Child actors work harder and cope with more rejection than outsiders could ever imagine. It also costs a lot of money to provide training, profile pictures, casting website subscriptions and audition travel costs.
And the UK has strict laws in place to protect any young performer – but microbudget film teams rarely know they even exist. Until your child has reached the age they can legally leave education – which is the last Friday of June at the end of Year 11 – they can’t even volunteer for filming or performances without a licence in place. The law also applies during the weekends and holidays.
Our articles for the families of child actors cover :
Reputable UK Agencies For Child Actors
Fake Agencies: Spotting Them Isn’t Easy!
The UK Child Performance Licensing Laws
How To Become A Licensed Chaperone For Child Actors
Casting Websites for UK Actors
What Does A Casting Director Do?
Many children also work as supporting artistes, or extras:
You’re fed up with homework and boring lessons and don’t know what the future holds. After watching your favourite Netflix show you suddenly realise…you’ll become a teenage actor! After all, that will be an easy and glamorous job to do and pays all the bills. What a shame that seemingly everyone else has the...
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Compiling our list of UK Acting Agencies was more difficult than we’d like because it’s so hard to tell the difference between a fake agency and a badly performing one. Our advice is to work hard for representation at a selective agency whose clients can be individually tracked as busy, paid performers. What is...
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Hundreds of agencies for actors exist across the UK, serving different specialisms and niches. One size does not fit all. We’ve pulled together dozens of pages of agency lists with our own short summary on each one. It has taken us weeks to do and should help you identify which options are worth pursuing....
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The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYTofGB or NYT) is a UK registered charity. One of the country’s leading youth arts charities, NYT helps young people develop creative arts skills based around the theatre. It has a prestigious board of directors and benefactors. The National Youth...
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Daisy and Dukes is an established agency for child actors, which gets rave reviews on the Not A Pushy Mum Forum....
Mark Jermin Management is one of the country’s largest Talent Agents. They represent both children and adults from across the UK....
Dee Boss Talent Management is a London based acting and modelling agency which considers applications from around the UK....
Mondi Associates is a well established and highly regarded talent agency. They accept only a small number of performers for their books....
Mad Fish Management is an established and successful talent agency representing performers up to the age of 21. They accept applications throughout the year from any location....
Top Talent Agency has grown since 2008 and the booking team now supports two divisions of developing talent: TTA Kids and TTA Adults....