Casting Calls, Auditions, and Entertainment Careers

Job Description

A university marketing team is seeking male models for an upcoming staged photo and B-roll shoot in Virginia Beach. Selected talent will portray graduate or post-graduate students for promotional marketing content. This is a paid, four-hour modeling opportunity.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a graduate or post-graduate student in university marketing content.
• Participate in staged photography and B-roll filming.
• Follow creative direction from the university marketing team.
• Maintain a natural and professional appearance on camera.

Requirements

• Male models, ages 30–40.
• Any ethnicity.
• Height between 5’8″ and 6’1″.
• Natural hair colors and a well-groomed appearance.
• Facial hair is acceptable if well-groomed.
• Must be available for the four-hour shoot in Virginia Beach.

Compensation

• Paid opportunity.
• Four-hour booking.

Job Description

A Virginia-based university video series is casting paid background talent for scenes filming at a local university in Richmond, Virginia. Production is seeking adults to portray patients in a social work environment. These are non-speaking, non-featured background roles requiring talent who can naturally portray everyday individuals within a realistic university and social work setting.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a patient in a social work environment.
• Perform natural background actions without scripted dialogue.
• Follow direction from the production team while on set.
• Maintain continuity in appearance and positioning between takes.
• Work professionally with cast, crew, and other background performers.

Requirements

• Male and female talent.
• Ages 18–70.
• All backgrounds and diversities encouraged to apply.
• Non-union talent.
• Must be able to self-report to Richmond, Virginia.
• Travel and lodging are not provided.

Compensation

• $175 for 3 hours.
• Non-union.
• No commission taken.

Gen Z Couple for Yorktown Tourism Project

Job Description

A tourism project in Yorktown, Virginia, is seeking a Gen Z couple for a paid lifestyle shoot highlighting local attractions and experiences. Selected talent will appear in non-speaking photo and video content featuring activities such as visiting the Yorktown Welcome Center, exploring Riverwalk Pub, enjoying patio dining, and participating in other tourism-focused scenes.

Job Responsibilities

• Appear as a Gen Z couple in tourism-focused photo and video content.
• Participate naturally in lifestyle activities around Yorktown.
• Portray visitors enjoying dining, sightseeing, and local attractions.
• Perform non-speaking actions and interactions for photos and B-roll footage.
• Follow creative direction from the production team throughout the shoot.
• Maintain a natural, engaging, and camera-friendly presence.

Requirements

• Couple ages 18–29.
• Open to all ethnicities.
• Must be able to work in Yorktown, Virginia.
• Must be comfortable appearing in non-speaking photo and video content.
• Must be available for a half-day morning shoot.
• Non-union opportunity.

Compensation

• $200 per person.
• Usage includes an in-perpetuity license for photo and video content across print and digital media.

Gen Z Couple for Tourism Project

Job Description

A tourism project is seeking a Gen Z couple for a non-speaking, non-union production in Yorktown, Virginia. Selected talent will participate in lifestyle scenes highlighting local attractions, dining, and visitor experiences. The content will include photography and video footage for promotional use across print and digital platforms.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a young couple enjoying tourism and lifestyle activities in Yorktown.
• Participate in scenes at a welcome center, pub patio, trolley, and dining locations.
• Follow production direction during photography and video filming.
• Perform naturally on camera in non-speaking lifestyle scenes.
• Participate in approximately a half-day morning production.

Requirements

• Couples ages 18–29.
• Open to all ethnicities and races.
• Must be comfortable appearing in non-speaking photo and video content.
• Must be available to work in Yorktown, Virginia.
• Must be comfortable participating in multiple tourism and dining scenarios.
• Non-union talent.

Compensation

• $200 per person.
• Perpetual usage for photo and video content.

Job Description

A paid, non-union commercial is seeking a female ceramicist, pottery artist, or actor with pottery experience for a shoot in Winchester, Virginia. The production is looking for a woman with a down-to-earth, calm presence who feels comfortable and natural creating with her hands. Both actors and non-actors from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, with professional proficiency in throwing clay/pottery required.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a ceramicist/pottery artist in a commercial production.
• Work naturally with clay and pottery on camera.
• Demonstrate authentic pottery-making skills.
• Follow creative direction during filming.
• Bring a warm, grounded, and natural presence to the role.

