An actor’s resume and headshot has one purpose: to get you work. It is an overview of an actor’s

performance experience, skills, and qualicaons. The resume should be clear, easy to read, and

relevant to the acng job you’re seeking. A casng director needs to be able to learn about the

highlights of your work within a few seconds. Uses the following structure in your resume

Acng can be categorized in several ways, depending on the breadth and range of one’s experience.

Categories can include:

In addion to lisng your college degree and major, your resume can include acng-related

workshops, on-going studio classes, or private training. You may also include training in related elds

such as music (especially singing), dance, maral arts, etc. Many actors include the number of years

they have trained in a parcular area, technique, or discipline.

This can include everything—regional dialects, accents, spoken languages, juggling, acrobacs,

A headshot is a black and white, 8”x10” photograph of an actor. Eecve headshots are simple, conveying

an honest introducon of an actor to a casng agent or director. They should be an accurate image of an

 Choose a photographer who specializes in headshots. Ask for their book of work to view. The

Ask photographers for their package rates, number of prints included, and who keeps the original images.

For an arst, one’s work is one’s resume. Porolios are the most common vehicle for an arst to

showcase their work. A resume complements the porolio by nong where the arst’s work has been

exhibited and reviewed. Unlike a resume designed to connect an applicant’s experiences and skills to a

A studio art resume focuses primarily on the work itself. It can include teaching experience as well, in

parcular when that experience is in a studio situaon. Categories aer the personal/contact informaon

and Educaon will vary by person.