Selected open roles for talent

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Mino

Female - 22 to 40 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
cuffer
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday December 23, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Indigenous stand-up comic and sex club employee. Slightly perverted; isn't afraid of letting out her animalistic side...and helping others do the same. Role includes scenes of intimacy; coordinator will be onset.

Jessa

Female - 18 to 40 yrsActor Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
cuffer
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday December 23, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Mino's sex club coworker.

Link

Male - 18 to 40 yrsActor Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
cuffer
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday December 23, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Mino's sassy sex club coworker.

Rubber Man

Male - 30 to 70 yrsActor Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
cuffer
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday December 23, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Sex club regular. Often spotted in his iconic latex bodysuit and rubber boots.

Daughter

Female - 25 to 45 yrsActor Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
cuffer
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday December 23, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Comedy club spectator who shouts at Mino for kissing her elderly mother.

Police Officer

All - 30 to 60 yrsSupporting Union or Non union
Project title
The River
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday January 6, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

A composed, media-trained police officer delivering a public statement. They speak with clarity, professionalism, and calm authority while urging the public to come forward with information. Appears in a brief but impactful TV news segment viewed by the main characters.

Police Officer

All - 30 to 60 yrsSupporting Union or Non union
Project title
The River
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday January 6, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

A front-desk or investigative officer. Efficient, matter-of-fact, and emotionally neutral, they handle the couple’s inquiries with routine professionalism.

Thomas

Male - 60 to 80 yrsActor Union or Non union
Project title
The River
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday January 6, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

Retired senior Canadian lawyer. Polished, refined, and quietly commanding. He carries authority through stillness and measured words rather than volume.

Joseph

Male - 50 to 70 yrsActor Union or Non union
Project title
The River
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday January 6, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

Manager of a small, struggling care agency. Tired, pragmatic, and rule-focused at first glance, but with reluctant compassion beneath his professional exterior.

Moira

Female - 20 to 40 yrsActor Union or Non union
Project title
The River
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday January 6, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

From a marginalized background, working low-income service jobs. Resilient, sharp, and unapologetic. Tough exterior with emotional honesty beneath the surface; someone who navigates the world with both armor and heart.

PAT

All - 18 to 26 yrsLead Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Grease Trap
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday January 9, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Non-Binary, 20s. Open Ethnicity. Kind but exasperated, Pat has accidentally made themselves a fixture at a job they don’t care for. Tormented by visions of their own death and a lackluster promotion, they’re desperately looking for an out. Affable and hardworking, but at their current age of 24, do they really want to be working in a burger joint forever? Character is non-binary, talent of any/all gender identity invited to apply.

RUSSEL

Male - 26 to 36 yrsLead Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Grease Trap
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday January 9, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Male Presenting, Late 20s to 30s. Open Ethnicity. Apathetic and lazy, entirely past his prime, Russel does just enough to not get fired. He’s not particularly liked by his coworkers, but his dryness and apathy is comforting to Pat. He is aware of the misery he’s inflicting on himself, but has no drive to change it. He might not be working at this fast food joint forever, but he has given up on any greater ambitions. MUST be comfortable with facial prosthetics.

ASHLEY

Female - 24 to 45 yrsSupporting Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Grease Trap
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday January 9, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Female presenting, late 20s to early 40s, open ethnicity. After decades of fast food work, Ashley is more HR than person. Kind and energetic, her spotless personality is not reflected in the dingy kitchen she manages.

Mom

Female - 40 to 50 yrsPrincipal (PP) Union
Project title
Balancing Act
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday December 22, 2025
Submissions from
Regina, Saskatoon
Role description

Refer to script: Mom is FaceTiming her sister on a mini iPad, contorting to get a signal. In your audition: use your phone if you don't have a mini iPad, holding the device in between your toes just like the position she is in in the script. This role has a line of dialogue: while she's positioning, she says "almost got it!". Then, do another physical pose of your own choosing that seems ridiculous (we want to be able to show your physical prowess in holding difficult yoga/gymnastic type poses, a background in either would be an asset), and again, say the line. South Asian, Southeast Asian or mixed ethnicity

Daughter

Female - 18 to 22 yrsPrincipal (PP) Union
Project title
Balancing Act
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday December 22, 2025
Submissions from
Regina, Saskatoon
Role description

The daughter comes home with a friend, bringing inside the family's purchase of the new Whole Home Wifi. This role has a line of dialogue (see script): in your audition, you arrive into the house with your friend, see the crazy pose mom is doing, and says to her: "Mom, relax. The new WiFi came!" South Asian, Southeast Asian or mixed ethnicity

Dad

Male - 40 to 50 yrsSOC Union
Project title
Balancing Act
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday December 22, 2025
Submissions from
Regina, Saskatoon
Role description

Refer to script: Dad is sitting on his easy-chair but then has to balance himself to get a signal. In your audition, balance yourself on a chair/sofa the way he is in the script, and lean the phone further back (think of kind of a Matrix move). Then do another physical pose of your own choosing that seems ridiculous (we want to be able to show your physical prowess in holding difficult yoga/gymnastic type poses, a background in either would be an asset). South Asian, Southeast Asian or mixed ethnicity

Son

Male - 16 to 18 yrsSOC Union
Project title
Balancing Act
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday December 22, 2025
Submissions from
Regina, Saskatoon
Role description

Refer to script: Son is in his room, standing on something to try to get a signal with his iPad. In your audition, stand balancing on something other than the bed - a desk or bedside table - but be safe - the point is he has to stand up on something to reach out and up to get a signal (this role doesn't require as much yoga or gymnastics prowess as the other roles); South Asian, Southeast Asian, or mixed ethnicity

NATHAN REED

Male - 33 to 40 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Non-Union Vertical Drama Series - 'YLH' (working title)
Media
Vertical
Due date
Monday December 15, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle
Role description

Caucasian/Male (35) Tone: Warm, self-sacrificing, emotionally layered, quietly powerful. A gentle, devoted family man who gave up his billionaire inheritance to build a life with the woman he loved. After being forced to take another man’s place during a kidnapping, he endures three years of torture believing his wife and daughter will rescue him—only to return home and discover he has been forgotten. Humiliation and heartbreak push Nathan from brokenness to rebirth as he rises to reclaim his identity, ultimately becoming the new Chairman of SVA Group. Notes for Nathan: Beginning: A devoted husband and father whose entire world and care are his family, but his family doesn't love him back. Ending: Having moved on with unshakable resolve, he becomes the grounded and confident CEO of a top global company, determined never to look back. Performance notes: Deep emotional shifts—silent pain, betrayal, dignity, and a gradual transformation into a stronger, self-assured man. **Open to Canadian & US Actors

ISABELLA REED

Female - 30 to 35 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Non-Union Vertical Drama Series - 'YLH' (working title)
Media
Vertical
Due date
Monday December 15, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle
Role description

Caucasian/Female. (30-35) Tone: Complex, conflicted, ambitious yet vulnerable. Nathan’s wife. Talented and career-driven, Isabella spent years relying on Nathan’s unseen support, eventually drifting into emotional dependence on Julian. Easily swayed under pressure, she makes painful and morally gray choices. Yet beneath her coldness lies guilt, suppressed affection, and confusion. Her arc centers on facing the consequences of neglect and realizing what she has lost only when it’s too late. Notes for Isabella (Ep1): Exaggerate her hypocrisy. She pretends to be Nathan's wife, but she has already cheated on him with Julian. Performance notes: Nuanced emotional work—guilt, denial, pride, shame, and late-stage remorse. **Open to Canadian & US Actors