These screen, stage, and voice projects need talent in the UK right now, so sharpen your self-taping and audition skills and get busy.
BFI funded film
A new short from emerging director Soph Webberley and comedian Nathan D'Arcy Roberts is casting for ahead of production this March. Paul is male, playing age 40–50, and Black, African descent. The role requires someone confident to drive on camera. Azaria is female, playing age 14, and Black or mixed race, African Descent. The team need an actor aged 16+ and ideally someone with driving experience. Alan is male, playing age 40–50, and any ethnicity. The team are seeking a comedy actor who can play a petty, cynical, and feeble villain. Roles are paid professionally. Head to the casting notice for more info and to apply now.
Coffee advert
A commercial for a well-known coffee retailer is rush casting for Asian actors in London. The team are seeking a female to play a barista, playing ages 18–25. You’ll need experience making coffee. The project also needs two males, playing ages 25–35, to play workers setting up lighting. Plus one female, playing age 40–50, to play a shop manager, and two actors of any gender, playing ages 30–40, to play bodyguards. Roles involve a fitting on 15 January and shooting on 17 January for half a day. Pay is £500. Check out the casting notice for more details and to apply now.
The UK Actor’s Headshots Guide Immersive tea party in Leeds
An immersive Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is casting in Leeds, with the team seeking two performers to play the Mad Hatter and The Judge, as well as the March Hare and Queen of Hearts. Roles involve staging a 90-minute production between two and five times a day, and are paid £13.75 per hour, including in-person rehearsals. Head to the casting notice for more information and to apply now.
Lead roles in short film
Short film Pick Me Up explores the power of connection through the tales of an incel, a pick up artist, and a sex worker. Ryan is male, playing age 25–32, and any ethnicity. A socially isolated man, he hasn’t experienced intimacy and is desperate to turn his romantic fortunes around. Danielle is female, playing age 26–34, and any ethnicity. A sex worker who struggles to separate her professional personality from her own. Mark is male, playing age 28–37, and any ethnicity. A pick up artist consumed by the idea that romantic relationships are a game to be mastered. Roles are paid and the project shoots soon in London. Head to the casting notice for more details and to apply now.