Acting Question? How To Find An Agent?

Question

How do i find an agent, i live in kentucky and theres not alot of things going for me here. I've been in a cmt video and an international television commercial. And I have had acting training from one of the worlds largest acting school. Any advise or information woul help out alot. THX.

Answer 1

Here are some page links that might help: http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/how_to_become_an_actor.html

http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/find_a_talent_agent.html

Good luck!

Tony

Answer 2

Please don't take this as putting you down personally, but I am thinking that you may have been scammed. You say you've had training from one of the world's largest acting schools? In Kentucky? If it's John Robert Powers or one of those places, I'd get different training. Those places are scams and the training if you can even call it that is questionable. You need something real to put on your resume. You also say that you did an international commercial, so in what regions did this commercial air? Did they give you a copy so that you at least have reel material? Is it any good? Are you getting residual payments for this project?

To be honest, your background sounds thin. It sounds like you need to get better training and get more experience. I don't see how you got a legit commercial without getting legit representation even to negotiate your deal. SAG does not have any franchised agents in Kentucky. The closest are in TN. I'm not sure how far you are from the closest one. If i were you I'd spend at least a few months if not more training with someone else and building my resume before sending my pic & res to these agents. It also depends on whether they happen to be in ned of someone with your specific look so it's up to you to take the change right now with little to no resume or what.

Here are the agents:
Actor and Others Talent Agency
6676 MEMPHIS-ARLINGTON ROAD, MEMPHIS, TN 38135
Tel: [phone]
Type: FS


Advantage Models & Talent
230 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 802, FRANKLIN, TN 37064
Tel: [phone]
Type: FS


D S Entertainment
9005 OVERLOOK BLVD, BRENTWOOD, TN 37027
Tel: [phone]
Type: FS


Lee Attractions, Buddy
38 MUSIC SQUARE EAST, SUITE 300, NASHVILLE, TN 37203
Tel: [phone]
Type:


Reflection Model and Talent
304 12TH AVENUE SOUTH, NASHVILLE, TN 37203
Tel: [phone]
Type: FS


Sharon Smith Talent, LLC
521 8TH AVE. SOUTH, SUITE 302, NASHVILLE, TN 37203
Tel: [phone]
Type: FS


Talent & Model Land
4516 GRANNY WHITE PIKE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204
Tel: [phone]
Type:


Talent Trek Agency
5401 KINGSTON PIKE, SUITE 450, KNOXVILLE, TN 37919
Tel: [phone]
Type:


Talent Trek Agency (II)
2021 21ST AVENUE SOUTH, STE. 102, NASHVILLE, TN 37212
Tel: [phone]
Type: FS


The Avenue Model and Talent
521 8TH AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 300, NASHVILLE, TN 37203
Tel: [phone]
Type: FS

good luck,
Marianne

Answer 3

Generally you get a list of the SAG agents and send them your resume. If they smell at least $15K a year small ones will take you on because they KNOW they can up that to $30K easily.

An agent can double what you make.

An agent lives off his talent.

The Agent takes MORE interest in those actors who provide 25% or more of his income.

And agent expects to make at least $35,000 a year if not 50K

That means, at a 10% commissioin, an agent wans to see at least $5,000 in 10% commission, which means you make $50K.

If you're not making at least $15K now in show biz, no one will touch you until you make a spalsh and get into the newspapers.