Selected open roles for talent

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Hayden

Female - 17 to 21 yrsPrincipal Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Sliced
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday February 9, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Kai’s girlfriend. A bisexual teenage girl who wants nothing but the best for Kai, but struggles to understand her, especially her relationship with her mother, as her family has only ever been supportive.

JEAN

Female - 40 to 80 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
TMU - TO CATCH A BEAR
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday February 3, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Female, 40-80, black. Stoic and practical, Jean lives deep in the woods, alone. Haunted by the mystery of her daughter Adele’s sudden disappearance forty years ago, her grief bitters her. With no body found, it was determined she was eaten by a bear. Jean never believed it. Now with a child back in her care, she’s forced to reckon with her past trauma. Everyone said she was crazy for thinking her daughter’s spirit still frequented the forest. What if she was right?

LUCAS MILLER

Male - 30 to 35 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Paper Violets
Media
Vertical
Due date
Friday February 20, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles
Role description

Cold, disciplined, and powerful on the surface, Lucas is a deeply wounded man who never recovered from Violet’s “death.” Raised in wealth and control, he initially lacks empathy for those beneath him until his own actions nearly kill the woman he loves. His journey is one of reckoning: realizing that his silence, pride, and misjudgment caused irreversible harm. Intimacy / Sex: No explicit on-screen sex. Qualified intimacy coordinator present for all intimacy scenes. Fight/stunt: ambush with pipes; physical confrontation implied. Qualified stunt coordinator present for all stunt scenes.

VIOLET JONES

Female - 25 to 30 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Paper Violets
Media
Vertical
Due date
Friday February 20, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles
Role description

A gentle yet unbreakable mother. Violet is compassionate, self-sacrificing, and emotionally resilient despite extreme hardship. Once warm and hopeful, she becomes hardened by survival after being forced to disappear to save the man she loves. She is blind, chronically ill, and living in poverty, yet fiercely protective of her children. Violet is repeatedly humiliated, wrongly accused, and physically endangered but never loses her moral centre. Intimacy / Sex: No explicit on-screen sex or intimacy scenes indicated in text

OLIVER MILLER (M)

Male - 6 to 10 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
Paper Violets
Media
Vertical
Due date
Friday February 20, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles
Role description

Scripted as 6. Protective, sharp, and deeply loyal to his mother. Oliver is defensive toward adults and reacts strongly to injustice. His arc reflects the trauma of growing up without protection.

SOFIA MILLER (M)

Female - 6 to 10 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
Paper Violets
Media
Vertical
Due date
Friday February 20, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles
Role description

Scripted as 6. Bright, empathetic, and emotionally mature beyond her years. Sofia is her mother’s emotional anchor and moral compass. She believes in goodness even after experiencing cruelty.

EMERY MILLER

Female - 50 to 55 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
Paper Violets
Media
Vertical
Due date
Friday February 20, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles
Role description

Lucas’s powerful mother. Cold, calculating, and classist. She orchestrates Violet’s disappearance by withholding medical care, believing family reputation outweighs human life.

DELILAH HOWARD

Female - 25 to 30 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
Paper Violets
Media
Vertical
Due date
Friday February 20, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles
Role description

Obsessive, entitled, and dangerously jealous. Delilah believes love is ownership. When she learns Violet is alive, her obsession escalates into violence. She is manipulative, emotionally unstable, and capable of extreme cruelty including attempting murder. Stunt: slapping, shoving, kidnapping. Intimacy / Sex: None indicated.

LEVI

Male - 25 to 30 yrsPrincipal Non union
Project title
Paper Violets
Media
Vertical
Due date
Friday February 20, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles
Role description

Lucas’s assistant. Professional, alert, action-capable assistant. Often the “security logistics” engine in chase/lockdown beats.

ENZO / BENJAMIN

Male - 25 to 40 yrsPrincipal Non union
Project title
Paper Violets
Media
Vertical
Due date
Friday February 20, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles
Role description

Aggressive corporate enemies / hired muscle energy. Trigger physical action beats (pipes, threats, vehicle sabotage).

