Important: Casting for new series regulars, recurring roles, and guest starring roles will begin soon. Photo and resume submission details are posted below. Casting information for the new Walking Dead spinoff series will also be posted here.
On October 29, 2013, AMC officially renewed the Golden Globe Award nominated horror drama series “The Walking Dead for a fifth season. Darkwoods Productions, Circle of Confusion and Valhalla Entertainment will begin production on season five in early 2014. The show’s casting directors in Los Angeles and Atlanta will begin holding auditions. Actors may be considered as long as they are eligible to work in Atlanta and in the United States. Shooting takes place in the state of Georgia. The extras and stand-ins are cast throughout the entire season on a daily basis as needed. Extras who are hired to play zombies are required to attend a brief “Zombie School” to learn how to bring the characters to life. The series is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.
“The Walking Dead” is centered around Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer from Cynthiana, Kentucky, his family, and a number of other survivors who have banded together in order to survive after the world is overrun with zombies or as The Walking Dead characters call them, Walkers. As the series progresses, the characters become more developed, and their personalities shift under the stress of a zombie apocalypse. Fighting growing despair — and sometimes each other — the group searches for a secure location which they can finally call home. Season 5 begins with Rick and the group is heading to Washington DC, where they meet new danger and a new enemy. Once again, Rick must do whatever it takes to keep the rest of the group safe.
Starring in “The Walking Dead” is BAFTA Awards nominee Andrew Lincoln as the show’s main protagonist Rick Grimes. Among the many other actors starring in the series is two-time Young Artist Awards nominee Chandler Riggs as Rick’s son Carl Grimes; Steven Yeun is Glenn Rhee, the son of Korean immigrants; Norman Reedus plays Southern hunter and expert tracker Daryl Dixon; Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. plays Bob Stookey; Melissa McBride plays the fragile character Carol Peletier; Scott Wilson portrays Hershel Greene; Emily Kinney plays Beth Greene; Chad L. Coleman plays Tyreese; and Sonequa Martin-Green plays Sasha.
Two-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee Scott M. Gimple is executive producer and took over as showrunner after Glen Mazzara’s departure. Independent Spirit Awards winner and Valhalla Entertainment CEO Gale Anne Hurd also serves as executive producer. Dave Alpert and Robert Kirkman executive produce for Circle of Confusion. Five-time Primetime Emmy Award winner Gregory Nicotero and Primetime Emmy Award nominee Tom Luse round out “The Walking Dead” executive producing team.
All talent including minors and foreign actors MUST and be legally eligible to work in Atlanta, GA and in the United States.
The Atlanta Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in the State of Georgia and the United States:
• Georgia Child Labor Entertainment Employment Information Sheet
• Georgia Child Labor Summary Sheet
• Georgia Employment Certificate Guide for Minors Under 18
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application
In addition to the following Atlanta Actors Resources:
• Atlanta Casting Directors List
• Atlanta Extras Casting Directors List
• Atlanta Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Atlanta Acting Classes and Schools List
• Atlanta Actors Unions and Professional Organizations
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Atlanta Headshot Photographers List
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guides
The 2014 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.
Principal Actor Casting
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Los Angeles:
Sharon Bialy
Sherry Thomas
5933 W. Slauson Avenue
Suite 2105
Culver City, CA 90230
Atlanta:
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Fincannon & Associates
500-D Amsterdam Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30306
NOTE:
I highly recommend that your 8×10 color headshot and resume along with the cover letter be sent in a 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelope with the photo visible in the window.
Click Here to purchase 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelopes.
The casting directors address should be written in all capital letters on the solid side of the envelope, with the name of the project you are submitting for written directly above the casting directors name. If the role that you are submitting for is available, it should also be written above the casting directors name.
Example:
“Project Name”
“Role of _______”
CASTING DIRECTOR NAME
CASTING DIRECTOR ADDRESS
CASTING DIRECTOR CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Extras Casting
Atlanta:
Patrick Ingram
Extras Casting Atlanta
1123 Zonolite Road
Suite 7A
Atlanta, GA 30306
The Walking Dead Extras Registration
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
American Movie Classics
11 Penn Plaza
15th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Darkwoods Productions
301 E Colorado Blvd
Suite 705
Pasadena, CA 91101
Valhalla Entertainment
3201 Cahuenga Blvd W
Los Angeles, CA 90068
Circle of Confusion
8931 Ellis Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Executive Producers:
Scott M. Gimple
Gale Anne Hurd
Dave Alpert
Robert Kirkman
Greg Nicotero
Tom Luse
Directors:
Various directors work different episodes during the season. In television shows composed of individual episodes, the television director’s role differs from that of a film director in that he or she may work only on some television episodes as opposed to the director of an entire film production. In episodic television productions, the major creative control resides with a producer of the show. The television producer with creative control is called the showrunner (in this case, Scott Gimple).
Starring:
Andrew Lincoln – Rick Grimes
Chandler Riggs – Carl Grimes
Steven Yeun – Glenn Rhee
Norman Reedus – Daryl Dixon
Melissa McBride – Carol Peletier
Lauren Cohan – Maggie Greene
Scott Wilson – Hershel Greene
Danai Gurira – Michonne
Emily Kinney – Beth Greene
David Morrissey – Phillip Blake
Chad L. Coleman – Tyreese
Sonequa Martin-Green – Sasha
Larry Gilliard, Jr. – Bob Stookey
Jose Pablo Cantillo – Caesar Martinez
Melissa Ponzio – Karen
Story:
When a police officer awakes from a coma he finds a zombie apocalypse has killed much of the human race.
