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GAIL/CALLER #3

Female - 50 to 75 yrsVoice-Over / Voice-Only Union
Project title
American Hostage - EPs 101-104 VOICE OVER
Media
TV Series
Due date
Wednesday December 3, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of female, Gail thinks everyone is a crook ever since the US went off the gold standard! (Ep 104)

JOAN/CALLER#4

Female - 40 to 70 yrsVoice-Over / Voice-Only Union
Project title
American Hostage - EPs 101-104 VOICE OVER
Media
TV Series
Due date
Wednesday December 3, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of female, Joan shares her harrowing story of Meridian, highlighting their greed in all situations. (Ep 104)

Ron

Male Lead Union or Non union
Project title
Sink
Media
Short Film
Due date
Sunday December 28, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A rugged oil operator who has spent years working away from home. He wears his exhaustion like a second skin. Steel toe boots, worn jacket, the look of someone who carries the weight of sacrifice. Outwardly, he's laid-back, funny and quick with a sarcastic jab, especially with his best friend. But beneath the surface, he is drowning in grief, guilt and regret.

Morgan

Male Co Star Union or Non union
Project title
Sink
Media
Short Film
Due date
Sunday December 28, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Morgan is Ron's longtime best friend, grounded, dependable, and settled into family life. He's a husband, father, and professional who has built the life Ron wishes he had. Comfortable in his skin, Morgan's humor is playful but never mean-spirited, and he carries himself with the quiet confidence of someone who has found his place in the world.

Margaret

Female - 25 to 35 yrsLead Union or Non union
Project title
PERFORM
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday December 17, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Margaret is an ambitious actress. She's had a bit of luck in community theatre and has a couple of commercials under her belt, but she knows she's capable of so much more. Dedicated to her craft, she spends her free time training, poring over books on theory, listening to podcasts, and auditioning for anything she can. She's always been charismatic and has a natural feel for comedic timing, which has earned her a solid group of friends outside the industry. She deeply cares what people think of her. More than anything, she wants to be loved and respected. She can't stand being lonely.

Dan

Male - 25 to 35 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
PERFORM
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday December 17, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Dan is a working actor. Conventionally attractive. He's usually a daily - a doctor, a lawyer, the friend the main character sees at the bar, but he's been able to make a living at it. He met Margaret at an acting class and they realized that there was a chemistry to their scenes, so they soon became readers for each others' auditions. They don't hang out personally much, but have known each other for over a year and are quite familiar. He's been in a 3 year relationship with a girl from his small town in Manitoba. They moved to Toronto together where she's been flourishing in her career.

James

Male - 25 to 35 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
PERFORM
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday December 17, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

James is Margaret's roommate. He works at a T-shirt printing shop. He's arsty and has been meaning to become a tattoo apprentice for about 5 years, but he hasn't gotten around to it. He's been dating Ally for a couple of years on and off. She's not like him - she's beautiful, smart, ambitious. A bit of a handful, but he likes that sometimes. She likes things that are a bit classier, so he's not entirely sure why she likes him, but they've been good for each other in a lot of ways. He wants to be better for her.

Ally

Female - 25 to 35 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
PERFORM
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday December 17, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Ally works at a marketing firm and is quickly rising up the ladder. She prides herself on her work and loves the paycheque that comes with her career. If that means she's sometimes her boyfriend James' sugar mama, so be it. He's very different than her, but she likes that. He can be really sensitive in a way that the boys in business school never were. That being said, he can also be manipulative, and she feels that she's finally waking up to that. Her girl friends at the firm don't particularly like James and so she's stopped telling them about their fights recently.

JUDGE DUGAN

Male - 35 to 45 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
American Hostage - Episode 108
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday December 2, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of male, JUDGE DUGAN is a cop and DA Friendly Judge with eyes on becoming Mayor. Dugan resides over Tony’s pre-trial. Ambitious, politician at heart, bit of showman.

OWEN MULLIN

Male - 30 to 46 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
American Hostage - Episode 108
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday December 2, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of male, OWEN MULLIN is Tony's pre-trial Defense Lawyer. Not quite the shark that Tony was hoping for, Mullins arguments are a bit too chummy with Ruckelhaus and Gallagher. Mullins is part of the boy's club.