Amelie

Female - 20 to 25 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Changement
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday February 9, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Amelie is an aspiring photographer who has just fled her hometown on the east coast of Canada to pursue a new life in Vancouver. She’s independent, sharp, and she won’t give up. She’s determined to find her way with a fresh start, but she learns that running away isn’t always the answer.

Gus

Male - 20 to 25 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Changement
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday February 9, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Gus is smart, stoic, and reliable. He still lives in a small town in Nova Scotia, and for the most part he’s happy with his simple life there. He’s wise beyond his years, generally level-headed, although the only time his emotions get the best of him is around Amelie.

XIO

Female - 12 to 16 yrsLead Not designated
Project title
ESTAMPIDA
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Wednesday February 4, 2026
Submissions from
Mexico City
Role description

Xio es una adolescente entusiasta y carismática, emocionada por la idea de crecer y vivir nuevas experiencias. Sueña con su fiesta de XV años y dedica gran parte de su energía a imaginar cómo será ese momento. Mantiene una relación cercana y afectuosa con su hermana Carmen, la mejor amiga de Natalia. Convence a Carmen de llevarla a la fiesta de fin de curso y se compromete a ayudar para lograrlo. A pesar de ser la más pequeña del grupo, logra integrarse con naturalidad y sentirse parte de él.

DYLAN

Male - 12 to 16 yrsLead Not designated
Project title
ESTAMPIDA
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Wednesday February 4, 2026
Submissions from
Mexico City
Role description

Dylan es el hermano menor de Mateo y mantiene con él una relación cercana y de gran complicidad; lo admira y recibe de él contención y guía. Es carismático, ingenioso y con facilidad de palabra; le gusta dibujar y tiene un talento natural para ingeniárselas y generar dinero, ya sea ayudando en el tianguis con su familia o encontrando formas de apoyar la recaudación para la fiesta de XV de Xio. A lo largo de la historia, Dylan actúa desde el cuidado hacia los demás, mostrando una madurez silenciosa que contrasta con su corta edad.

CARMEN

Female - 18 to 25 yrsLead Not designated
Project title
ESTAMPIDA
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Wednesday February 4, 2026
Submissions from
Mexico City
Role description

(Actriz de complexión grande, robusta.) Carmen es la mejor amiga de Natalia y asume un rol protector con su hermana menor, Xio, quien está por cumplir quince años y para quien la familia planea una gran fiesta de XV. Le gusta la música alternativa de la época, que utiliza como una forma de identidad y resistencia frente al gusto popular del reguetón. Acompaña a Natalia en decisiones clave y se mueve constantemente entre el deseo de pertenecer al grupo y la necesidad de marcar distancia con aquello que no le resulta auténtico.

Alvin

Male - 18 to 22 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Silverfish
Media
Film School
Due date
Friday March 6, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Alvin is in a transition period of his life; lost, aimless, relying on unhealthy coping mechanisms

Sylvia

Female - 35 to 45 yrsCo Star Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Silverfish
Media
Film School
Due date
Friday March 6, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Sylvia is youthful, active, resolute. A mother figure to Alvin. Boundaries are blurred as they both lean on each other to cope with the emptiness in their lives.

Marcus Blackwell

Male - 20 to 27 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
No Turning Back
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday February 10, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Marcus Blackwell is an unemployed weed addict with a hunger for money. - Has one 2 min fight scene, and two 15-20 second action flurry (Total Fights: 1 Big, 2 Mini). - A certified stunt coordinator will be on set and will follow all safety protocol - Actor will be smoking a vape.

Victor Kincade

Male - 20 to 27 yrsPrincipal Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
No Turning Back
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday February 10, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A cold blooded contract killer who works for Chase Roth. (This role is practically non-speaking but he has a huge fight scene in the middle of the film). - Has one 2 min fight scene (Total Fights: 1 Big). - A certified stunt coordinator will be on set and will follow all safety protocol).

Jake Tyler

Male - 20 to 27 yrsPrincipal Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
No Turning Back
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday February 10, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

The so called 'perfect man', he is wealthy and healthy, or so it seems, he secretly works for Chase Roth. - Has one 10 second flurry (Total Fights: 1 Mini). - A certified stunt coordinator will be on set and will follow all safety protocol