Background Acting Jobs in New York
30 verified open calls — board updated 2026-10-27
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Myron Bolitar
Role: WNBA player — background / athletic
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Myron Bolitar (Netflix) — Dog Walkers
Role: Dog walker with multiple dogs — background
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Freefall (Universal Pictures)
Role: Background - various
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Bilingual Santa Claus Performer
Role: Bilingual (English/Spanish) Santa Claus — Macy's Santaland 2026
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Promo Video Content, Live Concert Crowd Members (Keep It Moving Productions LLC)
Role: Background/Extra (21–70) — live concert crowd members
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Nanny Cam
Role: Background role — single child (played by twins/triplets), 12–24 months
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King Street
Role: Italian Mafia background actors
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King Street
Role: Albanian mobsters (non-speaking background)
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Pastor's Kid
Role: Max; August; TT (leads); Ty; Pastor John; Pamela; Mr. Gregory; Mrs. Gregory (supporting); ensemble/background 18-35
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"King Street" (TV Series) — Male Cigar Roller Background (Waldron Casting)
Role: Male Cigar Roller — Background
Project Casting — Waldron Casting (parent-fetched 2026-10-14; published 2026-10-14)
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Lizard Music (Amazon MGM Studios) — Child Actors
Role: Featured background child actors, boys ages 6–15, portraying children in 1965
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The Surge — The Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (NYC EPA)
Role: Ensemble of real-person roles — Ms. Howard, Pastor Hierald, David, Justin, Cortez, Rachel, Vinny and others
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Walmart x No Boundaries Holiday Commercial (Kathryn Kowalski Casting)
Role: Athletes (girls/young women 10-25) and Background Dancers (18-30)
Project Casting — Kathryn Kowalski Casting (parent-fetched 2026-10-14; published 2026-10-14)
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King Street — Cocktail Waitresses, Background (Waldron Casting)
Role: Cocktail Waitress — Background
Project Casting — Waldron Casting notice (published 2026-10-15)
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The Retrievals (Netflix) — College 'Frat Boy' Background (Grant Wilfley Casting)
Role: College 'Frat Boy' students at a local bar — Male, 21-22
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The Roman — Netflix Casino Series, Background Gamblers & Clubgoers (Roman Candle Casting)
Role: Gamblers and clubgoers (background, ages 8–75) plus a featured child role
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¡Cucaracha! — Exponential Festival 2027 (Teatro de la Tierra)
Role: Victor (lead) & Puppeteer (ensemble)
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Paramount+ "912" — First Responders Background (Grant Wilfley Casting)
Role: Male First Responder — Background
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We Will Rock You — Royal Caribbean NYC Auditions (Anthem of the Seas)
Role: Principals / Lead Vocalists and Ensemble Dancer-Vocalists
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Easter Island — Reshoots Background (Grant Wilfley Casting)
Role: Hispanic American multi-generational family members (background); Nurses / Orderlies / Doctors / EMTs (background)
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King Street — Jazz Musicians Background (Waldron Casting)
Role: Jazz Musician (background) - own instrument, miming to playback
AuditionsFree (reproduction of Waldron Casting official notice)
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Pagans (Netflix) — Asian Female Photo Double, 18+ (Waldron Casting)
Role: Asian female photo double, 18+
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Pagans (Netflix) — Female Leg Amputee Background (Waldron Casting)
Role: Female leg amputee — background (SAG-AFTRA Special Ability)
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Pagans (Netflix) — Kid Actors: Asian Female Minor Photo Double (Waldron Casting)
Role: Asian female minor photo double (parent/guardian submits)
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The Roman (Netflix) — Ring Girls and Model Types
Role: Ring Girls or Model Types — Background, Female, 18-40
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Out the Kitchen — Photo and Body Doubles (Grant Wilfley Casting)
Role: Photo / Body Doubles — Background, Female and Male, 18-50
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Easter Island — Background to Portray Syrian Family (SAG-AFTRA)
Role: BG to Portray Syrian Family — Background, All Genders, 18-88
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Familiar Faces — Short Film (New York Film Academy)
Role: Lucas Stonnel (Lead) plus supporting, day player and background roles
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9/12 (Paramount) — Male First Responders at Disaster Site (Grant Wilfley Casting)
Role: Male First Responder at Disaster Site — Background, Male, 18+
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Short Film — Background Talent (Law-Enforcement Agents)
Role: Background / Extra — Law-Enforcement Agent