{"id":15548,"date":"2025-10-22T10:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/15548\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:53:19","slug":"movies-and-tv-shows-casting-in-austin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/15548\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies and TV shows casting in Austin | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans 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 Austin, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.<\/p>\n

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‘Vertical Mini-Drama Series’<\/p>\n

– Project type: scripted show<\/p>\n

— Will (lead, male, 25-35)<\/p>\n

— Sasha (lead, female, 25-35)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $106<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘Pace Yourself’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Extra (background extra, 18-80)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: not available<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘Good Night’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Talya Levine (lead, female, 11-12)<\/p>\n

— Noam Levine (supporting, female, 14-16)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $25<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘Los Plantas’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Angel (lead, male, 27-40)<\/p>\n

— Manuel (supporting, male, 50-100)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $31<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘My Son Lorenzo’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Mike (lead, male, 20-30)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $18<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘Into The Sun’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Charlie (lead, female, 20-27)<\/p>\n

— Daniella (lead, female, non-binary, 20-27)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $21<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘Esperanza’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Whitney (day player, female, 29-35)<\/p>\n

— Trey (day player, male, 35-45)<\/p>\n

— Mike (day player, 45-60)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $63<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘The House by the Marsh’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Matt (lead, male, 18-100)<\/p>\n

— Casandra Tracy (lead, female, 18-100)<\/p>\n

— Jen (lead, female, 18-100)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: not available<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘Mike Should Have Stayed Home Tonight’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Mike (lead, male, trans male, 18-25)<\/p>\n

— Ira (lead, male, trans male, 40-100)<\/p>\n

— Hunk (supporting, 18-35)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $19<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘The Perfect Partner’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Eve-9 (Eve) (lead, female, 25-50)<\/p>\n

— Lyra-5 (lead, female, 25-40)<\/p>\n

— Sasha-X (lead, female, 18-25)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $30<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘Progeny,’ Lead Roles – Nationwide Casting’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Emily Keith (lead, female, 20-35)<\/p>\n

— Tanner Keith (lead, male, 20-35)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $37<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: nationwide<\/p>\n

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

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‘Lowball’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

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

– Average hourly rate: $75<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: nationwide<\/p>\n

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

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‘Hold On’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Charlie (supporting, female, 15-18)<\/p>\n

— Simon (supporting, male, 38-45)<\/p>\n

— Margie\/Mack (supporting, female, male, gender-nonconforming, non-binary, trans female, 30-50)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: not available<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘Phantom Retrieval’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Cam (supporting, male, 23-50)<\/p>\n

— Eliana (lead, female, 23-35)<\/p>\n

— Lighting Designer (crew)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $100<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n

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

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‘Fanzine Editor’ and ‘Grammar Nazi’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Kerri (supporting, female, 20-40)<\/p>\n

– Average hourly rate: $42<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n

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

\n Originally published on backstage.com<\/a>, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Movies and TV shows casting in Austin The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,989],"class_list":["post-15548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-thestacker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}