What Goes Into 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 quickly review the central purpose of an acting resume and from there discuss what should and should not go in it and why.
An acting resume is exactly one side of one page, and you will usually want to have it stapled 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. In order to do that, you will have to do a little thinking about what the auditioners seem to be looking for. 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? Once you’ve considered what they’re looking for, the only thing to do is to try and give it to them. Since you’re a professional actor, this should be the easy part.
The only thing you need to realize is that your acting resume should represent the part you want to play more than you as an independent entity. Don’t be afraid to shape your resume to meet the needs of the character. I would never tell you to lie; just list the parts of your acting career in an order which suits the demands of the part. This will hardly take you any time at all to do before each show. The fifteen minutes that you spend for each audition could be the difference between your next big break and your next season of waiting tables.