Acting Agencies In London – A

This article lists and summarises acting and talent agencies in London beginning with the letter A.

Do Your Research

There’s a lot of research you must do before applying to an agency. It will help you avoid scams, and make a better impression on the good agents. Have you read our article Acting Agencies: Which One Is Right For You? 

Remember:  Can you see evidence that performers get regular paid work through the agency?

A & J Management

• Located in Enfield (EN1 2HW)
• Spotlight registered agency
• On our list of 20 Reputable UK Agencies For Child Actors
• Good agency to target if you a talented emerging actor looking for quality guest lead and supporting roles for example – but you’ll have a lot of competition to get noticed and accepted by the agency
• Head over to our separate article about A&J Management

Abcast

• Address in Hatton Garden (EC1N 8JY)
• Listed on Spotlight Contacts
• Established 2012 to represent Actors, Dancers, Presenters, and Models
• June 2019 – website no longer working correctly and all social media accounts removed

ACA

• Address in Regent Street (W1B 2QD)
• Was listed on Spotlight Contacts
• Actors Casting Agency isn’t ACA
• Can’t find the website or social media presence June 2019

Access Artiste Management Ltd

• Located in Bloomsbury Way (WC1A 2SL)
• Spotlight registered
• Represent Actors, Dancers, Singers, Actor-Musicians, Musical Directors, Choreographers, Directors, Composers, and Writers
• Low commission and no upfront fees
• Will only consider your application if:
• You are a NEW graduate (or about to be) from a recognised Training School are in a performance soon; you have appeared in a MAJOR National tour or West End production; you have appeared in a MAJOR Television or Film production and submit link to footage; you are an Actor-Musician and play at least two instruments to a professional standard.

Actors Alliance

• Located in Oval, Kennington Park (SW9 6DE)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established as an actors’ co-operative in 1976
• Active Twitter feed @actorsalliance
• Well designed ‘Join us – how to apply’ page
• You must be a member of both Equity and Spotlight
• You must live in London so you can be an active part of the agency, including a full day of work in the office each week
• Submit recent publicity photos and details of an upcoming show

Actors’ Creative Team

• Located in Bloomsbury Street (WC1B 3QJ)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Actors’ co-operative established in 2001
• Active Twitter feed @ActorsCreativeT
• The Home Page announced when books are open and links to an information page for prospective applicants
• You must already have a Spotlight page, and must not clash with existing agency members
• You’ll have to work in the office three days a month and attend regular meetings

The Actors File

• Located in Kennington Oval (SE11 5SW)
• Spotlight registered
• Established by a co-operative in 1983
• Represents about 40 actors
• All members work in the office one day a week and attend other business or show related events
• Applications page with specific email address – don’t use general email or post
• Books kept open, especially interested in BAME performers
• Attach spotlight link plus covering letter – see website for details
• Showreel, voice reel, theatre or TV upcoming appearances needed
• But auditions also available as an alternative

ActorsGarden

• Address at Duncan Street (N1 8BW)
• Listed on Spotlight Contacts
• ActorsGarden Limited was incorporated as a business in March 2017 and moved registered address to Edgware in Middlesex in July 2018 (HA8 7SG)
• The website shows offices in Berlin, Istanbul and London (with the Duncan Street address) but all actors appeared to be German or turkish
• The active Facebook page doesn’t have any recent posts about British actors

Actors International Worldwide

• Located in Soho (W1D 4EG) and Vienna
• Spotlight registered agency
• Founded in 2000 with new management in 2011
• Sole agent for all UK work 
• The website sets out terms and conditions clearly
• Applications ONLY by email
• You must be professionally trained and a member of both Equity and Spotlight

The Actors Management

• Address in Islington (N1 7GU)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Represents actors and drama students
• Large number of clients represented across several countries
• Active Twitter feed @theActorsM
• Online application page

