Bill O’Reilly’s hit TV series Legends & Lies is now casting principal speaking roles in Virginia.
According to Deadline, the next installment, Legends & Lies: Patriots will profile figures who shaped the country’s early days. FNC has ordered 12 weeks of Patriots.
From Deadline:
O’Reilly is exec producer on the series, produced by Warm Spring Productions, the makers of History’s Mountain Men, Animal Planet’s American River Renegades and HGTV’s Log Cabin Living. He also has appeared onscreen in each episode, providing analysis and commentary with historians and other experts and descendants of the subjects. The current season, Legends & Lies: The Real West, is averaging 1.2 million viewers and 208,000 in the news demo. Since launching in April, the series has grown 14% in total viewers and 103% in the demo.
Casting directors are casting a wide range of speaking roles including Alexander Hamilton, Abigail Adams and several other leading principal roles.
To audition for a role on Legends & Lies: Patriots Season 2, check out the casting call details below:
Legends & Lies: Patriots Casting Call
Project Name: “Legends & Lies” Season 2
Film Location: Virginia
Casting Team: Henry Jäderlund, David Brantley
All Positions are PAID.
Location: Richmond VA
Compensation: Professional Pay
Please Select the time you would like to schedule your Audition.
SEEKING
ABIGAIL ADAMS Principal/Dialog – Caucasian/Female – 27 – 38. Actor needed to portray Mrs. Abigail Adams, wife of Founding Father John Adams, important patriot figure and second First Lady
ALEXANDER HAMILTON Caucasian male, 20-35, Principal Role with Dialogue, Chief Staff Aide to General George Washington, politician, long hair preferred, must be able to ride a horse, must be familiar with firearms
BANASTRE TARLETON Featured Principal/Dialog – Caucasian/Male – 25-38. Actor Needed to portray well-known British officer during the American Revolution. Longer hair. Candidates must be expert horsemen with extensive riding experience and comfort with weapons. British dialect is important to this role.
BENEDICT ARNOLD Caucasian male, 20-40, Principal Role with Dialogue, American defector to British Army, role will focus on Arnold’s career in the military, long hair preferred, must be able to ride a horse at full gallop, must be familiar with firearms
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Caucasian male, 35-50, Principal Role with Dialogue, Founding Father, inventor, light brown long hair preferred, must be able to ride a horse
BENJAMIN TALMADGE Caucasian male, 20-30, Principal Role with Dialogue, military officer in Continental Army, spy, long hair preferred, must be able to ride a horse at full gallop, must be familiar with firearms,
BILLY LEE Featured Principal/Dialog – African American/Male – 22-30. Actor needed to portray General George Washington’s personal valet, who served with the General during the American Revolution. Horsemanship/experience with riding is an important asset.
BOSTON TEA PARTY MEMBER Featured Principal/Dialog – Caucasian/Male – 25 – 40. Actor needed to portray Boston Tea Party member, one of the men who stormed aboard British merchant ships in 1773 and helped dump English tea into Boston Harbor.
BRITISH OFFICER Featured Principal/Dialog – Caucasian/Male – 22 – 50. Actor needed to portray British Officer during the American Revolution. British dialect important. Ability to ride horses and handle weapons also critical. Longer hair a plus.
CONTINENTAL DELEGATE Featured Principal/Dialog – Caucasian/Male – 28 – 45. Actor needed to portray Colonial Delegate to the Continental Congress. Variety of dialects, mastery of regional accents and ability a strong plus
DR. JOSEPH WARREN Principal/Dialog – Caucasian/Male – 25 – 35. Actor needed to portray important patriot during the early phase of the American Revolution. Ability to ride horses very important and critical. Comfort with weapons a plus. Longer hair a plus
ETHAN ALLEN Caucasian male, 40-60, Principal Role with Dialogue, farmer, politician, Founder of state of Vermont, must be athletic, must be able to ride a horse at full gallop, must be familiar with firearms, role will be physically demanding,
FRANCIS MARION Caucasian male, 30-50, Principal Role with Dialogue, military officer, used guerrilla war tactics to be a persistent adversary of the British, must be athletic, must be able to ride a horse at full gallop, must be familiar with firearms, role will be physically demanding
GENERAL EDWARD BRADDOCK Caucasian male, 30-50, Featured Principal Role with Dialogue, British officer, Commander-In-Chief of original 13 colonies for Britain, long hair preferred, must be able to ride a horse, must be familiar with firearms, British accent necessary,
GENERAL NATHANAEL GREENE Featured Principal/Dialog – Male Caucasian – Age Range 35-45: Actor needed to portray important Revolutionary War General. Horsemanship skills.
