Your most important asset as an actor is your talent. It was the British acting legend Sir Laurence Olivier who said that an actor needs ‘the voice of an orchestra and the body of a god.’ It is your talent that you display at your acting auditions and casting calls, and your talent that you need to show off to maximum effect before casting directors and producers.
In addition, however, you want to demonstrate the range of your professional experience and working styles at any acting auditions, and this will not be obvious from the performance of your audition piece alone, or from a ‘cold reading.’
Your ‘curriculum vitae’ provides an instant reference for your abilities and experience in the past, whether your main interest lies in TV auditions or theatre casting calls. However, what makes it good, is how well it reflects your unique qualities as an actor. It supplements whatever you have to offer in performance at the audition. That is why it is important to accompany your CV with a full-size headshot: it’s a simple but effective way of fixing yourself in the minds of the audition panel. Even if you are not right in the part that you are auditioning for at the time, a well-presented CV makes a good impression that can lead to work opportunities in the future.
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