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Your profile on enCAST; how to create it, edit it, and make the most of it.

Your Acting Languages
How many languages can you act in? When you make a profile on enCAST, you need to set your acting
Your Profile Pictures
You can show several pictures on your profile. For actors these will be your headshots. This article explains how to
How to Add a Showreel to your Profile
All actors can add a showreel to their profile. Pro-Actors can add up to 15 showreels. This article explains how.
Linking to your Talent Agent on enCAST
This page is for actors; if you are a talent agent, see here. Actors and Talent Agents can be linked
How to make an actor profile
This short video explains how you can make an actor profile on enCAST. NB there is no narration, just background music. https://youtu.be/czYa_l1XPNA
Ethnicity & Casting Calls
Unlike other jobs, casting calls are allowed to specify the ethnicity of the character they are casting for (along with
How to Add a CV to your Profile
When you add a CV to your profile, the following users will be able to open and see it: the
How can I Delete my Account/Profile?
We hope that our site is useful to all actors, however you do have the option of deleting your account
Your Quick Intro
Your Quick Intro is incredibly important so take some time to get it right. It is the first thing a
Documents, Licences, & Skills
On your profile you can include all kinds of information casting directors will find useful and search for. To add
Playing Ages
Your playing age is not your real but how old you look. For example, you might be 20 years old
Vanity URLs
Let people find you more easily! Your personal Vanity URL is simply a quick, easy to remember, address for your
Troubleshooting Showreels on your Profile
We do not host videos directly on our site, but instead you can embed your video from YouTube or Vimeo
More About Me
The More About Me (MAM) section in your enCAST profile is where you can add in any other information you
Your Profile
For Actors, your profile on enCAST does two important things: It shows the world who you are It lets you
Ethnicities
Some casting calls ask for a specific ethnicity. You can set your ethnicities on your profile: Go to EDIT YOUR
Profile Views
When you visit your profile you'll see an item, PROFILE VIEWS. This shows how many people - guests, CDs, other
Language Reels
Just as a showreel shows video clips of you in action, a language reel (aka soundfile or voicereel) is a
Your IMDb Link on enCAST
It is very useful to add your IMDB Profile link to your enCAST Profile. * To add it: Go to
How to Change your Basic Profile Information
This page explains how to change your basic profile information: Your professional name Your location (City/Country) Your playing gender *
Moving, changing, or deleting media from your profile
What is Media? By media, we mean CVs, headshots, showreels and language reels. All of these can be found when
Your Calling Card
At the top of your profile is your Calling Card and all users have this. As you can see above,
Your Mobile/Telephone Number
At times, productions come to us with an urgent request for an actor who may not have responded to email
Changes To My Profile Won’t Save
Sometimes when you make a change to your profile an click to save, the form does not save and the
Boost My Profile
Would you like a quick boost to your profile on the enCAST social media? Simply put, a boost is when
City/Region and Country
This field on your profile shows where you are currently based. For Actors Choose the European country where you are
Public/Private Media on your Profile
When you edit the media on your profile you will sometimes see a PRIVATE button like this: This button is available
Auto Check Your Profile
Every time you make changes to your profile, or if you just want to make sure everything is ok, then
Who can View my Profile
When you set up your profile on enCAST, you can also specify exactly who is allowed to see it. Go
Playing Gender
Casting Roles on enCAST are classified as either m/f = any/either/all gender m = male f = female To apply
My Links
The MY LINKS section of your profile allows you to add links to websites outside of enCAST. For example you
Unsafe Operation Detected
Sometimes, when you are changing your profile, an error might happen. You will see a message like the one above.
Your Name
The first field on your profile is Your Name. Note, that this is not your login or username on the
Profile Audit & Mentoring
Are you losing out on jobs? Do you need a professional to take your profile & acting to the next
What is my profile like?
This article is all about checking your profile and help in making sure it's good. Once you have completed your
Where can I find castings for my age, gender, location, etc?
First, make sure you've set your notifications on your profile: edit your profile and go to the NOTIFICATIONS tab. Then,