Vertical
Paper Violets
Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Vertical
Network:
Netshort
Paid?:
No
Rates:
$200-500 + OT depending on the role, lead rate negotiable for actors with previous viral vertical show experience. Out of province actors will only be considered for lead roles. For all out of the province actors: Round trip flights - economy; Ground transportation from/to the airport, accommodation from/to set; hotel accommodation; Per diem CAD $50.00 per day. However, if the production covers meal expenses, the per diem may be reduced as follows: Breakfast: $10; Lunch: $15; Dinner: $25.00.
Deadline:
Feb 20, 2026
Shooting locations:
Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada
Cities for response:
Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadLUCAS MILLERMale 30 - 35 Years old
Description
Cold, disciplined, and powerful on the surface, Lucas is a deeply wounded man who never recovered from Violet’s “death.” Raised in wealth and control, he initially lacks empathy for those beneath him until his own actions nearly kill the woman he loves.

His journey is one of reckoning: realizing that his silence, pride, and misjudgment caused irreversible harm.

Intimacy / Sex: No explicit on-screen sex. Qualified intimacy coordinator present for all intimacy scenes.

Fight/stunt: ambush with pipes; physical confrontation implied. Qualified stunt coordinator present for all stunt scenes.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadVIOLET JONESFemale 25 - 30 Years old
Description
A gentle yet unbreakable mother. Violet is compassionate, self-sacrificing, and emotionally resilient despite extreme hardship. Once warm and hopeful, she becomes hardened by survival after being forced to disappear to save the man she loves.

She is blind, chronically ill, and living in poverty, yet fiercely protective of her children. Violet is repeatedly humiliated, wrongly accused, and physically endangered but never loses her moral centre.

Intimacy / Sex: No explicit on-screen sex or intimacy scenes indicated in text
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingOLIVER MILLER (M)Male 6 - 10 Years old
Description
Scripted as 6. Protective, sharp, and deeply loyal to his mother. Oliver is defensive toward adults and reacts strongly to injustice. His arc reflects the trauma of growing up without protection.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingSOFIA MILLER (M)Female 6 - 10 Years old
Description
Scripted as 6. Bright, empathetic, and emotionally mature beyond her years. Sofia is her mother’s emotional anchor and moral compass. She believes in goodness even after experiencing cruelty.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingEMERY MILLERFemale 50 - 55 Years old
Description
Lucas’s powerful mother. Cold, calculating, and classist. She orchestrates Violet’s disappearance by withholding medical care, believing family reputation outweighs human life.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingDELILAH HOWARDFemale 25 - 30 Years old
Description
Obsessive, entitled, and dangerously jealous. Delilah believes love is ownership. When she learns Violet is alive, her obsession escalates into violence.

She is manipulative, emotionally unstable, and capable of extreme cruelty including attempting murder.

Stunt: slapping, shoving, kidnapping.
Intimacy / Sex: None indicated.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalLEVIMale 25 - 30 Years old
Description
Lucas’s assistant. Professional, alert, action-capable assistant. Often the “security logistics” engine in chase/lockdown beats.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalENZO / BENJAMINMale 25 - 40 Years old
Description
Aggressive corporate enemies / hired muscle energy. Trigger physical action beats (pipes, threats, vehicle sabotage).