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BUSINESS EXECUTIVE TRAVELLER

All - 30 to 50 yrsPrincipal (PP) Non union
Project title
PROJECT CHARTER
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday June 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

All Ethnicities. Male and Female. Calm, focused, and driven, the executives exude confidence and precision, each deeply engaged in their work as they prepare for a high-stakes pitch aboard the jet.

LEISURE TRAVELLER (WITH DOG)

Female - 35 to 60 yrsPrincipal (PP) Non union
Project title
PROJECT CHARTER
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday June 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

All Ethnicities. A confident solo traveller who boards the jet accompanied by her loyal dog. Note: Seeking talent with a small-to-midsize dog that has a good temperament and training.

GRANDPA TRAVELLER

Male - 60 to 70 yrsPrincipal (PP) Non union
Project title
PROJECT CHARTER
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday June 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

All Ethnicities. Warm-hearted and full of quiet joy, boards a charter flight eager and excited to meet his new grandchild.

GABRIEL SERAPHIM

Male - 30 to 50 yrsActor Union
Project title
MURDOCH MYSTERIES S19 BLK. 4 (1909)
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday June 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

[GABRIEL SERAPHIM] Character portrayed is male, 30’s – 50’s, White. *PLEASE SUBMIT AND NOTE TALENT WHO USE A WHEELCHAIR OR HAVE A PHYSICAL DISABILITY* A handsome man using a wheelchair, Gabriel Seraphim was believed to be dead, being raised in a care home away from his family and hidden by his unaccepting father. He appears in court and has a tearful reunion with his brother... ACTOR, 1 scene

MALE. ATHLETIC - BACKGROUND EXTRA

Male - 20 to 40 yrsBackground Union
Project title
SPORT CHEK - BACKGROUND EXTRAS
Media
Commercial
Due date
Friday May 30, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

FEMALE. ATHLETIC - BACKGROUND EXTRA

Female - 20 to 40 yrsBackground Union
Project title
SPORT CHEK - BACKGROUND EXTRAS
Media
Commercial
Due date
Friday May 30, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Carter

Male - 35 to 45 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Sire
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday June 2, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna
Role description

Open Ethnicity, A bearded mountain man, someone who's not afraid to get their hands dirty. (Facial hair not mandatory)

Sammy

Male - 11 to 14 yrsActor Union or Non union
Project title
Sire
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday June 2, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna
Role description

Caucasian boy with blue eyes (not a must) playing the leads son. A Happy kid.

ANGEL

All - 18 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
THE WAY YOU DANCE (Feature film) - Lead role & supporting role
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Friday May 30, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Kelowna
Role description

Please submit actors who are 18+ of South Asian descent for this role. We encourage submitting actors who are gender queer and are also open to auditions from actors who are comfortable depicting someone living with gender dysphoria. Dance experience necessary (formal training is not mandatory but this role requires quite a bit of dancing) and we will be asking for a dance reel/tape with audition. Confident yet vulnerable, Angel is exploring their/her gender identity while finding freedom and self-expression through dance. Still Anjul and he/him to their family, Angel struggles to find their/her way as a genderqueer person. Guided by Twinkle’s mentorship, she/they gradually embraces her/their authentic self, navigating acceptance at home and within their/her community. Please note that there are scenes with physical intimacy/sexual content in the script.

VEDA

Female - 18 to 21 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
THE WAY YOU DANCE (Feature film) - Lead role & supporting role
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Friday May 30, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Kelowna
Role description

Please submit actors who are wheelchair users for this role. Veda is a wheelchair user and a determined teen who brings fierce creativity and energy to the dance class, especially through her expressive tutting style. Please mention in Note section if your client has dance experience/skills. We will be asking for a dance reel/tape with audition.

Nina

Female - 25 to 35 yrsLead Not designated
Project title
Dear Ms. Kitt
Media
Play
Due date
Monday June 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Nina is a 32 year old Black/Mixed/Brown performer in more ways than one. Although she is charming, her temper is volatile and she isn’t always honest.. She spent the last decade drifting around Europe, estranged from her family, finding ways to cope with her guilt. Please let us know if you have any musical talents when submitting.

Uncle Devon

Male - 45 to 75 yrsLead Not designated
Project title
Dear Ms. Kitt
Media
Play
Due date
Monday June 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Uncle Devon is a 58 year old retired musician, often living in memories of his heydays on the road. He’s easy-going and reasonable, although his niece Nina is able to test his patience. He has stage four liver disease, so he wants to set his affairs in order before it’s too late. Please let us know if you have any musical talents when submitting.

