Here’s How To Write Your Actors Resume
Some would argue that an actors resume is even more important than his or her headshot. The purpose of this article is to go back over the reasons for creating an acting resume and from there discuss what should and should not go in it and why.
An acting resume should take up precisely one side of one page, and you will typically staple it to the back of your head shot. This single page should represent you as an artist, as an entertainer, as an employee, and as a colleague. In order to do that, you will have to do a little thinking about what the auditioners seem to be looking for. Think about the specific show they going to be doing and try to compare it to their previous work. What sorts of actors do they like to use, and who do they usually cast for the role you want? Once you’ve considered what they’re looking for, the only thing to do is to try and give it to them. Since you’re a professional actor, this will come pretty naturally to you.
The only thing you need to realize is that your acting resume should represent the part you want to play more than you as an independent entity. Don’t be afraid to shape your resume to meet the needs of the character. Don’t lie; simply try to select and highlight the parts of your acting career that are the best fit for this show. This is a little bit of an extra investment in terms of time and energy, but it’s not that big an investment. The fifteen minutes that you spend per audition could be the difference between your next big break and your next season of waiting tables.
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