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GABLE Feature Film Casting Call – Background Actors

Job Description

GABLE, an upcoming feature film about Olympic wrestling legend Dan Gable, is seeking background actors for scenes filming throughout Central Illinois. The production is looking for talent who can authentically portray people from the 1960s, with period-appropriate appearances, hairstyles, and wardrobe-friendly looks. This feature film casting opportunity offers performers the chance to participate in a sports biopic centered on one of wrestling’s most celebrated athletes.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform as a background actor in the feature film GABLE
• Portray characters appropriate to the film’s 1960s setting
• Follow direction from the production team during filming
• Maintain a period-appropriate appearance while on set
• Help create authentic environments for scenes throughout the film
• Work professionally with cast, crew, and other background performers

Requirements

• Must be available to work in Central Illinois
• Must be able to portray characters appropriate to a 1960s setting
• Period-appropriate hairstyles and appearances are encouraged
• Comfortable working as a background performer on a feature film
• Reliable, professional, and able to follow on-set direction

Compensation

• Paid background acting opportunity

Chicago Fire Casting Call – Featured Firefighter

Job Description

Chicago Fire is seeking male talent for a featured firefighter role filming in the Chicago area. The production is looking for stern-looking, clean-shaven men with a tall, fit, muscular, and imposing appearance who can convincingly portray a firefighter. This is a non-speaking featured role ideal for talent with a strong on-camera presence.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a firefighter in a featured non-speaking role
• Maintain a stern and commanding presence on camera
• Follow blocking and direction from the production team
• Perform naturally within firefighter-related scenes
• Maintain continuity and professionalism throughout filming
• Work cooperatively with cast, crew, and other performers

Requirements

• Male talent
• Ages 40s–50s
• Open to all ethnicities
• Clean-shaven appearance
• Tall, fit, muscular, and physically imposing
• Must convincingly portray a firefighter
• Must be local to Chicago, surrounding suburbs, or nearby border states
• Reliable and able to follow on-set direction

Compensation

• $165 for 8 hours
• Time-and-a-half after 8 hours
• $40 for 2-hour wardrobe fitting

Network Television True Crime Series Casting Call – Alyssa

Job Description

A network television true crime recreation series filming in Knoxville, Tennessee, is seeking a Hispanic female actor to portray Alyssa. The ideal performer should resemble the character reference, though red hair is not required. This non-union role involves scripted gun violence and murder scenes, so talent must be comfortable performing sensitive dramatic material. No scripted audio is required.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray Alyssa in a network television true crime recreation series
• Perform scripted dramatic scenes involving gun violence and murder
• Follow creative direction from the production team
• Maintain character continuity throughout filming
• Deliver a believable and professional on-camera performance

Requirements

• Hispanic female
• Ages 20s–early 30s
• Should reasonably resemble the character reference
• Red hair is not required
• Must be comfortable with scripted gun violence and murder scenes
• Must be available to work in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Non-union talent

Compensation

• $200 per day worked
• Hotel provided

Job Description

A paid non-union vertical production filming in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is seeking a male actor for the role of Thug-O. This character is dangerous, cocky, aggressive, and physically intimidating, with a personality that embraces confrontation and violence. Casting is looking for an actor who can bring believable menace and physical confidence to the screen. The role involves fight choreography and action sequences, so performers should be physically capable and comfortable working through staged confrontations.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray Thug-O with a cocky, aggressive, and intimidating personality.
• Bring a convincing physical presence to dramatic confrontation scenes.
• Participate in choreographed fights and action sequences.
• Perform physical material safely and consistently for the camera.
• Follow choreography and direction from the production team.
• Maintain the character’s threatening energy throughout assigned scenes.

Requirements

• Male actor.
• Ages 20–30s.
• Must be physically capable of performing action sequences.
• Must be comfortable with fight choreography.
• Larger or muscular build preferred.
• Strong physical presence and ability to portray an intimidating character.

Compensation

• Paid opportunity.
• Non-union production.

Job Description

A commercial and branded content shoot is casting a real mother and her young child for an upcoming production in and around Laramie, Wyoming. The production is seeking a mother in her late 20s to mid-30s with her own child around two years old to appear together on camera. This is a non-speaking, visual role, so there are no lines to memorize. The production will work around the child’s naps, feeding schedule, and comfort throughout the shoot, with the parent remaining with the child at all times.

Job Responsibilities

• Appear together as a real mother and child in a commercial/branded shoot.
• Perform naturally in non-speaking, visual scenes.
• Interact comfortably together on camera.
• Follow direction from the production team while keeping the child’s comfort a priority.

Requirements

• Mother in her late 20s to mid-30s.
• Must apply with her own child around two years old.
• Mother and child must be comfortable appearing on camera together.
• No speaking or memorized dialogue required.
• Must be able to work in or around Laramie, Wyoming.

Compensation

• $1,000 for the mother-and-child pair.
• Perpetual usage/buyout.
• Travel and an overnight stay may be available for non-local talent.

Job Description

A Temple MFA thesis film titled A Tuesday in Fall is casting a performer in their 20s for a Skateboarder role. The project follows interconnected characters and everyday encounters to explore isolation, changing communities, online influences, and the increasingly fragmented ways people experience modern life. The production needs someone who can genuinely skateboard rather than simply portray a skateboarder.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a skateboarder in the MFA thesis film.
• Perform authentic skateboarding on camera.
• Execute required skating movements safely and naturally.
• Follow creative and production direction during filming.

