. Her classes are a safe place to experiment with the Chubbubck technique. She has a sharp eye and dares to push your boundaries, but at the same time is precise in her instructions. The Chubbuck technique is something I have been looking for all along. A technique with practical tools and concrete steps that serve to make the line between fiction and non-fiction as thin as possible and allow you to make games dangerous. Really dangerous, and scary, because you are working with everything that is you. The Chubbuck technique has opened the doors for me to a dimension that is infinite and both terrifies and excites me, both make me feel confident and incompetent: exactly the area you need to be in to grow. I am grateful: acting has become a great new journey for me.
We have many more Testimonials from leading professionals in the industry.
Workshops
Find out more about our upcoming workshops
Masterclass & Book Launch with Ivana Chubbuck
Chubbuck-certified acting coach Romy Irene and actor/performer Matteo Franco are hosting a 2-Day Intensive Masterclass and Book Launch with Ivana Chubbuck in Antwerp. This event offers a life-changing experience for both actors and directors. As a result of her 40+…
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Intensive Chubbuck Workshop for Directors and Actors
This intensive workshop offers directors and actors the opportunity to work with the groundbreaking Chubbuck technique, which helps them make profound and interesting acting choices and better communicate with actors. The workshop requires at least 6 hours of preparation and two…
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