Earn AU$2,500 Starring in a Rom-Com + More Australian Casting Calls

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Couch Connection 

A film exploring the nuances of modern relationships is casting: a female actor aged 25–32 to play an independent but emotionally vulnerable woman; a male actor aged 25–32 to play a “charming and confident traveller with a mysterious edge”. Talent will work in London on 17–28 Feb. Pay is £375 for an estimated three days of work.

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Ken 

A male actor of white/European descent, aged 38–58, is wanted to play the male lead in a recreation of a true story about a widower who meets a widow at a cemetery. Talent will work at the Point Clare Cemetery, in the Central Coast, New South Wales, on a to-be-announced date. Pay is AU$500 for an estimated four hours of work.

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Vertical Series: Double Desires 

A vertically-shot rom-com series is casting: a male actor aged 22–33 to play a young father; a female actor aged 22–35 to play a ruthlessly ambitious CEO; a female actor aged 21–30 to play a young professional and best friend of the lead – all of white/European descent. Talent will work in Sydney over to-be-announced dates in late Feb. Pay is AU$2,500 for an estimated seven days of work. 

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Comedy Sketch 

A male actor of black/European descent, who is aged 18–80 and can speak in an American accent, is wanted for a comedy sketch. Talent will work in Brisbane on a to-be-announced date. Pay is AU$150 for an estimated five hours of work. 

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Hive City Legacy, Naarm Chapter 

A project aimed at helping Black, Indigenous, and POC (BIPOC) femmes to develop storytelling skills and amplify their voices is recruiting female, trans-female, gender-nonconforming and non-binary artists of any medium, aged 18–35. Talent, who will be mentored throughout the programme, will collaborate on a production due to be performed in Melbourne. Talent will work in Melbourne on 25-28 March; 31 March- 4 April; 7-11 April; 14-17 April; 24-27 April. Pay is AU$4,799.96 for an estimated 22 days of work.

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Sports Drama: Rebound

A male actor of black/African descent aged 18–22 is wanted for a Sydney-set sports drama. Talent, who must have basketball skills, will work in Sydney over to-be-announced dates spanning three months. Pay is AU$3,000. 

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Period Drama 

Male actors with facial hair, aged 18+, are wanted for a TV period drama set in the 1800s. Talent will work in Sydney over to-be-announced dates between Feb. and April 2025. Pay is AU$320 for an estimated 10 hours of work. 

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Hybrid Documentary: Six Daughters  

A female actor of Indigenous Peoples descent, aged 20–30, is wanted to play an Aboriginal woman left to take care of her baby daughter in reenacted scenes for a hybrid documentary. Talent will work on a to-be-announced date in late Jan. or early Feb. Pay is AU$450 for an estimated one day of work. 

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Short Film 

Female actors aged 18–25 are wanted for a short film about “finding what makes you happy”. Talent will work in Campbelltown, New South Wales, on a to-be-announced date. Pay is AU$75 per hour.

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The Double Life of My Billionaire Wife 

A romantic drama about a woman seeking revenge for everything that was taken from her, due to run as a vertical series, is casting: a female actor aged 24–30; a male actor aged 25–35; a female actor aged 20–30; a male actor aged 25–35; a female actor aged 50–70; a male actor aged 50–70. Talent, who will need to be of white/European descent and comfortable speaking in a general American accent, will work in Sydney on 18–26 Feb. Pay is AU$4,500 for an estimated nine days of work. 

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My Mafia Husband 

Multiple roles for actors of all genders aged 19–70 are being cast in a vertical series about the daughter of a wealthy but troubled family who is forced to marry a mob boss to ease family tensions. Talent will work in Sydney over two to-be-announced weeks in Feb. Pay is AU$2,800–AU$4,000 for the leads, and AU$150–AU$3,000 for supporting roles, depending on which part. 

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Puppet Assassin

A dark crime thriller set in modern-day New York about an underground network of killers is casting: multiple male actors of Hispanic, Middle Eastern or white/European descent, aged 28–65; multiple female actors of Hispanic, Middle Eastern or white/European descent, aged 20–35. Talent will work in Sydney for up to seven to-be-announced dates. Pay is AU$400–AU$1,600 for up to seven days of work.

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Second Chance 

A vertical drama about a woman who is brought back to life five years before her death, to rewrite her fate, seek revenge and find love, is casting: two female actors aged 20–30; two male actors aged 20–30; a female actor aged 35–50; a male actor aged 50+. Talent will work in Sydney over 10 non-consecutive days from 13–25 Jan. Pay is AU$300–AU$350 per day for up to six days of work. 

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Short Film: To Us 

A short film about a woman who receives console from a neighbour after a bad date is casting a female actor aged 40–50 as the lead: “an independent professional who has always struggled to incorporate a romantic partner into her life”. Talent will work in Sydney over one or two to-be-announced dates in March, April or May. Pay is AU$300 for an estimated two days of work. 

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Real Estate House Video in Sydney North Shore 

A female and a male actor of Asian, multiracial or white/European descent, aged 22–42, are wanted for a house marketing video. Talent, who will be pictured walking through the complex having day-to-day interactions, will work in Sydney’s North Shore suburbs on a to-be-announced date. Pay is AU$160-AU$220 for an estimated two hours of work.

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Theatre in Schools Project

A female actor aged 23–38, who has prior professional or training experience, is wanted for a nine-month theatre-in-education project with an anti-bullying focus. Talent will rehearse in Sydney from 3 March, and tour primary and secondary schools in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania during term time until Nov. 2025. Pay is AU$42,000 for an estimated nine months of work. 

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Independent Feature Film: Aussie Rules 

A feature film about the son of a first generation Chinese immigrant to Australia who is struggling to make friends is casting: a male actor of Asian descent aged 12–16 to play the lead; a female actor of Asian descent aged 28–45 to play his single parent mum; a male actor aged 28–45 to play a football coach; a male actor aged 13–17 to play an angry teenager who likes football. Talent will work in Melbourne on to-be-announced dates, Pay is AU$3,000–AU$5,500 for an estimated 12–22 days of work. 

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