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Professional Favors: Successful Approaches for Making Valuable Industry Connections

Professional Favors: Successful Approaches for Making Valuable Industry Connections

Business of Acting Your Career

January 29, 2026

No path to an actor’s career looks quite the same. While that can be empowering and exhilarating, the lack of guidelines to success can also be overwhelming, leaving young ac ...

Pilot Season Prep: A Week-by-Week Mini Guide for Actors

Pilot Season Prep: A Week-by-Week Mini Guide for Actors

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What Casting Director Rikki Gimelstob Looks For When Casting Procedurals

What Casting Director Rikki Gimelstob Looks For When Casting...

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Casting Director Matthew Lessall on Why You Should Stop Worrying and Just 'Act the Role'

Casting Director Matthew Lessall on Why You Should Stop Worr...

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Caitlin Reilly Joins Rachel Bloom & Rory Scovel In ABC Comedy Pilot ‘Do You Want Kids?’

Caitlin Reilly (Hacks, I Love LA) is set as a series regular opposite Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel in ABC‘s comedy pilot Do You Want Kids?

The Hollywood Reporter

‘Ted Lasso’ Star Phil Dunster Joins ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’

Dean DeBlois, who spearheaded the original trilogy from DreamWorks Animation, is back as writer and director for the next live-action installment.

Variety

Antony Starr To Lead Netflix Series ‘Breakers’ As Mysterious Surfer

The Boys baddie Antony Starr will next star in a scripted Netflix series titled Breakers, from the creator of Somewhere Boy and production company behind Baby Reindeer.

Deadline

‘Eternally Yours’: Allegra Edwards Set As Female Lead Of CBS Comedy Pilot From ‘Ghosts’ EPs

Edwards, who starred on Greg Daniels’ AI-themed futuristic series Upload, has been tapped as the female lead opposite Ed Weeks in CBS‘ vampire comedy pilot Eternally Yours, from Ghosts developers, executive producers and showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman and CBS Studios.

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Professional Favors: Successful Approaches for Making Valuable Industry Connections

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what to do for pilot season: a mini guide

Pilot Season Prep: A Week-by-Week Mini Guide for Actors

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Casting Director Rikki Gimelstob

What Casting Director Rikki Gimelstob Looks For When Casting Procedurals

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Casting Director Matthew Lessall on Why You Should Stop Worrying and Just 'Act the Role'

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voicing a young character - tips and advice

Voicing a Young Character: Tips and Traps

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Casting Alert: Home Care Product Commercial, Major Entertainment Company Project and Feature Film Seeking Talent!

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First-Ever Casting Director Academy Award Nominations: 2026

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Actor Stephanie Jones success story

Steph Jones on Booking a National Hilton Commercial and Karol G Music Video | Success Story

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Avy Kaufman on Casting 'Sentimental Value'

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'Sirat' Casting Director Maria Rodrigo

Casting Insights: How María Rodrigo Helped Shape 'Sirāt'

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Allison Jones on Casting 'Weapons'

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Casting Alert: Netflix TV Series, Wellness Snack Commercial, Men's Workwear Brand Project and Major Pop Artist Live Event!

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Luke Manley from 'Marty Supreme'

Luke Manley’s Unlikely Film Debut: From Viral Moment to Holding His Own Opposite Timothée Chalamet in 'Marty Supreme'

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Casting Insights: 'Sentimental Value' and Yngvill Kolset Haga on Oscar-Caliber Casting

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Elle Fanning in Sentimental Value

Elle Fanning on 'Sentimental Value' Casting and Finding Power As an Actor

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