CREATING A PROFESSIONAL RESUME

Your resume and photo is your first introduction to your potential agent or Casting Director. It should show your brand as a performer. It shows that you know the standards of our industry, that you are professional, enthusiastic and serious about your career.

Basic Resume Format:

AGENCY NAME, AGENT NAME, AGENT EMAIL, AGENT PHONE NUMBER

Actor Professional Name

Actor Contact information (email address, phone number)

(only show actor contact information if you do not have a talent agent)

CREDITS

Film & Television

Name of Production (TV Show or Movie) Role Name/Size Director/Production Company

Theatre

Name of Production (Theatre or Tour) Role Name/Size Director/Production Company

Commercial

List available upon request

TRAINING

SPECIAL SKILLS

Credits are the list of work you have done as a performer. It is not necessary to show the date you did the work. Credits should be listed with the most recent work at the top.

Training is where you list classes you have taken to become a better performer. You should list what you studied, the name of the teacher and the name of the school.

Special Skills is where you list your special abilities that may be attractive to the Casting Director or the production. A special skill is an ability you have trained for and your ability is better than an average person who is the same age and gender as you are.

Important Things to think about when creating your Professional Resume...

Make sure you check the spelling of people's names and production names. No one likes to see their name spelled incorrectly.

Put your credit sections (film & television, theatre) in the order that you have more interest. You can add other sections of credits such as: Voice Over, Web Productions, Live Event etc.

When your resume is longer than 1 (one) page, it is time to remove some of information. On Casting Workbook you can create multiple resumes for the different work you do. You may need to create a separate resume for your ACTOR, DIRECTOR and CHOREOGRAPHER work or even create one resume for FILM & TELEVISION and another resume for THEATRE.

Your resume should be as accurate and complete as possible. Agents and Casting Directors can search every word on your resume (your roles, your training and your special skills). This may help you get a job or attract an agent.

Do not include credits for projects where you had a bad experience. Casting Directors may contact your previous employer to find out how you work with other people. Your job as an actor to create opportunities.

Your resume should be updated whenever you complete a new project.