JOSH DAUGHERTY
Co-Founder/Owner/Instructor
JOSH DAUGHERTY has been a working actor for decades. He began on the stage as a child cutting his teeth in the theater and in educational videos. In high school Josh found great joy in music and discovered a deep and abiding passion for opera, musical theater and, more specifically Jazz. His obsession for Jazz took him to Mt. Hood where he briefly became a Vocal Jazz major. In that short amount of time at school, he was fortunate to open the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival for Tower of Power. This time was highly influential in concretizing his passion for America’s truest art form. Much of Josh’s philosophy of creative expression, performance and storytelling is inspired by Jazz basics.
After enjoying some regional theater and performing with the Colorado Symphony in Denver, Josh made his way to Los Angeles, where he stayed for over 20 years. This was an incredible time for him as he began to amass Hollywood credits that include over 70 national network commercials (Taco Bell, Xerox, Honda, Toyota, Chevy, Raisin Bran Crunch, Nissan, Bud Light, Coors, and many, many more), voice over campaigns for 3 Fortune 500 companies (Bud Light, Honda and others), a handful of films (including We Were Soldiers and John Carter of Mars) and over 50 Guest Stars on network and cable television shows. During his time in Los Angeles he taught for 6 years at the SAG Foundation’s Don Lafontaine Memorial Voice Over Lab, where he also served on the advisory board.
You can see Josh’s most recent work on season three of David E. Kelley’s adaptation of the Stephen King trilogy, Mr. Mercedes, on the Peacock Network, playing the role of Tom Saubers.
ASHLEY WATKINS
Co-Founder/Owner/Operations
ASHLEY WATKINS is a professional actress & dancer residing in Atlanta, GA. Originally Los Angeles based, she has worked in the entertainment industry for over 14 years. Film-wise, she has had the opportunity to collaborate with directors & actors such as David Fincher, Michael Patrick King, Steve Antin, David Duchovny, Don Johnson, Kerry Condon, and has national distribution for her lead roles in 3 feature films. Currently, she has wrapped two Television pilots in Atlanta. Dance-wise, she has been in over 30 music videos including Black Eyed Peas, Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, LMFAO. She performed in LA Opera’s 2011 show, ‘Eugene Onegin‘ as a dancer/figure skater, and has made appearances on Network shows such as, The Young Pope, Entourage Castle, Californication, Undercovers, & The Neighbors.
Ashley was in the Fruit of the Looms National commercial airing as the principle conductor and also in Skechers & in Epson (which aired during the 2016 Olympics). She was also the Spokesmodel for Toyota’s two Scion Zeus national commercial campaigns for their new release car series and carries multiple commercial credits.
Having been born into the military lifestyle (her father served 24 years in the Air Force) moving from city to city, she has learned to adapt quickly and easily overcome the high demands & hustle of the entertainment industry. Her side passions and training include figure skating (past competitive), aerial acrobatics, fire spinning, cycling , teaching dance, and a BA in Theatre from UCSD.
Ashley & Josh are excited to open & build Door D Creative acting studio together & share their 30+ yrs of experience & connections with the Atlanta Entertainment community while helping strengthen the reputation and quality of work to our fellow actors. IMDB: imdb.me/ashleywatkins