Selected open roles for talent

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Odessa

Female - 20 to 25 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
A Slap in the Face
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday November 30, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Fresh out of her first queer relationship. She’s a feisty yet deeply emotional young woman.

Gertrude

Female - 50 to 55 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
A Slap in the Face
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday November 30, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A soon-to-be divorcee, she's a classy, distinguished older lady, yet she holds bitterness and resentment towards younger women.

Bartender

Male - 0 to 0 yrsActor Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
A Slap in the Face
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday November 30, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Bartender who decides to break up the fight between the two female protagonists.

CAROLINE

Female - 30 to 39 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

Oliver and Syd's mother, free-spirited drifter who left her kids in the late '90s and was never seen again. We meet her mostly through old home videos and memories, and she leaves a mark on every scene she's in. The role needs mystery, frantic energy and a touch of something unsettling. It includes period-costume sequences (Victorian era). It also needs a strong dramatic range for one very emotional late scene.

YOUNG OLIVER

Male - 5 to 8 yrsFeatured Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

Non-speaking. The opening image of the film and a featured role in many flashbacks, set in the late '90s. He's an imaginative kid who runs around in a cape, plays with toy trucks, and is completely convinced a witch lives under the basement stairs. His big moments include a race up the stairs in the dark, sledding and building snowmen with his sister, and the day his mother leaves: he freezes, can't bring himself to say goodbye, and hides in the crawl space. Needs a child actor who can hold real fear and grief on camera without dialogue. Ideally blonde with blue eyes.

YOUNG SYD

Female - 5 to 8 yrsFeatured Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

Non-speaking. Oliver's twin sister in the flashbacks. She's the slightly bolder, protective one, older by three hours and already acting like it. We see her watching an old witch movie with her mom and brother, sledding, and building snowmen in the backyard. In one key scene she sits at the basement door calling out to Oliver after their mother leaves, until the police arrive. No dialogue, but she has to carry quiet worry. Ideally blonde with blue eyes.

TOM

Male - 17 to 17 yrsDay Player Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

Mark's scrappy teen sidekick who films his social media videos. Committed to the bit, including a "Medieval Mukbang" in full maiden costume and heavy makeup. Great for a comedic performer. Character is 17; actors 18+ who can play younger are welcome.

ALISON

Female - 25 to 35 yrsDay Player Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

The PSW who's always next in line for Oliver's shifts. Shows up in scrubs at exactly the wrong moment. Needs a big, believable horror scream, plus a comedic button scene at the end.

SERVER

Female - 20 to 39 yrsDay Player Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

A restaurant server who gets pulled into Oliver's awkward "were you scared of your basement?" survey. Deadpan comedy. Several lines.

HIPSTER BARTENDER

Female - 20 to 39 yrsDay Player Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

Working the drinks table at Syd's gallery show, and won't budge on the drink-ticket policy, even for the artist. Dry, deadpan.

WOMAN AT TABLE

Female - 50 to 70 yrsDay Player Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

A diner who answers Oliver's question way too seriously and eagerly. One big comedic laugh. Any age.

PATRON

All - 20 to 40 yrsDay Player Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

A restaurant guest who asks to borrow the empty chair. Any gender.

COP

All - 30 to 59 yrsDay Player Union
Project title
The Darkness
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday November 23, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

The police officer who takes Oliver's statement after things go badly wrong. May also play the officer in the late-'90s flashback. Any gender.

Homme 40-70 ans

Male - 40 to 70 yrsPrincipal (PP) Union
Project title
PHARMA confidentiel - explication sur demande
Media
Commercial
Due date
Wednesday November 11, 2026
Submissions from
Montréal, Ottawa
Role description

Pour cette publicité télé + web, nous cherchons un homme caucasien, look 40-70 ans avec un une physionomie corporelle qui corresponde à monsieur-madame tout le monde. On ne cherche PAS des athlètes ou des mannequins. On cherche des gens qui pratiquent et/ou pourraient pratiquer le naturisme à l'écran en toute aisance. Ce casting est un rôle parlant où nous avons besoin de simuler une nudité complète sur le plateau et au final, les parties intimes de l’artiste seront floutées en postproduction. Il est aussi possible d'avoir certaines scènes où nous verrons les fessiers. L'artiste doit être à l'aise avec son corps. Une coordonnatrice d'intimité accompagnera la production pour veiller au bien-être de l'artiste en tout temps.

The Son

Male - 15 to 19 yrsPrincipal (PP) Non union
Project title
Project Golfers
Media
Commercial
Due date
Tuesday November 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

15–19 years old in appearance. Male. White. Athletic and genuinely credible as a serious young golfer. A young Cameron Young (pro golfer)

The Father

Male - 46 to 54 yrsPrincipal (PP) Non union
Project title
Project Golfers
Media
Commercial
Due date
Tuesday November 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Late 40s–early 50s in appearance. Male. White. Should pair naturally with the selected son and feel immediately believable as his father.

Golfer/ Jogger

Male - 33 to 55 yrsPrincipal (PP) Non union
Project title
Project Golfers
Media
Commercial
Due date
Tuesday November 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Approximately 30s–50s in appearance. Male. Open ethnicity. Athletic enough that jogging and golf both feel natural. More of a dad out getting his heart rate up, not a marathon runner. Would pick golf over jogging.

Golfing Ensemble | Secondary OCP

All - 16 to 70 yrsPrincipal Background Non union
Project title
Project Golfers
Media
Commercial
Due date
Tuesday November 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

A broad, natural mix of REAL golfers, including: -Younger golfers in their late teens / 20s -Golfers in their 30s–50s -Male golfers 60+ -Parent & Kid Golfers -Younger woman golfers ***PLEASE SEE*** All golfers should have good to very good golf ability and submit a swing self-tape. Along with self tape, a photo of their golf bags.

BRANDON

Male - 18 to 30 yrsLead Non union
Project title
LIVING ON
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday November 13, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Indigenous. Curious, kind, athletic. There will be a scene with a minor stunt, where Brandon jumps over the camera (at ground level) using a mini trampoline and a crash pad. The role will also be required to run in several scenes. Role may have implied drug use. Please make sure performers are comfortable with all of the above when submitting. SPEAKING ROLE.