Now Casting Featured Background Roles for NBC’s Chicago Med
Job Description
NBC’s hit medical drama Chicago Med is casting featured background roles for an upcoming episode. The production is seeking diverse talent for multiple hospital-related roles, including patients with unique characteristics. This is a paid opportunity for those interested in gaining on-screen experience in a major network television show.
Job Responsibilities
- Portray a featured hospital patient in a realistic medical setting
- Follow on-set direction and work closely with the production team
- Be available for multiple potential filming days (dates TBD)
- Sit for special effects makeup or prop usage if required for the role
Available Roles
- Forklift Fail: Hispanic/Latinx, African American, or Middle Eastern/Indian male (40s) to play a featured hospital patient lying in bed with a prop chest tube
- Blue Birthday: Caucasian boy (6-8 years old) to portray a sick child patient (parent submission required)
- Pierced Patient: Heavily pierced individual (multiple facial/tongue/nose/eyebrow/lip piercings required; tattoos are a plus but secondary)
- Glass Crash: Any gender, any ethnicity (20s) to portray a patient with glass cuts (must be comfortable with special effects makeup and fake blood)
Requirements
- Accurate clothing measurements (for wardrobe fitting)
- Recent, unedited headshot and full-length photos
- Photos of visible tattoos (if applicable)
- No professional headshots or filtered images
- Children’s submissions must include parent/guardian contact information and a valid NBC/Universal Television work permit
Compensation
- Featured Background Rate: $160-$180 for 8 hours
- Fitting bump: Additional $25 if a wardrobe fitting is required
- Professional exposure on a major network television series
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