Selected open roles for talent

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BUTCH BLASI

Male - 42 to 48 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Originally one of Giancana’s bodyguards, BUTCH BLASI (40-50’s) was a sociopathic killer who took out countless lives on behalf of the Outfit. He was extremely loyal to Giancana, but was always looking to advance his position. BLASI WAS A SHORTER MAN. PLEASE SUBMIT TALENT BETWEEN 5’6 to 5’8. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: CHICAGO

LANDLADY

Female - 38 to 50 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This LANDLADY (40s) is sweeping off her porch when Nicoletti and Officer Tippet pull up. When they ask if Lee was in, she tells them they just missed him. When she learns that Lee might have some information about the terrible events that just unfolded earlier in the day, she is more than willing to help. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: DALLAS

BUS DRIVER

Male - 30 to 50 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

With all the commotion, a bus gets stuck in heavy traffic. A very jumpy rider yanks on the stop request window rope. This BUS DRIVER warns the rider that he won’t get a refund if he chooses to get off the bus. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: DALLAS

REPORTER

Male - 33 to 48 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This REPORTER waits at the Parkland Emergency Room for any results on the President’s condition. When they spot Jack Ruby waiting there too, they recognize him and are curious why he is there. When seeing how distraught Ruby appears, they offer him the information that they received from their source; that the President is already dead. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: DALLAS

HENRY WADE

Male - 50 to 58 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

The District Attorney of Dallas County, HENRY WADE (50’s) gets some details wrong regarding Lee Harvey Oswald’s communist sympathies during a press conference. Jack Ruby has no problem standing up and correcting the DA in front of all the reporters. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: DALLAS

FRANCINE

Female - 11 to 14 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

The daughter of Sam Giancana, FRANCINE (11-14) sits with her father, watching the parade on television. Francine lost her mother when she was very young, so her father became her world. When President Kennedy is shot, FRANCINE questions her father's reaction. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: CHICAGO

POLICEMAN

Male - 28 to 48 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Moments after President Kennedy was assassinated, this POLICEMAN stops Lee Harvey Oswald as he exits the Texas Schoolbook Depository to ask him where he is going. With Oswald acting particularly suspicious, he was inclined to detain him, but after a coworker vouches for his employment, the officer leaves Oswald and heads towards the chaos. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: DALLAS

SHERIFF BILL DECKER

Male - 48 to 59 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

As the sirens of police cars blare in the seconds after the President was shot, SHERIFF BILL DECKER (50’s) directs other officers on the scene to investigate the grassy area where he heard shots coming from. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: DALLAS

JACKIE CERONE

Male - 47 to 59 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

JACKIE CERONE (Mid 50’s) was a Captain in the mob and a trusted friend of Tony Accardo, so much so that Accardo was grooming Jackie. Acting as the under boss for a while, Jackie ended up being the outfits boss after Giancana was killed. He was very well spoken, but also very quiet and not somebody that would ever let you know what’s on his mind. But make no mistake, Jackie Cerrone was a killer, you would just never see it coming. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: CHICAGO

CAB DRIVER

Male - 29 to 52 yrsActor Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This CAB DRIVER (30-50) working in Dallas can’t stop thinking about what happened to the president, picks up an usual fare who happens to be Lee Harvey Oswald. OPEN ETHNICITY ACCENT: DALLAS

BOB JACKSON

Male - 26 to 32 yrsActor Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Robert H. Jackson (29) was in the eighth car of Kenndy’s motorcade, photographing the Kennedy family and the crowd that had drawn to see him ride through the streets. After the horrific events that unfolded, Bob was more determined than ever to capture the rest of the story. He went prepared with his camera to the Dallas Police Station to capture the alleged assassin on film. He arrived early and carefully measured out his positioning to the door where Oswald would exit. Once the rest of the crowd followed, his view was obstructed by another man. Just after asking the man to move, Oswald exited the Police Station. When Jack Ruby stepped in to take his shot at Oswald, Bob Jackson took his and managed to capture a Pulitzer award winning photo. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: DALLAS

