Background actor Scott Perry at the Los Angeles Union Background Actors Awards in February 2025. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Striking a distinguished look in a gray suit with coiffed white hair ...

Working as a background actor, aka an extra, is part-time work that anyone can pursue. While it's technically in the acting field, you don't need special training or have earned a degree in theater or ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Movies, TV shows, advertisements, music videos, and other productions film all across the state year-round, and these productions often require background actors. Becoming a ...

While not as life-changing as starring in a lead role, getting cast as an extra still has its benefits. Background actors are essential to bringing scenes to life. Think of any action sequence with ...

So you want to make a little extra cash and have the chance of seeing a celebrity at the same time? Welcome to background acting, or being a paid extra. It’s not totally glamorous, but it will pay, ...

From massive crowd scenes and long casting lines to concern about AI and production in California, background acting has seen a lot in the last 100 years.

A lot of people think they ought to be in pictures, but Ann DellaMonica has actually done it. The Wantagh resident, 67, said she has been a hospital visitor on the Showtime series “Nurse Jackie,” an ...

When background actors secure a job, most expect to be working a few days, at most. They don’t expect to be working every day for months. Last July, a casting call went out for a new show, “The Pitt,” ...

The 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship came to a close on Saturday with Georgia securing the women’s national title. Sixteen... Friday’s rendition of the NCAA Track and Field National ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – As the popular Netflix series, ‘Outer Banks’, casts Lowcountry locals for background actors, the agency ha warned the public about a casting scam. On June 23, Stewart Casting ...

Striking a distinguished look in a gray suit with coiffed white hair, Vincent Teixeira stepped up to the podium, standing in front of fellow film and TV actors who filled the house at the 99-seat ...