What To Put In An Acting Resume

Some would argue that an actors resume is even more important than his or her headshot. The purpose of this article is to go back over the reasons for creating an acting resume and also what to think about when you are putting one together.

An acting resume should take up precisely 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 sorts of actors do they like to use, and what kinds of people do they usually use for the type of part you’re trying out for? 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 should be the easy part.

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; simply try to select and highlight the parts of your acting career that are the best fit for this show. 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.