Meet Spencer Jarman

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Spencer Jarman. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Spencer , first a big thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights with us today. I’m sure many of our readers will benefit from your wisdom, and one of the areas where we think your insight might be most helpful is related to imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is holding so many people back from reaching their true and highest potential and so we’d love to hear about your journey and how you overcame imposter syndrome.
Imposter syndrome is a feeling almost everyone deals with. There are times when I feel it more than others, but the main thing that helps me stymie that feeling is my work ethic and reflection. When I put in the work, I am able to lean on that and say “I am doing great, informed work in this moment,” and that helps circumvent the feeling of “I don’t deserve to be here.” Reflection is just reminding myself of how far I have come and that I do add value to projects I am in.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I am an actor from a tiny town in Oregon called Joseph. I started acting in college while trying to fill up my elective classes, fell in love, then moved to Portland to pursue acting further. I was there for three years then went back home did a year of Wildland Firefighting for the USFS (saved some money,) and then moved to LA. I studied classically while there and landed some national commercials, as well as did a handful of short films and plays. PANDEMIC HIT. Went to my tiny town in Oregon, and realized LA wasn’t for me, so I came to UTAH. WHY? My sister had lived here. I found a manager quickly and found out the acting scene was pretty wide open and had some great opportunities. I worked on 40 projects in the first 2 years I was here. No my sights are set on out of state representation, I have a few meetings coming up this week. Wish me luck!

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Passion, Innocence, and my Athletic background. The biggest factor to making it as an actor is effort + time. Passion will carry you through and help you in the BIG moments. You have to stay innocent in your craft and always approach it like you don’t know anything, as well as almost being dumb to the fact that you have chosen one of the hardest professions to make it in. Lastly if you approach your work like an athlete, you will get better. Athletes drill moves, they go through scenarios, and they practice all the time. Most actors submit themselves to projects, go to the gym, and then watch a movie.

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?
The intent to live, the actor and the target, on the art of acting. There is an amazing section in the Intent to live where Larry Moss tells you not to be cool. Thats a hard impulse for me to shut off which is weird because I’m not cool.

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