Selected open roles for talent

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BRANDON

Male - 18 to 30 yrsLead Non union
Project title
LIVING ON
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday November 13, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Indigenous. Curious, kind, athletic. There will be a scene with a minor stunt, where Brandon jumps over the camera (at ground level) using a mini trampoline and a crash pad. The role will also be required to run in several scenes. Role may have implied drug use. Please make sure performers are comfortable with all of the above when submitting. SPEAKING ROLE.

CANDICE

Female - 15 to 20 yrsLead Non union
Project title
LIVING ON
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday November 13, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Indigenous. Outgoing, vibrant and talented; loves music and performing; would fight for her friends at the drop of a hat. Role may have implied drug use. Please make sure performers are comfortable with this when submitting. All provincial child entertainment laws will be adhered to if a minor is cast. SPEAKING ROLE.

SARAH

Female - 15 to 20 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
LIVING ON
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday November 13, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Indigenous. Vibrant and talented; loves music, performing and her family. Role may have implied drug use. Please make sure performers are comfortable with this when submitting. All provincial child entertainment laws will be adhered to if a minor is cast. SPEAKING SUPPORTING ROLE.

BRANDON'S MOM

Female - 45 to 60 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
LIVING ON
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday November 13, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Indigenous. A loving mother who wants to support her son despite their struggle to communicate verbally. SPEAKING ROLE.

BRANDON'S GIRLFRIEND

Female - 18 to 30 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
LIVING ON
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday November 13, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Indigenous. Role may have implied drug use. Please make sure performers are comfortable with this when submitting. SPEAKING ROLE.

BRANDON'S FRIENDS

Male - 18 to 30 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
LIVING ON
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday November 13, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Indigenous. A supportive group of friends, kids being kids. Roles may have implied drug use. Please make sure performers are comfortable with this when submitting. SPEAKING ROLE.

LUCIDITY

Female - 23 to 30 yrsLead Non union
Project title
This Needs Work
Media
TV Series
Due date
Thursday November 12, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna, Windsor
Role description

The ultimate reality TV darling. She’s camera-ready at all times, with flawless hair and makeup and a light valley-girl lilt. She’s two years into her relationship with Ethan and has spent half of it without intimacy, so she’s brought him on the show to fix it, whether he’s ready or not.

ETHAN

Male - 28 to 35 yrsLead Non union
Project title
This Needs Work
Media
TV Series
Due date
Thursday November 12, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna, Windsor
Role description

A polished, self-assured business bro who believes he’s signed up for couples therapy. When Lucidity announces their bedroom problems in front of everyone, he’s blindsided and humiliated, and he’s ready to walk, but he chooses to stay.

STEPH

Female - 30 to 35 yrsLead Non union
Project title
This Needs Work
Media
TV Series
Due date
Thursday November 12, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna, Windsor
Role description

A mother of three, married for seven years to Luke, her university sweetheart. Since the birth of their third child she has completely shut him out, holding a deep resentment she has never voiced. She has no idea Luke has brought her here to save their marriage.

LUKE

Male - 30 to 40 yrsLead Non union
Project title
This Needs Work
Media
TV Series
Due date
Thursday November 12, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna, Windsor
Role description

A father of three at the end of his rope. He and Steph once had a passionate connection, but she has been distant for years and he can’t understand why. Desperate, he’s brought her on the show without telling her. What he doesn’t know is that sleeping through the birth of their last child is the wound she has never forgiven.

DON

Male - 50 to 60 yrsLead Non union
Project title
This Needs Work
Media
TV Series
Due date
Thursday November 12, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna, Windsor
Role description

Married to Louise for twenty years. Don has quietly withdrawn from intimacy, ashamed of erectile issues he can’t bring himself to discuss. Believing he’s partly to blame for her affair, he’s brought her here to give her the freedom to find happiness elsewhere.

LOUISE

Female - 50 to 60 yrsLead Non union
Project title
This Needs Work
Media
TV Series
Due date
Thursday November 12, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna, Windsor
Role description

Don’s wife of twenty years, consumed by regret over her affair. Don has brought her here to set her free, but the only person she wants is him.

ADENA

Female - 35 to 45 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
This Needs Work
Media
TV Series
Due date
Thursday November 12, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna, Windsor
Role description

The show’s resident sex therapist and a devoted yogi: calm, spiritual and completely centered. She guides the couples through confrontation, confession and reconnection.

Yan

Male - 40 to 60 yrsPrincipal Non unionUnpaid
Project title
The Cage
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday November 16, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

The restaurant’s longtime cook. Yan has cooked at ??? since before Ward was born. He was Faye Li’s most loyal worker and is close to an uncle to the brothers. He is quiet, warm and a little old-fashioned, familiar with the family and restaurant. Yan says little and notices everything. Only performers who speaks Cantonese will be considered.

Karr

Male - 20 to 30 yrsPrincipal Non unionUnpaid
Project title
The Cage
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday November 16, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Karr has worked in his late mother Faye Li’s restaurant, ???, since secondary school. He gave up his studies and his own future so the family could get by and his younger brother Ward could go to university. Years of standing in a kitchen have left him with a bad leg, which he never complains about. On the surface he is steady, practical and caring. Underneath he is proud, stubborn and deeply hurt. The restaurant is his identity and his last link to his mother, and he can’t picture himself anywhere else. Only performers who speaks Cantonese will be considered.

SHRUNK STARS

All - 12 to 17 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
SHRUNK - NEW ROLE (SHRUNK STARS) - Unscripted Kids Competition Series
Media
TV Series
Due date
Friday November 20, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna, Windsor
Role description

In search of a Boy/Girl Pair of 2 (Siblings, Friends, Teammates, Cousins). All ethnicities. We're looking for one boy and one girl with GREAT chemistry and charisma to serve as our SHRUNK STARS! These kids will appear in every episode, demonstrating challenges, explaining the rules, and showing contestants and viewers how each game works. Must be extremely well-spoken, confident, with big personalities and strong on-camera presence. Could be a **brother-and-sister duo** with fun sibling banter, but other pairings with a genuine connection are welcome. Must be energetic, engaging, and comfortable demonstrating physical challenges. Ready to “Show EM how it's done!”

Margaret

Female - 20 yrsLead Non unionUnpaid
Project title
ALFREDO
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday November 11, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

[MARGARET] Female. 20s. Margaret is an ambitious woman who sacrifices her time at home to push forward in her career. She walks into an anniversary dinner braced for a fight that normally comes, but she tries to be gracious, even when she’s carrying a long list of unspoken grievances. She feels Joe doesn’t really know her, and she’s tired of having to justify her choices. She knows she owes him for the support he’s given her, and she has to defend herself when that’s weaponized. Beneath her brutal honesty is someone who wants to be seen and understood. She stays with Joe because it’s easier to endure the fights than to start over, and she tends to swallow what she really wants to say, until tonight. LEAD

Packing Worker

Female - 30 to 50 yrsLead Union
Project title
Standing Up for Ontario?
Media
New Media
Due date
Wednesday November 11, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

PACKING WORKER — Female, middle-aged. Laid-off WSIB employee silently packs her belongings into a box, quiet resignation, ends placing her badge on top. No dialogue.

Injured Worker

Male - 30 to 45 yrsLead Union
Project title
AI Chatbot Union Video
Media
New Media
Due date
Wednesday November 11, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

INJURED WORKER — Male, 30s–early 40s. Injured worker in bed, bandaged, frustrated, silently types on laptop; performance builds to quiet defeat. No dialogue.