r/ActingUK

I have taken a few acting classes here and there, none I thought we very good due to my location. However, I've spent 6+ years as a crew member (silver screen, tv shows, & indie). I'll be in London anyways next year and really enjoyed acting in secondary school. My goal is indie productions down the road (hopefully). But I'm definitely a beginner and not ready for the 4wk intensive - what would you recommend as a prep course? Is the Actors Studio intensive even worth it?

I'm making an account for the Casting Collective since I wanna do some background acting. They ask for my national insurance number and a scan of my passport. Is this safe? If anyone has any experience with the please let me know or has an account, I'd be grateful for some feedback before providing my details.

Hi, I’m an aspiring filmmaker from London. I’m currently looking for actors (preferably around late teens to late twenties) to take part in a small-scale short film that I have written and am now looking to bring to life.

I’ve never made a film before but I think my script is decent and I really want to take the next step and make it.

If you’re interested, please message me and I can send you the script and more info on the project.

Thank you :)

Actors needed for a production of a new one act play staged on the 5th September at the Etcetera theatre Camden on September 5th.

Context: I'm a comedian who was supposed to be putting on a sketch comedy show on this venue at this date, but the other half of my double act has had to cancel, but I am unable to get any of my money back. In order to try and not lose the entire payment, I am attempting to stage a one-act single location 3 character comedy play I wrote about a year ago for an am-dram group.

Title: The Frost Report

Description: The interpersonal tension between 3 Antarctic researchers reaches a boiling point when meteorological disaster coincides with personal revelation.

Roles: John (stage age 40+, think Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers), Peter (stage age 20-30, think Moss from the IT Crowd), and Bob (stage age 20-30, think Baldrick from Blackadder)

Availability: semi-regular availability until September 5th for rehearsals in London (location and exact TBD once a cast is assembled)

Payment: 20% stake in any profit made, but due to slim profit margins essentially un-paid.

DM for script. Response required by 18/8/26

I’m 22 years old and I’m in an acting school in Germany. I’ll finish next year February and then I’ll have an acting degree. It’s not an academic degree I think but it’s called state-certified actress; I’m in a private but state-approved acting school. But the thing is, I also love singing. I’m in the youth choir in the state theatre, though we’ll mostly do opera. But this year I’m also doing a musical, Bullets over Broadway (I’m playing Ellen). It’s nothing super professional, we perform on a stage in a school, they do these musicals for years and it’s kind of a bit popular there. Rehearsing for this musical made me realise how I love singing and acting on stage and I really want to do it in the future, not only acting but also acting and singing. I want to do something like Broadway but I don’t really want to go to america because of the current situation so I decided that I want to do West End. I love London and it’s easier for me to go there from Germany than to America. Now, I wanted to ask, does somebody have any advice how to get on west end when I have a state/certified actress degree in Germany?

So I’m supposed to do a kissing scene for a commercial self tape, diff versions, any pointers on how to make it look natural. Should I just film me kissing my bf? Or the air? 😅

A lot of casting directors are teaching acting courses now, mostly online. However, casting directors, for the most part, have never gone to acting school or had acting careers.

Obviously, it's great to get to know casting directors and have them get to know you. Obviously, casting directors have a great deal of experience and wisdom to impart. They have a lot to teach us, but is acting technique one of those things? Is someone qualified to teach the craft just because they casted several major films?

Coaching scenes in real time is a specific skill, and knowing the result you want isn't the same as being able to guide someone through the process of getting that result. Sometimes even people who are great actors aren't great teachers.

I get the feeling that there are many casting directors out there who mistakenly think they are acting teachers because no one has had the nerve to tell them they aren't. It's very hard to be brutally honest with someone who can literally make sure you never work again.

If you have taken an acting class from a casting director, I would love to get your thoughts.

Any represented actors in the UK had a quiet/slow (late) summer self tape wise? Does it differ from person to person or is a slow August abnormal? As I'm just wondering if it's something to do with me/my spotlight or if it's just a slow period.

I am 16 years old and I am looking for a residential musical theatre summer school to go to next year. I’ve looked into two mainly, those being West End Stage: https://www.westendstage.com and BYMT: https://britishyouthmusictheatre.org/perform-with-us/musical-theatre-camps/summer-camps/

I am looking to improve my skills while getting to perform for an audience, and ideally networking a bit. I’m interested in getting to perform new material too. I don’t really want to have to audition for it because I have lots of auditions already coming up. Id appreciate hearing from anyone with experience with either of these, or any similar summer programmes.

Also if there are any renowned drama summer schools that are not necessarily musical theatre, I’m also interested.

First of all, excuse my English. It might be rough, but I am working on improving it.

I'm still a high schooler as I write this, I'm still yet to finish high school, but I have been thinking about the future, and my biggest dream has been acting. I have dreamt of living my life on stage and seeing myself in movies or TV shows. Sadly, I can not pursue acting in my own country because there are no good opportunities. So I have come to the conclusion that my only chance is to attend an acting school in the UK after I finish high school. This is where I need some help, I'm determined enough to pursue this dream, but I don't know how to get enrolled or how to apply to an acting school or acting classes. I dont know what the better options are. And I'm scared to fail. I dont know which schools are better for this, and I would be grateful if someone who knows anything about acting and how to pursue this dream would help me out. I need to know what the first steps are, what you all recommend, and what should I do after I get my visa? I would appreciate it, thank you so much for reading!

