Dead Guy

About the Job

The Dead Man should look like someone who, if alive, appeared to have everything going for him in a patriarchal, American sense. Clean-cut. Successful. Polished. The kind of man who could easily work in business, finance, or corporate management. But underneath the surface there should be something unsettling about him. He should carry a quiet sense of threat. Not aggressive in an obvious or stereotypical way, but controlled, brooding, and emotionally intimidating. The type of man who smiles politely while making people uncomfortable. Someone who presents himself as charming and respectable, but who feels capable of cruelty underneath the surface. Tall or physically imposing energy is preferred. He should feel like a man who takes up space without trying to. Someone whose presence alone could make another person smaller. The role is entirely physical and nonverbal. The actor will appear dead onscreen for the duration of the film and should be comfortable with prolonged stillness, practical gore effects, physical manipulation, and intense body horror imagery. The audience should immediately understand why this man may have once been considered attractive and powerful but also feel relieved he is no longer alive.