Selected open roles for talent

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Hoover

Female - 25 to 30 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Checkout
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Controlled, hyper-competent, emotionally suppressed, and haunted by guilt. Hoover has spent years compartmentalizing her emotions in order to survive within a violent criminal world. Intelligent, observant, and fiercely capable, she approaches her work with precision and professionalism, treating even the most horrific situations as routine. The discovery of her younger sister's body completely shatters that control. Beneath Hoover's hardened exterior is unresolved grief, guilt over leaving her sister behind, and the lingering trauma of an abusive childhood she has spent years trying to outrun. Although Hoover initially believes her journey is about finding someone to blame and taking revenge, it ultimately becomes about accepting grief, confronting her past, and allowing herself to feel again. The actor must be capable of carrying the film through subtle internal work before emotional collapse, gradually transitioning from restraint and professionalism to vulnerability, desperation, heartbreak, and finally, acceptance.

Dyson

Female - 25 to 40 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Checkout
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Pragmatic, charismatic, observant, emotionally guarded, unexpectedly compassionate. Dyson survives through humour, routine, and emotional distance. While Hoover suppresses through control, Dyson suppresses through casualness and banter. She is exceptionally good at her job and understands the rules of their world better than Hoover, having spent longer within it. At the beginning of the film, Dyson is often the most dehumanizing person in the room. To her, bodies are evidence, obstacles, and problems to solve. That emotional detachment is what allows her to keep doing the work. However, beneath her professionalism is genuine loyalty and care for Hoover. As the film progresses, Dyson becomes the emotional anchor of the story, ultimately choosing compassion over protocol and humanity over self-preservation. The actor must balance authority, wit, emotional intelligence, and warmth. Strong listening skills are essential, as many of Dyson's most important moments occur through reaction.

Anna

Female - 18 to 25 yrsNon Speaking Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Checkout
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Hoover's estranged younger sister, although Anna is deceased for the entirety of the film, she remains its emotional center. Every major decision Hoover makes is driven by her relationship with Anna and the guilt she carries surrounding their shared past. After a troubled childhood, Anna followed a path similar to Hoover's, becoming entangled in a dangerous criminal world while searching for a way out. Intelligent and determined, she risked everything in an attempt to escape, only for that decision to cost her her life. This is a featured non-speaking role with no dialogue. While Anna never speaks and is only seen as a crime-scene victim, her presence drives the entire story. The actor will be prominently featured throughout the film and will work closely with the SPFX makeup team to create realistic crime-scene effects. This role is ideal for an actor interested in gaining on-set experience, working with special effects makeup, and contributing to a character whose emotional impact is felt throughout the entire film.

Governor Bill Kessler

Male - 35 to 65 yrsNon Speaking Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Checkout
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

A wealthy politician whose public image is built on respectability, influence, and moral authority. Behind closed doors, however, he represents the hypocrisy and corruption of the powerful men who exploited Anna and benefited from the systems that trapped her. Although Bill is deceased, his presence looms over the story. Through evidence discovered at the crime scene, we slowly piece together the role he played in the events leading up to both deaths. This is a featured non-speaking role with no dialogue. Bill appears as one of the film's crime-scene victims and plays an important role in establishing the mystery and stakes of the story. The actor will work with the SPFX makeup team and gain experience on a professional narrative film set.

Young Alice

Female - 9 to 18 yrsLarge Principal Non unionUnpaid
Project title
The Trade
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday June 29, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Young Alice appears in a special birthday memory that becomes the emotional heart of the story. Full of joy, curiosity, and excitement, she experiences one of the happiest moments of her childhood when her parents surprise her with her first camera.

Suited Man

Male - 27 to 60 yrsActor Non unionUnpaid
Project title
The Trade
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday June 29, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

The Suited Man is a wealthy, well-dressed customer who regularly purchases and relives other people's memories. Charming and confident on the surface, he views human experiences as products to be collected and consumed rather than deeply personal moments. He represents the darker side of the memorytrading business, the reality of what happens to the memories once they are sold.

Eva

Female Actor Non unionUnpaid
Project title
The Trade
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday June 29, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Alice’s mother is warm, loving, and deeply nurturing. In the birthday memory, she is full of joy as she watches her daughter open her first camera. She’s the type of parent that makes young Alice feel seen and supported. Eva passed away in a car accident with James a few weeks after Alice's 16th birthday.

