Actor Resume Example
An actor resume that leads with the reel and headshot, names booked stage and on-camera credits, and shows the roles rehearsed fully off-book.
Lena Kowalczyk
Actor · Regional Theatre & On-Camera
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 555-0173
l.kowalczyk@email.com
linkedin.com/in/lenakowalczyk
Profile
Actor with 9 years of booked stage and on-camera work across regional theatre and independent film. Rehearses fully off-book, keeps a current reel and headshot set, and makes casting follow-up easy.
Performance Credits
Featured Actor
2022 – Present
Philadelphia Repertory Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
- Book lead and supporting roles in 6 mainstage productions, including two world premieres.
- Learn full scripts off-book within 2 weeks of casting and arrive to first rehearsal ready.
- Collaborate with directors and choreographers on blocking, dialect and physical character work.
- Coordinate travel and tech-week scheduling directly with stage management for each run.
Actor
2019 – 2022
Independent Bookings, Philadelphia, PA
- Booked 15 self-tape and in-person auditions a year through 2 regional talent agents.
- Performed in 4 independent short films, working directly with directors on tone and pacing.
- Maintained an updated reel, headshots and resume, resubmitting to casting within 24 hours.
Ensemble Actor
2017 – 2019
Regional Theatre and Venue Circuit, Lancaster, PA
- Performed in 8 ensemble productions across 3 regional venues, covering 2 understudy roles.
- Kept rehearsal attendance and line memorization on schedule for every production.
Union
SAG-AFTRA Member
Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Skills
Live performance
Self-taping
Cold reading
Stage presence
Dialect work
Auditioning
Booking coordination
Platforms & Tools
Actors AccessBackstageFinal Cut ProAdobe Premiere Pro
Training
B.F.A. in Acting
2017
Temple University
The person, employers and dates are invented; the duties, tools and credentials are the ones this job really asks for.
20terms employers filter on
- Live performance
- Rehearsal discipline
- Repertoire preparation
- Auditioning
- Stage presence
- Collaboration with directors
- Self-promotion
- Booking coordination
- Travel readiness
- Recording basics
- Documentation
- Scheduling
- Team Collaboration
- Training
- Time Management
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Reporting
- Attention to Detail
- Reliability
What holds up
- 01 / 05Credits in standard format.Production, role, company, year — the industry reads columns.
- 02 / 05Booking materials current.Reels, headshots and links that work today.
- 03 / 05Training named.Teachers and programs carry weight in this field specifically.
- 04 / 05Reliability stated.No missed calls is the reputation that books the next job.
- 05 / 05Special skills honest.They will ask you to do them in the room.
What does not
- 01 / 05Padding credits.The industry is small; inflation surfaces.
- 02 / 05Old headshots.Looking unlike your photo costs the audition.
- 03 / 05Day jobs on the performance resume.Separate documents for separate worlds.
- 04 / 05"Versatile performer" as the lead.Credits say it or nothing does.
- 05 / 05Broken links.A dead reel link ends the look.
FAQ
Questions about this actor resume example
Short answers to what people ask before they send this resume.
Use this exampleDo I need a resume if I have a portfolio?
Yes. The portfolio proves the work; the resume answers who you worked for, in what role, for how long — questions a portfolio cannot answer.
How much design can I put in the resume itself?
Enough to show taste, not enough to break parsing. Columns, text boxes and images are where automated screening fails.
Should I list companies by name?
If the work is public and you are not bound otherwise. Named companies carry more weight than adjectives about the work.