Hey, I’m 19 and from Germany. Over the past few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do with my future, and I’ve started to seriously consider becoming an actor.

Ive loved storytelling for as long as I can remember movies, TV shows, anime, comics, games, pretty much any medium. Stories and fictional characters have always had a big place in my heart for me, and the idea of being able to bring characters to life myself is something I find incredibly exciting.

I’ve also had quite a few people throughout my life tell me that I look like an actor, remind them of certain actors, or that they could imagine me acting. Obviously, I know that appearance alone means very little and that acting requires actual skill, but those comments are part of what made me start thinking about it more seriously.

The problem is that I have absolutely no acting experience yet, so I’m not entirely sure what the best way to get started would be.

There is a well known drama school in Berlin called the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, and I’ve been considering applying there in the future. However, I’ve also heard people say that drama school isn’t necessarily required and that, if you have talent and potential, it’s possible to start taking acting classes, build some experience and eventually approach agencies or get cast without having attended a traditional drama school.

So I’d really like to hear from people who know more about the industry: Would you recommend trying to get into a serious drama school like Ernst Busch, or is it realistic to pursue acting through classes, auditions, student films and eventually agencies without going to drama school?

I’m also interested in acting internationally rather than limiting myself to Germany. I’m fluent in German and English and can also speak Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian quite well, so I’d eventually like to explore opportunities outside Germany too.

One important thing is that I’m currently planning to spend roughly the next two years doing a gap year / Work & Travel, travelling, meeting people and gaining life experience. I don’t necessarily want to rush straight into acting school at 19 just because I’m afraid of being “too late” later.

My current idea is to travel first, maybe start learning and practising acting on the side, and then seriously pursue it when I’m around 20–21.

Does that sound reasonable? And if you were in my position, what would you start doing now so that I’m better prepared when I decide to pursue acting seriously?

I’m Kosei Ono, a bilingual Japanese actor working across Japanese and international productions.

My long-term goal is specific: to become the first Japanese male actor to win an Academy Award for acting.

That obviously won’t happen because I wrote it on Reddit. It requires the right positioning, performances, relationships, projects—and years of disciplined execution.

So I want to make my career an open experiment.

Imagine I’m your client and this community is part of my management team. Looking at today’s film industry, how would you build my career from where I am now?

I especially want your honest opinion on:

• The character type or market position I should own
• Whether I should prioritize Japan, the UK or the US
• The roles and projects I should pursue—or refuse
• Whether creating my own films is essential
• Which festivals, cities and industry rooms I need to enter
• How to use social media without becoming known only as an influencer
• What I may currently be doing wrong

Give me three priorities for the next 12 months and one hard truth I probably need to hear.

I’ll turn the strongest advice into a public roadmap, test it in the real world and return with regular updates: auditions, meetings, projects, failures and measurable results.

If you were managing my career toward that level, what would you make me do first?IMBD

Im a teenager, still in highschool and I really Wanna become an actor in like 4 years or less

I don't know if I have the skills but I do know that I always act with my friends about things when they are lying to me (lying about stuff that never happened in the first place and just adding context to the things they say) and I just act with it, and I always lie to my parents about some non-serious stuff,for example who ate the snacks or smthng like that not that big of a lie, and yes I tell them after they believe me which surprisingly always works, they believe me when I'm clearly lying (just so that you know I never lied to my parents I always tell them the truth) and tbh im a shy teenager and whenever I express my dreams to my friends they usually laugh at it and when I tell my parents they also laugh at me and whenever we fight they use that thing on me so tell me any tips that might help me

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Hi, so I‘m at the very begin of my acting career but wanted to learn it since I was a little kid. I‘m from a country where acting isnt really a thing so I‘m considering about taking online acting classes from abroad.
My current two options are Identity school of Acting (London) or Ivana Chubbuck studio. Both offer online courses and have almost the same price.
I don‘t have spare money so I want to make the right choice so I can stick with the studio and don‘t have to begin new at another studio.
I heard many different reviews, Identity school of acting would be good because it‘s in London so more closely to my country (switzerland) and I can change from online to in person classes at anytime, but there are many mixed opinions about the school.

Which one do you think I should take? Or do you even have better suggestions?

I need to apply to one asap.

Thanks to everyone that replies

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Hey everyone, just wanted to share a quick reality check that a lot of actors seem to forget. Passing your initial casting audition or getting a callback is only half the battle. Once you get to the final approval stage, the network executives, producers, and legal teams step in to give the final green light. One of the very first things they do is audit your public social media footprints. If you are someone who constantly stirs up drama, picks fights, or acts like a "shit-disturber" online, they will absolutely drop you. Networks and studios are terrified of brand risks and PR nightmares. They do not want to hire someone who looks like they will cause problems or create a toxic environment on set. Your public social media is an extension of your professional resume. If you need to vent or stir the pot, do it under a burner account or lock your personal profiles down to maximum privacy. Don't let a stray comment or an online argument cost you a major booking. Keep it clean, keep it professional, and protect your career.