Get Cast in a Sport Comedy + More Roles for UK Actors

By Laurence Cook | Last Updated: January 17, 2021
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Photo Source: YouTube / Red Hour Films. Pictured – Ben Stiller in Dodgeball

These screen, stage, and voice projects need talent in the UK right now, so sharpen your self-taping and audition skills and get busy. 

Comedy feature casting in London
Feature comedy The Club is the rugby equivalent of Dodgeball, telling the story of a man who knows nothing about sport but has inherited a struggling rugby club only he can save. The team are casting three female roles: Breeda, 20–41 and any ethnicity – the feisty bar manager; Aiko, 23–41, any ethnicity, the strong and flirty wife of the lead; and Fiona, 18–40, any ethnicity – a physio who’s fought her way to success. The project shoots at a real rugby club in Slough and roles are paid £100 per day. The team are seeking actors based in or near London. Check out the casting notice for more information and to apply now.

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Mockumentary casting female lead
A team in Yorkshire are casting for a scripted mockumentary and seeking a female, playing ages 28–37, and any ethnicity to play the role of a mother. You’ll be speaking to the camera about your troubled child, with cutaways of the family together. The role is paid £100 for a 4–5 hour shoot in Leeds and the team are seeking performers based locally. Head to the casting notice for more information and to apply now. 

Short film casting male leads
Short film The Bookshelf follows an assassin who finds himself considering a job opportunity from the man he’s sent to kill. David is male, playing age 20­–35, and any ethnicity. He doesn’t show emotion, despite his job causing him a lot of stress. He’s stealthy and skilful, but with a moral centre. Lawrence is male, playing age 40–55, and any ethnicity. Well-educated, persuasive, and cunning, he pretends to be unfazed by a man paid to kill him but really is desperate to save his skin. The project shoots March–April 2021, with exact dates to be confirmed. Roles are paid £80 per day, with travel and expenses provided. The team are seeking performers based in or near London. Head to the casting notice for more details and to apply now. 

Comedy short casting in Wales
Comedy-drama Ashmouth follows Rex, a man on a mission to avenge the mistreatment he suffered as a child, but at risk of losing his best friend in the process. Rex is male, playing age 22–27, and any ethnicity. A Welshman, he’s a loner who’s emotionally distant and suffering in silence. Angered easily, he’s not seen his father for 14 years, though the effects of his chaotic childhood haunt him daily. Ollie is male, 22–27, and any ethnicity. Relentlessly optimistic, he’s friendly to the point of naive, a bit of a pushover, and Rex’s best mate. The project rehearses and shoots in early or mid-February 2021. Locations include Llangain and Llansteffan, but one day of filming may be in Cardiff. Roles are paid £9 per hour, plus travel expenses and the team are seeking performers based in mid or south Wales. See the casting notice for more details and to apply now.

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