HAROLD TRULY

Male - 39 to 48 yrsActor Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Harold Truly (45) watches an interaction between Lee Harvey Oswald and a policeman and steps in to ask how he can help. He vouches for Oswald’s employment with the Texas Schoolbook Depository they both work for. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: DALLAS

NELLIE CONNELLY

Female - 41 to 48 yrsActor Union
Project title
NOVEMBER/1963 - MB ONLY
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

An excited Nellie Connelly (44), rides in the car with her husband Texas Governor John Connally, and sits next to Jacqueline Kennedy and (late) President John F. Kennedy. CAUCASIAN ACCENT: DALLAS

PAUL

Male - 18 to 24 yrsLead Union or Non union
Project title
Process Evaluation (Toronto Short Film) - Lead
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday May 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Paul is an 18-year-old navigating mental health treatment for the first time. He is introspective, observant, and struggling with feelings of isolation.

Bella Blanchet

Female - 20 to 26 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Mute for Love
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday April 29, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna
Role description

Bella Blanchet is a strikingly beautiful 24-year-old with an air of quiet grace and inner strength. With luminous eyes that speak volumes and a presence that draws attention without a single word, she exudes a rare blend of elegance and resilience. Intelligent, quick-witted, and fiercely determined, Bella has always been a top student with a natural curiosity and love for learning. Her silence, the result of a tragic accident, only amplifies her other qualities making her all the more observant, empathetic, and emotionally intuitive. Behind her calm exterior lies a fierce will to overcome adversity, protect those she loves, and prove that true strength isn't found in what you say, but in how you live. This role requires some intimacy, kissing, hugging and touching. An Intimacy Coordinator will be present on set at all times to ensure the safety, consent, and comfort of the actors. All intimate scenes will be choreographed in advance with full transparency and mutual agreement. We are looking to cast an actor with an understanding of sign language—this skill is preferred but not required.

Nathan Astor

Male - 27 to 32 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Mute for Love
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday April 29, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna
Role description

Nathan Astor is a 30-year-old successful businessman whose physical strength is matched only by the depth of his heart. Tall, athletic, and effortlessly charismatic, Nathan carries himself with quiet confidence and genuine warmth. Though born into the same powerful family as Peter, Nathan chose a different path one rooted in integrity, compassion, and purpose. This role requires some intimacy, kissing, hugging and touching. An Intimacy Coordinator will be present on set at all times to ensure the safety, consent, and comfort of the actors. All intimate scenes will be choreographed in advance with full transparency and mutual agreement.

Peter Astor

Male - 20 to 25 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
Mute for Love
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday April 29, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna
Role description

Peter Astor is a 22-year-old wealthy young businessman with charm as sharp as his suits and ambition that knows no bounds. Born into privilege but determined to build his own empire, Peter is ruthless, calculating, and unapologetically self-serving. With striking features and a disarming smile, he knows how to manipulate those around him to get what he wants.

Farren Blanchet

Female - 22 to 26 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
Mute for Love
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday April 29, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna
Role description

Farren Blanchet, 24, is dazzlingly beautiful and a master of appearances. With striking features and a magnetic presence, Farren uses her charm like a weapon, concealing a calculating and manipulative nature beneath her polished facade. Driven by envy, ambition, and a long-standing rivalry with Bella, she walks the line between family loyalty and personal gain. Farren thrives on control, plays people like chess pieces, and always has a hidden agenda.

REAL MUSICIAN

Female - 20 to 39 yrsFeatured Union or Non union
Project title
LOVE & CHAOS
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 29, 2025
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

20s-30s BIPOC Female. A young musician with an easily recognizable, iconic look -- The musician is a familiar face to the cast. Everywhere in Europe they go, this person seems to be! Seeking actual musicians who can convincingly play multiple instruments! ACTOR FEATURED

Woman

Female - 27 to 43 yrsPrincipal (PP) Non union
Project title
Project Skincare
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday April 28, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

All ethnicities. Vibrant and high-energy, with a radiant smile and a genuine love for skincare. Talent will be applying the product to their face, expressing authentic joy, comfort, and relief. NON-SPEAKING