About DCO Studio
DCO Studio is a boutique acting studio located in the iconic Lennon Mills, West Melbourne, designed for actors at all stages of their careers. Run by Melbourne actor and creative Daniel Cosgrove, it has become a one-stop destination for professionals, graduates, and drama school applicants alike. Each session at DCO Studio is tailored to the artist’s personal goals, learning style, and career ambitions. With a diverse client base across all stages of their creative journeys, DCO Studio takes pride in offering coaching that meets the unique needs of every individual. Daniel has worked with over 400 different actors in the past 12 months. What sets DCO Studio apart from other private coaches is my commitment to the entire journey, not just the craft.
I support clients through every aspect of their development, from acting technique and process to reel creation and career strategy. My mission is to equip actors with the tools, skills, and industry insight they need to access professional work with confidence. Whether you are looking for camera training, foundational acting technique, taping for musical theatre, self-tapes, audition prep, showreels, singing self-tapes, agent approaches, industry guidance, audition guidance for tertiary institutions or a better understanding of certain acting methodologies, I can help you out.
About Dan
Daniel runs DCO Studio in Melbourne’s west and has been helping clients achieve success as a private acting coach and mentor for the past few years. He also collaborates with several tertiary acting institutions across Australia. Daniel adores the craft and mentoring artists from all walks of life! Daniel has qualifications working on both sides of the camera, having received a Bachelor of Fine Arts: Musical Theatre (VCA) and a Bachelor of Communications: Film and TV (UTAS).
Daniel is most recognisable as playing J. Finch/Zac Smith in the record-breaking Melbourne season of ‘Puffs’ at the Alex Theatre, as well as the Australian tour (2018-2019). Recent television credits include playing Michael Clarke in ‘Warnie’ for Nine Media and Matthew Childs in ‘Neighbours’ for Amazon.
Daniel recently appeared as Matthew Sutton in ‘Voyagers’ and was the male swing in ‘Not Finished With You Yet’. Other credits include playing Aeneas in MTM’s ‘Paris: A Rock Odyssey’ at the Melbourne Recital Centre and touring with the Australasian company of ‘Paw Patrol Live - Race to the Rescue’. Other theatre credits include Joe in Vic Theatre Company’s ‘The Gathering’, Gabe in ‘First Date’ with Pursued By Bear, Stevens in Doorstep Arts ‘Dogfight’ as well as a member of the ensemble in Opera Australia's ‘Aida’. He has also appeared in several media campaigns for brands such as Lexus, Nant Studios, the AFL, the NRL, Coles and more.