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Question: How do you get an agent for acting!?
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There are three basic ways an actor gets an agent!. They are:

1!. The agent sees your work and calls you in for an interview!.

2!. You are recommended to the agent by a casting director, director, producer or fellow actor who is a client of that agent!.

3!. The agent calls you in for an interview because of your P/R (photo and resume), which he or she received in the mail!.

Getting an agent to see your work is the best way to get representation, because they really need to get to know your work before they can represent you to the best of their ability!. Even if you get an agent interested via another route, they'll probably want to see you in something before they'll represent you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

First off, you MUST MUST MUST have training of some sort!. You will pretty much never get an agent without it!. I know that's not what you wanted me to say, but it's the truth!. If you really want this, you need to train!. Training is a huge part of it, and pretty much no talent agency will accept you without it!.


There are some great acting coaches depending on where you live!. They will train you and maybe recommend you for other groups, such as Groundlings, which is improv!.
When they think you're ready (this may take years), they will send you back to the agent, or, you can just choose to make an appointment yourself!.


You can go into a talent agency now and audition, though you will most likely get rejected!. The point of this is that they can point you in the right direction!. They can give you some names of coaches and places to go to get trained!.

Keep in mind that this might take a long time, depending on your skill level!. If you really want it, you have to be committed!. You also need to make sure your parents are committed as well!.

This will not happen overnight!. It's lots of hard work; a lot more than people think!.

You also can't control which auditions you go on!. Your agent makes the decisions for you!. If they don't think you'll do well in Disney, you won't get any Dis auditions!.

There isn't really a company that will help you get an agent!. You have to do it yourself!. You need to get yourself classes and maybe get in some community plays


Hope this helps :)Www@QuestionHome@Com