Casting Now: Feature in a Mercedes Commercial + 3 More UK Gigs

By Laurence Cook | Last Updated: October 21, 2021
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These screen and voice projects are casting for actors and talent in the UK right now, so sharpen your self-taping and audition skills and get busy.

Mercedes commercial seeking big personalities 
Casting director Emma Chitty is seeking actors to play a vampire entourage in a Mercedes G-Class commercial. The project requires extroverts of all kinds, including dancers, strippers, and performers with big personalities. Shooting in Ukraine next month, the team are casting for people based anywhere in the UK or EU. Roles are paid a basic fee plus a £4,200 buyout. Head to the casting notice for more details and to apply now. 

TIE tour of the Netherlands  
Phileas Fogg Theatre Company are casting performers, playing ages 21–60, of any gender and all ethnicities for interactive theatre-in-education tours of the Netherlands. You’ll need to be a native English speaker, a member of Equity (or willing to join), plus have a full driving licence. The team are auditioning in London early next month, and roles are paid €750 per week. Check out the casting notice for more info and to apply now.

Netflix series casting Chinese performers
Key Casting’s Rosie Carter is seeking men and women aged 17+ for the new Netflix series Straight Shooter. The project is filming into 2022 in London and Surrey, and requires actors from Chinese backgrounds. Roles require a fitting in November and filming in 2022, with coach pickups from central London. Check out the casting notice for more info and to apply now. 

Teenage actors for public health campaign 
Creative studio Raygun London is casting for a public health film and seeking an ethnically diverse group of actors, aged 18+, but with a playing age of 15–18. The film will encourage teenagers to get the COVID-19 vaccine and will shoot next month in London. Roles are paid professionally, and the team are seeking people based in London. Check out the casting notice for more details and to apply now.

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