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The most common question for SAG-AFTRA contracts department is whether a performer deserves an upgrade from background (or extra) to principal.

“Where are the Pacinos? The Hoffmans and the DeNiros? Where are the up and comers like the guys who made the edgy, grimy films of the 70s so great?”

Even if you don’t get the job, if a casting director calls you in more than once, it’s likely they see something in you that they like.

Actors acquire agent representation through a number of different ways, but below are the six most common.