Where to find Casting Calls
The truth is that the more casting calls you submit to, the higher the chances of finding work as an actor so it pays to spread your net wide when it comes to finding and then submitting to casting calls.
This page is a simple list of places where you can find casting calls and the type of work they have on offer. It’s primarily for actors based in Europe but if you do know of any other resources here (or have additions/amendments to those listed), then please do let us know.
Europe (including UK & non-EU countries)
enCAST – www.encast.eu
Types of castings: mainly film, ads, tv
Location of jobs: everywhere in Europe including non-EU countries
Cost: Free to join and apply to some castings (mainly expenses/non-paid) and be contacted by CDs; subscriptions also for extended profiles and full access at €22.80 per 3 months or €29.90 per 6 months or €49.90 per year.
enCAST is especially useful for actors wanting to expand beyond their local area or with actors who speak more than one language. It’s used by CDs casting international projects so you’ll often find work for, say, English speaking actors in Germany or Italian speaking actors in Malta and so on as well as local productions.
UK
Spotlight – www.spotlight.com
Types of castings: film, theatre, tv, ads
Location of jobs: in the UK with only a very few elsewhere
Cost: £158 per year – see here
The jobs are top quality but you need to be an experienced actor with a number of good credits to have a profile here; not for beginners.
Casting Networks – corp.castingnetworks.com/uk/
Types of castings: mainly films, ads
Location of castings: some UK cities only
Cost: €90 per year or €8.99 per month (or €107 per year)
Nice looking site.
Mandy – www.mandy.com
Types of castings: film, theatre, tv, ads, singers, dancers, everything
Location of jobs: mainly UK
Cost: $95.4 per year with a monthly subscription or $75 with a yearly subscription
The site is a bit awkward to use and jobs tend to be smaller. It is also a site for crew so not exclusively for actors.
Cast Web – www.castweb.co.uk
Types of castings: unknown
Location of castings: unknown
Cost: from £19.95/month (= £240/year) to £159.95 per year
Does not show castings on this site; you pay for email notifications of castings. Very old fashioned looking site.
Dramanic www.dramanic.com/uk
Types of castings: unknown
Location of jobs: mainly UK
Cost: from £14.99/month (= £179/year) to £116.99 per year
Very old fashioned looking site.
Shooting People – shootingpeople.org
Types of castings: unknown
Location of jobs: mainly UK
Cost: from £9.95/month (= £119/year) to £39.95 per year
Very few castings on the site; mainly for crew.
