Scott Strand

Scott Strand is an Actor and Master Acting Coach. He’s also a husband, father and inspirational speaker. Alongside his wife, Diane Strand, they are the owners of JDS Studios. When schools lost funding for the arts - Scott and Diane came with a Drama Club solution, and thus JDS Actors Studio was born. Regularly teaching Acting to students from youth to seniors, Scott inspires everyone to fall in love with the craft of acting whatever your age.

A graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and California State University Northridge in Film Directing with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Television. Scott began his career in theatre acting on stages across L.A. before moving into television and feature films including Last Man Standing with Bruce Willis and Christopher Walken.

Scott has performed on many stages across southern California along with TV and major motion pictures. He earned a SAG (Screen Actors’ Guild) for his work on the HBO Film Tyson. His film, which he wrote and directed, The Courage To Run Away was chosen for the Cannes Film Festival.