Requirements

• Performer in their 20s.
• Genuine skateboarding ability is required.
• Must be comfortable skateboarding on camera.
• Philadelphia-area talent preferred.

Compensation

• Modest flat stipend.
• Non-union production.

Job Description

A Temple MFA thesis film titled A Tuesday in Fall is seeking an older performer for a brief supporting role as a Priest. The film connects a collection of everyday encounters to explore themes of loneliness, belief, technology, conspiracy theories, and social disconnection. The Priest appears briefly within the larger narrative and requires an actor who can establish a recognizable and believable character with limited screen time.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a priest in a brief supporting scene.
• Establish the character naturally within limited screen time.
• Perform according to the tone and context of the screenplay.
• Follow direction from the filmmaker during production.

Requirements

• Actor age 45 or older.
• Suitable presence for portraying a priest.
• Comfortable performing a brief character role.
• Philadelphia-area talent preferred.

Compensation

• Modest flat stipend.
• Non-union production.

Job Description

A Temple MFA thesis film titled A Tuesday in Fall is casting a male actor for a supporting Dog Walker role. The project builds its larger story through everyday encounters with people navigating loneliness, uncertainty, media influences, and changing social relationships. The production is looking for a male performer with a natural “dad-bod” appearance to portray a man walking his dog. This is an everyday character role intended to contribute to the film’s realistic portrait of ordinary people and neighborhood life.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a neighborhood dog walker in the film.
• Perform naturally within an everyday exterior scene.
• Bring an authentic and relatable presence to the character.
• Follow direction from the production team.

Requirements

• Male actor.
• Age open.
• Natural “dad-bod” appearance sought.
• Comfortable working in a scene involving a dog.
• Philadelphia-area talent preferred.

Compensation

• Modest flat stipend.
• Non-union production.

Job Description

A Temple MFA thesis film titled A Tuesday in Fall is casting an actor for a distinctive supporting role portraying a transient person. The film explores social isolation and modern anxieties through encounters with people whose beliefs and routines reveal different ways of interpreting the world around them. The character is an unhoused man in his 40s to 60s who believes aliens are controlling people’s minds. The production is seeking an actor who can approach the character seriously and authentically, bringing personality to the unusual belief without turning the performance into a caricature.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray an unhoused man with an unusual worldview.
• Perform dialogue involving the character’s belief in alien mind control.
• Bring authenticity and individuality to the character.
• Follow creative direction during filming.

Requirements

• Actor in their 40s–60s.
• Strong character acting ability.
• Able to handle unusual dramatic material with a grounded performance.
• Philadelphia-area talent preferred.

Compensation

• Modest flat stipend.
• Non-union production.

Job Description

A Temple MFA thesis film titled A Tuesday in Fall is seeking an actor for the supporting role of a Businessperson. The film examines isolation and modern life through a collection of characters whose private routines reveal how technology and media influence their relationships with themselves and others. The Businessperson is a successful professional in their 30s to 50s who participates in an AI therapy session while sitting inside a car. The scene requires a performer who can communicate the character’s professional exterior while making a private and unconventional therapy interaction feel intimate and believable.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a successful professional in a dramatic supporting scene.
• Perform an AI therapy interaction from inside a vehicle.
• Convey the character’s private emotions through a grounded performance.
• Work closely with the director to develop the scene.

Requirements

• Actor in their 30s–50s.
• Strong dramatic and naturalistic acting ability.
• Comfortable performing an emotionally intimate scene.
• Philadelphia-area talent preferred.

Compensation

• Modest flat stipend.
• Non-union production.

TV Series Casting Call – Non-Real Police Types

Job Description

A television production filming in the Chicago area is seeking male and female background actors to portray police officers for an upcoming two-day shoot. The production is specifically looking for non-real police types who can convincingly portray law enforcement professionals on camera. Male talent should be clean-shaven with short hair. Selected performers should be prepared for early call times and full production days.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a police officer in television background scenes
• Maintain a professional and believable law enforcement presence on camera
• Follow blocking and direction from the production team
• Maintain continuity throughout the two-day shoot
• Remain available for the full production day
• Work professionally with cast, crew, and other background performers

Requirements

• Male and female talent
• Must be able to convincingly portray a police officer
• Male talent must be clean-shaven with short hair
• Real police officers are not being considered for these roles
• Must be local to the Chicago area
• Must be comfortable with early morning call times
• Must be available for both production days
• Reliable and able to follow on-set direction

Compensation

• $136.40 for 8 hours
• Time-and-a-half after 8 hours

TV Production Casting Call – Girl Photo Double

Job Description

A television production filming in the Chicago area is seeking a Caucasian girl for a paid photo double role. The selected child will match a principal actor’s general build, complexion, and hair color and may be filmed in wide shots or insert shots in place of the actor. This is a non-speaking opportunity with on-set schooling provided during each workday.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a photo double for a principal actor
• Appear in wide shots and insert shots when required
• Follow blocking and movement instructions from the production team
• Participate in rehearsals and filming
• Maintain professionalism throughout production
• Attend required on-set schooling

Requirements

• Caucasian girl
• Ages 8–10
• Must reasonably match the principal actor’s build, complexion, and hair
• Must be local to Chicago, surrounding suburbs, or nearby border states
• Must be comfortable working in a non-speaking role
• Parent or guardian must be available to accompany the child as required

Compensation

• $170 for 6 hours
• Time-and-a-half after 6 hours