For me, acting is the greatest tool we have right now to teach people empathy. Because empathy requires you to put yourself squarely in the shoes of another person. I think, therefore, acting should be a required subject that should be taught. Anything that teaches empathy.
Adam Davenport is the Founder and Artistic Director of The International Acting Studio (TIAS), with regular ongoing workshops in Belgrade, Budapest, Zagreb and Prague overseeing the coaching of more than 100 actors in Europe, from actors just starting their careers to well-established and famous actors in their own countries: including Guslagie Malanda, Jelena Gavrilović, Ana Geislerova, Kata Dobo, Slaven Došlo and Ivan Kamaras.
He has helped actors from the region secure roles on international productions, such as The Crown for Netflix, and studio projects for Universal, Sony, Amazon and Legendary Pictures. Ivana Chubbuck certified him as the first acting teacher to introduce the Oscar-winning Chubbuck technique to Serbia and Hungary.
A graduate of Yale University, he is a member of BAFTA and the European Film Academy. At the age of 26, he became the youngest director accepted into the Playwright Directors Unit of the Actors Studio. For ten years, he worked with Academy Award and Emmy winner Melissa Leo, also playing a pivotal role in her successful 2011 Oscar campaign for Best Supporting Actress in The Fighter. He is the recipient of the Panavision New Filmmaker Award, a distinction shared by Paul Thomas Anderson and Steven Soderbergh on their first filmmaking efforts. He recently appeared opposite Kate Hudson in Glass Onion, for which he received a Satellite Award for Best Acting Ensemble.