An acting coach is a media industry specialist who works with actors to enable them to develop their skills, either in a career development role, or for a specific shooting/dramatic project. The work of an acting teacher is often grouped into this profession, but the roles are distinct; an acting teacher will teach a general range of acting skills to a group of actors, whereas a coach will usually work on a one-to-one basis, and often on a movie set, with the objective of improving the actor’s performance for a given role or circumstance.