Casting Calls, Auditions, and Entertainment Careers

Teen Boy (Ages 12–14) for Healthcare Commercial

Job Description
A healthcare commercial is seeking a teen boy to portray a child experiencing severe stomach pain in a family setting. This role requires strong emotional expression and the ability to convey discomfort and urgency on screen.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a child in distress due to illness
• Deliver emotional and physical acting cues
• Interact with parent actors in dramatic scenes
• Follow direction from the production team

Requirements

• Male talent, ages 12–14
• Black
• Comfortable performing emotional scenes
• Must be local to Northeast Ohio

Compensation

• $1,250 + 20% agency fee
• One-year usage with option to renew
• On-camera commercial experience

Tween Daughter (Ages 9–12) for Healthcare Commercial

Job Description
A healthcare commercial is casting a tween girl to portray a child with a leg injury. This role involves emotional acting and physical awareness to convincingly portray pain and limited mobility in a home setting.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a child with a leg injury
• Follow direction for emotional and physical cues
• Interact with parent actors in supportive scenes
• Maintain realistic performance throughout filming

Requirements

• Female talent, ages 9–12
• Caucasian
• Comfortable portraying injury and emotional scenes
• Must be local to Northeast Ohio

Compensation

• $1,250 + 20% agency fee
• One-year usage with option to renew
• Professional commercial experience

Infant (Ages 1–2) for Healthcare Commercial

Job Description
A healthcare commercial is casting an infant to appear in a family-focused scene involving a young mother. The role will capture natural baby behavior in a safe, controlled filming environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Appear in a home scene with parent actors
• Follow simple direction with guardian present
• Display natural baby behavior on camera

Requirements

• Infant, ages 1–2
• Hispanic
• Must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
• Must be local to Northeast Ohio

Compensation

• $1,250 + 20% agency fee
• One-year usage with option to renew
• On-camera commercial exposure

Father (Ages 24–28) for Healthcare Commercial

Job Description
A healthcare commercial is seeking a male actor to portray a supportive father in an emotional family scene. The role involves comforting both mother and child while maintaining a calm, reassuring presence.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a caring and supportive father
• Interact naturally with partner and child
• Deliver authentic emotional responses
• Follow direction during filming

Requirements

• Male talent, ages 24–28
• Open to any ethnicity
• Strong, reassuring on-camera presence
• Comfortable working with family scenes
• Must be local to Northeast Ohio

Compensation

• $1,450 + 20% agency fee
• One-year usage with option to renew
• Featured commercial experience

Mother (Ages 24–28) for Healthcare Commercial

Job Description
A healthcare commercial is casting a female actor to portray a young mother caring for her baby. This role focuses on emotional storytelling, capturing fear, confusion, and nurturing instincts in a relatable home setting.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a caring and emotional mother
• Interact naturally with infant on camera
• Deliver expressive, realistic reactions
• Follow direction for emotional scenes

Requirements

• Female talent, ages 24–28
• Hispanic
• Strong emotional range and natural presence
• Comfortable working with infants
• Must be local to Northeast Ohio

Compensation

• $1,450 + 20% agency fee
• One-year usage with option to renew
• Featured commercial role

Young Boy (Ages 8–10) for Healthcare Commercial

Job Description
A healthcare commercial is casting a young boy to portray a child experiencing asthma symptoms. This role requires expressive acting to show difficulty breathing and interaction with a parent providing reassurance in a home environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a child with asthma symptoms
• Follow direction for emotional and physical cues
• Perform simple actions such as using an inhaler
• Engage naturally with parent figures on camera

Requirements

• Male child, ages 8–10
• Caucasian
• Comfortable performing mild physical acting (breathing cues)
• Must be local to Northeast Ohio

Compensation

• $1,250 + 20% agency fee
• One-year usage with option to renew
• Professional commercial experience

Toddler Son (Ages 2–3) for Healthcare Commercial

Job Description
A healthcare commercial is seeking a young male child to portray a sick toddler in a family setting. This role focuses on natural reactions such as coughing and seeking comfort from parents in an emotional, realistic scene.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a sick child in a family environment
• Follow simple on-set direction
• Show natural expressions of discomfort
• Engage with parent figures on camera

Requirements

• Male child, ages 2–3
• Caucasian
• Comfortable being filmed in a home setting
• Must be local to Northeast Ohio

Compensation

• $1,250 + 20% agency fee
• One-year usage with option to renew
• On-camera commercial experience

Toddler Daughter (Ages 2–3) for Healthcare Commercial

Job Description
A healthcare commercial is casting a young female child to portray a sick toddler seeking comfort from her mother. This emotional role requires natural expressions and the ability to mimic simple actions like coughing and showing discomfort in a nurturing home setting.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a sick child in a home environment
• Follow simple direction during filming
• Display natural expressions such as discomfort or fatigue
• Interact with a parent figure on camera

Requirements

• Female child, ages 2–3
• Caucasian
• Comfortable on camera and with parent interaction
• Must be local to Northeast Ohio

Compensation

• $1,250 + 20% agency fee
• One-year usage with option to renew
• Professional commercial experience

Actors and Extras for Student Short Film

Job Description
A student short film is casting actors and extras for a powerful story centered on identity, immigration, and personal transformation. Filming in Austin, Texas, this project follows a woman facing a life-changing moment during her naturalization process. The production is seeking diverse talent to bring emotional depth and authenticity to this meaningful narrative.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform in lead, supporting, or extra roles in a short film
• Deliver natural and emotionally grounded performances
• Follow direction from the student film production team
• Collaborate with cast and crew during filming

Requirements

• Open to male and female talent, young adult to 20+
• Diverse backgrounds encouraged, including POC talent
• Comfortable performing in a drama-focused project
• Reliable and able to work in Austin, Texas
• Acting experience is a plus but not required

Compensation

• Lead role: $50 per day
• Supporting roles: $25 per day
• Extras: $15 per day
• Opportunity to gain experience on a student film set

Family Roles for Supermarket Commercial Campaign

Job Description
A commercial production is casting a variety of family roles for a summer-themed supermarket campaign filming in Rochester, New York. This project is seeking relatable, everyday individuals to portray authentic family dynamics in a warm and inviting setting. Talent will help bring to life scenes centered around connection, community, and shared moments.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray family members such as parents, kids, teens, or grandparents
• Deliver natural and engaging performances in a commercial setting
• Follow direction from the production team during filming
• Interact authentically with other cast members

Requirements

• Open to moms, dads, kids, teens, grandparents, and friends
• All ethnicities encouraged to apply
• Comfortable on camera with a natural presence
• Able to work as part of a group or family dynamic
• Must be local to or able to work in Rochester, New York

Compensation

• Paid non-union commercial opportunity
• Professional on-set experience
• Additional project details provided upon selection