Lesly Kahn is the founder and artistic director of Lesly Kahn & Company, Actor Training, in Hollywood, California. With a staff and faculty of approximately 60, she teaches, trains, and prepares thousands of actors per year. Lesly has worked extensively on innumerable films, television shows and theatrical projects with countless skilled, prolific, and renowned actors.
In addition, Lesly has worked with literally thousands of gifted, previously unknown actors who have since achieved success, including Academy and other Award winners and nominees such as Tiffany Haddish, Armie Hammer, And Octavia Spencer. Over the past three decades, Lesly has coached actors in major roles on pretty much every television show out there, including iconic, long-running, and hit series such as "13 Reasons Why," "Blackish," "Episodes," "Glow," "Grey’s Anatomy," "New Girl," "Saturday Night Live," "Scandal," "Stranger Things," "Transparent," and "The Walking Dead" to name just a few of their more recent (and recognized) endeavors. Her clients have also starred in seminal feature films including "Call Me By Your Name," "Die Hard," "The Help," "Hidden Figures," "Manchester By The Sea," "Mission Impossible," "Moonlight," and "The Social Network."