Find Top-Quality, Trusted Talent

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Going all in on creative talent based on an online profile can feel like a tricky business.

Backstage has more than six decades of experience attracting and connecting performers and talent seekers. Feel more confident in your high-stakes casting decisions with Backstage’s deep talent pool and robust virtual tools that empower you to discover, evaluate, and select best-fit talent, every time. 

Explore the largest database of professional talent

With more than half a million actor and performer profiles, Backstage offers access to the world’s largest marketplace of the most diverse, experienced, and professional talent. Find the right fit by searching the Backstage marketplace or posting a job so the right people can find you.

Discovery tools mean you can filter and sort hundreds of thousands of talent profiles by a wide range of attributes, including age range, location, skills, photo and video assets, union status, and keywords. 

Individual profiles offer a full rundown of candidate credentials, experience, images, video, and more, with options to directly contact, invite to apply for a specific role, and save for later review or a roster of favorites.

Target and evaluate talent with powerful, flexible tools 

Backstage’s flexible workflow tools allow you to source and move talent quickly and easily through your casting process.

  • Post a job
    Make the most of casting notices with detailed requirements for immediate broadcast to hundreds of thousands of ready actors and performers. Then easily organize and review submissions alongside talent hand-selected from the marketplace.

  • Hold a virtual audition or request a self-tape
    As soon as you identify high-potential candidates, conduct a virtual audition with our easy Virtual Auditions Tool or ask candidates to submit self-tape auditions for final evaluation.

  • Schedule with ease
    Our convenient and easy-to-use scheduling tools for in-person auditions and interviews keep your process moving and talent on track.

Team workflow tools also allow you to collaborate on and coordinate audition feedback, shortlists, schedules, and more. Finalize casting with an actual click of a button and capitalize on communication tools that allow you to stay connected with talent and ensure follow through.

And after you find the performers you need, Backstage’s huge talent database also includes more than 100,000 voiceover professionals, influencers, creators, writers, animators, editors, and other production specialists to fully bring your project to life.

Find out what casting directors for Netflix, HBO, and Disney already know about Backstage talent. Get started today.

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