Background actor Scott Perry at the Los Angeles Union Background Actors Awards in February 2025. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Striking a distinguished look in a gray suit with coiffed white hair ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Movies, TV shows, advertisements, music videos, and other productions film all across the state year-round, and these productions often require background actors. Becoming a ...

So you want to make a little extra cash and have the chance of seeing a celebrity at the same time? Welcome to background acting, or being a paid extra. It’s not totally glamorous, but it will pay, ...

Working as a background actor, aka an extra, is part-time work that anyone can pursue. While it's technically in the acting field, you don't need special training or have earned a degree in theater or ...

While not as life-changing as starring in a lead role, getting cast as an extra still has its benefits. Background actors are essential to bringing scenes to life. Think of any action sequence with ...

A lot of people think they ought to be in pictures, but Ann DellaMonica has actually done it. The Wantagh resident, 67, said she has been a hospital visitor on the Showtime series “Nurse Jackie,” an ...

The 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship came to a close on Saturday with Georgia securing the women’s national title. Sixteen... Friday’s rendition of the NCAA Track and Field National ...

When background actors secure a job, most expect to be working a few days, at most. They don’t expect to be working every day for months. Last July, a casting call went out for a new show, “The Pitt,” ...

Among the thousands of people involved in making a movie, background actors seamlessly move through the set while helping to paint the bigger picture. “Twisters,” directed by Lee Isaac Chung, is a ...

Striking a distinguished look in a gray suit with coiffed white hair, Vincent Teixeira stepped up to the podium, standing in front of fellow film and TV actors who filled the house at the 99-seat ...