Actors World Casting

• Located in Ealing (W13 0HH)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Actors World productions founded in 1982 by Daniel Pageon and Sylvia Hensel
• Expanded into Actors World Casting in 2005
• Represent adult actors, child performers and voice artists – though no evidence of recent work seen from our quick search
• Facebook posts ended 2015, no Twitter feed in June 2019

Actorum Ltd

• Located in Lambeth (SW9 6BG)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established 1974
• Everyone contributes by earning commission or working one day a week in the office
• Everyone attends monthly meetings
• Applications via the specific (not general) email address on the website
• Spotlight link and a covering letter required
• Several meetings before representation offered

Advocate Agency Ltd

• Registered in Bunhill Row (EC1Y 8UE) but the office is in Henham (CM22 6AQ)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established in 2000 by Kelle Bryan
• Busy Twitter feed @advocateagency
• The agency only takes on performers already registered with Spotlight
• If you’re interested in applying, first sign up to the newsletter and then attend a workshop
• Only then should you submit your headshot, CV and showreel by email
• A number of management packages are also sold by the agency – details and pricing are clearly set out on the website

AFA Associates

• Address in Islington (N1 0QH)
• Listed on Spotlight Contacts register
• Twitter feed updates ended 2012 @AFAManagement
• No website found June 2019

AHA Talent Ltd

• Located in Fitzrovia (W1T 1DD)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Launched as Amanda Howard Associates in 1996
• Some of their clients have won Oliviers, BAFTAS, Comedy Awards, and Fringe Firsts
• Busy Twitter feed @AHAactors
• You can only apply if you are over 16, and based in the UK 
• Apply ONLY by post, marking your envelope to the ‘Acting Department’, not individual agents
• See the ‘contact’ page for the other material needed to support your application
• Good agency to target if you a talented emerging actor looking for quality guest lead and supporting roles for example – but you’ll have a lot of competition to get noticed and accepted by the agency

AIM Associated International Management LLP

• Located in Union Street (SE1 0LH)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Associated International Management was formed in 1984; the John Redway Group was incorporated in 1990
• Roster full of very successful actors including household names 
• If you think you have the credits to back up your application, send your CV, photo and SAE to the agency office ONLY by post

AJK Agency

• Located in Holborn (WC1R 4RH)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Represents dancers, models, entertainers & acts
• Active Twitter feed @AJKAgency
• Applications ONLY to the specified email address on the ‘Contact Us’ page
• Must include CV, pictures & showreel link

AKM Talent Management

• Located in Holborn (WC1N 3AX)
• Spotlight registered
• Boutique agency for actors, dancers, singers and child actors
• Work in TV, film, theatre, commercials, radio, light entertainment and cruise ships
• Active twitter feed @AkmTalent
• Represents new , emerging and seasoned performers 
• Apply via the email address on the ‘join us’ page
• Attach your spotlight link, or attach your CV and headshot 

Alan Field Associates

• Was located in Chipping Barnet (EN5 5QJ)
• Was listed in Spotlight Contacts
• Website not working and no social media presence in May 2019

Allen & Abel

• Based in Charlbert St, London NW8 7BU
• Boutique agency representing young performers in and around London (up to an hour’s travel time)
• On our List Of 20 Reputable UK Agencies For Child Actors

Alliston & Co. Artist Management

• Located in Regent Street (W1B 3HH)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Applications ONLY via the email address specified on the website
• Include your show reel, CV, current headshot, and details of upcoming performances
• The website is one page without news or clients, and there is no Facebook or Twitter feed

Allsorts Agency

• Address in Dock Road, Newham (E16 1AH)
• Listed on Spotlight Contacts
• Is this the same Allsorts Agency Buckhurst Hill, Essex (IG9 5BU)?
• We couldn’t find any evidence of the Newham based agency except on directories

Alpha Actors

• Spotlight Contacts address in Bradbury Street in Hackney (N16 8JN) but the website states address is Woodberry Down (N4 2TG)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established 1983 as an actors’ co-operative
• All actors represented are members of both Spotlight and Equity
• Active Instagram, Facebook Page and Twitter feed @AlphaActors
• The ‘Contact us’ page states whether the books are open and which types of actor they need to fill gaps in the roster
• Write or email your CV, headshots etc and details of any upcoming performance