James

Male Actor Non unionUnpaid
Project title
The Trade
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday June 29, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Alice’s father is playful, caring, and full of life. In the birthday memory, he is the one who gifts Alice her first camera, unknowingly inspiring the passion that will stay with her into adulthood. James passed away in a car accident with Rose a few weeks after Alice's 16th birthday.

Young Customer

Female - 20 to 25 yrsActor Non unionUnpaid
Project title
The Trade
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday June 29, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

This customer is overwhelmed, vulnerable, and desperate for a way out of her situation. Like Alice at the beginning of the story, she arrives at the store searching for a solution to her problems, unaware of the true cost of what will be offered.

Homme Hockey

Male - 40 to 50 yrsPrincipal (PP) Union
Project title
BITT À TIBI
Media
Commercial
Due date
Friday June 26, 2026
Submissions from
Montréal, Ottawa
Role description

Acteur principal Homme 40-50 ans, avec barbe

Homme Golf

Male - 35 to 45 yrsSOC Union
Project title
BITT À TIBI
Media
Commercial
Due date
Friday June 26, 2026
Submissions from
Montréal, Ottawa
Role description

Rôle muet Homme 35-45 ans

Femme Chat

Female - 25 to 35 yrsSOC Union
Project title
BITT À TIBI
Media
Commercial
Due date
Friday June 26, 2026
Submissions from
Montréal, Ottawa
Role description

Rôle muet Femme 25-35 ans

ELDERLY NEIGHBOUR

Female - 70 to 89 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
Red Acres - STILL SEEKING OPEN CALL
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Thursday June 25, 2026
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

Female, 70-90s, Black. Set in her ways and a fixture on her front porch, she has observed much over her years and provides Len with important insight about his past. PRINCIPAL

MALCOLM JEFFERIES

Male - 18 to 21 yrsNon Speaking Union or Non union
Project title
Red Acres - STILL SEEKING OPEN CALL
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Thursday June 25, 2026
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

Male, 18+ (to play younger), Black. He helped out on the Anther Farm where he worked with Clyde and met Wilma-Jean, with whom he sparked a teenage romance. INTIMACY: Implied Nudity. Malcolm appears naked as a mimic and as a human (filmed from the waist up). As a mimic, there will be implied nudity, he will appear naked but the actor will be fully covered by prosthetics and body paint. STUNTS / VIOLENCE: Malcolm is physically attacked by Clyde. PROSTHETICS: As a mimic, Malcolm will have latex appliances and airbrushed paint over his body...

Photo Double / Face Match

Female - 18 to 30 yrsNon Speaking Union or Non union
Project title
SSV Game 2
Media
Multimedia
Due date
Friday July 17, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Seeking a Photo Double / Face Match. Reference Photo link below. Caucasian female, ages: 18-30 Eye Color: any Hair: any color, any length/style Height: any Weight: all body types **Preference for FACE MATCH - see link for reference photos**

Dawn Merope

Female - 18 to 25 yrsLead Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Clink
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Submissions from
Calgary
Role description

Growing up top of her class and terrified of failure due to her fathers affair in her early years. Due to her excellent grades she's in line to become one of the next ship engineers. Although not especially outspoken she learns how important fighting for the rights of others and her self is. Physical Descriptors: Long brunette hair

Danny Fanta

Male - 18 to 25 yrsSupporting Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Clink
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Submissions from
Calgary
Role description

Danny is from a long line of guards men and has easily been recruited into their ranks for better or for worse. having been one of dawn first friends, they grew up together, however danny would also like them to grow old together. Physical Descriptors: Brunette “Classic look” Short hair Fit

Terri Beaws

Non-binary - 18 to 25 yrsSupporting Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Clink
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Submissions from
Calgary
Role description

Terri has always had a strong sense of self and has never liked the confederation. Unlike her friends Terri’s career path was set out for her. Logical and out spoken her word is her demise

Christy Beaws

Female - 18 to 25 yrsSupporting Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Clink
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Submissions from
Calgary
Role description

Christy and Terri are sisters but could not be more different. Christy is known for being a moderator in tense situations due to her strong sense of compassion and has always leaned towards the more “good girl” attitude and style