GENERAL THOMAS GAGE Caucasian male, 30-50, Featured Principal Role with Dialogue, 5’10” or taller, British general, severe-looking. British General overseeing troops in Boston, vengeful and vindictive, husband to a wife rumored to be a spy for the Continental Army,
GENERAL WILLIAM HOWE Featured Principal/Dialog – Caucasian/Male – 40 – Early-50s. Actor needed to portray important British commanding officer during the American Revolution. Horsemanship and comfort with weapons a strong plus. British accent critical. Longer hair
GEORGE WASHINGTON Caucasian male, 35-55, Principal Role with Dialogue, Role will focus on George Washington as a military leader, long hair preferred, over 6’0” preferred, need strong physique, must be able to ride a horse at a gallop, must be familiar with firearms, role will be physically demanding
GOVERNOR THOMAS HUTCHINSON Caucasian male, 40-60, Featured Principal Role with Dialogue, merchant, politician, British Loyalist, long hair preferred,
HENRY KNOX Featured Principal/Dialog – Male Caucasian – Age Range 25-35: Actor needed to portray important Revolutionary War General. Character had a larger physique. Ability to ride a horse a strong asset
HORATIO GATES Caucasian male, 30-50, Featured Principal Role with Dialogue, role will focus on life as American General, long hair preferred, must be able to ride a horse at full gallop, must be familiar with firearms, British accent necessary
JOHN ADAMS Caucasian male, 35-55, Principal Role with Dialogue, Founding Father, Second President of the US, long hair preferred, must be able to ride a horse
JOHN HANCOCK Caucasian male, 30-45, Featured Principal Role with Dialogue, merchant, smuggler, politician, signer of Declaration of Independence, long hair preferred,
MAJOR JOHN ANDRE Caucasian male, 25 – 35, Featured Principal Role with Dialogue, British Intelligence Agent, long hair preferred with a willingness to have it cut in scene,
MARTHA WASHINGTON Featured Principal/Dialog – Female Caucasian – Age Range 40-55; Actor needed to portray wife of General George Washington and the First Lady of the United States.
MILITIA OFFICER Featured Principal/Dialog – Caucasian/Male – 22 – 50. Actor needed to portray Colonial/Patriot Militia Officer during the American Revolution. Ability to handle edged weapons, firearms – critical. Longer hair a plus. Horsemanship skills an important plus.
NATHAN HALE Caucasian male, 20-30, Principal Role with Dialogue, soldier role will focus on Hale’s spying exploits, long hair preferred, role will be physically demanding,
PATRICK HENRY Featured Principal/Dialog – Caucasian/Male – 30 – 40. Actor needed to portray famous “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” Founding Father. Longer hair a plus.
PAUL REVERE Caucasian male, 30-50, Principal Role with Dialogue, patriot, silversmith, helped organize alarm system to warn against British military, long brown hair preferred, must be athletic, must be able to ride a horse at full gallop, must be familiar with firearms, role will be physically demanding,
PEGGY SHIPPEN Featured Principal/Dialog – Female Caucasian – Age Range 18 – 26: Actor needed to portray young wife of General Benedict Arnold, mistress of John Andre, who played a role in Arnold’s espionage/treason.
SAM ADAMS Caucasian male, 35-55, Principal Role with Dialogue, Organizer of Boston’s Sons of Liberty, politician, Massachusetts Governor, long hair preferred, must be able to ride a horse, strong voice and personality a plus,
THOMAS JEFFERSON Caucasian male, 25-45, Principal Role with Dialogue, Founding Father, slender and over 5’10” preferred, reddish long hair preferred, must be able to ride a horse,
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