Requirements

• Female talent, late 40s–50s.
• Open to diverse backgrounds.
• Actors and non-actors welcome.
• Professional proficiency in throwing clay/pottery required.
• Must be able to work as a local in Winchester, Virginia.
• East Coast applicants encouraged.

Compensation

• Paid commercial opportunity.

Job Description

An independent short film titled Ten Miles is recasting the role of Evie for a non-union production filming in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. The film is an intimate drama exploring grief, guilt, memory, young love, and the difficult process of moving forward after losing someone. Evie is a woman in her early-to-mid 20s who is warm, emotionally intelligent, playful, and deeply caring. As the emotional heart of the story, her natural openness contrasts with her boyfriend Jacob’s more guarded personality.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray Evie in a dramatic independent short film.
• Deliver both natural romantic moments and emotionally demanding dramatic scenes.
• Perform subtle emotional material with believable chemistry opposite the character Jacob.
• Appear in major sequences including coffee shop, waterfront/pier, picnic, and apartment scenes.

Requirements

• Female actor in her early-to-mid 20s.
• Must be able to play guitar.
• Able to portray a warm, playful, caring, and emotionally intelligent character.
• Must be comfortable performing romantic scenes and establishing believable on-screen chemistry.
• Hampton Roads, Virginia area production.
• Non-union.

Compensation

• Unpaid role.
• Meals provided.
• Footage available for the actor’s reel.

Job Description

RVA Fashion Week is accepting model applications for its Spring 2027 season in Richmond, Virginia. The open casting call is seeking the next generation of runway talent interested in appearing in upcoming fashion shows and related Fashion Week opportunities. Selected applicants will move forward to an in-person casting in Richmond.

Job Responsibilities

• Model designer looks during RVA Fashion Week events and runway presentations.
• Participate professionally in fittings, rehearsals, and other required Fashion Week activities if selected.
• Follow runway, styling, and production direction.
• Represent participating designers and the event professionally.

Requirements

• Open to models interested in runway and fashion opportunities.
• Must be comfortable walking and presenting fashion on a live runway.

Compensation

• Compensation details not specified.

Job Description

An upcoming VCU project is seeking identical twins for a non-union B-roll production in Richmond, Virginia. The production is specifically looking for a pair of twins who can appear together on camera for approximately half a day. The production has some flexibility regarding scheduling.

Job Responsibilities

• Appear together as identical twins in B-roll footage.
• Participate in an approximately half-day production.
• Follow direction from the production team while on camera.
• Work professionally and collaboratively throughout filming.

Requirements

• Must be identical twins.
• Both twins must be available to participate together.
• Must be able to work in Richmond, Virginia.
• Non-union talent.

Compensation

• Rate is TBD.

Job Description

A viral social media production is casting one female actor and two male actors for a personality-driven loyalty test video in Hampton, Virginia. The content will be largely improvised, so the production is seeking outgoing talent who can think quickly, react naturally, and create entertaining interactions on camera. Friends and couples are especially encouraged to submit together.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform in a social media loyalty test video.
• Improvise and react naturally during unscripted interactions.
• Bring an engaging, personality-driven presence to the production.
• Follow direction while remaining comfortable thinking on your feet.
• Work collaboratively with other performers on camera.

Requirements

• Seeking one female actor and two male actors.
• Open to talent of any age.
• Must be comfortable improvising and interacting naturally on camera.
• Strong personality and ability to think quickly are preferred.

Compensation

• Paid opportunity.
• Payment provided at wrap on the same day.

Male Actors for Political Commercial

Job Description

A non-union political commercial is seeking two male actors for an upcoming Virginia congressional campaign advertisement. Talent will portray finance or banker types having a conversation across a table. The production is looking for performers with strong, natural comedic timing and authentic dialogue delivery rather than an overly theatrical performance.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a professional finance or banker character in a political TV commercial.

• Perform a conversational scene opposite another actor.

• Deliver scripted dialogue naturally and confidently on camera.

• Bring subtle comedic timing and authentic reactions to the scene.

• Follow direction from the production team during filming.

Requirements

• Male actors, approximately ages 40–60.

• Open to all ethnicities.

• Strong conversational acting and dialogue delivery skills.

• Natural comedic ability and comfortable performing on camera.

• Must be available to work in the Virginia Beach/Hampton Roads area or Washington, DC, depending on the final filming location.

Compensation

• Minimum $800 per adult, less applicable fees.