We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Zenith Ander. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Zenith below.

Hi Zenith, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

I’m stoked to chat with you! I always knew creativity and performing was going to be normal-life for me. As a kid I would make up songs and do stand up shows and concerts for my parents. I never envisioned myself with a normal 9-5 type day to day life. I always was making up stories and writing weird books.

Zenith, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I started acting professionally in my teenage years. My first theatre job was the first thing I ever auditioned for. Acting in theatre, film & television immediately became my normal life. Growing up in Australia and pursuing a creative career is a tough life to make a meaningful living from. I got lucky early on. There is a ceiling to success in Australia however, and moving to Hollywood in 2015 was just my time to expand and grow in that way. In the years I have been in the States, I have won 11 awards for Acting, Script Writing, Producing and multiple awards for my Web Series Roommates. It’s been an awesome journey, really. Last year I released my podcast, Journey to the Zenith while working through some family stuff back in Australia. The podcast is a bunch of stories from my career and interviews with entertainment professionals. Keeping the creative spark lit during challenging times is imperative to a creative life.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

I like this question! I had to unlearn that being too much was a hinderance to a creative life. Whatever idea lives inside you that only stands to benefit those who relate to it, deserves to exist. It’s a duty to bring to life those things that keep you awake or take up space if they are not expressed. Unlearning shrinking or ignoring your passion is desperately important if you want to be successful in a creative career.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

The online world is fraught with garbage, time-wasting content as well as amazing, talented and hilarious people who deserve to thrive for creating their dream. Something I have done these last years to support artists is purchasing a personalized cameo or video from a comedian or musician online that a friend is a fan of for their birthday. Few things feel as good to me these days as paying an artist for their work and having a friend react with joy, laughter and gratitude. Positive commerce does exist in the online world, especially for actors/musicians/comedians. Support those you are a fan of today!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.zenithander.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithitszenith/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrcDwae5QPIHoDJzlU8F80A

Image Credits

Johnny Vision

BAFTA North America