{"id":193008,"date":"2026-02-25T12:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/193008\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:48:17","slug":"movies-and-tv-shows-casting-in-san-jose-state-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/193008\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies and TV shows casting in San Jose | State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Movies and TV shows casting in San Jose<\/p>\n

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage<\/a> compiled a list of projects casting right now in San Jose, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.<\/p>\n

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‘The Archivist’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— The Archivist (lead, 20-30)<\/p>\n

— Mary Ellis (lead, female, 20-30)<\/p>\n

— The General (supporting, 50+)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: San Jose<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘The Curious Case of Giggy Higgins’<\/p>\n

– Project type: student film<\/p>\n

— Giggy Higgins (lead, male, 18-25)<\/p>\n

— Alana Belincourt (lead, female, 18-25)<\/p>\n

— Todd (supporting, male, 20-25)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: San Jose<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the student film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Plumas Perdidas’<\/p>\n

– Project type: student film<\/p>\n

— Damasio (lead, female, male, 10-14)<\/p>\n

— Mateo (day player, female, male, 13-16)<\/p>\n

— Ms. Lily (supporting, female, 20-35)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: San Jose<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the student film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘A Stranger In The Woods’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Eric (lead, male, 24-38)<\/p>\n

— Jake (lead, male, 24-38)<\/p>\n

— Travis (lead, male, 24-38)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $10,000<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: San Jose<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Kanta’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Joseph (lead, male, 20-23)<\/p>\n

— The Tikbalang (lead, 18-30)<\/p>\n

— Janet (supporting, female, 25-29)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $1,200<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: San Jose<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘An Era of Peace’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Hitori (lead, male, 30-55)<\/p>\n

— Ryousei (lead, male, 25-40)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: San Jose<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Ledge at the Museum<\/p>\n

– Project type: student film<\/p>\n

— Pierre (lead, male, 27-50)<\/p>\n

— Armand (supporting, male, 18-55)<\/p>\n

— Chlo\u00e9 (supporting, female, 20-35)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: San Jose<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the student film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Microdrama China<\/p>\n

– Project type: vertical series<\/p>\n

— Amber Scott (lead, female, 18-22)<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the vertical series here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Married a Dummy’<\/p>\n

– Project type: vertical series<\/p>\n

— Noah Carter (lead, male, 25-35)<\/p>\n

— Amelia Dawson (lead, female, 20-30)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $9,600<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the vertical series here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Painted with L.O.V.E.’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Lilly (lead, female, 22-30)<\/p>\n

— Patrick Jones (lead, 25-35)<\/p>\n

— Lois (supporting, female, 22-30)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $10,000<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Indie Drama Feature Project<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— James (supporting, male, 30-55)<\/p>\n

— Penny (supporting, female, 9-12)<\/p>\n

— Bully Kid (day player, male, 4-6)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $3,488<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘The Summer of Your Life’<\/p>\n

– Project type: reality TV<\/p>\n

— Single Hot Leading Man (real people, male, 25-31)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $4,000<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the reality TV show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Cousins’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Daniel Wilson (lead, male, 18-35)<\/p>\n

— Isabella Wilson-Smith (supporting, female, 18-35)<\/p>\n

— Marie Wilson (supporting, female, 25-40)<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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High-Impact Vertical Drama Series<\/p>\n

– Project type: vertical series<\/p>\n

— Lead Female (lead, female, 18-35)<\/p>\n

— Lead Male (lead, male, 18-40)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $6,400<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the vertical series here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gorodenkoff \/\/ Shutterstock Movies and TV shows casting in San Jose The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[88,90,89,1879],"class_list":{"0":"post-193008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-jose","8":"tag-san-jose","9":"tag-san-jose-headlines","10":"tag-san-jose-news","11":"tag-thestacker"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}