Kickstart Your Film Acting Career with These UK Castings

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These projects are casting for talent in the UK right now, so sharpen your self-taping and audition skills and get busy.

Romantic drama

Writer-Producer Tristan Beney is casting a lead in Love & Lockdown, a film following two creatives who try to keep their dreams alive whilst the world shuts down around them. The role is Amy (female, 22–38), a headstrong young professional who is determined to make it as an actress. It shoots in London, and pays £300 for an estimated 6 days of work. See the casting notice for more.

Conspiracy thriller

Writer-Director Jose Rivadulla-Rey is casting various roles in Rainstorm, a rollercoaster thriller about conspiracy theories. These include Elizabeth (lead, female, 25–35), a newly recruited receptionist working for MI6; and a news reporter (lead, male, 35–45). It shoots in London and pays £300 for an estimated 6 hours of work. See the casting notice for more.

Emotional short

GK Studio is casting the role of Monica (female, 18–28), a strong yet vulnerable woman dealing with personal loss, in a short film titled Miss You. It rehearses and shoots on 26 January in Barking, possibly running into February, and pays £100 for an estimated 8 hours of work. See the casting notice for more.

70s dance film

A leading role is available in Strangers, a short dance film exploring Black love, identity and self discovery on London's dance floors in the 1970s. Vincent is male, Black, 18+, and is described as charismatic and free-spirited. It shoots mid-February in south London, and pays £200 for an estimated 4 days of work. See the casting notice for more.