Meet the Coaches
Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Born & raised in Vancouver, BC, Jean-Luc started his career auditioning for commercials, TV & Film in 1997. After consecutive years of booking commercials, he booked a series regular on the ABC Family series ‘Kyle XY’ at 15 years old, which lasted 3 seasons. At 19, Jean-Luc moved to Los Angeles to take a stab at the competitive Hollywood market. Almost immediately, JL booked the FOX network pilot ‘Strange Brew’, written & produced by David Kohan & Max Mutchnick, the creators of ‘Will & Grace.’ This was his foray into the world of multi-camera comedy.
Jean-Luc weathered the ebbs and flows of the industry, always committing to being better, until he got his first big break on Freeform’s ‘Baby Daddy.’ He credits his 6 seasons of Baby Daddy as the most influential learning experience of his career, working with TV comedy heavyweights Melissa Peterman, Tahj Mowry, director Michael Lembeck & more.
After multiple award nominations, JL took home the 2017 Teen Choice Award for Favourite Male Actor in a Comedy, as well as the 2017 People’s Choice Award for Favourite TV Comedy. In 2020, he went on to book a series regular on CBS’s multi-cam comedy ‘Carol’s Second Act’ starring opposite Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Middle).
Ryan Pinkston
Ryan Pinkston has been one of Hollywood’s most successful young actors for over the last two decades. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, he grew up studying acting locally and through experience over his long career has been blessed with working non-stop since the age of 14. At the age of 12 he auditioned for Ed McMahon's “Star Search” which he subsequently won after a nationwide competition.
This led to many opportunities in the television and film world, where he began to make a name for himself in the industry. At the age of 14 Ryan Pinkston booked his first big acting job on “Punk’d” with Ashton Kutcher, which was a worldwide phenomenon. Today Ryan refuses to let off the gas and continues to take the industry by storm.
Ryan was most recently acting alongside Dwayne “THE ROCK” Johnson in one of America's TOP shows called “Young Rock”, Where he portrayed Dwayne Johnson's best friend that he grew up with. The show was on NBC for 3 years, winning many awards along the way. He is currently starring alongside Academy Award Nominee, Stephanie Hsu, in Peacock's most recent hit, "LAID", where he played the main antagonist.