Alphabet Agency / Alphabet Kidz

• Located in Sylvan Grove (SE15 1PD)
• Spotlight registered agency
• On our List Of 20 Reputable UK Agencies For Child Actors
• See our separate article about this agency

Amanda Sarosi Associates

• Located in Holmbury View (E5 9EG)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Has been operating at least since 2007
• Although we couldn’t find a social media presence for the agency itself, we did find active accounts where actors showed they were represented by the agency

Amazon Artists Management

• Located in Edmonton (N18 2JY)
• Spotlight registered
• Represent adult performers and child actors
• Application by email stated on website
• No news page or social media presence May 2019
• But Spotlight profiles and twitter feeds of actors show they are represented by the agency

AMCK Management Ltd

• Relocated from Acklam Road (W10 5JJ) Latimer Road (W10 6RA) in April 2018
• Listed on Spotlight Contacts
• Established February 2005 by Paolo Pecoraro and Aicha Alicia McKenzie
• Don’t represent actors
• The google result to AMCK Dance (at the same website address Spotlight Contacts lists for actors) didn’t click through to an active site when we tried it in June 2019
• AMCKModels exclusively represent male high fashion models – but their Twitter feed AMCKModels ends May 2018

The American Agency

• Located in Bonny Street (NW1 9PG)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established 2001 by Ed Cobb
• Most represented actors have either a native North American accent or one to a native Standard.  
• Additionally, the roster includes native British, Australian and Irish accents
• French, German and Spanish speakers are also represented by the agency
• Applications by email and post, must include Spotlight link
• Emailed photos must be less than 100kb

AMG (Alignment Management Group Ltd)

• Located in Islington, N1 2UQ
• Listed on Spotlight Contacts
• Company created January 2018, under Director Daniel Witney (previously at Imperium Management) who 
• Also set up young performers’ agency Nexgen Talent Ltd @NexGenLondon the same month
• The website for commercial talent agency Sonder Talent (est 2018) says they are closely aligned with AMG
• Represent actors, sports professionals and creatives
• Applications ONLY via the email address on the ‘actors’ page

ANA (Actors Network Agency)

• Located in Lambeth Walk (SE11 6DX)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established as an actors’ co-operative in 1985
• Nice feature where you can hover over a headshot and find out key information about the actor
• Istagram /anaactors/
• They prefer applications to be sent by email
• Include CV, headshot, showreels, show invitations and a short covering letter detailing why you think you’re right for ANA

 Anderson Cavendish Management (ACM)

• Located in Weston Street (SE1 3QD)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established November 2016 as an actors’ co-operative
• Facebook page posts stopped 2018 but active Twitter feed @ACMActors
• The ‘representation’ page shows the applicants they are looking for to fill gaps in the roster
• Only apply via the email address given on the ‘representation’ page

Andrew Harding Management Ltd

• Located in Covent Garden (WC2H 9JQ)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established by experienced performer and producer Andrew Harding
• Active website news page, Twitter feed @AHM_agency and Facebook page

Andrew Roach Talent Ltd

• Located in Camden (WC1B 3RA)
• Spotlight registered agent
• Bust Twitter feed @andrewrtalent
• Represent actors, comedians, presenters and writers
• Select roster includes high profile performers with disability
• Applications via email to the agency
• Attach CV and preferably a performance clip or showreel

Angel & Francis Ltd

• Located in Soho (W1F 8DU)
• Spotlight registered
• The agency was established in 1976 by the late Susan Angel; Kevin Francis joined her in 1989
• Represent a select number of actors in films, television, theatre, commercials and musical theatre, plus several major Casting Directors 
• Active Twitter feed @AngelFrancisLtd
• To apply, send CV etc by post or to the dedicated email address on the ‘contact’ page
• You’ll normally need an impressive CV to get considered by this agency

