Now Casting: Action Film Seeking Leads in London + 3 More UK Gigs

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

Action film casting in London
Feature film Tales of Babylon is casting London-based actors for lead and supporting roles ahead of shooting next year. Y is male, playing age 23–30, and non-white. Cool, collected, he’s a Han Solo type. Mother Nature is female, playing age 25–40, and any ethnicity. Cold and calculating, she’s not interested in morality and kills because she’s paid to. Please note this role involves nudity and a coordinator will be present. The Professional is male, playing age 25–40, and any ethnicity. A posh hitman, he’s vain and has a fragile ego. The Silver Dragon is male, playing age 60+, and any ethnicity. A manipulative and evil person who only sees people as tools. Mr Richter is male, playing age 35–50, and white. A slimy banker who launders money. Cleaner 1 is male, playing age 25–45, and any ethnicity. He’s a crime scene cleaner who has a comic scene when he confronts a dangerous hitman. Roles are paid professionally. Check out the casting notice for additional roles, more details and to apply now.

Rap music video 
A music video for a rap song is casting main roles and seeking people of all ages and backgrounds. The team are particularly interested in hearing from women with playing ages of 20+, a child between 6–12, and older applicants with playing ages 50+. You’ll need to be confident rapping on camera. The project shoots in London on 5 January and roles are paid £70. Check out the casting notice for more info and to apply now.  

Nottingham-based student film
Students from NTU Filmmaking are casting a short horror film and seeking actors based in Nottingham and with midlands accents. Melody is female, playing age 25–40, and any ethnicity. A grieving witch who’s joined a coven to try and find peace, she’s grown cynical and selfish but deep down has care for her sisterhood. The team are seeking people with stage combat training and dance experience. Margaret is female, playing age 40–60, and white. The leader of the coven, she’s wise and warm. The role requires singing and someone with stage combat training. Agnes is female, playing age 25–35, and any ethnicity. A ghost seeking vengeance, she’s got black hair and blue eyes. Rehearsals and fittings are in late January/early February and the film shoots 14–18 February in Nottingham. Roles are paid a stipend. Check out the casting notice for more details and to apply now. 

Bank commercial seeking real people
A set of social media bank commercials are casting for real people to feature in vox pop-style interviews, filmed in towns across the UK. Roles are open to people with playing ages 18–35, who are confident to talk about the experience of living in their town and how finding somewhere to live has shaped them. The team are also interested to speak to people who have experiences getting a mortgage. The project shoots in January 2022 in Margate, Glasgow, Port Talbot, Cornwall, and Hartlepool. Roles are paid. Head to the casting notice for more details and to apply now.