Acting Career

Yes acting is a career. It is not something you try out in hopes to get famous. It’s just like being a doctor, an engineer or a lawyer but unfortunately has a lot less stability. If you’re interested in making money there are many other professions out there that are a lot more stable and lucrative. Acting should be something you love to do because it’s a tough business.

If you want to pursue acting as a career the first step is to get properly trained. (You can refer to section that discusses acting classes for more information). Next start doing community plays and short films. Most of these will most likely be non-union projects meaning little or no pay.

After some experience you might be able to look for an agent. After obtaining headshots you can send out a mass mailing to agents. You can get a list of sag-franchised agents by calling sag or going to lacasting to search for an agent list. This is just a bit of advice to get your acting career started.

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