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:
PD Management is a London-based talent agency representing talented child actors and musical theatre performers, from 4 to 18 years old. Acceptance is via audition only. From there the youngsters are registered on Spotlight and submitted for work in theatre, TV, film and commercial work. It’s a long standing and genuine talent agency for...
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Baby modelling agencies can find modelling work for your baby or toddler. Watch out for the costs and scam agencies though! In our article about Modelling for Babies and Toddlers, we explained why it’s your infant’s temperament as much of their looks which makes them suitable (or not) for baby and toddler casting calls....
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Modelling for babies and toddlers sounds glamorous and well paid, but the reality can be hard on parents. Baby and toddler models are needed throughout the year to help sell products and services on TV, websites and magazines. For the lucky few, it’s a lucrative head start for young adulthood later on. And for...
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Purple Giraffe is a boutique talent agency for child actors, based in North West England. The quality of young performers on their books, and positive relationship with parents, earned this agency its place on our list of reputable UK Agencies for Child Actors. A Northern Agency For Child Actors The Purple Giraffe Talent Agency...
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Stagebox Management is a leading Children’s Talent Agency with clients performing in professional lead roles both nationally and internationally. Established as the smallest, most elite, agency in Britain, it is home to the stars of today and tomorrow. Bringing the first Hollywood-Style Management to the UK, they pride themselves on nurturing talent and providing...
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Signature Model and Acting Agency was established back in 2013. It’s a family based agency whose management team, including owner Jo Ahmet, gained extensive experience in all fields within the industry. Signature is a reputable talent agency for child actors and models. They represent: Ages 0-21 years Boys & girls Babies Toddlers Children Teenagers...
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Wondering how to become a teenage actor and find auditions for teenage actors? 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...
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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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Daisy and Dukes is an established agency for child actors, which gets rave reviews on the Not A Pushy Mum Forum....
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