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Reddit by ShmactingThrowaway Aug 10th

Booked and shot a national commercial - what are my next steps? (Toronto)

Hey all! Without giving too much information away about the shoot or myself (made a throwaway account haha), I'm an unrepresented, non-union (new) actor out of Toronto and this week I did a national ACTRA commercial for a major company. I have a few questions...

Reddit by thickasheck Aug 10th

African American actress-what should I do with my hair?

I'm going to college soon for my first year and I'm majoring in acting. I've always been scared about my hair and wondered about my hair. I plan on having my hair in box braids and taking mew headshots for the first three months of my first semester. I often...

Reddit by campivi Aug 10th

I need an advice

Hi kind stranger, I need an advice... I want to be an actress and move to LA. I took acting, singing and dancing lessons (I even took stunt lessons) here in my country for a couple years; I participated in a couple plays, commercials, singing concerts and...

Reddit by ThisWasTakenAlready Aug 10th

Expression

Ive been watching a lot of films lately and noticed all the good actors have good facial expressions but i try to look at myself in the mirror doing expressions and there just not realistic any tips?

Reddit by mariaminutebyminute Aug 10th

How can I meet actors in London?

I’ve been in London nearly a year now. I did acting training in another country so I don’t have good connections here. Now I’m struggling to meet actors in real life. Any advice? I’m a member of Meetup groups especially for improv which I love. I feel though...

Reddit by Mjz11 Aug 10th

I need help

Im kinda sad all the time for the last 1/2 weeks. After watching many shows my love for acting is way bigger and my dream of being an actor is in my head all the time unlike before when it was just like whatever if i become an actor then good but i didn't...

Reddit by Aray__ Aug 9th

Visibility for struggling actors

I’m asking this as a struggling actor. I’m thinking about joining a modeling agency, talent agency, attending auditions, doing theater, and getting an on-set job. Is that too much to manage when I’m struggling? I want to be as visible as possible.

Reddit by ThatJazzyPenguin Aug 9th

How much money did you have saved up before making the decision to pursue acting full-time?

I understand that some, if not many, have full-time 9-5 jobs in addition to acting in classes, at night or on weekends. I was curious in how much did one save up in [emergency] funds before making a big move such as switching to a more flexible job for...

Reddit by thisisnotarealperson Aug 9th

Walton Goggins on WTF--great actor, gets into some acting nuts & bolts around 1:05:00

Stage 32 by William Garcia Aug 8th

Seeking Actors for Script Reading for Rom-Com

I'm seeking five actors to volunteer for a script reading this Saturday, August 10th from 9 am - 2 pm in West Hollywood, CA. There is no pay. The ages are from 25 to 70 years old. If you speak Spanish, it's a plus but not required. Please contact me for...

Reddit by Thunderwow Aug 8th

Expressive Body language or face

I'm not an actress, and did not know where to post this. I have an expressive face / Body language and it came to the point where I found bad people exploiting it to their benefit...how can I use it for my advantage, or make poker face. Do you know excercises...

Reddit by Acid_In_My_Eyes Aug 8th

What does it take to become a good actor for someone who is an absolute beginner?

Reddit by AutoModerator Aug 8th

Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Aug 8

Use this thread to post your headshots for feedback, get info on your age range/type, find good headshot photographers, ask any questions you may have about headshots. If you are posting a DIY headshot for feedback, and not just a snapshot in order to get...

Reddit by Hekseville Aug 8th

Is it possible to become an actor while being ugly ?

It's a genuine question, I don't want to throw a pity party or people telling me that my looks are fine because they aren't (I've got bullied solely because of my looks when I was younger.) So as the title says, I would like to know if being unactractive...

Reddit by mariartea_ Aug 8th

I’m in confusion.

Soooo I’ve wanted to become an actor for a couple of years now but (especially after my final exams for school/university) I get terrible anxiety and there’s this little voice in my head constantly telling me that I can’t do it and I’ll never be a good actor...

Reddit by VayloOfficial Aug 8th

Can you change your name/acting name?

I think my name and surname aren't really rememberable or easy to say and if I become an actor many people would just look over me. Do you have any examples of actors who have done this or if it is possible?

Reddit by Weidenauer Aug 8th

Question: Is there a market for scary and demonic sounding voice actors?

Hello there, I'm interested in working as a voice actor. Naturally, I'm wondering if there's a niche in the market I can specialize and excell in. I figured this would be providing a voice for monsters, zombies, dragons, demons and stuff like that. I'm a...

Reddit by StrobeRogers Aug 8th

I hate working in musicals but they're so much fun?

Hello, I was prepping a song for my first musical audition (yay!), when I realized I may be too much of an non MT actor to really understand how everything is supposed to be normal. They just burst into song? Ook. Yet.. They're so much fun to do. If you can...

Reddit by josephlemus_ Aug 8th

might be a stupid question

do you have to go to college to be an actor?

Reddit by girlonthespectrum Aug 8th

How do you feel about 2% of all acting roles are characters with disabilities but 95% of these 2% roles are played by actors without a disability?