NETHERLANDS: actors/extras (m/f) 16-99, English spkrs, for short film in Utrech [P]

ref # 263827

closing date: Wednesday, 25th December, 2024 (week 52)

project title: Inside/Outside
production type: short film
pay: paid

looking for: actors
based in/around: Netherlands

about the project

Casting English-speaking actors based in the Netherlands for roles in a short film titled "Inside/Outside".

"Inside/Outside" is a 10-minute story that captures two days in the life of a young mail courier. Her life seems idyllic — cycling through the city and interacting with its residents. But her route hides a secret: she watches her estranged father from a distance, hoping for a chance to reconnect.

Shooting in Utrecht at the beginning of February 2025

Paid work.


Looking to fill the following roles:
role 1 | actors | female
playing age: 19 - 25
role languages: English
role ethnicities: White
Main role: “Bo”
Age: 19-25 years old / female
Appearance: European
Description: Kind and friendly, Bo enjoys talking to strangers but struggles to let anyone into her life. She avoids romantic relationships out of fear of rejection. Previously, Bo lived with her mother in a small town, but she recently moved in with her grandmother, who resides in the center of a larger city. Her parents separated when she was 8 years old, and she has hardly seen her father since then. Uncertain about her future, Bo has taken a temporary job at the post office, which seems to fit her current lifestyle.
role 2 | actors | male
playing age: 23 - 30
role languages: English
role ethnicities: White
Secondary role: “Filip”
Age: between 23-30 years old / male
Appearance: European
Description: His parents are Polish emigrants, and helps his father with the family construction business. Although he has lived in the Netherlands from a young age, he still struggles to find his place in society and feels obligated to support his parents.
Filip is interested in creative professions and self- expression but has never envisioned making a living from them. He is spontaneous and straightforward, unafraid to show affection to others.
role 3 | actors | male
playing age: 40 - 50
role languages: English
role ethnicities: White
Secondary role: “Noah”
Age: between 40-50 years old / male
Appearance: European
Description: He’s a former theater actor and director who is now focused on teaching. Humorous and charismatic, Noah commands attention in any room he enters. He enjoys joking around and often wears fun, colorful clothing. Noah is gay and currently single. His past relationships have failed due to his fear of commitment. Like Bo, Noah harbors an underlying fear of abandonment that prevents him from fully accepting love from others.
role 4 | actors | male
playing age: 16 - 99
role languages: English
role ethnicities: White
Small role: “Bo’s father”
Age: between 48-60 years old / male
Appearance: European
Description: appears in three scenes alongside the main role Bo. He works at an office and plays with his daughter at home.
Note: if you have a daughter (4-9) who can play your screen daughter, it would be a big plus.
role 5 | actors | female
playing age: 50 - 80
role languages: English
Small role: “Two elderly women”
Age: between 50-80 years old / female
Appearance: not important
Description: appears in two scenes alongside the main role Bo, who delivers their paper on their porch.
role 6 | actors | female
playing age: 60 - 80
role languages: English
role ethnicities: White
Small role: “Bo’s grandmother”
Age: between 60-80 years old / female
Appearance: European
Description: appears in two scenes alongside the main role Bo.
role 7 | actors | male
playing age: 60 - 80
role languages: English
Small role: “Old man”
Age: between 60-80 years old / male
Appearance: not important
Description: appears in two scenes alongside the main role Bo, who delivers his paper on the porch. He’s grumpy and has signs of dementia.
role 8 | actors | m/f
playing age: 16 - 99
role languages: English
Extras: local talent of varying ages and backgrounds (based in Utrecht) to play background extras.