Casting Calls, Auditions, and Entertainment Careers

$165/8 Hours Featured Cook Casting Call

Job Description

A Chicago production is seeking men ages 20–50 to work as a featured cook in an outdoor park scene. This is a featured non-speaking role, and performers with real cooking or food cart experience are encouraged to apply. Selected talent will be chosen by the director and may be required to attend a wardrobe fitting at Cinespace Studio in Chicago.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray a featured cook in an outdoor park scene.
• Perform realistic cooking-related actions on camera.
• Follow direction from the production team and director.
• Be prepared for a filming day of approximately 12 hours.

Requirements

• Male performers, ages 20–50.
• Real cooking experience is a plus.
• Food cart cooking experience is a plus.
• Must be able to work in Chicago.
• Must be comfortable working in an outdoor park setting.

Compensation

• $165 for 8 hours.
• Time-and-a-half after 8 hours

Trained Chef Hand Double for Horror Feature Film “Taste”

Job Description

“Taste,” a new horror feature film, is seeking a professionally trained chef to work as a cooking and hand double for one of the lead actors. The production needs a performer with authentic culinary skills and experience.

This film opportunity is ideal for chefs who can accurately demonstrate cooking techniques on camera.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform cooking actions as a hand and cooking double.
• Demonstrate professional culinary techniques on camera.
• Match the lead actor’s movements during cooking scenes.
• Work professionally with the film production team.

Requirements

• Caucasian male talent in their 40s-50s.
• Must be a professionally trained chef.
• Must provide a photo of hands.
• Must have reliable transportation to Bush, Louisiana.
• Must provide cooking experience, including positions, establishments, and length of experience.

Compensation

• Pay: $300 for 12 hours.

Now Casting: LSU Tailgate Cooks

Job Description

Coulon Casting is now casting LSU tailgate cooks for a paid commercial celebrating game-day spreads. They are looking for die-hard LSU fans known for preparing spreads like jambalaya and gumbo in cast-iron cauldrons. To apply, sign up through the link in the poster’s bio or email your photos to the casting team.

Job Responsibilities

• Appear in a paid commercial celebrating tailgates as an LSU tailgate cook

Requirements

• Die-hard LSU fan
• Known for preparing game-day spreads such as jambalaya and gumbo

Compensation

• Paid commercial opportunity
• Rate not stated in the post

Job Description

Calling all Baton Rouge tailgate legends — a commercial production is looking for the tailgate everyone wants to join. If your jambalaya has a family legacy, your gumbo draws a crowd, and you’ve been decked out in purple and gold every game day for years, this paid commercial gig is for you.

Job Responsibilities

• Be featured in a commercial celebrating your tailgate tradition
• Showcase your signature dishes, spread, and game-day setup on camera
• Represent LSU tailgate culture with pride

Requirements

• Based in the Baton Rouge area
• Passionate tailgate cook with a standout spread (jambalaya, gumbo, and more)

Compensation

• Paid commercial opportunity — rate details shared on inquiry

Job Description

4 Star Casting is casting stand-ins, photo doubles, and hand doubles for a Home Chef commercial shoot in Chicago, IL on Thursday, 10/08 and Friday, 10/09/26, paying $2,500 per talent per day for approximately 10-hour days.

The production is looking for photo doubles for Gordon Ramsay and Tilly Ramsay, and for people comfortable in the kitchen who can handle basic cutting and cooking. If you match the measurements below and love working with food on camera, this is a rare, high-paying commercial opportunity.

Job Responsibilities

• Stand in, photo double, and/or hand double for Gordon Ramsay or Tilly Ramsay
• Handle basic cutting and cooking comfortably in kitchen scenes
• Follow direction from the commercial production team across both shoot days

Requirements

• Gordon double: male, Caucasian, late 50s–early 60s, 6’2″, 220 lbs, size 42 suit, 34 pants, L/XL t-shirt, shoe size 15
• Tilly double: female, Caucasian, early 20s–early 30s, 5’7″, bust 36 / waist 28 / hips 37, sizes 10–12, shoe size 7.5
• Hand doubles should be close in size; hand photos (palms up and palms down, taken today) required
• Comfortable with knife/cutting and cooking skills — describe experience in submission
• Confirmed EP Casting profile and open availability for both filming dates

Compensation

• $2,500 per talent per day (approximately 10-hour days)

Job Description

Caballero Casting is seeking a professionally trained and experienced male chef to work as a cooking and hand double for a lead actor in the horror film TASTE. The role requires someone with genuine professional kitchen experience who can confidently perform realistic cooking actions on camera. Filming will take place in New Orleans and Bush, Louisiana.

Job Responsibilities

• Work as a cooking and hand double for one of the film’s lead actors.
• Perform authentic professional cooking and food preparation actions on camera.
• Match required hand movements and kitchen techniques for close-up shots.
• Follow direction from the production and camera teams.
• Maintain continuity throughout cooking and hand-double scenes.

Requirements

• Male, appearing in their 40s–50s.
• Caucasian.
• Must be a professionally trained or experienced chef.
• Must provide a summary of professional experience, including positions held, establishments worked at, and length of employment.
• Must have reliable transportation for filming in New Orleans and Bush, Louisiana.

Compensation

• $300 for up to 12 hours.