how do i find a good acting agent?

Answer 1

Good depends more on what's good for you. I believe you need to meet with a few and see who you have a good rapport with. How many agents wil see you also depends on your credits. I'll preface this now by saying it depends on where you live, but if you live in the US and you want to find a legitimate agent to represent you for commercials, TV & film go to Sag.org. Use the dropdown menu on the right labeled 'resources' and choose 'agent information'. On the next screen, on the left choose 'Find a SAG franchised agent' and follow the directions. You can look up agents all over the US, but there are higher concentrations where the work is (Los Angeles, NY, IL, FL, GA etc.)

Then you can send them your headshot, resume, and a cover letter stating that you are seeking representation and wait to see if they call you in for an interview.

Once you have an agent, they will get you the auditions, but until then you can check out actorsaccess.com. You can also see if your state has a film alliance. Sometimes they post audition information for projects filming locally. For theatre, you can go to backstage.com or http://www.actorsequity.org/castingcall/... If you find the audition on the Equity site, you still may be able to go, as long as their not taking appointments from equity actor's only :-) On backstage.com you have to pay to get all of the info, but the initial search is free and you may be able to see enough info to find out the rest on your own without paying. Backstage also has audition listings for Canada and some other places but I don't know how many listings because I only look in my area.

Get training, get credits, and go for it!

Good luck!

Answer 2

For Acting, I would recommend

http://www.hollywoodnorth.com