What To Put In An Actors Resume
The headshot expresses the look and feel of the actor at a glance, but the resume for an actor sells the versatility, skillfullness, and success of an actor before he or she ever shows up to the audition. The purpose of this article is to go back over the reasons for creating an acting resume and from there discuss what should and should not go in it and why.
What to put in an actors resume: An actors resume is exactly one side of one page, and you will usually want to staple it to the back of your head shot. This small amount of space is all you have to represent yourself as a multifaceted potential working actor. So the main thing is to understand what auditioners want from you. Think about the specific show they going to be doing and try to compare it to their previous work. What types of shows do these people typically produce, and who do they usually cast for the role you want? After you’ve thought about and understood these things, the only thing to do is to try and give it to them. You’re an actor, so this will come pretty naturally to you.
The main thing to have in mind is that your acting resume should represent the part you want to play more than you as an independent entity. So, you should twist and pull at the facts of your professional life until they fit, as closely as possible, the specific audition. I would never tell you to lie; just list the parts of your acting career in an order which suits the demands of the part. This will hardly take you any time at all to do before each show. The fifteen minutes that you spend per audition could very well spell the difference between getting a part or not getting it.
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