How many credits until you got an agent?

Question

I want to hear some stories about some of the actors on here of when they got an agent. How many things they had to do, and how hard they had to work. How did it feel?

Answer 1

It depends on the credits really;
-Are they lead roles?
-Are they at prestigous places?

The more credits you have that fit into those credits, the less it will matter how many.

Quality over Quanitity, my friend.

Also, you'd want to have a lot of training, to add to your resume, to improve your skill, and to show you're always improving and busy.

In my case, I had 10 credits, and 6 of them were lead roles. So that probably helped A LOT.

To get signed, took so much work, because when it comes to anything "performing art" related, I have exactly 0% support from my parents. Which meant, I had to be the one to find auditions, I was the one who had to find ways to get to rehearsals and jobs. I was the one who had to make a resume. I was the one who had to find a headshot photographer. I was the one who had to get $400 for headshots. I was the one who had to pay for all my training. I was the one who had to do mailings. I was the one who had to do LOTS of mailings/postcards. I was the one who had to get to interviews, and convince my parents to sign the papers.

So, seeing as I'm not even 18, I'd say I worked pretty darn hard (in my humble opinion).

You will have to work hard too, if you wish to succeed.

When I was finally signed, it felt so extremely wonderful! Now, so many more oppurtunities were open to me!


Hope this was helpful, and that you get signed!

Answer 2

Typically, an agent will see an actor perform and ask him or her to contact the office for an appointment. Agents often get a referral from one of their clients.

If the agents in the office feel they can use the actor on their client list, they will ask the actor to sign a contract, for representation.