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Overview
Actor/actress work is about performing roles for stage, film, television, radio, video or instructional productions, using voice, movement and timing to carry a character or story.
In job descriptions, look for rehearsals, scripts, director notes, live performance, camera or microphone work, voice and movement demands, ensemble work, auditions and feedback on performance.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Actor/actress work moves between rehearsal rooms, sets, studios and live venues. The core task is to turn a script, direction and performance concept into a believable character for an audience or camera.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include acting technique, voice control, movement, timing, reading scripts, taking direction, rehearsing with fellow actors and using feedback without losing the role’s continuity.
Salary context
Salary context depends on production format, rehearsal time, performance schedule, usage rights, touring, recording days and the responsibility carried by the part. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move through theatre, film, television, voice work, musical theatre, directing, teaching drama or leading small productions. A portfolio usually grows through credits, auditions and trusted collaborators.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names the medium, rehearsal period, performance dates, casting brief, language, movement or singing needs, contract length and how auditions or self-tapes are handled.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Activities of performing arts
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include puppeteer, stand-up comedian and voice-over artist.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Actors
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Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
90.2Activities of performing arts
Alternative labels
musical theatre performer
actor
musical theatre actor
actress
film actor
musical theatre actress
film & theatre actress
film and theater actor
theatre and film actress
drama actor
performer
theatre & film actress
film and theatre actress
theatre and film actor
theatre & film actor
film and theatre actor
film & theatre actor
theatre perfomer
film actress
Occupation group
Actors (2655)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/26171f39-e85a-448f-bd28-a73a5a99927f |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2655.1 |
| ISCO group | 2655 |
| Concept type | Occupation |