APM Associates

• Located in Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood (WD6 1JG)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established by Linda French in 1989
• Represents UK and international actors, musicians, voice artists and musical theatre performers
• Busy Twitter feed @apmassociates
• Application details on ‘Contact’ page
• Email or post – marked ‘representation’ – your CV, headshot, and showreel (where applicable)

Apollo Artist Management

• Located in Duncannon Street (WC2N 4JF)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Represents actors and musical theatre performers
• Busy Twitter feed @ApolloArtistMgt
• To apply, follow the instructions on the ‘Contact’ page and use the correct email address

Arcadia Associates

• Address in Vicarage Gate (W8 4AA)
• Was listed on Spotlight Contacts
• Can’t find evidence of this agency operating in June 2019

Arena Personal Management Ltd

• Located in Sutton (SM1 2QW)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Established in 1985 as an actors’ co-operative
• Represent London based actors for professional work in theatre, film, television and radio
• Active Twitter feed @ArenaPMLtd
• The ‘join’ page shows which gaps in their roster they are looking to fill 
• No clash policy, so check their roster to see if you’d have the same ‘type’ as an existing member
• Read the FAQ page before deciding to apply
• You start as a Client member but can become a Working member (for lower commission rates) by working one day a week in the office
• You can apply by post or email – follow the instructions on the ‘join’ page

A R G (Artists Rights Group Ltd)

• Located in Exmoor Street (W10 6BD)
• Spotlight registered agency
• The ARG team of agents includes Sue Latimer, MD (formerly William Morris and Head of Talent at Curtis Brown), Claire Comiskey and Tiffany Gordon
• In 2012 ARG became part of Avalon Entertainment Ltd
• Roster of highly successful performers including household names
• Submissions ONLY by post – include an SAE if you want your material returned
• An elite agency, so your application is most likely to succeed when you’ve won industry awards or are stopped in the street by fans

Ark Management

• Located in Covent Garden (WC2H 9JQ)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Busy Facebook page and Twitter feed @ArkMgmt
• One page website with contact details in the footer

The Artists Partnership

• Located in Soho (W1B 5NE)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Represent adult actors
• You can choose to be represented only for voiceovers and commercial work 
• Busy Twitter feed @TheAPartnership
• Read the FAQ page for instructions about applying – they are different according to your area of work
• Read Annalisa Gordon’s interview with Spotlight https://www.spotlight.com/news-and-advice/interviews-podcasts/the-artists-partnership-on-how-to-approach-an-agent/ to gain an insight into her experience of receiving applications at the Artists Partnership
• An elite agency, so your application is most likely to succeed when you’ve won industry awards or are stopped in the street by fans

Asquith & Horner

• Was located in Bromley (BR1 3NS)
• Listed in Spotlight Contacts
• No website, company accounts or social media presence May 2019

Austin Talent

• Located in City Road (EC1V 2NX)
• Spotlight registered
• Established 2014
• Represent comedy and magic performers
• For work on tours, corporate events, TV appearances, festivals and live shows
• Applications via the dedicated email address on the ‘contact’ page

Avalon Management Group Ltd

• Located in Exmoor Road (W10 6BD) plus Beverly Hills and New York
• Spotlight registered agency
• Also runs production companies Avalon and Topical Television, as well as Avalon Distribution
• Represent actors, comedians, presenters, writers and live promotion
• Very successful talent including household names
• No advice for applying – business not targeted at inexperienced talent

The Avenue Literary & Talent Management

• Located in Mayfair (W1B 2QD)
• Was listed on Spotlight Contacts
• Ran 2015-2018, then dissolved

AXM (Actors Exchange Management)

• Located in Bermondsey (SE16 4DG)
• Spotlight registered agency
• Actors’ co-operative
• Represent about 25 actors 
• Active Twitter feed @AXMgt
• Good ‘join us’ page explaining their policies and current requirements
• Only apply if you have a showreel or are about to perform in the London area