Rose

Female - 18 to 24 yrsLead Not designated
Project title
Dear Ms. Kitt
Media
Play
Due date
Monday June 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Rose is an energetic, precocious Black/Mixed/Brown 12 year old, who speaks a mile a minute. She’s dramatic and lives in her made up little world. She’s got attitude and dreams of being a big star. Casting an actor who can play younger. Please let us know if you have any musical talents.

HUSBAND AT EMBASSY

Male - 40 to 60 yrsLead Non union
Project title
MY JOURNEY FROM FALAFEL TO POUTINE
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Friday May 30, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

* MUST SPEAK SOME ARABIC* PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ACTORS WHO CANNOT SPEAK ARABIC.A formally dressed husband and wife burst through the door of an embassy office in the midst of a heated argument. He shouts at her for not saying the right things at a high stakes meeting with an immigration office. Instead of sticking to the plan that they want to immigrate to Canada due to "religious persecution" , she let slip that they have family there, leading him to angrily rebuke her for foiling their plans to make a convincing case for immigration. A playfully relatable couple's argument ensues in which he accuses her of being just like her mother. The scene offers satircally-tinged glimpse at the reality of how people approach immigration strategically.

George

Male Supporting Non union
Project title
MY JOURNEY FROM FALAFEL TO POUTINE
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Friday May 30, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

OF GREEK DESCENT. A loud, boisterous Greek restaurant owner. He runs a fast-paced kitchen and barks orders at his long suffering staff.

Lily

Female - 17 to 17 yrsLead Union
Project title
Emerald Inn: Winnipeg Casting
Media
TV Feature
Due date
Thursday May 29, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

18+ TO PLAY YOUNGER (character written as 17). Lily seems to be an average 17-year-old, but since the mysterious disappearance of her mother Evelyn, she lives with a painful and bewildering loss. Recently Evelyn has appeared in Lily’s dreams, and even called out to her in vision - could she still be alive? Although Lily has no awareness of the circumstances around her mother’s disappearance, she is utterly fearless in her pursuit for the truth. ...In Lily’s quest to find her mother she battles mystical forces, and uncovers the unbeknownst source of her own uncanny paranormal gifts. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY JULY 13, 2025. SHOOTS IN WINNIPEG & TORONTO.

Oscar

Male - 17 to 17 yrsLead Union
Project title
Emerald Inn: Winnipeg Casting
Media
TV Feature
Due date
Thursday May 29, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

18+ TO PLAY YOUNGER (character written as 17). Oscar is a charismatic 17-year-old who dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur one day and spends most of his spare time in his garage trying to invent the next big thing. He has been loyal and devoted to Lily since the fourth grade when he was picked on as the new kid in school, and Lily stood up for him. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY JULY 13, 2025. SHOOTS IN WINNIPEG & TORONTO.

Evelyn

Female - 35 to 41 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Emerald Inn: Winnipeg Casting
Media
TV Feature
Due date
Thursday May 29, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Evelyn is Lily’s devoted mother and what The Sacred Order describes as an “Illuminated Heart” – someone who possesses paranormal abilities. Evelyn chose to hide this secret from Lily, and hoped her daughter would not be born with the gift of clairvoyance she perceives as a curse. ... Her family and law enforcement presume Evelyn is deceased, in fact she has been kidnapped and is held in captivity. SHOOTS IN WINNIPEG & TORONTO.

Brielle

Female - 26 to 36 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Emerald Inn: Winnipeg Casting
Media
TV Feature
Due date
Thursday May 29, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Brielle is a fierce spiritual warrior who keeps her true identity concealed while working as a bartender. She is a member of The Sacred Order – a secret legion whose purpose is to protect powerful artifacts from getting into the hands of evildoers. Handy with a sword, she battles Ravenna to protect Lily. ...Brielle has a hidden dark past leaving her allegiance undetermined. SHOOTS IN WINNIPEG & TORONTO.

Iselda

Female - 44 to 60 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Emerald Inn: Winnipeg Casting
Media
TV Feature
Due date
Thursday May 29, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Iselda is assumed to be a distant relative when she audaciously claims the family’s property during the reading of Evelyn’s last will and testament. In truth, Iselda is a high ranking member of The Dark Circle – an ancient guild of sorcerers, witches and warlocks who kidnapped Evelyn for their own evil purposes ...Eventually, Lily comes to learn that Iselda may have closer family ties than she thinks.