I’ve met so many talented actors over the years who have all the right tools in place—headshot, resume, reel, website—yet they can’t seem to book work. Why?
It’s simple: these actors are selling the wrong type.
As actors, you want to play many different types of characters to stretch your acting muscle. But what ends up happening is your work reads as forced and not believable because you’re not in touch with your core story or your “type.” To step into someone else’s skin, you must first get comfortable in your own. Being your true, authentic self in any situation is where your gold lies, which is why actors end up playing the same type of characters over and over: they know their core story, which is essentially their type.
We can read what your type is from the moment you enter the audition room so when you’re not in touch with your type, we get the feeling something is off in the audition but can’t put our finger on it. Usually, it’s because the actor isn’t aware of their type, so they end up overacting instead of authentically being who they are in the given circumstances of the script.
READ: How to Find Your Type as an Actor
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