Becoming... Actor and Content Creator Clayton Farris (with 437.5k Tik Tok followers)
NOV 10, 202563 MIN
Becoming... Actor and Content Creator Clayton Farris (with 437.5k Tik Tok followers)
NOV 10, 202563 MIN
Description
<p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@claytonfarris4ever?lang=en"><strong>Clayton Farris</strong></a> is a Los Angeles–based actor and writer whose sharp comedic instincts and grounded performances have made him a standout across screen and digital platforms. He’s appeared in acclaimed series like <em><strong>American Crime Story: Impeachment</strong></em>, <em><strong>9-1-1: Lone Star</strong></em>, <em><strong>The Morning Show</strong></em>, and <em><strong>NCIS</strong></em>, while also building a cult following online through his dry humor and deeply relatable sketches. He stars alongside Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, and Julia Garner in <em><strong>Weapons</strong></em>, the highly anticipated thriller from <em>Barbarian</em> director <strong>Zach Cregger </strong>and A24.</p><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><p>• Finding joy where you can and celebrating wins</p><p>• Feeling aligned with what he’s doing and how he connects with that energy</p><p>• His first professional job in LA was a McDonald's commercial.</p><p>• Clayton's viral series 'The Rich Couple' started from observing real-life behaviors.</p><p>• How creating his own work contributes to his approach to self tapes and booking</p><p>• Advice to actors and how he approaches self tapes</p><p>• How he works on his Tik Tok content and his process to creating short form content</p><p>• Intense specificity is broad relatability</p><p>• His thoughts on AI and the change in the industry</p><p>• His weekly goal for social media</p><p>• Lightning round including his favorite on set experience, favorite actor he’s worked with, favorite director, </p><p>• His first professional job in LA was a McDonald's commercial.</p><p>Guest:</p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4022227/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">IMDb</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@claytonfarris4ever?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Tik Tok</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/claytonfarris/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@claytonfarris4ever/video/7570842883243167006?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">That One Rich Couple</a></p><p>Host:</p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mentorsonthemic/?hl=en">@MentorsontheMic</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/michellesimonemiller/?hl=en">@MichelleSimoneMiller</a></p><p>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/mentorsonthemic">@MentorsontheMic</a><a href="https://twitter.com/MichelleSimoneM?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@MichelleSimoneM</a></p><p>Facebook page:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic"> https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic</a></p><p>Website:<a href="http://www.michellesimonemiller.com/"> www.michellesimonemiller.com</a> and<a href="www.mentorsonthemic.com"> www.mentorsonthemic.com</a></p><p>Youtube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle">https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle"></a>If you like this episode, check out:</p><p><a href="https://kite.link/bengiroux" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Becoming... Actor and Director Ben Giroux (with 4.5 million Tik Tok followers)</a></p><p><a href="https://kite.link/courtneymichelle" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Becoming... Actress and viral Content Creator Courtney Michelle Dlugos (450k on TikTok w/ 20 mill likes)</a></p>
