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Platform Acting
Our mission

Building bridges between actors and opportunities.

Platform Acting is a hybrid training and casting platform. We help actors train with AI feedback, prove their skill with an expert-verified credential anyone can check, and get matched to real casting calls — starting in the Netherlands.

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What we are building

One trustworthy path from practice to a paid role — powered by AI, validated by real experts.

Train
with AI feedback
Certify
with a real coach
Get cast
in one place
The problem we are solving

Acting talent is fragmented.

Skill is everywhere, but proof of it is scattered — with no shared, trustworthy way to show it or find it.

Talent is scattered

An actor's ability lives in a dozen disconnected places — class recordings, self-tapes, showreels, agency PDFs and DMs. Nothing adds up to a single, honest picture of skill.

Feedback is a lottery

How fast an actor improves depends on who they can afford and who they happen to meet. Opinions vary wildly, and there is no consistent yardstick for what "good" actually means.

No proof anyone trusts

A reel can be edited. A claim can be inflated. There is no recognised, verifiable signal of an actor's skill — so employers sift through hundreds of applicants with nothing reliable to go on.

What we believe

The principles behind every decision.

These four convictions shape how we design the product, certify skill and treat the people who use it.

Proof over claims

Every certified skill is reviewed by a real coach and carries a credential code anyone can verify. We earn trust with evidence, not adjectives.

Experts in the loop

AI gives fast, objective feedback at scale; human coaches bring judgement, nuance and care. We never let the machine certify alone.

Public verifiability

A credential is only worth something if it can be checked. Anyone, anywhere can verify a Platform Acting certification in a single click — no login required.

Built with the community

Actors, coaches and employers shape what we ship. We are starting in the Netherlands precisely because we want to build alongside the people doing the work.

Our story

Why we are starting in the Netherlands.

Acting talent is everywhere, but proof of it is scattered — across classes, self-tapes, reels and direct messages. Actors struggle to show how good they really are, and employers struggle to find a reliable signal among hundreds of applicants.

We started Platform Acting to fix that with one clear path: train, certify, get cast. Objective AI feedback raises the floor for everyone, expert coaches keep the bar high, and a verifiable certification turns skill into something an employer can trust.

We are building first for the Dutch screen and stage — the scene we know best — and expanding from there. Early members do not just join; they help shape how training, certification and casting work.

One place, end to end

Train, certify and get cast without leaving the platform — no scattered tools.

Train

Objective AI scores on tone, expression, body language and emotional delivery.

Certify

A human coach validates the assessment and certifies your level.

Get cast

AI-ranked among certified candidates, then apply in a single click.

Built in the Netherlands

A stage where talent is the only thing that matters.

We are building a place where an actor's skill speaks for itself — measured fairly, verified by experts, and visible to the people casting the next role. Less gatekeeping, more proof.

The team

The people building Platform Acting

A small, focused team across product, technology and acting education — building from the Netherlands.

Deniz Aykaç

Deniz Aykaç

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Leads Platform Acting’s vision and strategy, building bridges between actors and opportunities across the European casting market.

Gürbüz Taha Özdemir

Gürbüz Taha Özdemir

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Owns the technical architecture of the platform, from AI-assisted performance feedback to the public credential-verification system.

Baran Can Eraslan

Baran Can Eraslan

Chief Performance & Education Officer (CPEO)

IMDb

Designs the training and certification methodology, ensuring every credential reflects real, expert-verified acting skill.

Kaan Aykaç

Kaan Aykaç

Product Architect

Shapes the product experience for actors, employers and coaches, turning the pipeline into a clear, premium workflow.

By the numbers

What our values look like in practice.

4

AI feedback dimensions

100%

Expert-validated certifications

1-click

Public credential verification

NL

Built in the Netherlands

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