STAN DENNINGS

Male - 33 to 50 yrsActor Union
Project title
American Hostage - Episode 108
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday December 2, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of Male, STAN DENNINGS is a wannabe Robert Evans who has made his way to Indianapolis to meet with Fred, hoping to secure interest in the Tony Kiritsis Saga!

REPORTER #1

Male - 33 to 52 yrsActor Union
Project title
American Hostage - Episode 108
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday December 2, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of Male, this REPORTER gives Tony some advice.

PROSECUTER

Male - 27 to 47 yrsActor Union
Project title
American Hostage - Episode 108
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday December 2, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of Male, this is the PROSECUTOR at Tony’s pre-trial and is aghast to see Tony’s own defense skills.

ORDERLY

Male - 22 to 45 yrsActor Union
Project title
American Hostage - Episode 108
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday December 2, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of Male, the ORDERLY works for the Psychiatric Hospital where Tony is held and delivers some bad news to Fred.

CLERK

Male - 24 to 32 yrsActor Union
Project title
American Hostage - Episode 108
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday December 2, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of Male, Judge Dugan’s right hand CLERK. He’s heard all Dugan’s jokes one too many times and secretly hates his boss.

OFFICER WALT SHERMAN

Male - 32 to 45 yrsActor Union
Project title
American Hostage - Episode 108
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Tuesday December 2, 2025
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Can play the role of Male, OFFICER WALT SHERMAN, works with Chief Gallagher as they develop a contingency plan to take Tony down.

Renee

Female - 20 to 28 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Rooted
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday December 15, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Renee is a quiet, intuitive and vigilant woman. She wakes up disoriented and alone in a remote forest, and is desperate and determined to find her way home. She discovers an isolated house and prepares her sharpest key when knocking on its door, ready to fend for herself. When Lorraine welcomes Renee into her home with a motherly warmth, she becomes dissociative and aware of her current state of panic. Renee is adamant about getting a phone, looking for any opportunity to get help. However, Lorraine convinces Renee to stay and rest until her son Malcolm arrives home to help her call home. Once Malcolm arrives, Renee anxiously waits for his phone to charge. While passing the time and exploring the home, she starts to notice eerie layers hidden beneath the welcoming surface: displayed photographs of different women. Malcolm’s frightening behaviour adds to her nerves, as she understands that her intuition is scarily correct. Renee is continuously alert that she is being watched by Malcolm, and her heightened awareness of danger fuels a defensive and instinctive reaction to escape.

Lorraine

Female - 50 to 65 yrsPrincipal Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Rooted
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday December 15, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Lorraine represses her fear of Malcolm with performative smiles and eerie gentleness. Her demeanor is warm, tender and welcoming towards Renee when she arrives at her house. As a woman, she sympathizes with Renee; however, Lorraine doesn’t warn her of Malcolm’s known danger. Instead, she convinces Renee to stay in their home until he arrives. Lorraine lures her in with food, warm drinks, and a hint at vulnerability when she reveals that she grieves the death of her daughter. She is the victim and enabler in the violent cycle Malcolm perpetuates, as she submits to him by remaining quiet and compliant. Seemingly accustomed to this cycle, Lorraine remains emotionless with every action.

Malcolm

Male - 30 to 35 yrsPrincipal Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Rooted
Media
Film School
Due date
Monday December 15, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Malcolm is a charismatic, controlling and volatile man who has a predatory fixation on women. His obsession with Renee begins with a performative politeness, growing into a ritualistic and calculative psychological manipulation. His goal is to keep Renee confined in his home. His initial forced charm progresses into pushy intrusion when Renee distances herself, resulting in an irritation that fuels a violent aggression. He uses his male presence as a threat to enforce control and instill fear in Renee and Lorraine; snake-like, his calm and controlled speech unexpectedly turns into harsh and chilling tones. He can’t accept when things don’t go his way, especially when he expects perfection and total submission in the domestic tasks Lorraine performs.

Pou

Male - 65 to 80 yrsLead Union or Non union
Project title
Encore, Encore
Media
Film School
Due date
Sunday December 28, 2025
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

South-East Asian Male | Must be proficient in Khmer Sentimental, hopeful, comfortably rooted in old habits. --- Homme sud-asiatique | Doit maîtriser le khmer Sensible, optimiste, ancré dans ses habitudes.