After my back-up plan to my back-up plan crashed and burned, I wound up in "extra land." I became a background actor - no experience required. I played everything from a creepy nun to a Hasidic Jew to ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Movies, TV shows, advertisements, music videos, and other productions film all across the state year-round, and these productions often require background actors. Becoming a ...

From enduring bad haircuts to avoiding stunt people, the author of 'Unfortunately, I Was Available' details the dos and don'ts of life as a film and TV extra. By Jon Hart After my back-up plan to my ...

Background actors, or extras, have nonspeaking roles in the background of a production and are often not in a union. The roles are paid and typically only last for a day or two, but can sometimes be ...